Cb installation

[sonicstage]

Hello all
I just got a cb and all of the components to get me up and running from santa this year for xmas my only problem is I don’t have any knowledge when it comes to the installation process I was wondering on this family of hummer owners if anyone knew how to install it for me, I would pay of course and I don’t want to take it to my local off road shop here in Burbank, ca, they want to charge me 850 bucks to install, that sounds a bit expensive does anyone live in the so cal area that can install this cb for me? Like I mentioned before I live in Burbank ca. Or if anyone knows of someone who can do this that would be great as well I know it’s a lot to ask but it’s worth a shot
Thanks and happy new year

Rob


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[f5moab]

Is that $850? Wow; I should have opened a CB install shop in CA.:giggle: The hardest part of the install is running the antenna wire through the vehicle from the back door.

 

[3Hummers]

Mikkel, Craig, Chris...probably a lot of people could help. Problem is everyone is really busy and you would likely have to go to them. Electrical never was my thing.

 

[sonicstage]

Is that $850? Wow; I should have opened a CB install shop in CA.:giggle: The hardest part of the install is running the antenna wire through the vehicle from the back door.[

yes 850 bucks 250 an hour they said it would take 3-4 hours, I’m not doing that, reaper has given me some great advice and direction into this when I’m doing work on my truck I’m learning as I go im in no way a pro at this trying to get my truck up to speed so I can try and roll out to KOH in feb i think I appreciate all of the help and direction

My apologies reaper I didn’t mean for any confusion in posting twice


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[sonicstage]

Mikkel, Craig, Chris...probably a lot of people could help. Problem is everyone is really busy and you would likely have to go to them. Electrical never was my thing.

How do I contact them? I would like to touch base with them and get their advice


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[sonicstage]

How do I contact them? I would like to touch base with them and get their advice


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Here’s what I have and I want the antenna mounted in the back off of the spare tire mount but having a spacing problem and also mounting it on the roof rack once I get that installed but it seems like that an additional 4 feet of height




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[cbetts]

Here’s what I have and I want the antenna mounted in the back off of the spare tire mount but having a spacing problem and also mounting it on the roof rack once I get that installed but it seems like that an additional 4 feet of height

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I live in Lomita and can help out. I will send you my contact info on a PM.

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[woodwardsh3]

Sorry for the high jack but as long as were talking CB's I have mounted the same antenna to the bumper and it will not tune in with the meter. but if If I unbolt it from the bumper it will tune in.
Any suggestions

 

[Acer4LO]

Hey sonicstage. Recently installed the CB as you (520xl). The installation is pretty easy. Basically you have to do three things.

1.) Mount The CB somewhere.
I mounted mine to the knee bolster on the drivers side. Works pretty well and I don't hit my knee on it (and I am a tall guy). If you want to go this route screw on the mount that comes with the CB kit on the CB Unit and size it up of where you want it. The bolster itself is held on by clips, and one bolt I think. But before taking it off, you must remove the parking brake release handle. Once you got it off, take you supplied CB Mount and place it where you want it to be on the Knee bolster. Once the CB is in place mark the holes with a marker. After that drill some holes in it. I don't remember if the kit came with extra bolts for mounting so you might have to get some. After you CB mount is on the Knee ulster, simply screw on the CB unit on and put everything back together.



2.) Run The CB Wire
Basically you have to run the CB wire from underneath your dash to the outside of you tailgate. To do this you have to take off the kick panels in the front and rear seats and have the wire run through there.




The cargo area is a bit more tricky. You basically have to pull up the plastic cover and feed the wire through, it helps if you tape the wire to a coat hanger and run it through. Now you have to send the wire to the tailgate through that rubber cover that wires are already going through.



Takes a bit an effort to get that through but once you have it inside the inner tailgate, just send it up to the spare tire carrier. (You have to take off the spare tire and OEM Jack) The firestick unit I bought also came with a mount. It's sandwiched in perfectly back there; however, I did have to cut the bolt so the CB wire could be connected to the mount.


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3.) Connect to the Battery.
Just run you positive and negative to the battery.

Hopefully this terribly put together guide can help you a bit!

 

[Schwarttzy]

[url]https://schwarttzy.com/cb-radio/
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Here's what I recommend, super clean and easy install.

 

[sonicstage]

Hey sonicstage. Recently installed the CB as you (520xl). The installation is pretty easy. Basically you have to do three things.

