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[althebrief]

My radio had gone caput and I was thinking that I might replace it with a normal radio plus a CB unit. The slot is double size and I was wondering if anyone knew if an adaptor is made to allow me to take out the manufacturer's unit and replace it with a holder for a standard radio and cb?

If yes, any recommended suppliers?

It is a Wrangler sport 4.0l petrol, 04 reg.

[Nosebolt]

My radio had gone caput and I was thinking that I might replace it with a normal radio plus a CB unit. The slot is double size and I was wondering if anyone knew if an adaptor is made to allow me to take out the manufacturer's unit and replace it with a holder for a standard radio and cb?

If yes, any recommended suppliers?

It is a Wrangler sport 4.0l petrol, 04 reg.

you shouldn't need any adaptors, double din is just that, it will take two din sized devices. if you look at the sides of the cage there will be some holes for screw mounting the radio and likewise the din adaptor for the CD (most CB radios are smaller than din)

[tim_aka_tim]

It's a standard Chrysler double din unit, meaning that the fascia is curved and won't accept a standard double din stereo.

Sadly, you're not going to fit anything more than just a single dun stereo in the hole without hacking at the plastic fascia.

Here's how to replace the radio http://www.jeephorizons.com/tech/stereo/

The Fascia adapter is going to look like this...



Other TJ owners will advise you where to put your CB.

[PtP]

I know most of you will have seen this before, but I thought it might help some others.

Having seen a post on another forum about fitting a CB into a TJ got me thinking one would be handy when green laneing. I liked the look of the overhead mounting bar and decided to make one!

I don’t have supplies of steel or welding equipment, just a drill and a hacksaw etc. So a quick trip to B&Q to pick up the steel: 2 metre length of 35mm x 20mm tube and a 1 metre length of 30mm x 3mm solid bar - cost: £15.19.

These pictures show what the finished bar looks like. The additional costs were a few M5 bolts and dome nuts, a can of spray paint and two M8 x 80 mm bolts for fixing the whole mounting bar in place. The total cost was just over £20.

I didn’t have to drill any holes in the Jeep to fit all this lot!







I’m thinking I might move the whole rig forward a couple of inches on a steel plate to support the rig bracket as there is room and it would make it a little easier to see, but I’m not sure that this is really necessary.





This pictures shows the gap between the mounting bar and the top latches which is just sufficient not to trap your fingers. The bar could have been mounted 10-15mm forward, but you would always be fiddling to work the latches.





I also used a piece if the steel tube to make a mount for the aerial which is fixed in place using two of the existing bolts which hold the spare wheel carrier to the tailgate. I modified an old aerial gutter mount and fixed this to the steel tube. You could easily bend a piece of the left over flat bar for this part.