ktmrider
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Got an antenna installed last night. Thinking about hanging the radio off the console on the passenger side. Anyone else have a bigger CB radio mounted in thier Liberty?
Installing a Cobra 29
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I've had my 29 on both sides of the " hump" and under my seat, none work the way I wanted. Passenger side you have to move the seat back due to opening glove box. 29s just a big radio for the space. But if you're like me I like it, its pumping out 15 times the power it did stock ( or maybe more :icon_lol
so hate to go down to a wimpy regular modelktmrider
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I've had my 29 on both sides of the " hump" and under my seat, none work the way I wanted. Passenger side you have to move the seat back due to opening glove box. 29s just a big radio for the space. But if you're like me I like it, its pumping out 15 times the power it did stock ( or maybe more :icon_lol
Oh nothing beats a 29. Have one in my XJ. Got a new one for my new ride, with nightwatch and Bluetooth! I will find a space...lol..who moves the passenger seat up anyway?
profdlp
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I started with my dinky CB wedged between the center console and passenger seat. Had a fat roommate who would smother the thing with her left buttock whenever I had to give her a ride. Moved it down to the side of the cowl on the passenger side and don't like it there either. Next plan is to get a double-din dash adapter and put a single-din radio on the top end and a single-din sized CB under it.
That Cobra 29 looks great. It's about 1/4' too high and 1/2" too wide for my plan or it would be perfect. I may even go to one of the all-in-the-mike units.
That Cobra 29 looks great. It's about 1/4' too high and 1/2" too wide for my plan or it would be perfect. I may even go to one of the all-in-the-mike units.
ktmrider
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Still working on it...I think I have a solution..will share when I get it mounted.
ktmrider
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Cobra 29 LTD Classic CB Radio | Right Channel Radios
I will tease you with this..check out the video on the page.
I will tease you with this..check out the video on the page.
Geez, I'm still trying to erase the mental image he produced with his description in that post. :happy175:
Those things are indestructible!! Now you've got me yearning for one. I have a small Cobra of some kind in a box in my garage that I haven't used in 10+ years. I'm gonna dig it out tomorrow.
CactusJacked
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That 29 is a cool flashback from the past.
I have one (Cobra 75) in mine, sure makes it easier to find a spot to hang it. I have the main box under the seat.
I have one (Cobra 75) in mine, sure makes it easier to find a spot to hang it. I have the main box under the seat.
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profdlp
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ktmrider: I'm looking forward to seeing your solution. That looks like a great CB. :favorites13:
I think I may have a solution for my problem.
https://www.cobra.com/products/recreational/18-wx-st-ii
Exactly single-din in size, has the weather band I like (and use more than the CB itself), plus a front-firing speaker so I won't need to install the external speaker I've had sitting in a box for over a year.
As for the roommate, I will spare you pictures. What with the government stepping in to regulate the Internet I would probably be in violation of something or the other were I to post them. When I had my old Tracker (manual transmission) I had to be very careful where I parked if she was along, since I couldn't get the sucker into reverse due to her saddlebags blocking the stick. 5th gear was a problem, too, though with the extra load on board I usually didn't need it. :happy175:
I think I may have a solution for my problem.
https://www.cobra.com/products/recreational/18-wx-st-ii
Exactly single-din in size, has the weather band I like (and use more than the CB itself), plus a front-firing speaker so I won't need to install the external speaker I've had sitting in a box for over a year.
As for the roommate, I will spare you pictures. What with the government stepping in to regulate the Internet I would probably be in violation of something or the other were I to post them. When I had my old Tracker (manual transmission) I had to be very careful where I parked if she was along, since I couldn't get the sucker into reverse due to her saddlebags blocking the stick. 5th gear was a problem, too, though with the extra load on board I usually didn't need it. :happy175:
C'mon, now...there's no shame in liking ***...:flowers2:
The 18WX is a good little radio...that's what I had in the CJ in a Tuffy overhead console and it survived many rough trails and water splashes...pretty good range too....
The 18WX is a good little radio...that's what I had in the CJ in a Tuffy overhead console and it survived many rough trails and water splashes...pretty good range too....
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profdlp
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If I had liked her I wouldn't be talking about her like this. :icon_lol:
Between you and me, I can forgive a great deal on the outside if what is on the inside is attractive. In her case... :emotions34:
Between you and me, I can forgive a great deal on the outside if what is on the inside is attractive. In her case... :emotions34:
4x4kayak2112
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I have had a cobra 29 in my KJ, under the seat, a custom bracket that fit between the sun visors. On the pass side of the console.
The cobra 75 is ok for trail use but imho it *****.
Right now im running a tuned up cobra 25, mounted under my seat with my ham radio, 25 is fed into a 2 pill linear. It talks, i get alot of good things said about it, even batefoot.
The cobra 75 is ok for trail use but imho it *****.
Right now im running a tuned up cobra 25, mounted under my seat with my ham radio, 25 is fed into a 2 pill linear. It talks, i get alot of good things said about it, even batefoot.
4x4kayak2112
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Heres a pic, this was in my 06. Still have the bracket if your interested in it. I used a universal mount to hold the cb to the custom bracket.
This is dont to my "02" but it has "newer" aka KK seats. Just made a bracket that goes across and used universal mounts again. You have to get out and adjust the radio unless you can do it blindfolded and upside down. But I stay on 19 and if we are wheeling we stay on one channel. My ham radio stays on the sheriff office dispatch. Works out great for me.
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This is dont to my "02" but it has "newer" aka KK seats. Just made a bracket that goes across and used universal mounts again. You have to get out and adjust the radio unless you can do it blindfolded and upside down. But I stay on 19 and if we are wheeling we stay on one channel. My ham radio stays on the sheriff office dispatch. Works out great for me.
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Snail Farmer
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I've been trying to find a good place for my 29 since I bought my liberty. Hopefully you come up with something good.
ktmrider
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I have to order one more thing to get mine mounted but I promise pictures.
John3seventeen
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Prof the Proclip cell phone mount I have my Scanguage fastened to in the picture would make a good place to mount a small CB you could fasten the bracket to the top of it with just a few screws.
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ktmrider
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Got it hooked up and the antenna tuned. The bluetooth picked my phone up right away. Now I can talk on my cell using the CB mike. Waiting on my mount to come.
