sean.m.adams33
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Just the one nylon washer and the lip is toward the mounting plate.
Cobra 29 CB Radio Jeep JK Wrangler Installation Write-Up
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Just the one nylon washer and the lip is toward the mounting plate.
Tackerdown
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You have a thick mounting plate , you may need to compress that nylon washer more. The antenna may not be making contact.
In the pics it shows how the inside reaches closer to the antenna as you screw it in.
Sent from my SPH-L720
In the pics it shows how the inside reaches closer to the antenna as you screw it in.
Sent from my SPH-L720
sean.m.adams33
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I tried it without that nylon washer all together. Same results. It's very frustrating
Tackerdown
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That will cause your antenna to ground out and give you the high swr readings , not good. Are you sure the hole is large enough that its not grounding the antenna? Thats the reason the washer has the lip on it n to prevent it from touching the sides.
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OverlanderJK
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Are you sure your tuning it right? Your turning the calibration all the way up then moving to SWR and adjusting it right?
Tackerdown
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^^^ if not what OL said it really sounds like you have something wrong with the isolation of the antenna itself or the mount doesn't have a good ground. Your cb is grounded good also isn't it?
Sent from my SPH-L720
Sent from my SPH-L720
OverlanderJK
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You could just run another wire to somewhere on the frame and try it. That will tell you if it's a ground issue as well.
Tackerdown
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If none of this works id pull the antenna and ground the base part of it where the cable connects to with some gator clip jumper wires and see if it works. He may even have a bad cable.
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Sent from my SPH-L720
Ldogg
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I ended up nicking my cable in the tailgate and that caused it to short out. I also accidentally had my firestik get caught on the garage door one day and it bent it all the way back breaking it inside the wrapping. I had to replace both the cable and antenna.
sean.m.adams33
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All great suggestions. I am calibrating it just as the directions say. And as you are saying. I will try the ground wire and inspect my coax cable for nicks tomorrow morning. Thanks for all the help everyone!
Tackerdown
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Any update
Hi eddie.
I'm about to get cb radio which is exactly same as yours.
so I look through your write-up and it is really help me but i have few questions
First so did you concoct with car battery as power your cb radio not using cigar jack power port?
second what is the name of coax antenna cable? I tried to find it but amazon show just regular cable which is both side is cable plug? some.
thanks!
I'm about to get cb radio which is exactly same as yours.
so I look through your write-up and it is really help me but i have few questions
First so did you concoct with car battery as power your cb radio not using cigar jack power port?
second what is the name of coax antenna cable? I tried to find it but amazon show just regular cable which is both side is cable plug? some.
thanks!
loscann48
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Had my cobra 29 lx le installed above the dash on the rugged ridge organizer. Didn't mind it there, buy was concerned as warm weather approaches. Today I had to removey center console to replace my e-break and noticed some room. I cut the bottom out of the locking storge and was able to slide it in. The screws that hold it in are hidden under the console, so you have to break the console open to break it out of you want to steal it. Not fool proof, but a lot more work for someone looking for a quick grab. I will be wiring in a extension for the mic plug, that way I can plug my mic into then dash or console someplace that's more convenient than under the are rest. It takes up about have the storage, but most of what I had in there wasn't all that valuable. Gained some more piece of mind when parking topless and/or doorless. Here's a quick look, before installing in the jeep. I will update photos when I wire in the external speaker and remote mic plug in.
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cddye
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I'm nowhere near "experienced" in terms of automotive electronics and other handyman style things, and I still pulled it off in about three hours with the wires concealed, and everything working correctly the very first time. This guide is awesome, but be aware that if your JK is 2011 or newer, some of the dash architecture is a little different.
'14 JKU, Billet.
hbkid22
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Thanks for the response. I will have to give it a try and see how it goes.
cddye
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There's two "grounds" to consider:
The black wire that goes to the radio itself is a ground for the power supply. There are grounding studs in the cab (down past the door, below the dash).
The antenna also needs to be grounded, but the particular method you use to do that will depend on how and where you mount it.
'14 JKU, Billet.