wiring a cb radio

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Right ive got my live and earth into the engine bay.
I believe i just screw my earth to the bodywork like anything else but......
which wire or fuse do i connect the live to?

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Just connect it to any on the fuse box.


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cheers just jam it alongside another wire?




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make sure the cb radio is the right way up though



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I want some advice on CB's I want one I can take out I have a cigerette lighter socket in the car and I want a gutter mount arial where can I get one and how much are there any makes to avoid?


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midland are a good make, anwhere from £30 to £100, depends wht you want!



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http://www.thunderpole.co.uk

they all fit inot a cig lighter socket, some might not have one but you canpick them up from halfords for a couple of quid.

midland is a good make of cb, if you can find one with the PA function and mount a loudspeaker under the bonnet so you can shout at people



select concorde 2 brighton then like 'heartbreaker' thats your only task for the day....do that then do whatever you want, easy!
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have a look on ebay, you can pick up a bargain. mine was £90+ from thunderpole, got it brand new for £40 off ebay.

mag mount is better in my opinion, they're more secure. i got a huge mag mount it takes a lot of effort to get it off



select concorde 2 brighton then like 'heartbreaker' thats your only task for the day....do that then do whatever you want, easy!
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I want some advice on CB's I want one I can take out I have a cigerette lighter socket in the car and I want a gutter mount arial where can I get one and how much are there any makes to avoid?


I was just looking as I want one as well but Lou isn't sure, but this was quite tempting

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looks good, but it wont have as much range as one with an ariel on the outside, and it prob eats batteries!



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you can get a cb radio that has all the buttons on the mic, and a tiny little box under the dash that it all connects to. i think cobra did one like that, if you're worried about space and security as once you unplug the mic you can't see anything.



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looks good, but it wont have as much range as one with an ariel on the outside, and it prob eats batteries!


You can connect to an external aerial and plug into lighter socket when in the car apparently and I could take in the van




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bazzer has one which is portable but ismore like a proper car one if you get what i mean.



select concorde 2 brighton then like 'heartbreaker' thats your only task for the day....do that then do whatever you want, easy!
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I'd be happy to fit a proper one but I'd need approval from above!!!




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they dont take long to fit, the one in my cooper is screwed under the dash using some holes already there, so no drilling. i have a gutter mount on it but i will take that off as i keep catching my head on it getting out of the car in a car park



select concorde 2 brighton then like 'heartbreaker' thats your only task for the day....do that then do whatever you want, easy!
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Right I've got a CB it's in wellsort of as I don't intend leavng it in permently I have gutter mount but it wobbles from side to side an ideas how to stop this?


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i cut up some garden hose (hope the old folks dont notice) and used a small strip of it in the gutter so i could tighten the bolts right up without sctratching the paint



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How did you earth it then?
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it earths through the unit, (thats why theres 2 cores on the cable - coaxial) and anyway, its a plastic mount... mag mounts also have rubber bases so they dont scratch.



select concorde 2 brighton then like 'heartbreaker' thats your only task for the day....do that then do whatever you want, easy!
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I've adjusted the angle of the ariel and it seams ok now may need a bigger ariel though.....


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