Reply With QuoteHi there. How did you get power and coax to the radio? Jim
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SubscriberThis should probably be in the 'Projects and Tutorials' forum, but I thought it may be more relevant here.
Well, as the sun was out I thought I'd bung the new radio in the car today. Was a much easier job to do than I first thought. I wanted to make sure there were no holes drilled into anything that would show, and as there is a distinct lack of space to mount anything on or near the dash, this is what I did.
Started with a Uniden UH7760NB radio that I bought up at the 4WD show the other week. I chose this as all the controls, speaker and mic are all in one, and the main unit can be mounted under the dash and is compact. Antenna is a 6.5Db spring mount unit.
Started by making a stainless mount for the antenna. Again, I didn't want to drill holes anywhere that would show, so the braket goes between the louvers on the grill.
I had to mount it 'upside down' from what I originanlly planned, as I couldn't get the grill to go back on again without risking breaking it when I had it the other way - oh well...It is quite strong and it doesn't wobble around when driving.
Next mounted the main unit in the kick panel in the passenger footwell - this allowed easy acces to run the antenna and power connection. The unit comes with a 2 metre extension lead for the hand piece, and this was more than long enough to run up the passanger A pillar, and accross the top of the windscreen into the sunglasses holder. SWMBO isn't thrilled about loosing this space, but tough luck, the hand piece fits in there well when not required, and sits in a small bracket when it is down, and is in a great spot to use.
Hidden away...
And in place, ready to use...
All ready for next weekend...
Cheers - Gav
Last edited by Homestar; 29th October 2013 at 05:58 PM.
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SubscriberHi there. How did you get power and coax to the radio? Jim
Jim VK2MAD
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'17 Isuzu D-Max
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SubscriberHi there Jim, the main unit that the power and antenna run to is behind the passanger side kick panel. The handpiece wiring is all that runs up to the overhead console. This is really easy to run. Take the cover off the 'A' Pillar - there is one screw under the "Airbag" cap, and then it just clips off. The wiring can easily be run with existing wiring behind where the airbag itself sits. From there, it is just tucked under the headlining and then runs through a hole I drilled inside the sunglasses holder - this just clips out as well, but is a bit of a bugger to get back in - there is a little spring that engages in a clip. undid one more screw on the passenger sunvisor so I could more easily run the wire between the sunglasses holder and the windscreen. If you stick your hand up between the headlining and the windscreen, you will notice that there is plenty of room just to shove a wire up there.
Power came straigh from the fuse panel, which is inside the glovebox and can be easily accessed with the side dash cover and trim off - RAVE is your friend here, there are a few hidden screws, and you could end up breaking something if your not careful, but all in all, not a difficult job. Antenna cable runs up through the engine bay, and through the main wiring boot in the firewall - on the passenger side next the the battery - fairly easy to get the cable through, and it comes out in the right spot in the cabin.
Do what I did and have a poke around see where things will go.
Cheers - Gav
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SupporterI saw one just like this in Sunbury yesterday, must be a pretty common mod. This one had "L"Plates on the back though
. Could not see anyone around though.
Cheers, David.
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SubscriberOriginally Posted by Landover
I saw one just like this in Sunbury yesterday, must be a pretty common modYeah, SWMBO seems to think it is a good idea to let our dear daughter learn to drive in it - I'm personally not a big fan of this idea...
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My Wife said the same thing & i quote, "What a waste of a good sunglass holder"
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Hmmm I picked up the same uniden unit yesterday and am looking at your setup with glee. I am just not sure about mounting the antenna though. I would prefer to mount it at the back of the car but that breaks all the rules about not having it close to metal and on a open flat surface.
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That looks great! Unfortunately, I do not have the skills or equipment to make one.
Major part of the heart and soul of AULRO.comWhen do you go into production?Started by making a stainless mount for the antenna. Again, I didn't want to drill holes anywhere that would show, so the bracket goes between the louvres on the grille.
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SubscriberIf I end up selling the car (still deciding...) you can have this one, as the cb will be coming out of it in that case.
I did that bracket with my arc welder and stainless rods - way back before I had a TIG. Not that hard to make with a bit of patience and a grinder to make it look good.
If you need to contact me please email homestarrunnerau@gmail.com - thanks - Gav.
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