94 Pathy Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 Where would someone with a Pathfinder decide to mount a CB antenna? I was going to mount mine on the top rack or the tire rack, but not a nice fit unless I get longer bolts. I spent $45 for the antenna and now I have to buy different bolts! What the F*@#! Yes, I'm a tight a$$. Any ideas from you all? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted June 24, 2004 Share Posted June 24, 2004 Tire carrier or roof rack, or you could try an under-hood bracket instead. Mine is bolted to my Yak racks on top on the passenger's side. Bolts cost like 15 cents each, man. It's not a huge deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madkiwi Posted June 25, 2004 Share Posted June 25, 2004 I bought a 4' Firestik II antenna kit that came with a K-64A bracket as per here at Firestik.com I mounted it in front of the spare tire as in this picture: This what the final product looks like: Tech guidelines for CBs require 2/3 of the antenna be above the roofline. Guess how much of the 4' antenna is above my roofline? madkiwi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94 Pathy Posted June 26, 2004 Author Share Posted June 26, 2004 Thanks guys! I like your mount Madkiwi. Never thought about the spare tire area....I was thinking about the actual rounded bar area. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikesmaximase Posted June 26, 2004 Share Posted June 26, 2004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuong Nguyen Posted June 27, 2004 Share Posted June 27, 2004 I'm just curious as to how are you running your coax line to the inside? I mounted my ghetto fabbed mount on my rear tire carrier mount and drilled a hole in my right taillight to run my coax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94 Pathy Posted June 27, 2004 Author Share Posted June 27, 2004 Mike! Perfect place for the mount! I was playing around with the mount and it works great in that little corner area of the tirerack bar bracket thingamabob! Thanks for the pic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madkiwi Posted June 27, 2004 Share Posted June 27, 2004 From my mount I am running the coax along the tire carrier's lower rail, and then at the hinge it goes behind the bumper. Then under the vehicle looped around the frame enough to keep it away from stuff to a hole under the rear seat that had a rubber plug. I cut a hole in the plug, threaded the coax, then sealed it with silicone. Then under the carpet to the dash. An 18' wire was the perfect length. Notice in my photo too I have a 10 g. ground wire attached to one bolt- it follows the same route as the coax, but it terminates to the frame. The antenna mount must be well grounded, so if you put the antenna there you will need to ground the tire carrier properly, the hinge bushings make better insulators than conductors. The antenna clears the spare tire by about 3/4", and I have a full size tire. madkiwi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 95PathDN Posted June 28, 2004 Share Posted June 28, 2004 here's mine. the mount is firestik. sorry i don't have a close up pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sw Posted June 28, 2004 Share Posted June 28, 2004 where else but the bullbar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatchet Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Where did you mount the radio? I have a galaxy dx55v I am looking to mount in my 95 I was debating inside the center console so it's tucked away safely and not seen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANDY Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 does anyone use a magnetic mount CB antenna ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverton Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 This is where mine is mounted. cable is zip tied to the tire rack and goes inside the truck through the hatch at the bottom corner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadMax2 Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 So many of us with CB's ... seems like we all go for the tire rack!!!!! haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice186 Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 i just connected my radio antenna to my cb so i dont have to figure out where to put a huge antenna somewhere haha it works good to me... downfall is i only get like maybe a mile lol but i only use it when i go offroading with friends and they arent a mile away from me just a few hundred feet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahardb0dy Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 you need to check the SWR using a external meter, if the swr is high you will hurt the CB over time. Their is a good CB shop over in holtsville Address: 1031 Waverly Avenue, Holtsville, NY 11742 Phone: (631) 447-1487 the tech there (if he is still there) is Dave, really nice guy and he knows what he is doing, he did all my work on all my cb's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InfamousDuckMan Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 photo upload I know its kind of hard to see in the picture, The white pole sticking out of my roof is a 2.1 metre GME antenna, In Australia we use UHF radios as the standard, but the principle is the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nunya Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Love the round headlight setup you got there DuckMan, reminds me of a old Range Rover! I used to have my cb through the radio antenna, worked for the time until I got a magnet mount, which was on the back left corner of my roof before the last roof rack bar. That was better. Now I have the same spare tire rack mount as pictured a few times in this thread already (but still didn't pull down the magnet mount-I'm lazy). I've thought of moving it to the lower bar, but it works 'decent' how it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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