CB Radio Antenna Mounting? Where??

[Dick]

Hi Guys,

Just brought a CB Radio for the new truck, and am a little bit in the dark as to where i should mount the aerial?

I want it somewhere where its not gonna get wrecked and ripped off while out 4x4'n.

I was thinking on mabye the front bumper or along side the bonnet. Can they be mounted inside the vehicle?

Any thoughts would be great.
Cheers

[safari_mulisha]

closer to the center of the vehicle is safer
i know of them mounted to the front of bonnets sorta offset onto the passenger side and on the roof right at the rear in the middle

[Baldrick]

If you have got the standard CB - rather than UHF/PRS - use the steel whip aerial, rather than a fibreglass one. I got mine from Christchurch. (http://www.tlparker.co.nz/)

Fibreglass don't like hitting things.

Ideally - the higher you can get it, and more central - the better.

Forgot to mention - I have mine mounted in the bonnet gutter about 1/2 way along on the drivers side.

Aerial also doubles as a height indicator for car-parks

[hinsonberger]

A great location is on the rear door spare tyre carrier if you have one.

It is nicely tucked out of the way between the tyre & the rear door, & pretty well protected.

You can make a nice neat installation job of it if you plan it out before starting.

Centre of a steel roof is theoretically the best location for performance, but generally too vulnerable for 4WDing.

Cheers