NEW. HI. pics,radios,antennas,etc.

rob · **Posted:** Mon Mar 16, 2009 11:22 am

figured i'd introduce myself... used to own a 2000 XJ, traded it for an audi, then another audi, then another audi, then a piece of junk impala....

finally (last week) i went back to jeep, best decision i've made in a while.

brand new black/black 2009 liberty (cherokee

)

and here's some pics.

rears tinted.

radio installations -
top: VHF Motorola CDM1550,
bottom: UHF Motorola Spectra
right: uniden bearcat BCT15
white thing: iphone dock. (temporary mounting)

AND FINALLY, my custom badging:

and my name: rob, in the NW burbs of chicago.

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Mon Mar 16, 2009 11:40 am

Welcome rob... One quick question, why 3 cb's?

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Mon Mar 16, 2009 11:41 am

never mind, I just saw that they run on 3 different frequencies

rob · **Posted:** Mon Mar 16, 2009 11:53 am

lol yeah, none of them are CB's.

i used to be a cop in hawaii, so i enjoy listening still... that, and i'm an amateur radio operator

im going to drill the roof this week for better antenna installation.

Mike08Liberty · **Posted:** Mon Mar 16, 2009 2:57 pm

nice, welcome ... whats with the ROFL badge?

hrogi · **Posted:** Mon Mar 16, 2009 4:18 pm

ROFL
Rolling on the Floor laughing?
Read on flame less?
Radio on Flashers lit?
Read on Flat land?

on well i am not sure what ROFL means to every one.

So Rob clue us in...

MtnLuvr · **Posted:** Mon Mar 16, 2009 7:40 pm

Rob, welcome to the board and this community of KK enthusiasts.

If you've been lurking for awhile, I'm sure you know to please register the year and model of your KK in our sticky poll at the top of this section so we can help build our number of KK enthusiasts to help attract aftermarket producers sooner than later.

Congrats on the KK and coming back to Jeep.

stripesace · **Joined:** Sat Oct 18, 2008 1:25 pm **Posts:** 54

How did you route your audio cable from the dock to the radio?

Mr Nick · **Posted:** Mon Mar 16, 2009 8:21 pm

Welcome from a fellow Chicagolander.

rob · **Posted:** Wed Mar 18, 2009 10:45 am

stripesace wrote:

How did you route your audio cable from the dock to the radio?

i'll take some more detailed pictures, but i just ran the power cable and the audio cable behind the dash bezel.... worked out pretty cleanly. i tapped in the 12V and placed multiple extra power sockets inside the glove box... i HATE seeing cables and wires...

Limitedguy · **Joined:** Fri Nov 09, 2007 8:25 pm **Posts:** 31

Wow.... I was wondering how anyone would be able to install Commercial radios in a Liberty. Jeep's are usually a pain to do 2 way installs in from what I have read on radio boards. I'm a ham, but I don't have the nerve to install some commercial two-ways in my Liberty LOL. Did you consider getting a BC-RH remote head for that BCT-15 scanner? they are discontinuing them even after lowering price no one buys them.

JeepinJarhead03 · **Posted:** Fri Mar 20, 2009 11:26 pm

i run a galaxy 979 cb/ssb , it's a pretty big radio, i mounted it on the passenger side of the console

i opened the glove box and positioned it so that the radio was about 1/8th of an inch from the edge of the open glove box, marked the edge of the bracket on the console, made sure the seat would move all the way forward, hooked a coax so that i could make sure it wouldn't be all crimped by the hump in the floorpan

took a piece of 8 x 12 heavy flashing, slightly heavier than roofing tin and tucked it under the plastic of the console and zipped the 6 self tapping screws through

its easy to reach, the coax and power cord are out of the way of feet, it doesn't get in the way of knees

just an idea for those big honkin radios

I had mine tucked between the armrest console and the seat for a while, tried to see if it would fit inside hte console if i took out the console tray and that was no go, wanted it somewhere i could throw a jacket over to hide it if i wanted so thats where it ended up

Wiring has since been properly ran

wingnuts · **Posted:** Wed Apr 01, 2009 6:54 pm

rob wrote:

figured i'd introduce myself... used to own a 2000 XJ, traded it for an audi, then another audi, then another audi, then a piece of junk impala....

finally (last week) i went back to jeep, best decision i've made in a while.

brand new black/black 2009 liberty (cherokee

)

and here's some pics.

rears tinted.

radio installations -
top: VHF Motorola CDM1550,
bottom: UHF Motorola Spectra
right: uniden bearcat BCT15
white thing: iphone dock. (temporary mounting)

AND FINALLY, my custom badging:

and my name: rob, in the NW burbs of chicago.

Hey I think we live in the same complex Olde Salem HOA? check out my post in member introductions

or maybe not, you in LITH new Lowes? my bro-in-law lives over there, just curious where a another new KK owner lives

JeepinJarhead03 · **Posted:** Wed Apr 01, 2009 7:34 pm

Heh ya know Wingnuts, when you posted pics, i thought it was the same complex that my gf's mom lived in, but then remembered that all of the burb division housing things all look the same :lol:

you guys places look just like the ones off double eagle in woodridge

vmf · **Posted:** Thu Apr 02, 2009 12:01 pm

nice rado setup and nice clean car. please make some pix of the roof drilling and antennae installation along with running the cable. im planning on doing this as well but scared:)

JeepinJarhead03 · **Posted:** Thu Apr 02, 2009 12:16 pm

no reason to be scared, just be careful

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