CB Radio?

[VX KAT]

electrically..... do you want it to turn on and off with your VX?

its nice to have it turn on and off with the ignition, but every time you turn the vehicle off, your going to have to re-set the CB channel (which i found very annoying in moab and sometimes i would forget and miss out on conversation)

however, if it stays on all the time, then you have a chance of leaving it on and draining your battery.

so, let me know which way you would like to connect it and i will help you find a wire that will work

I think we should have it turn on/off with ignition, we'll just have to change the channel, no problem.

Here's our "plan": Remember this is weird locations on the left because I have to have it that way.
We got the mini piggyback fuse like Billy & Mark described. We're going to piggyback it on the lighter fuse, run the wire out the fuse lid, down the left kick panel, along left most edge of carpet by sill to connection box which will be mounted on the floor, (cut carpet on 3 sides to mount it) right next the driver's seat, on left. We'll tuck the cable the same route, with the mic/handset holder around the fuzzy hole area/ left of steering column.

I think the CB will go on/off with ignition if we use the cig lighter fuse, correct?

Decided not to worried about visibility of the connect box, and I can shove the handset under seat when I leave.

Seemed a pretty clear (read: easy) way to do all this....

Think it will all be OK? THe mini fuse can handle up to 30A.

[pbkid]

ya, it will work just fine like that.

definately do the math to figure out exactly what amperage is required for your project. dont ever change to a larger fuse unless you know that the vehicle is still safe. i would try to use the current fuse rating. and if you blow the fuse, let me know and ill figure out what amperage you need

[alterastro]

Get yourselves a JDM dash and then it fits luverly



And this is my twig, which looks good, was easy to SWR and so far have no problems with range etc. Its a Sirio Taifun.







Nick

[Triathlete]

The cig lighter fuse will turn on and off with ignition. The cobra cb that we have will store the channel for a while when off (over night it will loose it but not for short trail stops or lunch etc.).
The only problem I forsee with the mic on the left side is that if you forget about it when getting out it might cause you to trip or fall as you get out of the VX.

[VX KAT]

The cig lighter fuse will turn on and off with ignition. The cobra cb that we have will store the channel for a while when off (over night it will loose it but not for short trail stops or lunch etc.).
The only problem I forsee with the mic on the left side is that if you forget about it when getting out it might cause you to trip or fall as you get out of the VX.

Yeah, that's was our thoughts to, so by securing the cable and the mic cord up on the front of the left kick panel seam we're hoping it will stay out of the way enough. If not we'll figger somethin' else....or I could just go buy and import that gorgeous JDM 6/175 in that beige color from NZ on ebay. That shouldn't cost but oh, about, let's say $30,000 USD to import, if I even could do it! But it would solve my problem!

[pbkid]

or I could just go buy and import that gorgeous JDM 6/175 in that beige color from NZ on ebay. That shouldn't cost but oh, about, let's say $30,000 USD to import, if I even could do it! But it would solve my problem!

DO EEEEET!!!!!

[VX KAT]

YAH! This is finally done! Brainstormed some more with my off road shop the other day and had them do the final CB install. Said it'd be so easy to install the box up under the dash, we just decided to have them do it....

Decided to use the rheostat knob as the area to plug in the mic. We used a little sheet of metal cut down to fit in the fuzzy hole, bent it 90 degrees, attached with Velcro, installed the mic hanger on the metal. We put the hanger up as high as possible to minimize blocking the air vent. When I'm done I can just remove the metal sheet with the hanger with the Velcro. Presto!

The cord drapes down but just brushes my legs getting in or out so no tripping, and can lay mic on floor so it's not so obvious when I leave the truck. It's unconventional but this layout works great for me!

Also tested it with Dave's Cobra Handheld CB, and his 5ft FireStik antenna & my 3ft FireStik...you know ...my Barbie Antenna. Able to hear clearly with virtually no static, over 2 little "mountains" away from each other, distance of almost 1 mile. And that's with the rubber type drawer liner & 1 layer of friction tape between my antenna mount & the roof rack bar....something the FireStik CB people told us wouldn't work....but I know it worked for you Mark, so I wanted to try it before I removed the tape and scratched up the black Yakima bar. This reception is also BEFORE we've tuned either antenna with the SWR meter we got....how much better could this get?
YAH!! We're happy!!! All I have to do is dremel down a spot on the fuse cover and that's it.