Lil Wil Antenna?

So how do you run it once you get it inside the 3rd brake light? Do I have to take the headliner out?

 

Did you buy this Coax on ebay????

 

you basically have to take off all the vertical trim pieces to get the headliner out.
And once you have the coax going towards/ out the 3rd brake light.... I-you stumped me, ask Tom

Nope, I bought it at a local stereo shop here in Auburn

 

Just wondering... I bought a prebuilt cable from a guy on ebay using the same kind of coax. He didnt even solder the shields on the connectors and I found it to be not very good coax.

 

Oh wow that sucks......But yeah This is a professional trucker coax cable.

 

OK ... I'm sorry I have to laugh at that comment. That stuff is RG-8X but, I have no idea who makes it and the true quality of it versus the real Belden RG-8x. At 11meters the quality of the coax isn't as important as it is at VHF/UHF. I use Times Microwave LMR200 for my mobile installations.

 

I would have a good discussion with you about what mine has to offer, but I fogot everything about it.

 

I'm an amateur radio guy not a CB guy.

 

As long as my CB works, I'm fine with it haha

 

I can pick up my mic in my truck ... key up the radio and be talking to someone in Europe through the gateway or within a couple hundred miles with just the repeater.

 

hahaha.... wait what?! Europe??

 

^ wait! HE'S A COMMUNIST!

 

Yes Europe. Amatuer radio is far superior and yes you need a license and that requires a test. but, its really not hard to pass the entry level exam. With that you can operate on VHF/UHF. Even without the gateway the range on amateur radio is far superior. With a repeater you can get a couple hundred miles depending on the repeater and the terrain. Directly you can get 25-50 miles also depending on the terrain and your equipment. The band that CB operates on just isn't good for short range.

 

Oh yeah. I know about that Amateur Radio stuff. Its pretty high tech. Seems like alot of fun when you finally get it the way you want it.

 

i used a small bead of clear silicone around the assymbly

down the piller by the back window and rear passenger door jam, i pulled the headliner just enough. then ran it under the storage compartment under the rear passenger seats. then i ran the cable under the carpet to the center consule. you cant see any cable at all the way i did it.

also, somebody mentioned the mag mount antennas are too easy too steal...true i guess, i've had mine for going on 11 years now and no problems with anyone messing with it. it used to be on my old montero sport then i transplanted it to my tacoma when i bought it.

 

Thanks for the response, but I returned it today. I liked the idea of the mag mount, I think it has a lot better look, I just felt a little lazy to take the 3rd brake light apart, so I said screw it and went with a bed mount. They didnt have any firestiks to I got a Francis, it was the only black one they had. I got the same CB as you, now I am just trying to figure out how to mount this beast.

 

They don't make any CBs with remote mount faces?

 

thats a CB????

 

No.. its a dual band amateur radio with digital voice.