[Lawless]

OK, after sleeping on it I just was not satisfied with my bracket setup. I had to used some 1.5" spacers to get from my bracket to the radio bracket. It just does not look professional to me.





Last night while trying to sleep, it hit me...radio bracket built into the mount...DUH!

So I took some measurements and decided to raise the radio 1/2" and move it toward the windshield 1". I started by cutting another piece of 1/8" aluminum 3" by 17". I cut some radio brackets into it, cut them to length and bent them between 2 pieces of oak in my vise.

Some holes drilled to line up with the visor clips and a couple for the radio mount screws and it was done.

Then I primed it with etching primer and painted it. I decided on black even though I have the correct blue. It just seemed to go with the radio better.

Some pics.

 

[Peter Griffin]

Not knocking your first mount. But this one looks better. Curious, is the mic just laying on top or do you have a mic holder?

 

[Picker]

Agreed, much nicer looking. Only thing I would change is the angle of the bracket, so that the radio faces the driver more.

 

[Lawless]

In the pic of the old mount the mic is just laying on top.

I need to get to Kenly and visit the truck stop to get another mic holder.

 

[Lawless]

Agreed, much nicer looking. Only thing I would change is the angle of the bracket, so that the radio faces the driver more.

I played around with that but I just don't like that for myself. I might make some to sell and it could be an option.

 

[wsfiredude]

Looks great!!!

I did something similar with a CB mount in my 4Runner.

It originally had an overhead console with a flip-down door for sunglasses/garage opener...

(Not mine, but very similar to mine before the mod.)

I removed the door, mounted the radio flush into the recess and ran the cords along the top inside lip of the headliner, underneath the trim along the 'A' post, down underneath the dash molding to the floorboard and out the firewall to the battery/antenna. Instead of having my mic hanging on the side of the radio, I ran a mic extension along the same path as the power/antenna cables, underneath the floorboard carpet on the driver's side and up to the center console...