CB radio question
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12-16-2012, 11:42 AM
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12-16-2012, 06:56 PM
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Scrappy: i got everything on amazon.com the antenna and the mount are sold separatly along with the spring for the antenna here are the links
mount: http://www.amazon.com/Firestik-Fire-...ake+hole+mount
antenna: http://www.amazon.com/Firestick-II-f...ick+cb+antenna
Marcar: its mounte on the bed by two metal plates and the coax cable connects to them and it grounds its self then i ran the wire into that hole on the side under the bedrail and behind the quarter then up front of the bed i found a pre existing hole then went under the cab and found a rubber gromit that i cut a holein and that came up behind the pannel inside then ran it under the moldings and up into the cd radio. your right it does seem like a connection problem i just dont know enough about the set up of these things to figure it out i know there a pain to get working right but once you do your pretty much set im thinking its in the radio its self or the antenna isnt grounded right i might just run a ground wire from the antenna mount to a bolt under the truck
mount: http://www.amazon.com/Firestik-Fire-...ake+hole+mount
antenna: http://www.amazon.com/Firestick-II-f...ick+cb+antenna
Marcar: its mounte on the bed by two metal plates and the coax cable connects to them and it grounds its self then i ran the wire into that hole on the side under the bedrail and behind the quarter then up front of the bed i found a pre existing hole then went under the cab and found a rubber gromit that i cut a holein and that came up behind the pannel inside then ran it under the moldings and up into the cd radio. your right it does seem like a connection problem i just dont know enough about the set up of these things to figure it out i know there a pain to get working right but once you do your pretty much set im thinking its in the radio its self or the antenna isnt grounded right i might just run a ground wire from the antenna mount to a bolt under the truck
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12-16-2012, 08:51 PM
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Scrappy: check amazon they have them from $40-$500 just make sure you read thencustomer reviews and see what others say about it first
Melody: the rail is still painted but the instructions said to sand the little flapped under the rail to bare metal so indidnbut seeing that there so thin on our truck I'm thinking it wasn't enough
Melody: the rail is still painted but the instructions said to sand the little flapped under the rail to bare metal so indidnbut seeing that there so thin on our truck I'm thinking it wasn't enough
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12-17-2012, 02:02 PM
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Your post is a little understandable lol meaning I'm not sure if you sanded it down or not...mostly because "indidnbut " looks like a mix of "I did" and "I didn't"...and "but"...so I'm just gonna say...Well hell, sand it down to bare metal and then let us know. I don't know about you, but where I am, bare metal isn't the best, but it helps/works. I'm sure there's some sort of dielectric grease or something that could help/prevent corrosion/rust and hopefully you'll get a solid connection.
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12-17-2012, 06:00 PM
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i did not sand down the top of the rail there is a gasket there anyway i did sand down the flaps in the stake hole like the instructions said to do. bare metal is not a good idea here if you are planning on keeping the vehical sorry about the run on words im having issues seeing straight due to medications from a dental issue lol
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12-19-2012, 11:18 PM
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I think most, if not all frame mounted brush guards/bull bars for 2nd gens fit our trucks with little to no fabricating.
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12-20-2012, 09:43 PM
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Craigslist. For $20. Guy said he had it on his 91. It fits around the plastic like a glove (although I ripped mine off cause it was beat to hell). I had to drill 4 holes in the bumper brackets too mount it.