Thread: Fitting a UHf Radio in the centre storage box.

I haven't looked seriously at where to mount an extension speaker myself yet. On a previous vehicle, I had a small speaker mounted high up on the "B" pillar, just above, to the right of and behind my right ear. It worked really well in this position, as I could hear everything clearly with the volume relatively low, and did not annoy other people in the car (SWMBO hates listening to the UHF ).

Would be very simple to run the speaker wire from under the driver's seat to this position. Only thing is - I have a sneaking suspicion that there might be an airbag in the "B" pillar somewhere in the D4 - definitely needs a bit more investigation before I go hanging a speaker there in this vehicle.

Hey Brian - do you have a centre speaker? That is a pretty good spot if you don't.
Cheers,
Rob

Originally Posted by jonesy63

Hey Brian - do you have a centre speaker? That is a pretty good spot if you don't.
Cheers,
Rob

Not a bad idea Rob. As it happens, I had the centre speaker grille out recently to install the Kuda mount ...................... and there is no speaker in there.

Not sure if SWMBO will appreciate the CB radio using a speaker in that location, but definitely worth a try. If I don't tell her, she may never realize ............

One thing that I have discovered though, is that feeding wiring down through the centre speaker hole is no easy task. I tried to bring power leads to my GPS etc up that way into the back of the Kuda mount - without success.

Originally Posted by BMKal

Not sure if SWMBO will appreciate the CB radio using a speaker in that location, but definitely worth a try. If I don't tell her, she may never realize ............

Always ask for forgiveness not permission.

Thanks to everybody and their advice. After reading all the links that you gave me and having a good think, I ended up putting the unit under the passenger seat and used the metal plate there to mount the unit. I ended up buying the aerial mount from labtronx, and ran the lead down the centre console pushing it up by hand. I read that there was already power and an earth lead under the cup holders which is a plug for the cooler box. So I used them. My Mic cable is a bit stretched when I am sitting in the drivers seat so I ordered 3 foot long RJ45 male one end and female with bolt mount holes on the other. When it arrives I will mount the female end in the plastic between the cup holders. That way when I am not using the Rrdio I can just put the Mic cable away. I don't really like having the mic showing or hooked on something when I am not using it. When I 4wd I generally have the mic on my lap so a hanging hoke is not for me. The only visible signs of the radio now is of course the aerial outside and the female socket connector for the mic.