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COAX wire routing

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Old Jan 19, 2015 | 05:04 PM
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I ran mine from above the rear view mirror across the right side of windshield frame and back to the tailgate via the roll bar.Had plenty of slack with the 18' cable.Have a 2dr.
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Old Jan 21, 2015 | 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Old Syko
If you mount the radio over the mirror and run the coax under the carpet you will find your coax a foot or 2 short. If you run it inside the bar padding on the right side along the top it works out just about perfect if the antenna is mounted on the spare mount.
Thanks, I plan on installing everything tomorrow. I will post up some pics when all finished.
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Old Jan 22, 2015 | 09:57 AM
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Installed my Uniden Bearcat 880 today with a 3ft Firestick using the rugged Ridge mounts, both CB and antenna! Works great SWR of 1. Thanks for all the info made install a snap.

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