12awg would have been adequate and easier to handle. 8 awg is overkill, but that's how I roll. I used the same hole in the CB box to push an 8 awg stranded power cable back the other way. There's more than enough room to pull through there and not risk cutting or bending the cable too much. Fishing around, I was able to pull it up through the hole in the plastic where the radio clamp goes. The space to reach the opening in the back of the CB box was too difficult to get at. The factory cable is clipped to a harness. Inside the overhead was a little awkward. Pulling the grommets made getting the cable out of the door then aiming and pushing the cable up the A-pillar go pretty smooth. Down the door frame was straightforward, because gravity. The rest is just a matter of pushing the cable and fishing it out of the next spot. With a cut cable end, I could have pushed the cable up the mirror bracket without cutting off the factory end and pulling it with the old cable, possibly even leaving the old cable in place. I removed a trip cover under the top one thinking I could access the cable there, but it was not necessary since the cable goes straight into the door. To get from the mirror to the door, take out the two top bolts and loosen the bottom bolts. The small Wilson end barely fits, and you have to dig it out with a pick. The next restriction is where the swing away through bolt goes through the mirror bracket. I ended up pulling that end off later, not on purpose. Even that is really too big and makes running the cable a lot more difficult. I was using a Wilson cable that has a screw on PL-259 on one end, but still has a fitting on the end, albeit a small one.
In hindsight, I would have been way better off to use a solder-on PL-259 and just be working with a cut cable end. First is the factory lug loosened up, second is the Wilson mount in it's place.
#Cb radio box 1.5 install#
Next time that cover comes off, I'll have a longer (3" ought to do) lug to install too. I reinstalled my cover with the antenna installed, but I was cringing bending the plastic into place to get the top two tabs in their slots. It needs to poke up above the mirror cover enough to get a wrench on it. However, the lug itself is about an inch too short. The tab holding the antenna mount is surprisingly standard. Other observations: there is a factory ground strap bonding the mirror bracket to the door, which is pretty sweet. The electric harness passes under that hole, so even a little cutting or grinding tool on a Dremel would be somewhat tedious and risky. You won't bend that hole out with a screwdriver. This makes it very difficult to fit anything in there that isn't bendy. Where the cable goes in, the hole is small. Pulling the cable is a bit easier than it appears. Across the overhead console to the CB radio box Up the A-pillar into the overhead consoleĥ. routes with the harness but not inside it, to the door frameĤ. down the upper door frame to where the door electric harness isģ. up the mirror bracket and into the top of the doorĢ. The factory antenna cable routes as follows:ġ. Use a backup wrench on the lug or you'll end up unthreading everything a bit prematurely and possibly miss seeing how it goes together. You do have to remove the antenna mast so the hole in the cover will lift over the lug.
Push/tilt the mirrors to see and release them from the glass side. There are 6 plastic clips that you can release by using a long thin flathead screw driver. Turns out, since these OTR Macks are now a Volvo with red paint on the engine, the mirrors are Volvo rip-offs. Q: How do you get inside the mirrors to get at the antenna mount?Ī: Funny you should ask. Getting to the CB box is a fishing expedition, but not all that difficult.
You can remove the dome light switch panel and have an opening near the A-pillar you can stick your hand in, even an arm if you aren't XXL sized. Q: How do you get inside the overhead console to run wires?Ī: You don't.
#Cb radio box 1.5 tv#
I like my TV and listen to broadcast radio at times, so that was a win for me. For what it's worth, the AM/FM and TV still work great with the left mast disconnected. The solution is: install a dedicated mast for the CB. I had SWR approaching 2.0 and crappy range. It actually works great for the latter two. The factory setup multiplexes the CB antennas to serve everything: CB, FM/AM, even the TV. I found the main questions asked and either not answered well, or not at all, are:Ī: Yes, but you don't want to do that if you plan to talk more than a mile or so. Finding zero helpful posts here, or anywhere else on the interwebs for that matter, I decided to create one.
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