

| Subject: | Re: CB mounting |
| From: | tom ring |
| Date: | Sun, 20 Jul 2003 19:22:48 -0600 |
Here is the link for my radio location - high res - http://taring.org/westy/DCP_0566.jpg lower res - http://taring.org/westy/DCP_0566-2.jpg tom On 20 Jul 2003 at 16:58, tom ring wrote: > I mounted my Yaesu FT100, an amateur 100W transceiver about the size of a large > mobile CB, using 3M velcro, just to the right of the steering wheel centerline. > I did it in such a manner that the mic cable loop hangs just to the left and > right of the tach on my 85 Wolfsburg. I also used the same method to mount my > GPS to the left of the radio. The hard plastic in that area should be easy to > remove the adhesive from if you would ever need to do so. Clean it with > isopropyl alcohol first and it will stick just fine. > > If your state has issues with devices mounted on top of the dash causing > "visibility problems" this may not be a good place to mount it. I've driven > over 500K miles with radios mounted in this position througn most states east > of the Mississippi, and never been challenged. Your mileage may vary. :) > > If a picture is desired by anyone, I'll get one up as an link on my website. > > tom > > On 20 Jul 2003 at 10:00, Woodrose Dawn wrote: > > > Hi all, > > I would like to mount my CB in my 85 GL and am not > > sure where would be a good place to do so. Any > > suggestions from other CB users would be apreciated. > > Thanks. > > -TankGirl > > > > > > ===== > > 1971 Westy > > 1985 Vanagon GL > > > > Buskatiers- http://www.buskatiers.org/ > > Full Moon Bus Club- http://fmbc.carltonandadams.com/ > > Michigan Vintage VW Club- http://mvvc.net/ > > Not-A-VW Club- http://mywebpages.comcast.net/jaransont3/notavwclub/ > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! > > http://sbc.yahoo.com > > > > > ------ > Tom Ring K0TAR, ex-WA2PHW EN34hx > taring@taring.org > > "It is better to go into a turn slow, and come out fast, than to go into a turn fast > and come out dead." Stirling Moss > ------ Tom Ring K0TAR, ex-WA2PHW EN34hx taring@taring.org "It is better to go into a turn slow, and come out fast, than to go into a turn fast and come out dead." Stirling Moss
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