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    Not for an antenna, but you could run the cable through your spoiler like I did for my lights. I like where Mark has his. You could just drop the cable down and in.



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    down and in where nfpgas?

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    Coastie,
    I ended up zip tying the cable to my roof basket to get it over to the passenger side of the rear door. The cable then stretches over to the rear door and gets squeezed by the rubber around the door. Once inside I then tucked the cable behind the weather seal, drilled a small hole in the interior panel and then snaked the cable behind the interior panels to the passenger side kick plate, where I then fished it under the carpet under the passenger seat and under the carpet at the transmission tunnel, and finally poked it out behind the center console where it connects to the CB mounted to the passenger side of the transmission tunnel. Words are fine, but pictures are better:


    Cable zip tied to roof basket.


    Cable at roof basket and going to rear door.


    Cable tucked behind weather seal and small hole drilled in rear of passenger side interior panel.


    CB mounted to passenger side of transmission tunnel with antenna cable coming from behind center console.
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    Quote Originally Posted by CoastieCosta567 View Post
    down and in where nfpgas?
    If you remove the spoiler, there are holes in the roof already for the wiring for the brake light. I used that hole, and ran the wire down into the VX. Then you just need to pull (carefully) off the rear trim piece at the back of the headliner, just inside the back door. Your wire will come down in there, and then you can push it inbetween the headliner and the top of the trim, all the way forward to your A or B pillar. I think I ran mine down at the B pillar, and then under the plastic skuff plate on the driver's side, and then up through the firewall to my battery. In your case, you would just need a single coax cable to where ever your CB is going to be mounted.

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    Quote Originally Posted by nfpgasmask View Post
    Not for an antenna, but you could run the cable through your spoiler like I did for my lights. I like where Mark has his. You could just drop the cable down and in.



    Bart
    Quote Originally Posted by nfpgasmask View Post
    If you remove the spoiler, there are holes in the roof already for the wiring for the brake light. I used that hole, and ran the wire down into the VX. Then you just need to pull (carefully) off the rear trim piece at the back of the headliner, just inside the back door. Your wire will come down in there, and then you can push it inbetween the headliner and the top of the trim, all the way forward to your A or B pillar. I think I ran mine down at the B pillar, and then under the plastic skuff plate on the driver's side, and then up through the firewall to my battery. In your case, you would just need a single coax cable to where ever your CB is going to be mounted.

    Bart
    I wonder... has anyone ever drilled a hole through the roof rails right around the rail cap location? Obviously much more involved, but then you could snake your wire up the backside of the cross rail support, making it nearly invisible.

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