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Cobra 75 and 2011 JK's

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Old 03-14-2011, 03:38 PM
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Default Cobra 75 and 2011 JK's

I'm looking at getting the CoolTech JK CB All-In-One Kit,
http://www.cooltechllc.com/jeep/jk_C...nOne_kit.shtml

But it looks like it only will fit on the 2007 to 2010 JK's…Here is a pic, it looks like the bracket won't fit on the new dash. Has anyone come up with something that WILL work with the 2011 dash?

Old 03-14-2011, 03:53 PM
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I guess you'll have to wait till someone makes one for your model.
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I was going to buy this kit.. but I think that antenna bracket is way over-priced and if you package the rest of the stuff on Amazon (or the like) it can be had for a chunk less....

I'm just sayin....
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Your right about that kit not being for the 2011. It is actually the bracket for the handheld to hook into that won't fit the 2011. I am leaving on a road trip soon and ended up ordering this kit.

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The larger bracket sits above your instrument panel and the smaller actually mounts up high as you can see in the below picture.

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Also, I don't want my antenna mounted on my license plate (which is how this kit mounts it), so I ordered the Teraflex mount for behind the spare tire.

I am supposed to have all of this on wednesday and will hopefully have time to install everything on friday. We will see how it turns out.

grant6923 I just realized that maybe I shouldn't have put this in here. I wasn't trying to hijack your thread. I was really looking at the 75, but, wasn't able to find it for the 2011 and don't have the time to wait before I leave on the trip. Good luck.

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i've got the same problem. I have the cobra 75. right now i'm using a Gear Keeper mic mount, which is a little box with a retractable chord in it. the chord hooks to the mic, and the little box has a clasp on it that you can hook to the footmans loop for the hard top locks or the sun visor. it works, but my wife hates it as i hook it to her visor. plus, when wheeling, it swings around alot and is quite annoying. it works for now, but I have to do something different.
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Thats what I got with the 08 except I got the midland 822. Love it
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I like mine here. The box is hehind the glovebox door.
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Old 09-07-2011, 05:18 AM
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Originally Posted by MikekiM
I was going to buy this kit.. but I think that antenna bracket is way over-priced and if you package the rest of the stuff on Amazon (or the like) it can be had for a chunk less....
I'm with him, quadratec + amazon did the trick for me, saved about 20-30 bucks which is not huge but it's always that.
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I mounted mine in the console. Bought a Gearkeeper retractable lanyard for a CB mic and attached the mounting d-ring to my sound bar in the center near the front. The mic cord fits through the gap in the console on either side. The mic hangs about a foot to the right of and slightly behind my right ear. It can be easily grabbed and used because of the retractable lanyard. When not in use I detach the retractable lanyard with its clip from the d-ring and put it and the mic in the console with the CB. Everything but the small d-ring is out of sight.

For power I bought an accessory adaptor from Radioshack that has its own fuse and on/off switch built in. Connected that to the power wire on the CB and plugged that into the accessory power plug-in inside the console. I liked the idea of being able to cut off the power at the accessory plug-in when the cb wasn't being used without having to pull the adaptor out.
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Originally Posted by jkdeuce
I like mine here. The box is hehind the glovebox door.
I plan on connecting mine on pass side front cinsi


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