Where/How Did You Run Your CB Coax?
07-03-2006, 04:08 PM
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Where/How Did You Run Your CB Coax?
just curious, b/c i can't really picture how to hide it completely but i would like to as best as possible. a buddy of mine has it running up and over the bed rails and going in through his back windows, (the ext. cab winders) and man is that tacky but i can't think of any other way. so help me out here guys, then i can help myself and my buddy out too.
07-03-2006, 04:40 PM
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mine is running under the rubber floor mat (carpet if you have it) and under the back seat there are some holes where a metal tab is glued inside the cab to seal them, i took a screw driver and punched one of these metal tabs out to open a rather large hole, after running the cable under the carpet/rubber matt, and out the hole, i sealed it up with plumbers putty/dope, dum-dum, etc whatever some people call it. keeps it totally hidden and under the truck and then up into the bed.
hardest part is trying to feed a fish tape under the mat to where ever you coax cable will go under the mat
hardest part is trying to feed a fish tape under the mat to where ever you coax cable will go under the mat
07-03-2006, 05:13 PM
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so are you saying that the coax is under the floor mat? or under the carpet of the whole truck? also can you please explain this tab and hole thing a little more detailed.
thanks for the help
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07-03-2006, 05:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Jambbii
Mine is under the carpet (rubber floor in my case) through the panel in the corner (drivers side) then through the headliner and out the roof.
07-03-2006, 05:47 PM
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some trucks have carpet, others (work trucks) have a rubber floor matt. mine goes under the rubber floor mat up by my 4x4 shifter on the floor and runs back under the center seat to a spot under the rear seat. go under the truck and look up at the cab floor, where the back seat area is...the floor will slope up, in this slope you will find some oval shaped cutouts that have a piece of metal basically glued to the hole from inside the cab, use a screw driver and push the metal plate up, and it will pop out, takes a little patience once you break it loose to move it around and pull it out of the hole. you will be left with roughly a 2"x1" oval hole going up to the floor covering (whether it be carpet or a rubber floor)
07-03-2006, 08:17 PM
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I ran mine under the dash and out throught the grommet in the firewall, and then under the cab and up in between the cab and bed, and into the bed on my old truck, did the same on the new one 'cept it's a flatbed.
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I ran my up the A pillar under the roof and out the third brake light. I placed a BNC connector in the lens. That way I can take off the magnetic mount and store without a wire hanging around.
07-03-2006, 10:59 PM
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I did almost the same thing, ran it out under teh third brake light. Only I just indented the metal just enough to let the cable come out without pinching it. You only see the wire from the light to the antenna.
https://www.dieseltruckresource.com/...cat=500&page=4
https://www.dieseltruckresource.com/...cat=500&page=4
07-03-2006, 11:21 PM
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Originally Posted by OHFarmboy
I ran mine under the dash and out throught the grommet in the firewall, and then under the cab and up in between the cab and bed, and into the bed on my old truck, did the same on the new one 'cept it's a flatbed.
I have the CB mounted where the useless cupholder was.
07-04-2006, 07:25 PM
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Originally Posted by displacedtexan
Similar here, tie wrapped it to the headache rack, I have the antenna brackets on the sides of the tool box.
I have the CB mounted where the useless cupholder was.
I have the CB mounted where the useless cupholder was.
07-04-2006, 08:54 PM
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Originally Posted by displacedtexan
Mine blinks when the alarm is armed. (And technically it's the fog light switch. I ALWAYS pick my own gear
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Should have paid more attention to your sig. 
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ok i'm getting it now. and for some more detail on what i'm gonna be doing is...i'm gonna have 4ft dual whips in the bed, but i'm only running one of them and having the other as a dummy and to even things out. so now for some questions...1)should i run the coax up and over the front of the bed and in between the cab and bed, or drill a hole in the box and do it thata way. 2)how do ya'll get under the carpet without cutting it or taking it out and 3)for all you auto guys like me, where'd ya mount the CB itself, some pics too if ya could.
thanks
thanks