Bill,
I have the 2' Firestik and hood mount on my 98. Purchased them from
www.valcoelectronics.com
Go here http://207.36.47.252/cbacc/surface_mounts.htm and scroll down to
look at kit MK184R. The connector on the radio side of the antenna cable is
not installed. You will strip and solder it on yourself. I passed the cable
through a grommet on the firewall.
Ken
98 CC 4x2
"Bill Pitz" <dakota@billpitz.com> wrote in message
news:csqovv0elnc304j65o78kvpb7lju48tuau@4ax.com...
>
> On Fri, 09 Jan 2004 06:06:02 -0500, bill@nissley.com ("Bill Nissley")
> wrote:
>
> >
> >It is a firestick for my ham radio, I have 2 different ones, a 1/2 wave
and
> >a 1/4 wave. I use the 1/2 wave on trips, you can see it in the picture
with
> >the trailer.
> >
> >As for mounting, I didn't drill any holes, I also have a problem with
that.
> >The cable is a special one that has an o-ring connector so it doesn't
have
> >to loop down. It come out horizontally from the shaft. It runs directly
> >under the hood and from there I have the excess cable loosly looped (to
> >prevent a "coil" problem) in the fender opening. From there I run the
cable
> >trough the large access whole that is full of cables into the cab of the
> >truck.
>
> Hmm, good to know.
>
> How'd you handle the connector on the radio side of the cable? I have
> a couple of places I could run it through, but not if the cable
> already had a connector on it. (There's room in the hole next to the
> steering shaft, and there's also a grommet in the driver's side door
> frame, right above where the wiring runs into the door... this looks
> the same as the one on the passenger's side that has what I believe to
> be the stereo antenna wire running through it)
>
> That's why I think the ideal solution for me would be to just crimp my
> own connector on the cable once it's inside the cab.
>
> I have looked at FireStik's antenna mount for the Dakota -- definitely
> very appealing since it requires no drilling to install.
>
> -Bill
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