UHF and gauge mount ideas into a Disco

**Toppa** · 30th March 2011, 09:13 PM

[QUOTE=Hamish71;1455069]My EMS-1 install using a RAM "l'il buddy" mount :Lil Buddy , some aluminium angle, and some good loctite glue. Its flexible, and directional.

Hamish, Ive also been wondering the best spot for the EMS1 which i have purchased but yet to "permanently" install. At the mo its in front of the CDL lever and i figure it has alarms that sound when a prob is detected so it can prob stay there? I do like the Lil buddy idea though except i have a ranga special 7 inch GPS right in the same spot.

Scott - just installed the uhf last weekend in the centre of the roof similar to Gerardw's post here however my unit was a uniden so was a lot larger than Gerard's GME so it coudnt be recessed like that

Ill post up pics tomorrow night.

Sounds like you are starting to get the D2 up to spec? still dark i missed the KM2's

Hamish, you ever finish your dual battery tray?

cheers Chris

**shaunp** · 31st March 2011, 08:42 AM

Originally Posted by twr7cx

I reckon I'll have to look for a decent remote UHF setup then, as it sounds like the go for neatness!

Nice work there Hamish. I'm still torn between the EMS1 or EMS2. I currently considering the EMS2 in a gauge pod on the drivers side A-pillar below the tweeter.

Go get an Icom 440 UHF all you see is the mic, similar price to GME

**Redback** · 31st March 2011, 09:16 AM

You mean like this.

**twr7cx** · 31st March 2011, 09:25 AM

Originally Posted by Hamish71

Just remember that the EMS is a multigauge. No matter where you put it, it has to be clearly visible, and easy to access. You need to be able to drive the menu buttons. Thats what made me decide on the EMS-1, and thats why it is mounted up on the dash, and not in front of the cdl lever.

I agree. Which is why I'm considering the bottom of the A pillar with an EMS2 as it's just there next to the main instrument console.

**Toppa** · 31st March 2011, 06:51 PM

This is how i mounted my UHF and EMS 1, although the EMS is not fully functional yet.

The UHF was connected to the spare black (-ve) and green wire (+ve) wire that must be there for the elec sunroof. It is only active when the key is on, so works perfectly for me. Others may want constant power to their UHF which isnt all that hard either.

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**Redback** · 1st April 2011, 09:48 AM

Originally Posted by Flamin Strides

This is how i mounted my UHF and EMS 1, although the EMS is not fully functional yet.

The UHF was connected to the spare black (-ve) and green wire (+ve) wire that must be there for the elec sunroof. It is only active when the key is on, so works perfectly for me. Others may want constant power to their UHF which isnt all that hard either.

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Excactly where ours are

Baz.

**twr7cx** · 1st April 2011, 10:56 AM

Ah nice one. I have dual electric sunroofs in the HSE, so not an option there for me. I reckon the unit under the drivers seat with the remote features on the handset will be the way for me to go!

**shaunp** · 1st April 2011, 12:02 PM

Originally Posted by Redback

You mean like this.

No an Icom 440 is just a mic with all the controls on it the transiecver is just a box you can mount anywhere see the link. All you have on the dach is the mic. Yours is a 400

ICOM AUSTRALIA: UHF CB

**wardy1** · 1st April 2011, 06:16 PM

Did I say it was a 440? oops sorry, bit of a typo

**twr7cx** · 13th June 2011, 02:21 PM

Originally Posted by Hamish71

My EMS-1 install using a RAM "l'il buddy" mount :Lil Buddy , some aluminium angle, and some good loctite glue. Its flexible, and directional.

How do you get the wiring through the top of the dash? What's the trick there?

I'm hoping to put my EMS2 and a boost gauge up there.

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