Enthusiast II
- 539
- First Name
- Gary
- Last Name
- Priest
- Member #
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27159
- Ham/GMRS Callsign
- K8JOK
- Service Branch
- USAF
Greetings,
My vehicle is both my daily driver and adventure vehicle, at least for now. In the long run, I'm looking forward to a body on frame truck or SUV so don't want to damage the resale value of my Subaru by drilling holes in the interior fixtures to mount radios. So I came up with a concept using a piece of shelving board, cut to length so not to interfere with the glove box, and some generic screw on handles to seat belt it in. This allows the radios to be safely and rigidly mounted to the board in the passenger seat but easily removed without affecting the vehicle. Obviously, this won't work if you often have a passenger on board but since I travel solo mostly, this is acceptable. Also, there may be other items that could be mounted this way on a temporary basis besides radio gear.
Power is delivered by a fused 10 AWG cable run directly from the battery and terminated with anderson power poles. The microfiber towels are wedged in there to level it and prevent the board from scuffing the seat. While not a good solution for everyone, I haven't seen anyone else do something like this and thought it might be of use to others.
Gary
My vehicle is both my daily driver and adventure vehicle, at least for now. In the long run, I'm looking forward to a body on frame truck or SUV so don't want to damage the resale value of my Subaru by drilling holes in the interior fixtures to mount radios. So I came up with a concept using a piece of shelving board, cut to length so not to interfere with the glove box, and some generic screw on handles to seat belt it in. This allows the radios to be safely and rigidly mounted to the board in the passenger seat but easily removed without affecting the vehicle. Obviously, this won't work if you often have a passenger on board but since I travel solo mostly, this is acceptable. Also, there may be other items that could be mounted this way on a temporary basis besides radio gear.
Power is delivered by a fused 10 AWG cable run directly from the battery and terminated with anderson power poles. The microfiber towels are wedged in there to level it and prevent the board from scuffing the seat. While not a good solution for everyone, I haven't seen anyone else do something like this and thought it might be of use to others.
Gary
