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I have same unit too & fitted to same place. I have fitted to the left more so that the power outlet plug can be accessed freely. Good unit though, love it. :lol:
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WA will go digital end of year. :roll: :roll:
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Special thanks to Col for the extremely helpful information he has provided.Comment
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Hi everyone, i am in Perth WA does anyone have a good contact for HF radios. I am new to the 4wd game and just stumbled onto this site and sound like most people know what they are talking about. Great site keep it up.Comment
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Also a place for the turbo timer....'06 120 GXL TD ARB bar, IPF Spotties, UHF, D694's... More to comeComment
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Got mine in exactly the same location, Stitch.
I went for the GME unit - as luck would have it, only days before the new models were announced...Comment
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What else do you do on a wet Saturday morning ?
Fit the UHF radio to the Prado !
It's the GME TX3400 with the remote head
All in, nice and neat.
Thanks for the tips. It's a great fit and real subtle.
The rest of the unit sits up above the driver's left foot. There's a whole heap of room up there. An aluminium plate is screwed to the kick panel and sits up a further 100mm. This gives a nice solid mounting point for the radio's bracket - accessible, out of the way, and easy to hear any radio chatter with the speaker facing out.
The UHF aerial grabs pride of place on the Soveriegn bar's only mounting point. There's a little bit of stealth wiring happening here - as the aerial cable disappears though a rubber grommet into the cavity. There's another hole and rubber grommet through the bar (concealed inside the cavity) before the cable (all of it inside split tubing) makes it's way through the engine bay and into the cab.
That's one project down - heaps to go.
Who needs a workshop manual with all of the tips and pics posted on this forum.
Cheers
ChippyComment
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Chippy, That's awsome. I love the way you routed the co-ax for the UHF inside the bull bar upright. Wish I'd thought of that!
Well done,
Drew.2005 Toyota LandCruiser GRJ120R Prado "Pilbara" (GX+) Petrol V6 5 Speed Auto, ARB AirLocker rear diff locker, Safari Snorkel, Bilstein Shocks, OME 2" Lifted Springs, PolyAir airbags, bash plates, Icom HF Transceiver, Uniden UHF CB, HID and LED lights, Black Duck seat covers, Tekonsha Prodigy trailer brake controller, Redarc Dual Battery Controller, ATS4X4 Side Steps/Rock Sliders.Comment
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Hey Drew
This is what happens when a bloke spends 20 years working in city high schools - I have a tendency to make everything as hard to nick as possible.
Have done the same with the spotties. You may have seen these already.
Cheers
ChippyComment
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Chippy,Originally posted by Chippy
... as the aerial cable disappears though a rubber grommet into the cavity. There's another hole and rubber grommet through the bar (concealed inside the cavity) before the cable (all of it inside split tubing) makes it's way through the engine bay and into the cab.
Looking at this pic, have you got the tubing going thru the hole as well or just the cable? (question to follow depending on answer!)
Nige.Comment
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Hey HG
The split tubing covers the coax all the way to the firewall.
The whole lot passes through this rubber grommet in the plastic and runs down inside the upright. Down on the bar there is a seam - where the separate pieces of the alloy bar are joined (no - it's not all one piece). To the inside of that seam is a nice flat spot of single thickness alloy - that is still hidden when the plastic is screwed back in place on the upright.
I used a small pilot bit to drill through here - from the top. Then I used a larger bit to drill out the full sized hole - from the underneath. Pass the split tube and coax through the grommet first - then use a small flat screwdriver tip to press the grommet into place inside the hole.
Have I spoilt your fun and answered the next question yet ? :lol:
BTW - that upright now hides both the UHF and the FM aerial coax.
Cheers
ChippyComment
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Hi EvoGXL.Originally posted by EvoGXL
Welcome.
I purchased my GPS from Terlin outbacker
They are in ummmm Near the swan brewery.
they sell all that stuf and were ready to talk all sorts of stuff with me.
Jeff.Reminds me of my safari in Africa. Somebody forgot the corkscrew and for several days we had to live on nothing but food and water.
W. C. Fields (1880 - 1946)Comment
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yep, that answer all my questions... for now! great explanation.Comment
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Canningvale is the area. Here's the details. Good service, although I usually find Prestige in Malaga cheaper.purchased my GPS from Terlin outbacker
They are in ummmm Near the swan brewery.
they sell all that stuf and were ready to talk all sorts of stuff with me.
Terlin Outbacker
Antenna & Communications
11 McElligott Court
Canning Vale WA 6155
phone: +618 9455 4288
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Just be aware that Prestige have sold "Grey" import HF radios in the past and you may have warranty issues if you get problems.
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Someone posted this on this forum recently.Comment
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