F-150 2011 installation

[quebecradioguy]

Hey!

Do you guys have any tips about installation of:
XPR4550
Uniden CB
Uniden BCD436HP

In my 2011 F-150
I would like some kind of idea for a removable box i would install "over the transmission"
But if i need to have 6 person in the truck, i need to be able to remove pretty easily

Thanks in advance

 

[mmckenna]

If you need to keep seating for 6, you are going to have to get creative.

I've got a 2011 F150 super crew and I installed a VHF CDM-1550 and an 800MHz NX-900. Both are remote head.
The control heads are mounted under the center dash stack. The bottom "cubby hole" was blocked by the CDM, I mounted the bracket for the control head to the top of the hole. The NX-900 control head is mounted under the CDM. 2 Motorola speakers are mounted behind the control heads to the plastic cover under the dash.
The two RF decks are mounted behind the back seat.
Front/Center passenger has little leg room, but it's usually my 11 year old son that gets seated there. Rarely have 6 in the cab, though.

Remote heads are really ideal for this setup if you can't install a console in the center.



Antennas are pretty easy to install on these trucks. I have a 1/4 wave VHF whip dead center on the roof and an 800MHz 1/4 wave near the back above the rear stop light.

I pulled a #6 from the battery and run back to a distribution block behind the rear seat.

5 years and I'm still pretty happy with the setup.

 

[guttapercha]

Here's what I did with my 2010. I actually replaced the pro-97 with a 536 since this photo was taken.

http://forums.radioreference.com/ra...um/194051-2010-ford-f150-console-project.html

 

[quebecradioguy]

Here's what I did with my 2010. I actually replaced the pro-97 with a 536 since this photo was taken.

http://forums.radioreference.com/ra...um/194051-2010-ford-f150-console-project.html

Wow! Thats exacly what i want to do! What did you do for Power?

 

[guttapercha]

Wow! Thats exacly what i want to do! What did you do for Power?

Power directly to battery through firewall on passenger side. Please post pics when you've completed your project!

I'm looking at '16s now (I start worrying about reliability after about 7 years, though this truck has been absolutely fantastic now with 83k). The center raised strip in the roof is a concern for installing NMOs and I'm hesitant to mount them off-center for cosmetic reasons.

 

[rbryant76]

I just posted pics of my 436 in in 2010..maybe that can give you ides.

 

[quebecradioguy]

I just posted pics of my 436 in in 2010..maybe that can give you ides.

Where?

 

[rbryant76]

New thread..same forum.

 

[quebecradioguy]

Here it is! Installation done! Pretty happy with it!

 

[guttapercha]

Here it is! Installation done! Pretty happy with it!

Fine business, and you have some extra real estate on there for future expansion!

 

[KN1IGHT]

Very neat install!
Gives me a few ideas for my future permanent install in my F150.