# Im a Hick, My CB Install

**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/im-a-hick-my-cb-install/10520
**Category:** Builds
**Created:** [April 9, 2006, 12:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/im-a-hick-my-cb-install/10520 "2006-04-09T12:28:50Z")
**Posts on this page:** 13
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### Author: ![EMX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ea924/32.png) [@EMX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/EMX)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2006, 12:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/im-a-hick-my-cb-install/10520/1 "2006-04-09T12:28:50Z")

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I put it where my heat controls were. Since I have no A/C and dont drive the jeep that much in the winter, I moved the head controls to the Glove Box:

![http://www.emxsays.com/misc/CB%20a5.jpg](http://www.emxsays.com/misc/CB%20a5.jpg)

The heat controls are still easy to use and get too.

Then I used some 50 cents metal pieces I found at Chase Pitkin to fab up some mounts and put the mic next to my keys:

![http://www.emxsays.com/misc/CB%20a1.jpg](http://www.emxsays.com/misc/CB%20a1.jpg)  
 ![http://www.emxsays.com/misc/CB%20a4.jpg](http://www.emxsays.com/misc/CB%20a4.jpg)

Then I mounted the Antenna where my 3rd brake light used to be and I grounded the mount to the body for a good ground plane.

![http://www.emxsays.com/misc/CB%20a2.jpg](http://www.emxsays.com/misc/CB%20a2.jpg)  
 ![http://www.emxsays.com/misc/CB%20a3.jpg](http://www.emxsays.com/misc/CB%20a3.jpg)

works great and I tuned it

what do you guys think?

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### Author: ![zwarbyt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zwarbyt/32/7623_2.png) [@zwarbyt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/zwarbyt)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2006, 12:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/im-a-hick-my-cb-install/10520/2 "2006-04-09T12:31:09Z")

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hmmmm no props in thread for giveing you a free cb radio?

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### Author: ![BDR5oh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bdr5oh/32/7315_2.png) [@BDR5oh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BDR5oh)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2006, 12:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/im-a-hick-my-cb-install/10520/3 "2006-04-09T12:42:03Z")

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Looks good … i think every offroader should come equiped with the trailer park cell phone … i know my bronco had one

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### Author: ![Maksim2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dec6dc/32.png) [@Maksim2000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Maksim2000)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2006, 12:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/im-a-hick-my-cb-install/10520/4 "2006-04-09T12:46:23Z")

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Ian, I have a SWR meter you can borrow if you want to set up the antenna

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### Author: ![Adictd2b00st](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/adictd2b00st/32/7625_2.png) [@Adictd2b00st](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Adictd2b00st)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2006, 12:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/im-a-hick-my-cb-install/10520/5 "2006-04-09T12:46:48Z")

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i love how there is dried mud splattered on the dash :tup: haha

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### Author: ![zwarbyt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zwarbyt/32/7623_2.png) [@zwarbyt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/zwarbyt)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2006, 1:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/im-a-hick-my-cb-install/10520/6 "2006-04-09T13:12:23Z")

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> [@Maksim2000](#):
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> Ian, I have a SWR meter you can borrow if you want to set up the antenna

omg he lives

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### Author: ![Maksim2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dec6dc/32.png) [@Maksim2000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Maksim2000)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2006, 1:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/im-a-hick-my-cb-install/10520/7 "2006-04-09T13:20:06Z")

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> [@zwarbyt](#):
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> omg he lives

Hi

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### Author: ![EMX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ea924/32.png) [@EMX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/EMX)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2006, 1:43pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/im-a-hick-my-cb-install/10520/8 "2006-04-09T13:43:46Z")

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already have one

and mad d d d props to zwarbyt for the FREE CB!!!

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### Author: ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2006, 8:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/im-a-hick-my-cb-install/10520/9 "2006-05-02T08:42:46Z")

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hot 🙂

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### Author: ![zwarbyt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zwarbyt/32/7623_2.png) [@zwarbyt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/zwarbyt)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2006, 8:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/im-a-hick-my-cb-install/10520/10 "2006-05-02T08:46:51Z")

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sessy

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### Author: ![Daddie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/daddie/32/7621_2.png) [@Daddie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddie)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2006, 8:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/im-a-hick-my-cb-install/10520/11 "2006-05-02T08:49:25Z")

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lol @ trailer park cell phone

Nice ian

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### Author: ![Muscle50](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bcef8e/32.png) [@Muscle50](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Muscle50)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2006, 8:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/im-a-hick-my-cb-install/10520/12 "2006-05-02T08:53:33Z")

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> [@BDR5oh](#):
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> Looks good … i think every offroader should come equiped with the trailer park cell phone … i know my bronco had one

LOL, I used to say “Breaker Breaker 1-9” in that thing

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### Author: ![zwarbyt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zwarbyt/32/7623_2.png) [@zwarbyt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/zwarbyt)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2006, 8:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/im-a-hick-my-cb-install/10520/13 "2006-05-02T08:54:37Z")

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calling all cletus’s
