So where did you mount your CB?

hmmwv15 · 12-27-2008, 05:03 PM

I've got an 85 4runner and I just can't seem to find a good location for my CB. Where did you mount yours?

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scuba · 12-27-2008, 05:05 PM

Most people put them on the glove box...

89needsatranny · 12-27-2008, 05:06 PM

ash tray

TOYOTA 1 · 12-27-2008, 05:10 PM

^x2.. the ashtray is a great spot!

hmmwv15 · 12-27-2008, 05:14 PM

Glovebox mount would interfere with the passengers, and this thing is too big for the ash tray mount.

TOYOTA 1 · 12-27-2008, 05:17 PM

theres not many options in a toyota cab

what about on the side of the tranny tunnel on the passenger side?

it would fit on the dash? but it would look tacky!

what about in the glove box?

Bushwhacker · 12-27-2008, 05:19 PM

How about here....
http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...2102008005.jpg

scuba · 12-27-2008, 05:24 PM

Damn !! Thats nice ^^

hmmwv15 · 12-27-2008, 05:29 PM

I think my best bet would be between the seats or on the passenger side tunnel. I would like to keep this thing protected from dust and mud, so I tried the glovebox, but it's just too big. It's not one of those tiny little cobras, it's a big cobra 148. Got it for x-mas and I like it, but it's really too big to mount anywhere in the 4runner. I may just have to deal with it being in the way somewhere. I thought about a roof mount, but I think it would hang down too low. Plus I'm not real sure how to make a box for a roof mount. I thought about cutting the lower part of the radio bezel out as well as the surrounding peice to fit it down there, but I don't know.

BigBluePile · 12-27-2008, 05:35 PM

Why not like this?

I know it's only a wee little midland, but it's just an idea. I actually had it jammed between the bottom of the radio(when I had the old double decker factory radio with equalizer!!) and the coin tray thingy on the shifter trim.

hmmwv15 · 12-27-2008, 05:40 PM

This is a cut up radio bezel With the CB in place. It is so wide that it won't slide in between the stock radio mounting brackets, I would have to trim to the line that runs around the bottom of the peice, and it doesn't leave room for the radio. I may have to mount it below the whole "console" if I mount it there.

Hayes · 12-27-2008, 05:42 PM

I mounted mine on the glovebox and havent' had any complaints from passengers. I just mounted it as far towards the drives side of the glovebox as possible,

BigBluePile · 12-27-2008, 05:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hmmwv15

I may have to mount it below the whole "console" if I mount it there.

It should fit there just fine and it'll be a tight fit!

hmmwv15 · 12-27-2008, 05:48 PM

Like this?

I had complaints from this little thing, but I guess that was with my bench seat in that old truck, and since I'm short it was slid all the way up. I guess with my buckets in the rnr it wouldn't be too bad. One thing I'm nervous about is someone stealing it though... I guess I'll just have to leave it out for daily driving and put it in for wheeling.

hmmwv15 · 12-27-2008, 05:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigBluePile

It should fit there just fine and it'll be a tight fit!

I figured it would be! Not very much space down there.

BigBluePile · 12-27-2008, 05:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hmmwv15

I figured it would be! Not very much space down there.

What you really have to look out for is the space behind the whole mess!!! I had to unmount some relays to get all my wiring in place.

You could always mount it on the dash if you don't have the clinameter there.

Hayes · 12-27-2008, 06:02 PM

ore like this...

I tried this for awhile.

This was ok, but difficult to adjust the CB settings while moving.

This is where I mounted the mic.

Hayes · 12-27-2008, 06:04 PM

Oh, and I installed a quick disconnect in the line, hidden behind the dash, so that I can unplug it easily (as it is hardwired in) and take it inside with me. Under the steering wheel keeps it out of prying eyes.

scuba · 12-27-2008, 06:13 PM

Dude under the steering wheel is badass !!

hmmwv15 · 12-27-2008, 06:18 PM

Now I like that!

I'll try that first. I'm afraid I'll be bashing my knees on it frequently though.

