Mikecal9985
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No I haven't. I haven't bought anything yet, just getting all the info I can before pulling the trigger
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A fuse tap is only about $5 and all you'll need to do is run a wire from the fuse box to where you want your CB to go. IMO easier, and cheaper. And you can either pick an always hot fuse (constant 12v), or a switched fuse (switched 12v) that way when you take your key out, your CB shuts off. That's how I have mine wired, because I used to forget it and leave it on all the time.
So with a fuse tap, the red wire would go to the fuse tap and the black I would just have to ground to one of the grounding screws under hood? Am I getting this correct? Also where might I find something that'll tell me which one of my fuses is hot or a switched one?
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You don't need to take apart any of the dash just look under the dash from the passenger side at the console level.Thanks for the great info guys...let's just hope when I take apart the whole dash the plug I need will be there [emoji16]
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One last question...what are y'alls thoughts on wiring it to my Spod? That way I can just switch it on and off
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18' for the 2 door... Depending on how you route it, there won't be much left over. Loosely coil the extra and you'll be fine.Ok I bought the CB and now looking at getting everything else I need...would you guys say a 9' of 18' coax cable for a two door? I'll be running along the roll bar all the way from the glove box, to the tailgate. I've seen plenty of guys running the 18' on a four door, but not sure about a two door. I've also learned that it's not good to loop the coaxial, so I'm not sure what I would do if it had a bit left over if I went with a 18'.
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18' for the 2 door... Depending on how you route it, there won't be much left over. Loosely coil the extra and you'll be fine.
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Yup, that's how I went. There won't be much left of the 18'View attachment 255141
I'm going to run it along the green line and the thru the tailgate where all the other wires are ran from the factory
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Maybe 15', definitely wouldn't go 9'.Ok I bought the CB and now looking at getting everything else I need...would you guys say a 9' of 18' coax cable for a two door? I'll be running along the roll bar all the way from the glove box, to the tailgate. I've seen plenty of guys running the 18' on a four door, but not sure about a two door. I've also learned that it's not good to loop the coaxial, so I'm not sure what I would do if it had a bit left over if I went with a 18'.
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I'm no CB guru by any stretch of the imagination, but doing my research before installing mine, the consensus was 18' is the minimum to use for the proper operation of the antenna regardless of how much you actually need. If there's extra, a loose coil doesn't harm the operation, but if you start using odd lengths things don't work right.
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I have always flaked out extra cable under a floor mat or just leave slack in the entire run from the radio to antenna. Never had issues with getting a solid tune in my antennas.
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Ok why are you guys not cutting to length and soldering on a new connector.
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