Heres how I did the install.
Step 1: Remove the dash panel and the lower panel below the radio. You also have to unscrew the center console and slide it back to get these out.
http://webpages.charter.net/mcarvalh/CB_Install/cbinstall1.jpg Step 2: I had to remove the factory amp. Some trucks wont have this I assume. This is the hole that is left
http://webpages.charter.net/mcarvalh/CB_Install/cbinstall2.jpg Step 3: Here is a pic of the amp removed to see the relative size that could be a problem when trying to mount in somewhere else. This comes out with 4 bolts and a little wiggling..
http://webpages.charter.net/mcarvalh/CB_Install/cbinstall3.jpg Step 4: Checked the amount of clearance space I'll have now that the amp is gone....Plenty of room here now:
http://webpages.charter.net/mcarvalh/CB_Install/cbinstall4.jpg Step 5: Remove the panel and mark of the hole where I will cut. I made it just wide enough, and had to enlarge it the second time around to make it work with the angle I'm mounting it at. I made it just big enough so it has some support on the bottom.
http://webpages.charter.net/mcarvalh/CB_Install/cbinstall5.jpg Step 6: Made some measurements with a marker and drilled a hole in the side of the pocket. I can now screw the CB into the side using the supplied mounting screws.. I was lucky that the mounting holes happened to line up where I want the CB to be in the pocket.
http://webpages.charter.net/mcarvalh/CB_Install/cbinstall5b.jpg Step 7: Tested out how it would look before wrapping it up. Looks good, and no clearance issues with the shifter or transfer case lever.
http://webpages.charter.net/mcarvalh/CB_Install/cbinstall6.jpg Step 8: I grounded the Radio to a metal brace under the radio location. (Too much flash in the pic)
http://webpages.charter.net/mcarvalh/CB_Install/cbinstall8.jpg Step 9: Wired up the CB to the factory radio wires. I think its green/red for ACC and red/yellow for 12V Constant.
http://webpages.charter.net/mcarvalh/CB_Install/cbinstall7.jpg Thats pretty much it. The hardest part was cutting the pocket just right and lining up the holes in the side to screw into the radio from outside of the pocket. Its very sceure and doesnt move at all. If I did it again, I might consider angle it up a bit more, but i think its just fine as it is now, and I can easily replace that pocket piece if I ever sell the truck..
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