Anyone had any luck running an 18' coax cable on a 4 door? Tried looking in a write up but didn't see anything on cable length. I bought a 18' and I'm coming up short running it from the center of the dash under the floor and to the tailgate. Do I just need to buy a longer one? Any help is always appreciated
Coax length
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07JKSahara
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Same here, but a 2 door. Down the roll bar, out the gate and I have at least 2 or 3 feet wound up extra.
18' will work...man I had 2ft extra :shock:
Wow Really? on a 4 door?
Yup. I actually tucked my excess up my rear passenger roll cage cover. I would show what I'm talking about but it's locked up at the dealership LOL.
See I put mine on the dash since I don't have a mount to make my cobra 29 fit above the mirror yet
K.D.C.H
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Why not grab one. They are super cheap
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00IJ...b+mount+jk&dpPl=1&dpID=41EZLGni2OL&ref=plSrch
Will that work with the hard top though?
07JKSahara
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Works with mine, it's a 07 and my hardtop doesn't use the front footman loop, but I still think it's works with 11+.
Ok thanks! I may just need to go ahead and order it. Not like it breaks the bank lol
K.D.C.H
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Yes it will. I have a 2015 with a hard top and it works perfectly. I like it just for the fact it keep it up high and tucked away.
Good to know! That's what I have and I like the idea of it being above my head out of the way
Jackal01
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Same here.
chipper
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I've been told by the CB shop in my town to use a 21' coax. Something about it matches up better for the SWR's. I also use a 21' in my semi-truck at work. Just roll up the extra in a loop.
Well I just finished running the 18' it reaches but now I'm getting a reading on my radio that says "rf gain output fail" when I do my internal tests. Might be the cord? What do you think? I've tried making sure my antenna is grounded right and that it's hooked to my radio correctly and everything and I'm stumped lol