cb wires thru cab ??
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5th Wheeling
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cb wires thru cab ??
Hi all,
I was wandering where everyone runs their antenna cable through the cab.
I'm leaning towards a whip stlye on the back bumper.
Also I like running a direct power line to the battery since I run a 100 watt radio so I need to go through the firewall somewhere.
And... I have a 6.0 so which battery to wire to or does it matter??
i have a 2004 crew cab
Thanks
I was wandering where everyone runs their antenna cable through the cab.
I'm leaning towards a whip stlye on the back bumper.
Also I like running a direct power line to the battery since I run a 100 watt radio so I need to go through the firewall somewhere.
And... I have a 6.0 so which battery to wire to or does it matter??
i have a 2004 crew cab
Thanks
Posting Guru
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From: Dallas
I run all my wires down through the rubber plug right in the middle of the driver side floorboard. It is there and you can pretty easily slice a hole in it with a razor blade, then squeeze the wires through. You may want to remove the plug after you do that, as it will make it much easier to feed the wires through and out. Under the hole where the plug is is a channel type deal, and you must fish the wires through another hole in that. works for me anyways.
good luck
good luck
Junior User
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From: Potsdam NY
Rip up that piece of plastic trim in the door sill on the driver side. I think thats what was said above, and it works great...I have run many wires and I cut a hole in the floorboard and restuffed it with a but-out rubber plug that I made w/ a floor mat, then sealed the crack with silicone. Everytime i run a new wire, I just run a new bead of silicone to seal it all up. works great.
Mountain Pass
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PSD 60L F4X Tonight I ran my roof magnamount CB ant. through the pass. floorboard via a grommet ,I ran the ant. between the bed and cab and wiretied it to the pass. side rail under the truck. Do you have the cable exposed from the roof to behind the cab to the rear cab vents? I do and cant figure a way to route the ant without going through the cargo light witch I really dont want to do. THANKS
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From: Putnam Valley, New York
Originally Posted by skyhigh
Hi all,
Also I like running a direct power line to the battery since I run a 100 watt radio so I need to go through the firewall somewhere.
Thanks
Also I like running a direct power line to the battery since I run a 100 watt radio so I need to go through the firewall somewhere.
Thanks
Get yourself a ham license !!!
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From: The Great Plains
Originally Posted by Rongold
I hope you're NOT running a 10 meter amateur radio transceiver--that's illegal--so is 100 watts on CB.
Get yourself a ham license !!!
RON KA2IIA
Extra class--licensed over 25 years and loving it.
Get yourself a ham license !!!
RON KA2IIA
Extra class--licensed over 25 years and loving it.
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From: Near DC
There is also a plug behind the top of the rug on the passenger side.
As mentioned above, the cab vents in the rear, but I'd use the plugs and reseal them.
You wouldn't want to leave the vent flaps open, bugs like to crawl around.
For the antenna, I'd say the best route is either the floorboard grommet or the elongated holes (black plastic plugs) under the trim along the door sill. You can route it through the framing most of the way. Look close enough and you'll see an opening at the rear of it.
As mentioned above, the cab vents in the rear, but I'd use the plugs and reseal them.
You wouldn't want to leave the vent flaps open, bugs like to crawl around.
For the antenna, I'd say the best route is either the floorboard grommet or the elongated holes (black plastic plugs) under the trim along the door sill. You can route it through the framing most of the way. Look close enough and you'll see an opening at the rear of it.
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My cord runs from my CB around to and under those plastic pieces next to the doors, and out the vents in the back. I mounted the antenna to the side of my toolbox with front half of a mirror antenna mount on the passenger side.
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From: Ketchikan, AK.
illegel ??? hell, i used to run a 250 watt cb, and a friend of mine was running well over 500 watts...... on a good day we could pick up people far enough away they should have spoken different languages. although, if he keyed up next to a "4" watt system, he would have fried it !!!