Stealth GMRS Radio Install and Wire Routing

My stealth install of my Midland MXT275 GMRS radio. I’ll show you an easy way to route your antenna wire to the cowl location and a few ideas for passing wires through the firewall without drilling in your Jeep Wrangler JL or Gladiator JT.
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Parts list (Amazon Affiliate links)-
Midland MXT275 GMRS Radio- amzn.to/3USOKZ9
Midland SPK200 20W external speaker- amzn.to/4dyf1D9
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Handheld GMRS radios- Btech GMRS-PRO - amzn.to/4banwTt
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Cool Tech JL/JT antenna mount
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[@redacted2763]

Extra Class amateur radio dude here. You will be fine with the excess coax coiled, but as you said you will get a slight increase in performance if you were to cut the excess out and install a connector yourself.

[@SecretSquirrelOffroad]

Thanks!