86blue4runner

is there a Cb that will fit in the ashtray of my 86 4runner?

CJM

should be cobra, i cant recall the exact model but mine fits.

86blue4runner

could you post some pics of it. maybe i can get a idea of what to look for.

MMA_Alex

is it the super duper cheapo cobra 36?

tc

There are several - seems every manufacturer makes one. I had a Radio Shack, it was OK, but nothing compared to the Uniden I have now (Pro510XL I think).

Be sure to get a GOOD antenna and spend some time with an SWR meter getting it tuned in.

dropzone

iTrader: (6)

x2 on the uniden like TC said, it is probably what I will go with for my '81

This is what I have though in my '05, all the controls are in the mic handle, just connect the cable when I need to use it, the main part of the radio mounts behind the glove box...seems i got mine a lot cheaper though but this was the link i found first...
http://cgi.ebay.com/COBRA-C75WXST-CO...QQcmdZViewItem

Thing i like about it is that when the attenna is removed it doesn't advertise to every tweeker on the block that you have extra stuff for them to rip off...

86blue4runner

will the Uniden that you have fit in the ashtray of my 86?

TC4RNR

are you really sure about the ashtray thing? i have a bigger unit, model#538 which i simplely drop it in between the passenger seat tand center console. no installation needed. splice the power cord into a cig. lighter plug($5 at Radio Shack). put the magnetic of antenna($15 at Fry's with 15' of cable rigged), you are good to go.

it's so so much easier to adjust the knobs when they are right by your hand compare to reaching forward to the buttom of the dash(ashtray). the whole installation including conecting the power should take you no more than half hour.






then screw the micphone clip on to the rear ashtray, if you want



i can give you some detailed steps if you need.

Tdubbs05

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i4...h/HPIM1082.jpg

uniden pro 520xl. i have a custom aluminum mount that screws into the ashtray brackets

elripster

I just installed a Midland something or other CB (got it for free, has been laying around new in box for years) in the area above the ashtray but below the radio today. It was one of the longer skinnier ones so I cut out that little cubby hole to fit it and attached its mounting bracket to the cubby plasting. I'll take a pic later, it turned out cool.

Frank

86blue4runner

heres a couple pics of my options.

id like to putt one here in place of the ashtray


or i could putt one here under my radio.


could yall tell me how to measure in these two places for a CB and also how could i make a mounting bracket for the CB?

Thanks for all of yalls help

Gator

If you want small, then most any of the smaller ones at Wal-Mart will do. The trick is setting up the antennae properly. I went with a unit that I have trusted for years. Required some dash mod, but is well worth it. I went ahead and installed a 102" whip mounted to the center of my toolbox and ran ground wire to the frame rails on both sides.

881stGenRunner

Cobra WXSTII. No modification needed. The only special thing i needed was a 90* Coax connector since there was no room in thr back for the coax to go straight on.

corvey

Those pics are like dejavu today Mud pup.

LOL

Gator

Tell me about it, all of a sudden there's like 3 or 4 threads running on CB's and radios. What's up with the sudden interest in CB's again?

86blue4runner

i live in a small town where everyone knows everyone and we all have CB's.....except for me! lol

corvey

Is it possible to make one transmit and recieve at least 50 miles? Illegal or not, can it be modified?

86blue4runner

my dad said back in the day when he had one, he was on top of a mountain, and he was talking to a guy in Wyoming.( we live in AR ) id like to know to if this is possible.

bob200587

You can't fit the narrow CB radio's in the ash tray slot on 1st gen 4runners.

I tried. It's not deep enough and the radio sticks out too far. If you have a 5 speed you won't be able to shift gears.

I would do like Brandon and put it in the radio slot....Even there it would be hard to reach the knobs with the stick in 1st, 3rd, or 5th.

I think CB's are a pain....and they aren't as good as GMRS or FRS. But, in your situation, I can see the use.

corvey

CB radios was like cell phones to the Dukes of Hazzard back in the day Too bad cell phones are such a rip off today...