1.) Mount The CB somewhere.
I mounted mine to the knee bolster on the drivers side. Works pretty well and I don't hit my knee on it (and I am a tall guy). If you want to go this route screw on the mount that comes with the CB kit on the CB Unit and size it up of where you want it. The bolster itself is held on by clips, and one bolt I think. But before taking it off, you must remove the parking brake release handle. Once you got it off, take you supplied CB Mount and place it where you want it to be on the Knee bolster. Once the CB is in place mark the holes with a marker. After that drill some holes in it. I don't remember if the kit came with extra bolts for mounting so you might have to get some. After you CB mount is on the Knee ulster, simply screw on the CB unit on and put everything back together.

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2.) Run The CB Wire
Basically you have to run the CB wire from underneath your dash to the outside of you tailgate. To do this you have to take off the kick panels in the front and rear seats and have the wire run through there.

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The cargo area is a bit more tricky. You basically have to pull up the plastic cover and feed the wire through, it helps if you tape the wire to a coat hanger and run it through. Now you have to send the wire to the tailgate through that rubber cover that wires are already going through.

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Takes a bit an effort to get that through but once you have it inside the inner tailgate, just send it up to the spare tire carrier. (You have to take off the spare tire and OEM Jack) The firestick unit I bought also came with a mount. It's sandwiched in perfectly back there; however, I did have to cut the bolt so the CB wire could be connected to the mount.

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3.) Connect to the Battery.
Just run you positive and negative to the battery.

Hopefully this terribly put together guide can help you a bit!

Amazing and thank you so the mount on the spare tire does that not get blocked by your spare? I have 35’s and it doesn’t seem to be a lot of room for the mount but that’s exactly where I want to install it do you also run on 35’s?


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[scoreh3]

I have that little all in one Cobra radio too ( shown in Schwarttzy post) , it solves the big issue of where to mount a full size radio. My Firestik antenna is mounted the same with plenty of room. The only PIA thing about the install is running the antenna cable it's not hard , just time consuming.

 

[Acer4LO]

Amazing and thank you so the mount on the spare tire does that not get blocked by your spare? I have 35’s and it doesn’t seem to be a lot of room for the mount but that’s exactly where I want to install it do you also run on 35’s?


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I have 33s (285s) but it definitely should work. If not, simply put a spacer (nut of some type) in between the spare tire mount and the wheel or even an actual wheel spacer.

 

[Traxx]

250 an hour? Where did they get their Doctorate? They obviously had no interest in the job.

 

[sonicstage]

250 an hour? Where did they get their Doctorate? They obviously had no interest in the job.

Yeah I figured as such I had three people get in the phone to ask me questions and it just got messy after that so I hung up it didn’t make sense but it is what it is lol


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[reaper]

If you're lazy (time constrained): I run my cable through the back door (door closes on the cable, so it's not SUPER good for the cable, but it works), and have the antenna mounted on my roof rack. Which yeah, it does add height, and you have to know not to drive into places, but my h3 is already pretty damn high and can't drive under a lot of places anyways. Since cables are cheap, you can always go this route to get started if you have a handy place to mount it on the roof rack.

But... I may need to re-mount my antenna on the back door. That does look a lot better.

 

[sonicstage]

If you're lazy (time constrained): I run my cable through the back door (door closes on the cable, so it's not SUPER good for the cable, but it works), and have the antenna mounted on my roof rack. Which yeah, it does add height, and you have to know not to drive into places, but my h3 is already pretty damn high and can't drive under a lot of places anyways. Since cables are cheap, you can always go this route to get started if you have a handy place to mount it on the roof rack.

But... I may need to re-mount my antenna on the back door. That does look a lot better.

Yeah it looks great and since I don’t have a roof rack yet I’m limited on where I can mount this, thank you for your advice going to do a bunch of work on the truck this weekend so I will post pics when it’s complete

Thanks reaper!


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[guruerror]

You might also wanna throw a couple bucks at a SWR meter to make sure your antenna is properly calibrated.

https://www.rightchannelradios.com/blogs/installation-guides/18330687-cb-antenna-tuning-instructions

 

[JPaul]

Instead of running the antenna cable through the door, I'd run it out the firewall and then up the A-pillar trim to the roof if that's where you're going to put it. Much cleaner and better for the cable. Pinching the coax WILL cause SWR changes and affect the efficiency of the antenna system, which is already being compromised hugely so any gain you can make is worth it.

I didn't do as much of a write up on this in my build thread as some of my other projects, but you'll get the idea: http://www.hummer4x4offroad.com/for...-H3-Base-build&p=196595&viewfull=1#post196595

I routed it all the way through to where the roof rack channel starts and drilled a hole in that bit of trim for the cable to pass through, so it comes up right under the antenna mounts. Granted, I cut the ends and used ring terminals to attach the coax to the antenna feed point, but you could probably make a hole big enough for the pl-209 connector to pass through, but you'd probably need to remove the plastic trim first, otherwise you'll probably never get it to feed through.