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JoshTurner · 01-08-2009, 06:11 PM

OK...This has been asked alot lets do a thread & maybe it will stop the question & maybe be a stickie...

How do you mud proof your radio or CB?? Or how do you have it mounted to be mud/water proof??

Has anyone found a waterproof CB yet?? Radio Shack used to but quit making it..

83kingcab · 01-08-2009, 06:57 PM

my cb is mounted to the headliner, if it gets wet i have other problems

abig84 · 01-08-2009, 08:16 PM

i have a little flap of leather that hangs over my radio to keep mud out of it... simple

RidinDirty78 · 02-25-2009, 11:13 AM

For the chevy guys with 73-87 trucks and blazers you can get a head liner that has a slot in it for a radio (am/FM) but you could use it for a cb. and like said above if you have mud up to the head liner you have bigger problems! you can get it out of LMC TRUCKS catalog.

TEX · 02-25-2009, 11:59 AM

I had mine mounted to the cage when I had a Jeep.

mudskipper4x4 · 02-25-2009, 03:10 PM

Something like this will work for the radio, and possibly modified to work with a cb.

Midget28 · 02-25-2009, 05:11 PM

keep the windows half way up and doors shut..... and mount the radio as high as you can be it to the roof or top of the dash(mines on the dash) granted Im not strictly into mud.

LegendKiller89 · 02-26-2009, 06:50 PM

I also have my CB mounted to the dash.

TAWL_BOY · 02-27-2009, 11:37 AM

I sell the cd player covers and marine grade head units.

Or you can skip the head unit all together and hook you iPod directly into a marine grade amp.
Otterbox makes completely waterproof cases for most iPods.

RedneckMuddking · 03-06-2009, 04:01 PM

we put one in my buddies dash and it stays out of harms way.

CRAZY RABBI · 04-06-2009, 06:29 PM

Radio shack sells a Water Resistant radio made by uniden . Its for motorcycles and boats. I know a guy who had one on his honda it worked pretty well. If possible mount is as high as you can and put dieletric grease in all the plug connections as well

crewchief888 · 04-13-2009, 01:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JoshTurner

OK...This has been asked alot lets do a thread & maybe it will stop the question & maybe be a stickie...

How do you mud proof your radio or CB?? Or how do you have it mounted to be mud/water proof??

Has anyone found a waterproof CB yet?? Radio Shack used to but quit making it..

radio shack used to have a "water resistant" cb friend of mine had one (operative word here is "HAD") until he had it mounted down on the center console in his jeep and had water up over the seats. mine is currently mounted on the crossbar of my cage, that is up a little higher than the stock dash would have been. this radio has survived for many years, and still works somehow. get it up as high as you can, might even check at some junkyards in the factory custom vans and see if you can locate a plastic or fibreglass overhead consold and cut it to fit your truck. i did this in my old 78 bronco, and kept accesory wiring and radio up out of harms way

CRAZY RABBI · 04-13-2009, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by crewchief888

radio shack used to have a "water resistant" cb friend of mine had one (operative word here is "HAD") until he had it mounted down on the center console in his jeep and had water up over the seats. mine is currently mounted on the crossbar of my cage, that is up a little higher than the stock dash would have been. this radio has survived for many years, and still works somehow. get it up as high as you can, might even check at some junkyards in the factory custom vans and see if you can locate a plastic or fibreglass overhead consold and cut it to fit your truck. i did this in my old 78 bronco, and kept accesory wiring and radio up out of harms way

Yeah those radios are water resistant not water proof. Uniden make the radios for radio shack . They will take a down pour but thats is once you submerge them game over .

Georgia Mike · 04-13-2009, 06:08 PM

A low-buck approach would be a cheap external speaker and a gallon ziplock bag. Wrap the CB in the bag, poke a small hole for the mic & speaker wires and you're good to go. Keep the bag unzipped when you're in the dry areas so it doesn't get too hot, then zip it closed when you're getting into the muck.

fal308 · 04-15-2009, 09:17 AM

I've seen Tupperware style containers modified to work as waterpfoof containers. They have holes drilled for the cables and then siliconed. The lid is left off for normal usage and can be snapped on to waterproof the unit.

Urban Wheeler · 05-04-2009, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by mudskipper4x4

Something like this will work for the radio, and possibly modified to work with a cb.

I have seen similar for marine radios. Has a cover that flips down and slides in.

Maybe a "marine cb" would be what you want?

01-08-2009, 06:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
JoshTurner Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Member # 56006 Posts: 2,111	CBs & radios... OK...This has been asked alot lets do a thread & maybe it will stop the question & maybe be a stickie... How do you mud proof your radio or CB?? Or how do you have it mounted to be mud/water proof?? Has anyone found a waterproof CB yet?? Radio Shack used to but quit making it..

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RidinDirty78 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Member # 129016 Location: sf bay area, ca Posts: 7	For the chevy guys with 73-87 trucks and blazers you can get a head liner that has a slot in it for a radio (am/FM) but you could use it for a cb. and like said above if you have mud up to the head liner you have bigger problems! you can get it out of LMC TRUCKS catalog. __________________ [COLOR="Silver"]78 chevy sb, sm465,d44,d60. nothing in life is free!!!!:flipoff2:[/COLOR]

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Midget28 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Member # 130105 Location: What Cheer Posts: 813	keep the windows half way up and doors shut..... and mount the radio as high as you can be it to the roof or top of the dash(mines on the dash) granted Im not strictly into mud. __________________ "TO BE OLD AND WISE YOU MUST FIRST BE YOUNG AND STUPID"

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83kingcab Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Member # 103250 Location: milton-freewater, oregon Posts: 120	my cb is mounted to the headliner, if it gets wet i have other problems

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LegendKiller89 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Member # 128238 Posts: 770	I also have my CB mounted to the dash.

02-27-2009, 11:37 AM	#9 (permalink)
TAWL_BOY OCX Off Road Audio Join Date: May 2006 Member # 72810 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,457	I sell the cd player covers and marine grade head units. Or you can skip the head unit all together and hook you iPod directly into a marine grade amp. Otterbox makes completely waterproof cases for most iPods. __________________ Custom Speaker Cans for Your Buggy, Side by Side, or Boat LIKE US Use PBB15 for $15 OFF Order of $130+

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RedneckMuddking Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Member # 131142 Location: Pueblo, Colorado Posts: 14	we put one in my buddies dash and it stays out of harms way.

04-06-2009, 06:29 PM	#11 (permalink)
CRAZY RABBI Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Member # 126577 Location: Cape May , NJ Posts: 95	Radio shack sells a Water Resistant radio made by uniden . Its for motorcycles and boats. I know a guy who had one on his honda it worked pretty well. If possible mount is as high as you can and put dieletric grease in all the plug connections as well __________________ Shalome!

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Georgia Mike Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Member # 22824 Location: Flowery Branch, GA Posts: 699	A low-buck approach would be a cheap external speaker and a gallon ziplock bag. Wrap the CB in the bag, poke a small hole for the mic & speaker wires and you're good to go. Keep the bag unzipped when you're in the dry areas so it doesn't get too hot, then zip it closed when you're getting into the muck. __________________ [COLOR="red"][B]You can say what you want about the South, but you never hear of anyone retiring and moving North[/B][/COLOR]

04-15-2009, 09:17 AM	#15 (permalink)
fal308 Wheeler Join Date: Feb 2008 Member # 109289 Location: Pacific/South County MO Posts: 265	I've seen Tupperware style containers modified to work as waterpfoof containers. They have holes drilled for the cables and then siliconed. The lid is left off for normal usage and can be snapped on to waterproof the unit.

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