Re:Gadget's 2019 hearing aid SZ5

Hay Gadget, nice updates, thanks.

I was wondering if youve had any more thoughts on the CB install?

I fancy popping my midlands CB into the cabin and running it off a "magic pro" module. I was interested to find out what aerial ideas you might have, as in welding an attachement plate on or around the spare wheel plates, and having a decent aerial hooked up etc etc.

Cheers buddy!

Hi Andy, I've not made any progress on the CB front yet. Have been saving my pennies waiting for the Jimnybits rocksliders, so haven't bought a CB set, although it's the Midland M5 I plan to get, with all the controls and display on the mic.

I'm still thinking of a bracket using the spare wheel mount for the aerial, although that would mean me drilling a hole in the back door to run the coax through! :S

Gadget wrote: Hi Andy, I've not made any progress on the CB front yet. Have been saving my pennies waiting for the Jimnybits rocksliders, so haven't bought a CB set, although it's the Midland M5 I plan to get, with all the controls and display on the mic.

I'm still thinking of a bracket using the spare wheel mount for the aerial, although that would mean me drilling a hole in the back door to run the coax through! :S

Hi mate,

Have to say you really do live up to your name gadget! That midland M5 is a wicked piece if kit. I had no idea these tiny little CB's were availavle. Gonna be much more easy to position in cabin and sooo much more discreet!

Yeah..... the hole in the rear door is rather terrifiying, but at least it'll be behind the spare wheel and truly hidden. Still a little unerving though hay!

Hope to get this project going soon. Cheers for the update.

I know someone mentioned removing a bolt from the spare wheel bracket, my idea would be to see if it is possible to drill out the centre of the bolt and feed the coax through then fit the connector. That way you would have the bolt heat to apply some heat shrink to and no fretting bracket to rub your paint away. Just a thought off top of my head.

Soeley wrote: I know someone mentioned removing a bolt from the spare wheel bracket, my idea would be to see if it is possible to drill out the centre of the bolt and feed the coax through then fit the connector. That way you would have the bolt heat to apply some heat shrink to and no fretting bracket to rub your paint away. Just a thought off top of my head.

I think I saw the same comment on Facebook but hadn't considered it seriously before now, but that might be a really clever way to do it.

Looking at this photo from one of GeorgeC's posts (where did he go?) there are four 10mm bolts holding the spare wheel mount to the rear door. Not sure if the retaining holes open into the rear door space or are closed off? Will need to pull the door trim off again to check.



Co-ax is what 5-6mm? So in theory there would be enough room to run the cable through a center-drilled bolt to give a very neat and easily waterproofed entry point.

You could also squeeze some sealant into the bolt hole to seal the coax in as well.