why not just get a roof mount antennea? Drill the hole for the mount, coax is attached underneath (inside) so you have no problems then
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| Author: | riptricket [ Wed Sep 10, 2008 9:31 am ] |
| Post subject: | HELP GETTING COAX TO THE ROOF |
okay all, i still can not get a good area to run the coax to the roof. the cb is at the fron driver, and the antenna can be put anywhere on roof rack. my problem is getting the coax cable up to the antenna. i have gone out the back of the swing door, but the coax just hangs out and the seal is broken at the top of where the glass meets the weather stripping. i have heard of going through the driver or passenger door somewhere, but i just plain need help!!! i want to run my cb again (b/c i let my brother borrow it) more than ever. |
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| Author: | JL Rockies [ Wed Sep 10, 2008 9:39 am ] |
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Sometimes you have to break a couple o eggs to make an omlette. Drill here, drill now and drill often! I would remove the side panels from the factory bar and drill a hole there and then drill out the other side of the bar to route the cable. If you have the factory light bar, you'd have a nice grommet to route your cable through. |
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| Author: | riptricket [ Wed Sep 10, 2008 9:42 am ] |
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wouldn't tat be a big hole though (~1 inch) i have seen someone use a ton of silicone to fill it, but there's gotta be a better way than drilling. but i agree drill when necessary, but i just don't really want to drill in the roof. |
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| Author: | tommudd [ Wed Sep 10, 2008 10:09 am ] |
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why not just get a roof mount antennea? Drill the hole for the mount, coax is attached underneath (inside) so you have no problems then
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| Author: | Prospect62 [ Thu Sep 18, 2008 9:54 pm ] |
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Fear not! I drilled a 3/4" hole in my roof for a two-way radio antenna and all is well. DRILL AND SILICONE IT. Probably be a more professional look when you're done...I HATE when people tuck coax from antennas in doors and tailgates. |
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| Author: | Dje Ryu [ Thu Sep 18, 2008 10:36 pm ] |
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I'll tell you why I don't want to mount one to my roof. I driver under trees that are sometimes not as tall as my Jeep. I'd rather have the antenna fall loose than tear a hole in my roof. But, I know, I drive trails that few others will ever see. My suggestion would be to get a good set of steel bumpers and a 102" antenna (mount it on the rear, and pull the top over to the front). That's my plan, once I get everything to do all that. |
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| Author: | jason thompson [ Thu Sep 18, 2008 10:54 pm ] |
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we use a magnetic mount antenna on the KJ put it on when we need it and store it in a closet when we dont we have one of those Cobra CB's with the little small power supply and the controls are in the handle I have a $6 22" red antenna mounted to the rack on the mack of my TJ and it hangs up about 4-6" if that above the top it has been broken off SEVERAL time ,this is why I stopped buying the $25 Willson's The mag mounted one just falls over and knocks around until we stand it back up |
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| Author: | Guest [ Fri Sep 19, 2008 12:00 am ] |
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Prospect62 wrote: DRILL AND SILICONE IT. Probably be a more professional look when you're done...I HATE when people tuck coax from antennas in doors and tailgates.
Man, you'd hate to see my current CB install 
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| Author: | Prospect62 [ Fri Sep 19, 2008 10:12 am ] |
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Dje Ryu wrote: I'll tell you why I don't want to mount one to my roof. I driver under trees that are sometimes not as tall as my Jeep. I'd rather have the antenna fall loose than tear a hole in my roof. But, I know, I drive trails that few others will ever see. My suggestion would be to get a good set of steel bumpers and a 102" antenna (mount it on the rear, and pull the top over to the front). That's my plan, once I get everything to do all that.
The antenna I use (1/4 wave 12" steel whip) will sooner bend down flat to the roof before the NMO hole tears the roof. Just won't happen. My antenna is for a professional radio, not a CB. I'm not saying you should mount one of those fruity CB antennas to the roof. Basically, I was saying if you need a place to run the COAX, don't be afraid to drill the roof. If I was looking to mount a CB, I'd be doing the 102" whip idea like you suggested or some kind of hood bracket. |
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| Author: | BeepBeepJeepJeep [ Fri Sep 19, 2008 2:45 pm ] |
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Dje Ryu wrote: I'll tell you why I don't want to mount one to my roof. I driver under trees that are sometimes not as tall as my Jeep. I'd rather have the antenna fall loose than tear a hole in my roof. But, I know, I drive trails that few others will ever see. My suggestion would be to get a good set of steel bumpers and a 102" antenna (mount it on the rear, and pull the top over to the front). That's my plan, once I get everything to do all that.
If you use a spring then you don't have to worry about it... |
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| Author: | jason thompson [ Fri Sep 19, 2008 8:46 pm ] |
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BeepBeepJeepJeep wrote: Dje Ryu wrote: I'll tell you why I don't want to mount one to my roof. I driver under trees that are sometimes not as tall as my Jeep. I'd rather have the antenna fall loose than tear a hole in my roof. But, I know, I drive trails that few others will ever see. My suggestion would be to get a good set of steel bumpers and a 102" antenna (mount it on the rear, and pull the top over to the front). That's my plan, once I get everything to do all that. If you use a spring then you don't have to worry about it... yes you do I have a spring and mine still break all the time The magnetic mount can not break it will simply fall off or just buy cheep ones like me and who cares when they break |
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| Author: | tjkj2002 [ Fri Sep 19, 2008 10:22 pm ] |
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jason thompson wrote: BeepBeepJeepJeep wrote: Dje Ryu wrote: I'll tell you why I don't want to mount one to my roof. I driver under trees that are sometimes not as tall as my Jeep. I'd rather have the antenna fall loose than tear a hole in my roof. But, I know, I drive trails that few others will ever see. My suggestion would be to get a good set of steel bumpers and a 102" antenna (mount it on the rear, and pull the top over to the front). That's my plan, once I get everything to do all that. If you use a spring then you don't have to worry about it... yes you do I have a spring and mine still break all the time The magnetic mount can not break it will simply fall off or just buy cheep ones like me and who cares when they break Need to buy a good antenna and it will not break as easy as those cheapy ones. |
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| Author: | jason thompson [ Sat Sep 20, 2008 8:40 pm ] |
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tjkj2002 wrote: jason thompson wrote: BeepBeepJeepJeep wrote: Dje Ryu wrote: I'll tell you why I don't want to mount one to my roof. I driver under trees that are sometimes not as tall as my Jeep. I'd rather have the antenna fall loose than tear a hole in my roof. But, I know, I drive trails that few others will ever see. My suggestion would be to get a good set of steel bumpers and a 102" antenna (mount it on the rear, and pull the top over to the front). That's my plan, once I get everything to do all that. If you use a spring then you don't have to worry about it... yes you do I have a spring and mine still break all the time The magnetic mount can not break it will simply fall off or just buy cheep ones like me and who cares when they break Need to buy a good antenna and it will not break as easy as those cheapy ones. when the branches tend to join you in the Jeep due to the fact that they are low hanging even the "good ones" break if you had read my earlier post you would have noticed that I was buying the Wilson antenna which cost 4X as much as the cheep ones and breaks just as easy also note that I am running a 22" antenna which is much much weaker than the 4' job that most run but I have a trail rack that mounts to the tail gate/frame body mounts so I mount the antenna to that and it puts it at the same hight as the 4' antenna that people mount to the bumper ,which seems to get broken just as often as mine but it cost much more even for the cheep one again what do I know |
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