vezePilot
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I did a search and found nothing RE a CB in a Trail Boss here at the forums. Did I miss something? There is a utoob video where a guy installed a mobile HAM in his TB. The difficult part was routing wires through the firewall in order to get at the battery to power the radio. And his antenna mount is not something that I would prefer, with a bracket sticking out of a corner of the hood.
I have found a fuse location in the fuse box at the left of the instrument panel that can power accessory items. This would allow an install that does not need wires routed through the firewall. And I have found a magnetic mount 8 inch CB antenna. Further, while the hood and the doors, and perhaps other parts, are aluminum ... the top of the cab is steel. So I have ordered a well-reviewed Uniden PRO520XL radio, the 8 inch antenna and the 3-pin ATL fuse pigtail / fuse-tap to put together an install for about $130 total. Finally, I have a plan for a radio mount under the dash that does not require drilling any holes at all.
Anyone else have an install method for a CB radio in a Trail Boss?
I have found a fuse location in the fuse box at the left of the instrument panel that can power accessory items. This would allow an install that does not need wires routed through the firewall. And I have found a magnetic mount 8 inch CB antenna. Further, while the hood and the doors, and perhaps other parts, are aluminum ... the top of the cab is steel. So I have ordered a well-reviewed Uniden PRO520XL radio, the 8 inch antenna and the 3-pin ATL fuse pigtail / fuse-tap to put together an install for about $130 total. Finally, I have a plan for a radio mount under the dash that does not require drilling any holes at all.
Anyone else have an install method for a CB radio in a Trail Boss?