Where do you fit it

I thought of that, but havent figured out how to have the mike outside the console box and still have the lid closed.

Some pictures would be nice if thats possible.

Hi Cruiser

Muddy is replying to you.........but from me........I don't like it in there with the lid up. We use a towel to pad the armrest otherwise it is so hard on your arms after a while.

Cya
:)

Hiya Cruiser,

Yes I still have this setup and it works well as I only use the UHF when out of the city. It is simply a case of having the lid up when UHF is in use and draping the mic out of the box. When in town the only indication that I have a UHF at all is the antenna on the roof rack.

The other night I drove a Country Fire Service 120 Prado and it had 3 radios all installed in that box. The lid of the box had been removed completely.

I would like to move the radio to the dash one day though as it can be a pain in the butt driving with that lid open at times when in convoy or on sand dunes. Makes it more difficult to have that arm to arm contact with the significant other in the co-pilot seat too!!

The radio bracket is screwed to the passenger internal sidewall of the console bin and the power and antenna leads come up from underneath (drill hole in floor of bin). It was a pro install so I can't give that much more detail!!!

Cheers
Muddy

Pesty/Muddies Doe/Muddy Doe,

Thanks for the suggestion of fitting the radio inside the centre console box, but from the replies, it sounds to me as though having to have the lid open would be a bit of a pain in the ar$e.

Will look at the possibility of fitting it into the upper part of the glovebox as suggested by Alan W.

If thats the way to go, then all i have to buy is the mic extension cable instead of a new radio.

Yeah,

I looked at that as well but if you are solo it makes it a real PITA to change channels or adjust anything else on the unit while driving. OK if you have a co-pilot to do it for you though!

Muddy

Thanks Alan W, I will look at it tomorrow. Didnt think of there.

I assume that the extension lead is something that is commercially available.

Glad to be of help Cruiser,

The extension lead is, I assume, commercially available. I had the radio professionally installed, so cant really say, but it looks as if its commercially made.

If you plan to 'fiddle' with the radio whilst on the move, it may be an idea to mount the radio in the console and have a extension mike outside so you can have the lid shut.

In my opinion the volume from the speaker in the closed glovebox is fine. From a closed console, which is closer, should also be fine. Try before going out and buying a extension speaker.

As someone said, the driver cant really fiddle with the radio if mounted in the glovebox but I don't fiddle with it, I keep it to the one agreed channel, and the volume is near full blast anyway.

Works for me.

Regards
Alan