Position of fixed radio in different vehicles.
Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2018 9:36 am
With the club radio policy advising the use of a fixed radio on ORRA frequencies, a few members have now bought radios for their vehicles.
The positioning of the radio for ease of use, available space and doing as little damage to the interior trim is a hot point of discussion at the moment.
Post a description or photo of where you have your radio fitted in your vehicle and the reasoning behind it's placement. This could assist others with a similar vehicle to follow your example or modify it for their needs.
There has been discussion on antenna placement with some of the pro's and con's for different places but you can add info like that too. Another point is where have you taken the power feed from and is it switched or un-switched with the car's ignition switch.
I have fitted the small radio I have on the side of the centre consul just ahead of where my knee is when driving. It's out of the way there and the antenna, power and extension speaker wiring are easily routed to under the dash. The mike clip is further back closer to the seat on the side of the centre consul. Power to the radio is from a switched 20 amp accessory feed on the Disco's fuse panel below the dash. The antenna cable and speaker wire route from under the dash up the right "A" pillar to behind the ceiling panel. The speaker is attached to the plastic trim between the rear view mirror and sunroof that houses the sunroof switches. The speaker is attached directly to the panel with 3 small self tapping screws into the back of the speaker, not using it's supplied bracket. The antenna cable is routed along the right side behind the edge of the ceiling panel then to the standard Land Rover antenna hole in the aft roof area.
This installation works for me in the Disco 2 for ease of operation and doing the least damage possible to the interior of the vehicle.
If anyone needs a hand with wiring, plugs, fuses and bits to install (not MOUNT Manny) their radios, give me a shout. I have a good stock of some of the stuff that was given to me.
The positioning of the radio for ease of use, available space and doing as little damage to the interior trim is a hot point of discussion at the moment.
Post a description or photo of where you have your radio fitted in your vehicle and the reasoning behind it's placement. This could assist others with a similar vehicle to follow your example or modify it for their needs.
There has been discussion on antenna placement with some of the pro's and con's for different places but you can add info like that too. Another point is where have you taken the power feed from and is it switched or un-switched with the car's ignition switch.
I have fitted the small radio I have on the side of the centre consul just ahead of where my knee is when driving. It's out of the way there and the antenna, power and extension speaker wiring are easily routed to under the dash. The mike clip is further back closer to the seat on the side of the centre consul. Power to the radio is from a switched 20 amp accessory feed on the Disco's fuse panel below the dash. The antenna cable and speaker wire route from under the dash up the right "A" pillar to behind the ceiling panel. The speaker is attached to the plastic trim between the rear view mirror and sunroof that houses the sunroof switches. The speaker is attached directly to the panel with 3 small self tapping screws into the back of the speaker, not using it's supplied bracket. The antenna cable is routed along the right side behind the edge of the ceiling panel then to the standard Land Rover antenna hole in the aft roof area.
This installation works for me in the Disco 2 for ease of operation and doing the least damage possible to the interior of the vehicle.
If anyone needs a hand with wiring, plugs, fuses and bits to install (not MOUNT Manny) their radios, give me a shout. I have a good stock of some of the stuff that was given to me.
