ROLLED GU !, the full story with pics & video

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Got my tweeters all mounted nice now, audio is coming along OK for what im after...






Ive also replaced the cig lighter port with a proper power socket that has a door , i also fitted one in the blank on the other side, except this one runs permanent power from my second battery, this way i can run stuff without the key in the IGN, or run both while travelling.






I also fitted my UHF, i always seem to sit the mic on my lap when off roading with a group (as you are talking often) ,with my old set up, my UHF mic was near the dash at the front, i found that going down steep hills, the mic would often end up on the floor, getting pulled off my lap by the spring mic cord, so i wanted to have the mic cord come from the side not the front this time.

I had two different external UHF speakers to try , but none sounded as good/loud as the one built into the UHF main body, i even pulled this speaker out of the UHF body, and put it in a external speaker pod, it still did NOT sound as good as when mounted in the factory case/body, the factory case is the perfect audio enclosure for the speaker.


My solution to both the above problems, was to mount the UHF body in the centre console, i had already chosen to run the cord through the top of the handbrake rubber, dispite what it looks like, the handbrake can never squeeze the cable even if it got way out of adjustment.

I drilled holes in the console above the drink holders to match the factory speaker holes on the UHF body, and mounted the unit behind matching the holes perfectly, the result is fantastic, and the speaker is now closer to my ears (and the passengers ears) than where i would have put a external speaker.