Tank Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 Does anyone have any good ideas where to mount a radio. I have thought about mounting it under the dash, just to the right of the speedo, but it doesent fit properly Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbarton Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 Just a point - is it a modern -ve earth radio? Do you have the +ve earth dynamo still fitted in your vehicle? If so the radio will have to be mounted so that it is isolated from the bodywork, including the aerial lead screen & speaker leads, and the correct polarity observed. A better option would be to fit an alternator & convert to -ve earth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 Do you have a cubby box or just the centre seat? Putting the radio in the cubby box is always a good option. Otherwise what sort of roof have you got? It is pretty easy to make some kind of shelf or mounting pod above the windscreen line and mount the radio and the speakers in that. If you want to spend lots of money, lasalle do a roof lining with a radio housing built in... Couple of ideas for you Cheers Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tank Posted June 5, 2006 Author Share Posted June 5, 2006 Firstly it is -ve earth so thats fine I have built he speakers into the doors. it is just the problem of mounting the radio. i dont have a cubby box, otherwise that would have suited. i think i will just have to go for the original option and see what i can do. thanks to you both oh yeah and it s a soft top so couldnt put them on the roof. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 Don't know how tall you are but you could try it underneath the dash (probably on the drivers side) where there would be enough room for it to sit properly. Halfrauds do a bolt in surround for a standard single DIN hadunit, much like how many defenders were when they left the factory... Cheers Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbilly Raider Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 put both speakers and player in to the cubbybox in ours, wired up so that if we go swimming, we can lift out the whole thing! money spent on 2nd hand cubby ...... or new speakers and player? you know it makes sense! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ariane44 Posted June 10, 2006 Share Posted June 10, 2006 Here is where I find the radio in the Ex-Mil I just got: Cheers Carsten ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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