Running COAX in Mirror mount for Pete 386

I have a Wilson 2000 trucker mounted on my right mirror. Right now the coax is ran through the door. So far no problem, as I don't open the right door much. I did look at trying to get the coax through the mirror bracket hole, but due to time, had to leave it alone. It seems that I would need to take half the dash out to run the coax.

So is there anyone with some experience in this, that can provide me with some insight? Once I find out what it takes, I'll pick up a second antenna, for the left side, and a co-phase coax and run them properly.

My radio is mounted to the underside of the upper cubby hole, the plate that's provided by the factory. So I would need to run the coax up the pillar then over.

Is it easier to run/chase the coax from the radio to the mirror, or vice-versa?

 

Yep, that's my truck, and I'll leave it single. Wasn't sure if I would gain much by going co-phase, but reading a lot of your posts, you do seem to know what you're talking about. Would I be just a little better off, putting the antenna on the left mirror? Or would it not make enough difference to mess with?

Now you say the coax is strapped to the body in a few places? I ran my own coax, and it just goes through the door opening. Are you talking about any existing coax? There is an old, cheapo co-phase that runs through the mirror brackets.

Overhead, as in the overhead that has the cubby holes? I'll take a good look at it this next week. I hope it's easier than getting the door pillar off,which looks like I have to take the glovebox, ie; dash out.

Thanks Rat.

 

Mine is an '08. Just got back home, and after being in the darn thing for the last few days and nights, I never looked at it. I think the main reason was, I was told that I would probably be getting a new KW T800 in February. He has some new ones ordered, and is getting rid of the '07 & '08 Pete 386s. We've been having nothing but problems with the REGEN. The KWs will have the PACCAR engines, and will have that DEF stuff. Boss thinks they will be better.

So if I'm going to get another truck soon, I'll just leave it as is for now.

 

They do get wound out, 65-72mph. What's seem to help so far, is changing the fuel filters more often. They were waiting to change them at oil changes, 20k miles, but now are changing them every 10k. Still we have at least 1 truck a week go down due to the REGEN.

 

Maybe that's why I've yet to have a problem. When I get behind a slow car (or truck), I'll drop down/split a gear, and run for miles that way, instead of running in 13 high, at about 12-1300.

Most of the time pulling a hill, I'll let her back down to about 1200 then catch a lower gear and run it up till she just hits the peak for that gear, which can be a half mile or more.