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Old Mar 16, 2011 | 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by 2wd5spd
Just took a pic. Its dark out, so you can't see much and there is no flash on my phone. But I can show off my interior lights too! Ill get a better pic tomm


where about did you mount your neons??? if u got a chance can u take a pic?
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Old Mar 16, 2011 | 09:43 PM
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Originally Posted by lyon F 150

where about did you mount your neons??? if u got a chance can u take a pic?
I got one strip up under the middle part of my seat, one strip above the drivers feet and above the passanger seat feet area. Im plannin on adding many more. Ill grab some pics of them tomm.


As for the cb and antenna, here's some better pics


I know the washers on the antenna look bad, but it wouldn't get tight and that's all I had to use lol
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Old Mar 16, 2011 | 11:37 PM
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That looks good. I also like the lights also. Do they come on when you turn the truck on or do you have a switch to turn them on
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Old Mar 16, 2011 | 11:46 PM
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I have the power runnin off the fuse for the headlights, but also have a toggle switch hooked into them. They only come on when I have the headlights(or parking lights) on. I did that so they cone on when its dark and you can see them. I got them hooked into a toggle switch so I can turn em off when it's dark, cuz they tend to reflect a little bit on windows and it makes it hard to see a few spots at night, its not that bad tho. I like them a lot. I want to put 1 big strip behind my seats also
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Old Mar 16, 2011 | 11:48 PM
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I tried to get mine to fit behind the shifter and couldnt get it to sit right so I put it just under the cubby hole under the steering wheel
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Old Mar 16, 2011 | 11:51 PM
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Mine BARELY fits where it is. 5 gear comes within an 1/8th of an inch from hitting it lol
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Old Mar 16, 2011 | 11:55 PM
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If you dont have a temp gauge and sunglasses holder in between your sun visors. that is a good place to mount your cb since you have a 5 speed. and i would go with firesticks they are the best whips you can get. also i would go with 3 footers not 4s bc 4 look alil to tall for our 150 cabs just my pov thou
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Old Mar 17, 2011 | 12:09 AM
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I have mine mounted in my center console, but thats obviously not an option for you. CB and Scanner in the console, and both antennas on the tool box.
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Old Mar 17, 2011 | 11:57 AM
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I have mine mounted right behind the shifters like 2wd5spd does. I tucked all wiring into the black cover right behind it, so it looks pretty clean. I'll get pics of it later today. I bought a small one specifically so I wouldn't run into many mounting problems, but I think I'm going to get a bigger one since this one doesn't have much functionality. I have one four foot antenna that was mounted to the drivers side of the bed with half of a truckers mirror mount right between the headache rack and the tool box.

I also have it hooked up to a PA speaker, which makes embarrassing my girlfriend really fun from time to time, haha. Picking her up with the ice cream truck song playing really turns her cheeks red.
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Old Mar 17, 2011 | 12:54 PM
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my cb is in the same place, i have a 5 speed too, when i got the truck there was a bracket there already so all i had to do was put it in and run the antenna out, i need a better antenna, i have a magnet mount.
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