jeep98b

I want to hard wire my CB but have no clue what to do. I have done stereo stuff just not CB. Can someone give me an idea of what to do? Where is the best wiring spots? Thanks in advance.

finneys98xj

I wired mine into the cigar lighter. It works great.

jeep98b

Thats how I have it setup now. I am tryin to get the lighter free for other things like GPS and cell charger.

finneys98xj

Daddy runs his laptop off his cigar lighter with his CB hooked up in his truck and it works great. The cigar lighter is a 12volt constant it can handle it.

prerunner1982

Jeep98B, do you want to be able to turn on with vehicle off or on with only key? You can wire it directly to the battery with a good ground (body/chassis) or you can wire it to the fuse box to either a constant hot or switched hot and again a good ground. I believe wiring it to the fuse box may cause some engine noise over the CB. I had this problem using the cig lighter in my old pickup, but have not had this problem on my XJ. I plan to "hard wire" it with a switch to change from key on only to always hot. I dont want to forget to turn it off, its just something else I have to jack with everytime I get in and out. I would rather have it on keyed on so it goes off with I turn the vehicle off but still have the ability to use it without the key. Make sense? if not let me know and i will try to explain it a bit clearer..

fivendime

Just a little note for you guys. You can leave the CB on for days and days and still fire up your XJ as long as its got a decent battery. It doesn't draw that much current just switched on.

I wired mine to the Fuse Bock on an accesory spot. I think I am going to rewire it so it stays on the channel when I turn the key off. Thus constant hot wire needed.

redjeepZJ

I Have mine hooked up by attaching the CB wires onto the cigar lighter wires be hide it.

XJ Stryker

I have mine wired to the fuse box

Here is a pic



The red wire at the top right is in a empty fuse spot and the ground is at the bottom right hooked into the mount bolt. I tested with a multimeter to make sure it was a hot port and it was. Works great.

mike37

were did you get the arrows and how did you attach them to the fuse box

fivendime

Good shot, mine is wired into the ACC spot just above that purple wire, and you pay extra for them arrows Mike!

XJ Stryker

LMAO

Um Paint!

Programbo

It`s usually best to wire CBs right off the battery as other sources can result in a lot of auto electical noise and interference.

Teal96XJ

Mine is wired to the battery and i still get some engine noise and alotta e-fan noise as well........

90xjmark

roll your windows up

Teal96XJ

I meant thru the cb smart one......