2020 Western Star 4900EX & Connex 3300

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  1. gummy bear

    gummy bear Light Load Member

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    The company I'm working with is adding a few 4900's to their fleet and sounds like I'll be assigned to one.

    I've not had the chance to physically scope one out, so it leads me to my question. Will a Connex 3300 fit in the cb slot without hacking up the slot?
     
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  3. Hammer166

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    I don't know what size a 3300 is, but I can tell you the mounting bezel is fairly tight to the sides of the slot. And the bezel is Cobra 29-sized.
     
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    I went looking for interior pics but couldnt see what i was looking for..If you get to see inside one look at the bottom of that over head cb mount area and see if there are vent holes..If so use them or build a bracket to fit..
     
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    the Connex 3300 is about 1/2 inch wider than the Cobra 29, so about the same size as a Cobra 148 GTL. So, it sounds like I may have to do some trimming.

    There aren't vent holes below the cb slot. There are a couple of map lights just below and there is a speaker to the right.

    I might be able to work up some kind of bracket to work if I can't get the Connex to fit in the regular cb slot. I attached a borrowed pic of the cb slot and a borrowed pic of what's on the bottom side of the overhead.

    Thank you, both, for your quick replies.
     

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    craig_sez Road Train Member

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    Ok here is another idea..
    Double sided sticky tape it to your dash,run your own coax..
    My 955 would fit in my cascadia but stuck out to far and from sitting below it bljrred the screen some..Soo after seeing others do it (even though i said no way)i tried it..Its solid bud,solid..
     
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  7. Hammer166

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    That's a different header than I have (4900SF carhauler, ) mines half as tall as that. Looks like the same mount though. The way it works, the radio mounts to ears on the bezel, so if you need an extra half inch, you're probably going to need to figure out another mount. Having a sheet metal shop make a bezel to fit your radio, then trimming the opening to fit would be easy enough.
     
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    You've been a world of help, sir. Thank you for the replies and the pic.

    When they get the trucks in, and I get mine, I'll have to take some time to see what I can figure out.
     
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    If they ordered them without CB installed, it won't have that mounting bezel, at least in the past. But any competent sheet metal shop could make one to fit your radio, as long as your radio will fit in the cutout.
     
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  11. gummy bear

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    Well, I decided to take the easiest route I could think of and spent some windfall cash on a brand new Connex CX-33HPC 1. Just as described on all of the product info pages I've seen, it's the same size as a Cobra 29.

    So, I'm using it in my current truck until the new trucks come in.
     
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