The CB Radio or citizen’s band radio has been in use by drivers for years as a technique to talk and assist motorists out in instances of trouble. Years before the advent of mobile phones, drivers would use CB radios to inform each other of adversarial street conditions and call for assistance within the event of a breakdown. Mounting a CB radio in your Ford Ranger can simply be accomplished and may come in handy in case your pickup ever breaks down.

Mounting the CB Radio

1. Disconnect the ground cable from the negative battery terminal. Loosen the retaining bolt utilizing a wrench. Then pull the clamp off the terminal.
2. Find a place inside the passenger cabin the place you want to mount the bottom unit. It needs to be inside easy attain of the driver.
3. Mount the bottom unit contained in the passenger cabin using the brackets and screws provided with the CB radio.

Grounding the CB Radio

1. Find the bottom (black) wire on the back of the bottom unit.
2. Shave 1/2 inch of insulation off the tip of the bottom wire using electrician’s pliers.
3. Slide a hoop crimp terminal onto the naked portion of the ground wire.
4. Crimp the terminal utilizing electrician’s pliers.
5. Lay the ring terminal towards a bare portion of the car’s body. The terminal should be against metal.
6. Secure the ring terminal to the car’s body by screwing a self-drilling, self-tapping screw by means of the ring terminal, using a power drill and driver bit.

Running the CB Radio Positive Wire

1. Locate the constructive (pink) wire on the back of the CB radio.
2. Shave about half inch of insulation off the red wire utilizing electrician’s pliers.
3. Shave about 1/2 inch of insulation off the end of a spool of crimson wire.
4. Connect the 2 purple wires by inserting each end into a barrel crimp connector and crimping each sides.
5. Route the red wire from the CB Radio to the fuse panel, which is situated underneath the sprint on the driving force’s facet of the vehicle. Make sure to hold the wire away from any shifting parts below the sprint, such because the fuel, brake and clutch pedals.
6. Safe the wire underneath the dash utilizing plastic wire ties.

Connecting to the Fuse Block

1. Reduce the pink wire to size, using a pair of diagonal cutters.
2. Shave 1/2 inch of insulation off the tip of the pink wire using electrician’s pliers.
3. Slide the naked wire into a feminine crimp connector then crimp the connector to the wire utilizing electrician’s pliers.
4. Slide the feminine crimp connector onto one of many accessory terminals on the fuse block. If you have bother locating an adjunct terminal, seek the advice of your automobile’s proprietor’s manual.

Mounting the CB Radio Antenna

1. Locate a place exterior the passenger cabin to mount the antenna. Whereas a shorter antenna might be mounted on the car’s roof, a longer one will have to be mounted someplace lower, such as the bed or bedrail.
2. Drop your antenna into place if it has a magnetic base; otherwise, use sheet steel screws to safe it.
3. Route the coaxial cable into the passenger cabin utilizing the shortest route possible. Search for rubber access plugs behind the seat or in the ground you could run the cable through.
4. Plug the coaxial cable into the rear of the CB radio base unit.
5. Plug the microphone into the CB radio base unit.
6. Slide the microphone into the holder on the facet of the bottom unit.
7. Reconnect the ground cable to the destructive battery terminal by sliding the clamp over the terminal. Then tighten the retaining bolt using a wrench.