How to hang a cb radio from a headliner?

arcticpower28 · #1 (**permalink**) 06-19-2009, 02:06 AM

I have a ford ranger and since space is limited I want to hang it from the headliner. Has anyone ever done it before? I did notice where the visors are screwed in at are very tight, but there is nothing in the center. What should I do to hang a radio from the headliner/roof? The radio,s that Iam considering in using is a galaxy 929 or a cobra 29 special edition chrome verision. any info would be helpful thanks.

truckinusa · #2 (**permalink**) 06-20-2009, 04:40 AM

run sheet metal screws right into the headliner? I don't know any other way. Try to find a piece of metal so it doesn't pierce the roof if possible. Another option is to buy a flexible mount and mount it to the floor.

tater gater · #3 (**permalink**) 06-22-2009, 12:26 PM

why not remove both visors use those mounting hole to hang some kind of shelf and put the visors on the shelf?

jujuman · #4 (**permalink**) 06-22-2009, 01:45 PM

I'm not sure how much room a ranger has, but i had an s10 once and it didn't have much room across the top. I'd try mounting it to the floor, the side of your console if you have 1. Heres a pic I found on ebay that may help ya out.

Its kinda expensive but you maybe able to make something similiar

pro1driver · #5 (**permalink**) 06-22-2009, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by arcticpower28

I have a ford ranger and since space is limited I want to hang it from the headliner. Has anyone ever done it before? I did notice where the visors are screwed in at are very tight, but there is nothing in the center. What should I do to hang a radio from the headliner/roof? The radio,s that Iam considering in using is a galaxy 929 or a cobra 29 special edition chrome verision. any info would be helpful thanks.

i too have a ford ranger. my cb is mounted under the heater controls. i simply removed the "tray" which is useless. you COULD use sheet metal screws into the headliner, BUT you had better use small ones, not more than say 1/4" in lenght, and then in my ranger, there is a seperation (?) space between the driver side and passenger side that is "double wall" so to speak. although i cannot remember right now, if you were to remove that tray under the heater controls, there is a "bar" that you might be able to use for mounting. then too, i can "hide" the cb by simply putting a rag over it...........you can't do that with a headliner mounting.......

longhaullounger · #6 (**permalink**) 06-23-2009, 11:02 AM

Pro1, that's where I mounted mine, too. I also have a Ranger. Mine's a 2006, but anytime from 1993-on, the interior's pretty much the same.

I took three or four long, black zip-ties and put them together so they were long enough to get all the way around my radio and the ashtray tracks. Basically, I tied my radio to the cradle where the ashtray used to sit. It helps that my radio (Radio Shack trc-484) is pretty small, since I have a stick shift down there too. I had to use an "L" connector to get my coax onto the back of the radio because the heater ducts located between the heater controls and your transmission "hump" made for a tight space behind the radio.

If your Ranger is an automatic transmission, you'll have an easier time getting your radio mounted down low-- and you probably will be able to mount a larger unit. My five-speed shifter makes it tighter and partially obstructs my radio knobs, so that's why I have to run a radio with a small chassis. I have channel up/down buttons on my mic, which allow me to surf the channels a little bit without bending down and taking my eyes off the road while I fumble around trying to get to the channel knob. That's a big help.

I've been looking at some of the newer Radio Shack and Uniden units, which are getting to the point that they're about half the size of even my small trc-484! I think Radio Shack (Realistic) radios get a bad rap for very little reason. In a four-wheeler install, they're probably all you'll ever need. Plus, snce they've got a much lower value and usually aren't chromed, some meth-addicted driver is less likely to steal it from your ride the next time you're on a road trip and stop at the TA for gas and some eats. I'm about to see how my old '80s Radio Shack will handle a 200 watt linear (see my thread here) if'n I ever get my hands on an SWR/watt meter I can trust...stay tuned...