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Antenna Install

From 1996 Ford Bronco “*DAMIAN*”, documented by J.Mark M.

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1996 Ford Bronco - Some good 'Ole Sears weed-eater line makes for a great wire snake! 1996 Ford Bronco - Some Radio Shack connectors. 1996 Ford Bronco - I replaced the standard hardware with Stainless Steel (Nuts, bolts & washers) in an attempt to prolong rusting as long as possible. 1996 Ford Bronco - Existing antenna cable 1996 Ford Bronco - Here I drilled the top hole where the wire will exit to the antenna plate, and inserted the "snake". 1996 Ford Bronco - And here is the bottom hole, after pulling the "snake" through. I used a Snap On, hook tool to jimmy that line out the hole. It was a bit t… 1996 Ford Bronco - You can see the existing coax cable, along with the snake fully inserted. You can see why that cable had to be addressed, how ugly! 1996 Ford Bronco - So, get yourself a butt connector, which if you're doing this yourself, I'll assume you have plenty. 1996 Ford Bronco - Fire up that pipe torche, and melt the plastic insulation of the butt, exposing the crimp connector. 1996 Ford Bronco - This is the little bugger that we want. It's hot, so don't make the mistake I made and pick it up just yet. 1996 Ford Bronco - Insert the "snake" end into one side of the crimp connector, and with your crimp tool, make sure you have a successful bite. 1996 Ford Bronco - Remove some of the outer cable, along with the shielding, exposing the core. Neatly trim of the braid. 1996 Ford Bronco - A hand holds the stripped end of a black coaxial antenna cable, showing the copper braid shield folded back over the white dielectric with… 1996 Ford Bronco - Insert the core into the other end of the crimp connector, and with your crimp tool squeeze. Voíla, a beautiful run! 1996 Ford Bronco - Gently feed the coax in through the top hole, while ever so gently pulling the "snake" from the bottom. Use caution as not to slice the coa… 1996 Ford Bronco - Extreme close-up of a CB antenna mount with red braided sleeving over the shaft and a black coaxial cable, labeled "COAXIAL CABLE", exiting… 1996 Ford Bronco - Lookin' good so far. 1996 Ford Bronco - Debate-able... I figured I'd through a barrel in here in the event I need to remove the carrier. This way I need not cut the cable. SWR Pro… 1996 Ford Bronco - A little clear silicone on the holes. (it's white now, but dries clear and I'll clean the excess off later) 1996 Ford Bronco - Once the silicone is dry here, I'll snug the line up with a zip-tie. 1996 Ford Bronco - Be sure to leave some slack coming out of the truck for when the carrier is open. 1996 Ford Bronco - Rear Shot 1996 Ford Bronco - Rear Shot 1996 Ford Bronco - My *peaked* Cobra 25 LTD Classic. I took out the ash tray, being that it got NO USE, and jammed her right up in there. Nice snug fit.