Hayes · 12-27-2008, 06:24 PM

You get used to avoiding it when you get in and out. It's not that bad, but the control are tough to reach when you drive. Other than that, I really liked it there.

hmmwv15 · 12-27-2008, 06:28 PM

Yeah I remember mounting a switch right next to the steering column and nailing my knee every time I got in there. I finally ripped it off of the dash and mounted it right next to the clutch start cancel switch. Anywho, I'll mock it up and mount it with rope first, just to get an idea of what it will be like. I may have to extent the cig lighter power cord to reach, but that shouldn't be a problem. I also have a power cord I can hard wire. Thanks for the idea.

***Corey*** · 12-27-2008, 06:29 PM

I am partial to the glovebox area.
Ran it that way in the '91 4Runner, and it is in the same place in the new rig.

No interference with passengers legs, and I can reach the controls fairly easy too.

hmmwv15 · 12-27-2008, 06:36 PM

I guess that will be the next place I try it. How do you like the CB anyway? I haven't had a chance to try it out yet.

hmmwv15 · 12-27-2008, 07:08 PM

It would be nice to know WHERE my thread was moved so I didn't have to search for it.....

12-27-2008, 05:05 PM	#2 (permalink)
scuba Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Temecula, Or on the rocks Posts: 6,968	Most people put them on the glove box... __________________ Screw you guys I'm goin to TTORA Mods, please be mature and leave my sig alone, thanks. No, I will not be your friend.

12-27-2008, 05:14 PM	#5 (permalink)
hmmwv15 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Good 'ole Georgia Posts: 1,805	Glovebox mount would interfere with the passengers, and this thing is too big for the ash tray mount. __________________ I haven't failed, I've just found several different ways NOT to fix this truck. :D Sean

12-27-2008, 05:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
Bushwhacker Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Wales, G.B. Posts: 69	How about here.... http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...2102008005.jpg __________________ 1991 Surf (4Runner) 4.0 Lexus V8. 3" Suspension lift. 2" bodylift. 31" Genneral Grabber A/T2s. De-Chromed. Roofrails. Rear spoiler.

12-27-2008, 05:24 PM	#8 (permalink)
scuba Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Temecula, Or on the rocks Posts: 6,968	Damn !! Thats nice ^^ __________________ Screw you guys I'm goin to TTORA Mods, please be mature and leave my sig alone, thanks. No, I will not be your friend.

12-27-2008, 05:29 PM	#9 (permalink)
hmmwv15 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Good 'ole Georgia Posts: 1,805	I think my best bet would be between the seats or on the passenger side tunnel. I would like to keep this thing protected from dust and mud, so I tried the glovebox, but it's just too big. It's not one of those tiny little cobras, it's a big cobra 148. Got it for x-mas and I like it, but it's really too big to mount anywhere in the 4runner. I may just have to deal with it being in the way somewhere. I thought about a roof mount, but I think it would hang down too low. Plus I'm not real sure how to make a box for a roof mount. I thought about cutting the lower part of the radio bezel out as well as the surrounding peice to fit it down there, but I don't know. __________________ I haven't failed, I've just found several different ways NOT to fix this truck. :D Sean

12-27-2008, 05:40 PM	#11 (permalink)
hmmwv15 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Good 'ole Georgia Posts: 1,805	This is a cut up radio bezel With the CB in place. It is so wide that it won't slide in between the stock radio mounting brackets, I would have to trim to the line that runs around the bottom of the peice, and it doesn't leave room for the radio. I may have to mount it below the whole "console" if I mount it there. __________________ I haven't failed, I've just found several different ways NOT to fix this truck. :D Sean Last edited by hmmwv15; 12-27-2008 at 05:41 PM.

