Fun fix for a broken CB mic mounting button

[Joe J.]

Have you ever broken your plastic mounting button on your cb mic and have been looking for a replacement with no luck other than ordering one off of ebay for $3 bucks plus shipping?
BOOO

Well your in luck, I had a brilliant Idea today while I was pondering my woes while watching NCAA football and having a few 's

Speaking of beer, for this mod to work, having a brew is kinda necessary, unless you are kind of a slob and have bottles and bottle tops laying around all the time. (like me)

First off, take the top off a select brew of your choice, hopefully you are drinking out of bottles instead of cans, but if not find one and drink it.

Second, punch a hole in the center of it, I used a small phillips head driver with an extention. you will need the small phillips later on anyway.

Boom, hole in cap.

Third, take a pair of needle nose pliers and bend the ridges over so the cap becomes flatter.

Yes! Dont worry if it turns out a little square-ish. I might have done better if this was my first beer.

 

[Joe J.]

Next remove the little screw that holds the broken half of the button to the mic and insert it into the hole you made in the cap.



Then screw the cap onto the mic.



Lastly try out your new cb button. Works gREaT! yep. and finish off the beer you started on in the first step. done!

Hope this helps everyone that has a cb mic laying in their cupholder because of a broken button, and maybe it gives ya'll an idea to do something else.