Help! CB antenna pass through

[teameyecatcher]

I just bought a new CB for the truck and I need some help from all you out there with experience...I need to pass the Coax antenna through from the cab to the bed to connect to my toolbox-mounted antenna. Where can I go through?

 

[BigDaveZJ]

On my 01 there's two big ass grommet thingies that I used. One on the bed, one on the truck, worked liked a charm.

 

[teameyecatcher]

Do i need to remove that back panel behind the seats to get to it?

 

[BigDaveZJ]

Do i need to remove that back panel behind the seats to get to it?

Dunno. My truck didn't have a back panel there. It's a crew cab, just used the little lever thingie to tilt the back of the seat forward and head plenty of room to get at everything I needed to.

 

[powerboatr]

yep you would need to remove the rear panel behind the seats.
also on the floor there are a few rubber grommet holes on ours, if you lay under the truck near the rear seat area, i used one pass the rear bumper sensors through.
the only problem with using the big air vent thing in the rear cab wall is water leakage, make sure you leave a good loop so water wont migrate into the cab.

 

[teameyecatcher]

Yeah thats what I ended up using (the air vent). Guess I need to get back there and put the loop in it.

Thanks for all the replies-I got it all done up in no time flat thanks to the help. I'm trying to figure out what to use to mount the CB to the dash where that coat hanger thingie is. I tried using 3M double sided mounting tape on the bracket but that doesnt seem to be sticking too well. I'm afraid of drilling those screws in the dash to mount it...but hopefully something else will come along

 

[Dieselpwrdredneck]

I have my CB mounted on the roof and it works pretty good there, its nice and out of the way.

Neal

 

[CHPMustang]

Yeah thats what I ended up using (the air vent). Guess I need to get back there and put the loop in it.

Thanks for all the replies-I got it all done up in no time flat thanks to the help. I'm trying to figure out what to use to mount the CB to the dash where that coat hanger thingie is. I tried using 3M double sided mounting tape on the bracket but that doesnt seem to be sticking too well. I'm afraid of drilling those screws in the dash to mount it...but hopefully something else will come along

Tec just take a couple screws and put em right thru the bottom part of the coat hanger plastic like I did but only if you intend to keep you truck for many years to come

 

[architect-builder]

Yeah thats what I ended up using (the air vent). Guess I need to get back there and put the loop in it.

Thanks for all the replies-I got it all done up in no time flat thanks to the help. I'm trying to figure out what to use to mount the CB to the dash where that coat hanger thingie is. I tried using 3M double sided mounting tape on the bracket but that doesnt seem to be sticking too well. I'm afraid of drilling those screws in the dash to mount it...but hopefully something else will come along

I knew I remembered someone who mounted his there. Obnonaventure made some brackets out of mic hangers and extended allen head studs (he says they are the big head bolts/screws that you see to put cheap furniture together) to replace the existing screws in the trash bag hook. Pics are blurry, but you can get the idea. Scroll down to the middle.

Another person just replaced the original screws with longer ones Here



Barrett