Thursday, Oct 27, 2005 at 08:01
I've done a similar thing but put it on the passengers side with the face level with the trim around the gearstick. Easy to get to, easy to mount, easy to use. The mic is mounted sideways behind the gearstick.
I find this setup works very
well and is a piece of bleep to install.
For the other things if you're interested, GPS mounted central on dash so easy for either driver or passenger to read. Handsfree CDMA cradle kit mounted to the little panel on the LHS of the heater controls. External speaker fitted to the front right of gearstick which still allows access to power outlet and ciggie lighter.
The console cover just clips out and the console itself can be removed by unscrewing the gearstick and H/L knobs, then there's one 10mm bolt towards the back RHS.
The dash is easy too. The black bit at the bottom of the gauges simply pulls out, then undo the electrical connectors. The lower part has two screws to undo then it unclips. The upper will come out with a bit of stuffing around with the ignition surround which rotates out.
I took an independant direct feed from the battery so it's live the whole time (monitoring UHF, charging batteries etc) which is the way I like it and wired in a multi-outlet ciggie lighter style for any other accessories I might use. Always put an in-line,
water proof, spade type fuse at the source (batt) which gives a degree of safety. Down the line I put in smaller inline fuses for each application too.
The big grommet on the drivers side is easy to run a feed through. I heat shrink all connections for waterproofing and aesthetics. Bunnings sell heat guns for $16 and Supercrap sell heat shrink although I try to avoid them whenever possible. The smaller auto
places often have a display board of Narva products which have all you need with vastly better quality than SC. I also cable tie everthing up as neatly as possible and cut the ends off as I go.
Hope this helps.
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