cb antenna

[the big blue bus]

i just picked up a cobra 19 radio. still debating on what to do for antenna set up. i like the look of wilson 500 and the 1000 in the center of the roof but not the price of em. i also thought of a 5' firestik on the left side of rear bumper or mounting it to the cross bar on roof with a mirror mount or could i just drill a hole and screw the stud on. wich would be the best set up. dont need to get like signals from a million miles away just use it when driving around with friends.

 

[coastsidekid]

wilsons are good, firestiks are good too. a kicker is what u want, then u can hear and send for miles!

 

[the big blue bus]

im not too worried about sending for miles... just use it for close stuff, im just more in need of mounting pics and which antenna to get. now that i think about it if i mounted to cross bar it woudlnt be in center of truck and id like to get decent range out of it. im looking for either a 4 or 5 foot for the roof or the 5 foot on rear bumper. cant decide which i like. my buddy has a 3ft on his blazer. doesnt look too bad but i likt em bigger. or the blue is one i saw with wilson 1000 looked good.

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[Mike]

Put a 10 foot on the rear bumper and attach the top to your roof rack so it is bent way forward.

 

[the big blue bus]

the 102" ss whip from radio shack?

 

[Minimeh93]

the 102" ss whip from radio shack?

yes, i have heard people with tahoe's and burbs have ok luck with 102's on the bumper. but I would suggest the wilson 1000 roofmount if you want to spend the cash, and it would probably work better than the 102 on the bumper in some ways

 

[the big blue bus]

i had thought about the 102 on bumper but decided it would be too big and funny looking. the blue tahoe above has the wilson 1000. i also like this set up a lot. i plan to do a diesel bumper too and cab lights possibly so it would look good from the front. and i think id do dual 4fts? and just hook one up but where could i get the fender mounts?

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[Minimeh93]

that works too, 88GMC runs those on his truck like that.
these mounts would work great
http://www.walcottcb.com/firestik-mk274r-groove-hoodfender-cb-antenna-mount-kit-p-313.html?cPath=28_353_430
and get this one for the other side
http://www.walcottcb.com/firestik-ss274-adjustable-hoodfender-antenna-mount-p-314.html?cPath=28_353_430
Another thing 88GMC did was wire the pass side antenna to the am/fm radio and took off the stock antenna

 

[the big blue bus]

thank you so much for those links man. now should i go with 4ft or 3fts? i know stock radio one is like 2 1/2 feet. but id like to have springs on both sides too but dont want antennas stickin up so high

 

[the big blue bus]

i think im going to go with a 3ft on drivers side for now. and eventualy do the other side too and hook it up to radio and get rid of stock antenna. should i get springs for them?