93_ditchfindah Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Hey everyone! Just got a Cobra cb radio with a pa speaker!! was wondering where you guys have your radios mounted? i have a 93 pathfinder with the round dash conversion! i tried putting it below the radio in the center of the dash... but was barely too wide!!:/so 94 and up dash locations please! thanks in advance ill upload pic if needed too! heres the cb radio http://www.truckers-store.com/store-products-c148gtl-Cobra-148-GTL-Classic-SSB-CB-Radio_39990947.html (not the smaller one it a lil bit larger thand an aftermarket radio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5523Pathfinder Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Here, check this out.... http://www.nissanpathfinders.net/forum/topic/20030-newbie-cb-radios/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nissanland Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 We have the same one in our attic, good radio, just as you put it. A bit big for the pathfinder size wise. I would mount it to the back of your center console. Probably going to do that our self with the same radio, just a 95 pathfinder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverton Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Mine is "mounted" between the passenger seat and the center console. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
93_ditchfindah Posted March 5, 2014 Author Share Posted March 5, 2014 Since picking up the 94 I wanted to install a CB radio, but the 2 that I had just didn't look good anywhere I wanted to install either one. I did some measuring and came up with the Cobra 29 LTD Bluetooth, here are a few pics of the installation radio mount before trimming after trimming radio mounted external speaker mounted if you notice closely you'll see 4 holes drilled in the flat bracket, thats where I first mounted the antenna, but then I couldn't open the rear hatch window without opening the spare tire carrier. The trucker mirror mount would not fit the tube and I had to elongate the holes. I then ran the coax down under the body and through the drain plug on the right side. I wanted to run a spring with the antenna but I couldn't get the swr down below 2 on channel 40, http://www.nissanpathfinders.net/forum/public/style_emoticons/#EMO_DIR#/mad.gif without the spring channel 1 swr doesn't even move and 40 move about 3 needle lengths http://www.nissanpathfinders.net/forum/public/style_emoticons/#EMO_DIR#/happy.gif Hope this helps this is exactly what i had tried doing but was afraid if i shaved down the radio brackets the cb radio would be loose and shake around on the trails? should i just go for it or.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
93_ditchfindah Posted March 5, 2014 Author Share Posted March 5, 2014 Mine is "mounted" between the passenger seat and the center console. could you post a picture of how yours is set up? (how it looks between the seat) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverton Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 could you post a picture of how yours is set up? (how it looks between the seat) I'll take a picture later. Out of sight out of mind really. I forget it's even there most of the time, aside from having a 4 foot lightning rod on the tire carrier... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverton Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Not the classiest of installs, but it works for me. I normally have it mounted to the back of the center console, but my truck was broken in to and they stole my radio along with the little screw things that hold it to the bracket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamzan Posted March 5, 2014 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Good god dennis, clean that thing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
93_ditchfindah Posted March 6, 2014 Author Share Posted March 6, 2014 Not the classiest of installs, but it works for me. I normally have it mounted to the back of the center console, but my truck was broken in to and they stole my radio along with the little screw things that hold it to the bracket.[/quot holy hell man. your trucks as dirty as mine :O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
93_ditchfindah Posted March 6, 2014 Author Share Posted March 6, 2014 well i just got done putting mine in to test her out! and after i got it all working i found out the battery was dead! i jumped it and let it run for 40 minutes.... shut it off and went to start it again..... dead again... i cant win! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
93_ditchfindah Posted March 6, 2014 Author Share Posted March 6, 2014 well... after thinking it through... haha battery is hopefully not junk!! new hampshire was 3 degrees away from a record set 146 years ago at -10 two nights ago. and i havent even staryed my truck in about 3 days haha. can you say FROZEN BATTERY???!!! brought the battery inside so hopefully its good to go by the mornin haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nissanland Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Just a bit for you that don't have the patience to set up a wired cb you can get a good hand held cobra from pilot or flying j truck stop for $50. the perfect size and weight and no wires... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Got a model number for that? B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nissanland Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 I'll get it next time I hit either of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
93_ditchfindah Posted March 6, 2014 Author Share Posted March 6, 2014 Hey everyone! Just got a Cobra cb radio with a pa speaker!! was wondering where you guys have your radios mounted? i have a 93 pathfinder with the round dash conversion! i tried putting it below the radio in the center of the dash... but was barely too wide!!:/so 94 and up dash locations please! thanks in advance ill upload pic if needed too! heres the cb radio http://www.truckers-store.com/store-products-c148gtl-Cobra-148-GTL-Classic-SSB-CB-Radio_39990947.html (not the smaller one it a lil bit larger thand an aftermarket radio nope but i have the link from cobra whrre i bought it from above precise1 hahaha^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverton Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 Clean it? I just drive it to the mall and back, how did it get dirty?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushnut Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 THREAD JACK.....If I mount my CB antenna near the radio antenna will they interfere with each other? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverton Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 THREAD JACK.....If I mount my CB antenna near the radio antenna will they interfere with each other? They're different frequency radios, so it shouldn't. Might even help your FM radio... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nissanland Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 On semi trucks we use the cb antenna for both the radio and cb. We use a splitter and the one doesn't effect the other at all. No bleed over in speakers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushnut Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 I admit to not knowing anything about electronics....so the midland CB I have needs an external speaker...can I wire it in to the car audio system? or will I have to mount another speaker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nissanland Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Mount a separate speaker, unless you want alot of interference, you would want a automatic audio override switch that activates each time you key up the mic, and the Midlands should have a built-in speaker. Most of the Midlands are rebadged cobra radios. A good quality external though shouldn't cost much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b1ndm4n Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 I put mine in under my stereo Sent from my Q7 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
93_ditchfindah Posted March 8, 2014 Author Share Posted March 8, 2014 i think its a perfect spot for it. all i had the before wasa cubby hole for lighters. mine works awesome but deffinately putting in my external speaker. the internal one on the cb is so quiet haha i cant hear it over my super swampers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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