CB Installation - M1009

[cmroles]

I've been through quite a bit of the posts regarding CB installation, and just want to find a few more ideas for mounting locations.

My intent is to use the radio-plate on the dash as a mount for an external speaker and the "hook" to hang the mic on.

I've read that some people choose an under-dash mount. Does anyone have any pics of exactly where / how they mounted their radio? Ideally, I want it to be out of the way, but still reachable from the driver's seat. I saw one suggestion to mount underneath the ashtray...does this still allow the ashtray to be opened or is it blocked?

I'm open to any suggestions.

Thank you,

 

[snipershot]

Here's a picture of ripon pd's cucv

 

[AllenEM]

I'll be putting one in mine and I like them up high (away from water) so I plan on putting mine above the rear view mirror and I'm still thinking about the antenna were to mount it.

 

[cmroles]

Here's a picture of ripon pd's cucv

Carpet, A/C and a Center Console! Its hardly a CUCV anymore

Do you have any idea which console may have been used? I can't quite tell from the pic, but its a clean looking install!

 

[snipershot]

Troy products.com you have to buy a faceplate for every radio.

 

[AllenEM]

here is a picture of the one I made for mine last oh9

the small areas by the cord reel is where my radios and light controls and siren were mounted the long narrow area was for maps and notebooks and storage in the big covered area.

 

[Blue2actual]

mine fit perfectly with the mounting hardware in the dash above the ash tray, using the screws in the dash.

 

[cmroles]

here is a picture of the one I made for mine last oh9

the small areas by the cord reel is where my radios and light controls and siren were mounted the long narrow area was for maps and notebooks and storage in the big covered area.

That's a nice looking setup, but fabricating out of diamond-plate is a little beyond my metalworking skills!

 

[nattieleather]

That's a nice looking setup, but fabricating out of diamond-plate is a little beyond my metalworking skills!

How are you with wood? As long as you provide a ground wire for the radio hooked to the body a nice wood console will look good. Use MDF and you can even paint it OD green and people will think it's metal...

If you're looking for mounting ideas the dash has plenty of room to mount a radio, so does the roof. Also if it's a M1009 you have the space between the seats for a consol like said or even the metal post that are used in squad cars. When I had a M1009 I went to the junk yard and pulled a consol out of a civilian K-5 blazer and mounted it. then I mounted the radio to the face of it. Gave me two cup holders, a storage box and a place to mount my 2 meter radio.

Here is a website with some good information on radio mounts. Radio Mounts

 

[196thprober]

Thanks for the discussion and ideas-I have one to install after the weather breaks. (July?)

 

[Gottlos]

I cut the cup holder areas out of my center console.