Installing CB in a 1999 Ford Ranger?
 

Ok, so I've been wanting a CB for a long time now and finally bought
one - a Uniden PC78 Elite Bearcat, 40 channels & all the goodies you
could ever want.

I've got a 1999 poor man's Ford Ranger (branded as a Mazda B-2500).
Here's my trouble:

1. Electrical connection is supposed to be made to the ignition
accessory connection. Don't know where that is.

2. Can't figure out the best place to mount the thing. Anybody who's
been in a Ford Ranger knows they're rather cozy. Mine has a 5-speed
manual, which eats up all the space over the hump up against the dash.

Anybody want to help out?

Installing CB in a 1999 Ford Ranger?
 

Installing CB in a 1999 Ford Ranger?
 

Installing CB in a 1999 Ford Ranger?
 

Hello Chicken Fried Steak:

Since your vehicle may not be chosen to go to the Paris Air Show, you
might consider mounting the radio on the dash. I have done this with
great success. I just throw a old towel over it in the summer.

The power connections should be routed directly to the battery. This
does help reduce some noises in the power wiring.

In my old 87 Nissan I RTV'ed in a Motorola External Speaker in the upper
aft corner of the cab so that I could hear it real well. No room for
mounting brackets.

I mounted a 96 inch Francis Amazer Fiberglass whip antenna to the upper
back part of the cab using a L bracket. I ran the coax in the floor of
the cab by drilling a hole for it, and then applying Silicon RTV to seal
it up. I used RG142 Coax, and made sure the coax didn't get wrapped up
in the drive shaft. Had that happen ONCE!

It worked quit well.

Hope this helps.

Jay in the Great Mojave Desert, ....just down the road ah ways from the
fillin station.


wrote:
Ok, so I've been wanting a CB for a long time now and finally bought
one - a Uniden PC78 Elite Bearcat, 40 channels & all the goodies you
could ever want.

I've got a 1999 poor man's Ford Ranger (branded as a Mazda B-2500).
Here's my trouble:

1. Electrical connection is supposed to be made to the ignition
accessory connection. Don't know where that is.

2. Can't figure out the best place to mount the thing. Anybody who's
been in a Ford Ranger knows they're rather cozy. Mine has a 5-speed
manual, which eats up all the space over the hump up against the dash.

Anybody want to help out?

Installing CB in a 1999 Ford Ranger?
 

Jay in the Mojave wrote:
I used RG142 Coax, and made sure the coax didn't get wrapped up
in the drive shaft. Had that happen ONCE!

Oh man, did it yank the radio off the dash board Jay!? :)

Installing CB in a 1999 Ford Ranger?
 

Hello Steveo:

A good friend I worked with who retired a few years ago, had this problem.

He had a new Dodge Diesel 1 Ton Pick Up Truck. He had bought it damaged
from shipping. I looked it all over I couldn't see anything wrong with
it. So he wanted a first class CB radio Installation. He being one of
the worlds finest heavy equipment operators he had the cash to make
things happen.

He decided to install the radio, linear amplifier, and antenna himself.
After seeing all the installation I noticed the coax dangling down
between the cab and pick up box. He said it shouldn't be a problem.

Well after a few short days the Drive Shaft had somehow got the coax
wrapped around it and yes it pulled the coax out of the radio and
antenna. But because it was the cheap RG58C Coax it didn't hurt the
radio or antenna.

He said he talking to his friends and all of a sudden the radio went
dead. Hehehehee.

I replaced it for him in the parking lot. I had some coax left over. We
called him "The Drive Shaft"

Jay in the Mojave

Steveo wrote:

Jay in the Mojave wrote:

I used RG142 Coax, and made sure the coax didn't get wrapped up

in the drive shaft. Had that happen ONCE!


Oh man, did it yank the radio off the dash board Jay!? :)

Installing CB in a 1999 Ford Ranger?
 

Get one of these and you can mount it there, and have room for other stuff
too. I put one in my truck, it's handy.

http://tinyurl.com/9ufnz

That doesn't work so good in a soft top Jeep when one is driving topless.

Installing CB in a 1999 Ford Ranger?
 

Scott in Baltimore wrote:

Get one of these and you can mount it there, and have room for other
stuff
too. I put one in my truck, it's handy.

http://tinyurl.com/9ufnz


That doesn't work so good in a soft top Jeep when one is driving topless.
works for me if the operator is female :p

Installing CB in a 1999 Ford Ranger?
 

D'OH, just when you thought you'd seen it all along comes the drive shaft!
Lucky he didn't run the hot wire that way!

Jay in the Mojave wrote:
Hello Steveo:

A good friend I worked with who retired a few years ago, had this
problem.

He had a new Dodge Diesel 1 Ton Pick Up Truck. He had bought it damaged
from shipping. I looked it all over I couldn't see anything wrong with
it. So he wanted a first class CB radio Installation. He being one of
the worlds finest heavy equipment operators he had the cash to make
things happen.

He decided to install the radio, linear amplifier, and antenna himself.
After seeing all the installation I noticed the coax dangling down
between the cab and pick up box. He said it shouldn't be a problem.

Well after a few short days the Drive Shaft had somehow got the coax
wrapped around it and yes it pulled the coax out of the radio and
antenna. But because it was the cheap RG58C Coax it didn't hurt the
radio or antenna.

He said he talking to his friends and all of a sudden the radio went
dead. Hehehehee.

I replaced it for him in the parking lot. I had some coax left over. We
called him "The Drive Shaft"

Jay in the Mojave

Steveo wrote:

Jay in the Mojave wrote:

I used RG142 Coax, and made sure the coax didn't get wrapped up

in the drive shaft. Had that happen ONCE!


Oh man, did it yank the radio off the dash board Jay!? :)

Installing CB in a 1999 Ford Ranger?
 

jim wrote:
Scott in Baltimore wrote:

Get one of these and you can mount it there, and have room for other
stuff
too. I put one in my truck, it's handy.

http://tinyurl.com/9ufnz


That doesn't work so good in a soft top Jeep when one is driving
topless.

works for me if the operator is female :p

Gifs?