12-27-2008, 05:42 PM	#12 (permalink)
Hayes Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Aurora, CO Posts: 1,884	I mounted mine on the glovebox and havent' had any complaints from passengers. I just mounted it as far towards the drives side of the glovebox as possible, __________________ Obama is an acronym. OBAMA = One Big Ass Mistake, America

12-27-2008, 05:48 PM	#14 (permalink)
hmmwv15 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Good 'ole Georgia Posts: 1,805	Like this? I had complaints from this little thing, but I guess that was with my bench seat in that old truck, and since I'm short it was slid all the way up. I guess with my buckets in the rnr it wouldn't be too bad. One thing I'm nervous about is someone stealing it though... I guess I'll just have to leave it out for daily driving and put it in for wheeling. __________________ I haven't failed, I've just found several different ways NOT to fix this truck. :D Sean

12-27-2008, 06:02 PM	#17 (permalink)
Hayes Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Aurora, CO Posts: 1,884	ore like this... I tried this for awhile. This was ok, but difficult to adjust the CB settings while moving. This is where I mounted the mic. __________________ Obama is an acronym. OBAMA = One Big Ass Mistake, America

12-27-2008, 06:04 PM	#18 (permalink)
Hayes Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Aurora, CO Posts: 1,884	Oh, and I installed a quick disconnect in the line, hidden behind the dash, so that I can unplug it easily (as it is hardwired in) and take it inside with me. Under the steering wheel keeps it out of prying eyes. __________________ Obama is an acronym. OBAMA = One Big Ass Mistake, America

12-27-2008, 06:13 PM	#19 (permalink)
scuba Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Temecula, Or on the rocks Posts: 6,968	Dude under the steering wheel is badass !! __________________ Screw you guys I'm goin to TTORA Mods, please be mature and leave my sig alone, thanks. No, I will not be your friend.

12-27-2008, 06:18 PM	#20 (permalink)
hmmwv15 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Good 'ole Georgia Posts: 1,805	Now I like that! I'll try that first. I'm afraid I'll be bashing my knees on it frequently though. __________________ I haven't failed, I've just found several different ways NOT to fix this truck. :D Sean

12-27-2008, 06:24 PM	#21 (permalink)
Hayes Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Aurora, CO Posts: 1,884	You get used to avoiding it when you get in and out. It's not that bad, but the control are tough to reach when you drive. Other than that, I really liked it there. __________________ Obama is an acronym. OBAMA = One Big Ass Mistake, America

12-27-2008, 06:28 PM	#22 (permalink)
hmmwv15 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Good 'ole Georgia Posts: 1,805	Yeah I remember mounting a switch right next to the steering column and nailing my knee every time I got in there. I finally ripped it off of the dash and mounted it right next to the clutch start cancel switch. Anywho, I'll mock it up and mount it with rope first, just to get an idea of what it will be like. I may have to extent the cig lighter power cord to reach, but that shouldn't be a problem. I also have a power cord I can hard wire. Thanks for the idea. __________________ I haven't failed, I've just found several different ways NOT to fix this truck. :D Sean

12-27-2008, 06:29 PM	#23 (permalink)
*Corey* Co-Founder/Administrator Staff Join Date: May 2002 Location: Auburn, Washington Posts: 26,076	I am partial to the glovebox area. Ran it that way in the '91 4Runner, and it is in the same place in the new rig. No interference with passengers legs, and I can reach the controls fairly easy too. __________________ Corey 2007 FJ Cruiser Built for 4wheelin', expedition, camping, and overlanding use PNW FJ Cruisers ☺ Detailing 101 ☺ Join Topsites ☺ Muffler Comparisons ☺ Maggiolinas In The Wild FJ Cruiser Buildup ☺ New Roof Top Tent ☺ Video Of My Penthouse Part II ☺ Rehinge Your ARB/Engel Fridge Blog About Roof Top Tents ☺ FJC Magazines Online Review Of My Tent ☺ 2009 Specialized Rockhopper Pro

12-27-2008, 06:36 PM	#24 (permalink)
hmmwv15 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Good 'ole Georgia Posts: 1,805	I guess that will be the next place I try it. How do you like the CB anyway? I haven't had a chance to try it out yet. __________________ I haven't failed, I've just found several different ways NOT to fix this truck. :D Sean

12-27-2008, 07:08 PM	#25 (permalink)
hmmwv15 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Good 'ole Georgia Posts: 1,805	It would be nice to know WHERE my thread was moved so I didn't have to search for it..... __________________ I haven't failed, I've just found several different ways NOT to fix this truck. :D Sean

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