Pics of my Mil-Looking CB install

Since only one of my group of local MV friends has a working Mil radio and I don't have the funds at this time to get my own I gave my CB a spray can military look. I took a new CB that I just got off of eBay apart and gave it a professional looking repaint. I then made a metal mount for it at my shop. To the average non-MV person it looks military. Radio Shack had a Mag-Mount antenna that was all black so it works out with the look. Total price just under $100 and everything was new. Now I just have to get the rest of my friends to jump on board the old school technology so we can talk while we convoy.

As a bonus I get to hear the weather while driving now instead of just my tires humming along. Seems that nobody else is using CB anymore because all the other channels are quiet.

wow! that's neat

if i ever got that, i would need more special equipment!

Looks good , nice job !

That's a great idea. Nice, clean job you did too.

I like it. You did a nice job. I know what you mean with the nobody talking on the CB. I used to always have a CB in my trucks and have about 4 or 5 of them and a collection of antenna's. But now everybody has cell phones so the CB's collect dust, 10-4.

OLDCHEV4X4 said:

I like it. You did a nice job. I know what you mean with the nobody talking on the CB. I used to always have a CB in my trucks and have about 4 or 5 of them and a collection of antenna's. But now everybody has cell phones so the CB's collect dust, 10-4.

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Cobra makes a Bluetooth enabled CB now...You can actually talk on your phone thru your CB...

http://www.livecbradio.com/cobra-29-ltd-blue-tooth.htm

Also RCI is making a CB that you can use as an MP3 player...


http://www.livecbradio.com/ranger-rci-tlm1.htm

OD makes everything look better. Here's my radio and shifter in my M715:

That's a nice set up you have in your 1009. I've got the same model, I use in my non m.v. trucks , and have 5 more, that will go in some of my m.v. s

Nice job, think I'll steal your idea for my Duce.

IRWFO, that's one real nice install. Looks factory! But I'm most jealous of that dash pad! Is that a repo or was that original?

319 said:

IRWFO, that's one real nice install. Looks factory! But I'm most jealous of that dash pad! Is that a repo or was that original?

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Thanks for all the compliments. I forgot to mention the paint was from Aervoe. As you can see it's almost a perfect match to the real CARC on the dash. The color can't get any closer it's just not as flat.

The dash is a real good condition original with just some cracks at a few of the speaker holes. It was sprayed with the dash dye from LMC.

Very good, I like it.

hay you did a nice detailed job with wireing it looks pro

hay randycycle what pttter is the shifter in

i ment pattern that is

are you going to put any overhead stuff on like a backup cameria?

hay irwfo have you ever thought of putting 1114 tires on your rig i have seen it done in iraq when i was there in 04

on a contact truck chevy type it gave it a wider stance looked real mean

wolverine said:

hay randycycle what pattern is the shifter in

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It is a standard pattern for a TH400 trans.

IRWFO said:

Thanks for all the compliments. I forgot to mention the paint was from Aervoe. As you can see it's almost a perfect match to the real CARC on the dash. The color can't get any closer it's just not as flat.

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It wont be that close of a match when it turns pink on you





I have noticed that the pink on my hood actually washes off with a little work. Discovered it when I brushed snow off the other day.