I am installing my c.b. today. I want to know what type of mount is the best to go with. I like the idea of the antenna in the back of the tailgate but where else would it be good to mount and is there any particular mounts to get. I have only access to antenna mounts sold at the local truck stop and there all mirror mounts.

 

FireStik has a mount that goes in one of ur bed pockets on the bed rails.. RedneckStone has one see if you can find some pics of it.. he posted some before.

 

Ill check it out ..thanks

 

if you have a tool box get a mirror clamp type mount just use the one side shaped like an L drill 4 holes in the tool box and mount it that way i'll post pics of my mount i built out of 1/4" diamond plate tig'd it together and then tig'd it to my tool box its deff one of a kind but i love it

 

this is the mount I built for my truck out of 1/4" Diamond plate





heres the style I was talking about


hope that helps you a lil

 

this is what i did, i have stepside bed so the only metal is inside the bed

 

my truck used to be driven by someone that was a firefighter, theres a rust colored spot on my bed exactly where yours is

 

Heres my whips

 

This is what I ended up doing. I already had three hideous holes on the bed lip on the right side so I bought a flat mount and fabbed it up a bit to fit those three holes. Its kinda ugly but after paint itll be good.


And just for good measure I grounded the bed to the frame properly