So I decided since I had a little time today, Id mount my CB. I have a Cobra CB from walmart....Nice little deal and it works good for me. But I had a little trouble mounting it so the roof of the XJ. The head liner could not support the CB with a few screws, especially on a bumpy road. And the roof was really the only place I wanted to put it so that it was out of the way, yet accessible when needed. So I thought....and thought. And I came up with an idea, but wasnt sure it would work or how to go about it. But I figured it out and this is what I came up with...
The idea behind this was to have the hanger that came with the CB to support the weight of it...duh. But since screws couldnt do it and there is only one piece of metal between me and the outside world, I couldnt go through it either. So I decided to spread the weight of the CB throughout the entire hanger, not just 3 little screws.
I took off both sun visors and the little clips that hold them in place while stowed. Then I removed the mirror. I also took out the screw that hold the windshield frame molding in place. This allowed barely enough wiggle room with the headliner. I figured out where I wanted to mount the CB, and made two slits in the headliner for the hanger. I then put the hanger between the roof and the headliner and, with a bit of difficulty, got the hanger through...like this:
So Im spreading the load out on the head liner. Unfortunately, I didnt take a pic of the bracket before the install, but its just a "U" shaped bracket that Im sure you can visualize. I just put the two uprights (facing down) through the slits in the headliner, and you cant even tell that the cuts are there.
Then I mounted the CB and routed the cables down the pass. side windshield frame under the moulding, to the fuse box. Very stealthy...ha.
Finished:
Mounting this way also raised the CB up out of the way even more (the thickness of the head liner). After screwing the visors etc. back down, the head liner seems to be just fine, supporting it very well. I might end up puting a little JB Weld or something up in there to help, but right now it seems to work.
Thats it! Thanks for reading. Questions and comments welcome.
The idea behind this was to have the hanger that came with the CB to support the weight of it...duh. But since screws couldnt do it and there is only one piece of metal between me and the outside world, I couldnt go through it either. So I decided to spread the weight of the CB throughout the entire hanger, not just 3 little screws.
I took off both sun visors and the little clips that hold them in place while stowed. Then I removed the mirror. I also took out the screw that hold the windshield frame molding in place. This allowed barely enough wiggle room with the headliner. I figured out where I wanted to mount the CB, and made two slits in the headliner for the hanger. I then put the hanger between the roof and the headliner and, with a bit of difficulty, got the hanger through...like this:
So Im spreading the load out on the head liner. Unfortunately, I didnt take a pic of the bracket before the install, but its just a "U" shaped bracket that Im sure you can visualize. I just put the two uprights (facing down) through the slits in the headliner, and you cant even tell that the cuts are there.
Then I mounted the CB and routed the cables down the pass. side windshield frame under the moulding, to the fuse box. Very stealthy...ha.
Finished:
Mounting this way also raised the CB up out of the way even more (the thickness of the head liner). After screwing the visors etc. back down, the head liner seems to be just fine, supporting it very well. I might end up puting a little JB Weld or something up in there to help, but right now it seems to work.
Thats it! Thanks for reading. Questions and comments welcome.
