CB antenna placement

steve03sport · **Posted:** Tue Jul 26, 2011 3:09 pm

can you guys please post some pics of where you put your cb antenna???? i need som ideas on what works and doesnt

kskj · **Posted:** Tue Jul 26, 2011 5:54 pm

I had mine on the back and was not happy with it so this year i moved it up front. Works great dodge truck hood mount.

infernicus · **Posted:** Tue Jul 26, 2011 6:16 pm

Here is a thread from earlier this year.

viewtopic.php?p=662816#p662816

Enjoy!!

Fulltimer · **Posted:** Wed Jul 27, 2011 6:59 am

A lot depends on what you want out of your radio. If you want to use it just for trail rides placement doesn't matter. If you want to talk long distance and/or skip, then placement is a little more critical.

Terry

XJMA · **Posted:** Wed Jul 27, 2011 10:37 am

I have a k40 magnet mount that goes up on the roof on one of my jeeps. It gets great reception being up high and when I don't want/need it, I just pull it down and it's out of the way. The magnet holds strong and I think I've only gotten it knocked off my a tree once. It works much better than the one I have on my other XJ that is mounted on the rear hatch.

Depends on where you wheel but everyone I know that's had the antenna up front has lost it....actually, I don't know many people that haven't lost an antenna, irregardless of location, at one point or another!

JL Rockies · **Posted:** Wed Jul 27, 2011 11:09 am

XJMA wrote:

Depends on where you wheel but everyone I know that's had the antenna up front has lost it....

Maybe your friends should watch where they're going... the point of the front-mount is you can see it in front of you... so nothing bad happens.... just sayin'

XJMA · **Posted:** Wed Jul 27, 2011 11:56 am

JL Rockies wrote:

XJMA wrote:

Depends on where you wheel but everyone I know that's had the antenna up front has lost it....

Maybe your friends should watch where they're going... the point of the front-mount is you can see it in front of you... so nothing bad happens.... just sayin'

Good trails often make your jeep go where the trail wants it to go, not where you want it to go....wheeling in steep rocky terrain in tight woods will make you lose more than just an antenna!!

bunkermonkeycw · **Posted:** Wed Jul 27, 2011 4:44 pm

Here is mine, cant find my close ups. Ill take them if you want.

kskj · **Posted:** Wed Jul 27, 2011 6:19 pm

I kinda like the antenna up front. You can see the top of the three foot antenna from the drivers seat with out even having to move. (so you know when it is going to hit a tree )Still reaches out about a mile or so. I have to travel long distances to go off road and when it was mounted on the rear it would slap the side of the jeep when passing semi trucks. I put it on in May and have not taken it back off, it's solid. and the spring let's it flex when needed.

LI_KJ · **Posted:** Wed Jul 27, 2011 10:48 pm

Got the tail light mount, added a heavy duty spring (not pictured) on a 3' firestick antenna. Works fine, put a quick release on and the spring helps it out when I encounter a low branch. Haven't ripped it out yet! :roll:

steve03sport · **Posted:** Mon Aug 01, 2011 4:19 pm

LI_KJ wrote:

Got the tail light mount, added a heavy duty spring (not pictured) on a 3' firestick antenna. Works fine, put a quick release on and the spring helps it out when I encounter a low branch. Haven't ripped it out yet! :roll:

where did you get that bracket? and can i see an inside pic of where its mounted??? does the door or glass hit it?

infernicus · **Posted:** Mon Aug 01, 2011 4:47 pm

steve03sport wrote:

where did you get that bracket? and can i see an inside pic of where its mounted??? does the door or glass hit it?

All that info is in this link that I posted.

infernicus wrote:

Here is a thread from earlier this year.

viewtopic.php?p=662816#p662816

Enjoy!!

steve03sport · **Posted:** Mon Aug 01, 2011 9:45 pm

ok but where or how did you route the antenna cable?

STINGN · **Posted:** Mon Aug 01, 2011 11:04 pm

under the plastic paneling that in next to your doors...just pull it up and route it through

infernicus · **Posted:** Tue Aug 02, 2011 1:52 pm

I notched a little space in the tail light for the wire to pass by.

Behind the tail light, there is a hole in the body of the jeep that passes into the rear cargo area under the plastic.

Then I just ran it under the plastic trim on the passenger side.
Rear

Front

METCRD · **Posted:** Tue Aug 02, 2011 10:22 pm

Right now I have a mag mount stuck to the back quarter of my roof but I am planning on a hood mounted like KsKJ. There is nothing that makes it look less grocery getter than a hood mount antenna, and without a lift this is paramount for my ego.

Ryn7 · **Posted:** Wed Aug 10, 2011 6:43 am

I've got a through the glass amplified CB antenna on ours for day to day use and when off
road I sometimes switch over to a longer magnetic mount antenna if need be.

steve03sport · **Posted:** Tue Aug 16, 2011 2:46 pm

is the bracket screwed in or thru bolted? bracket is on order just seeing how you guys attached it

infernicus · **Posted:** Tue Aug 16, 2011 2:54 pm

steve03sport wrote:

is the bracket screwed in or thru bolted? bracket is on order just seeing how you guys attached it

Self tapping screws, measure a couple of times, make sure it is level, then drill a small hole for each screw.

Like VMKJCRD, LI_KJ, and myself, we cut part of the bracket to fit, I only cut off the corner because I wanted to make sure it wasn't going anywhere, two screws are mighty strong, though.

steve03sport · **Posted:** Tue Aug 16, 2011 7:45 pm

ok wasnt sure if i needed to pull tail light out and thru bolt

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