GMRS under Seat mount

[Tomdoc]

Main body of my Kenwood TS480 is under my seat with head on a Lido mount in the front. Works well.

 

[Bobcat Sig]

Main body of my Kenwood TS480 is under my seat with head on a Lido mount in the front. Works well.

Nice. I'm interested to see the Lido mount set-up for the mic.

What did you use to mount the radio under the seat? Seems to be a bit of DIY and home-brew solutions for that, so I'm trying to see all the options for an under-seat mount. Or behind the rear seats in my QM is the other front runner for the mount location.

 

[Rowsham]

Fun weekend project!
Very similar setup to how I had this radio in my tacoma. Decided to just mount the radio to the passenger side center console. Clears the seat completely and doesn't get into leg room.
I used the Kaon mirror mount, great mount, super sturdy and the aluminum billet is really cool!
Their video on how to take the door panel off was very helpful and after that its a fairly easy run with the antenna to under the passenger seat.

 

[Tr182md]

Another thing to realize is that the cable for headset is just ethernet cable so you can get an extension easily if needed or make your own. The headset cord is coiled and i don’t really want that all the way to under seat. Run Ethernet in a controlled fashion so seat can move and plugin closer to mount point.

 

[Tr182md]

Fun weekend project!
Very similar setup to how I had this radio in my tacoma. Decided to just mount the radio to the passenger side center console. Clears the seat completely and doesn't get into leg room.
I used the Kaon mirror mount, great mount, super sturdy and the aluminum billet is really cool!
Their video on how to take the door panel off was very helpful and after that its a fairly easy run with the antenna to under the passenger seat.

What are you showing with the first pic? I do like that location.

The mirror mount is on my list. Waiting for that guy to get his website going. Looks like you did left side. I assume you can swap out the antenna pretty easily. I used the ghost antenna on my defender and it seemed pretty good. Subtle.

 

[Rowsham]

What are you showing with the first pic? I do like that location.

The mirror mount is on my list. Waiting for that guy to get his website going. Looks like you did left side. I assume you can swap out the antenna pretty easily. I used the ghost antenna on my defender and it seemed pretty good. Subtle.

Honestly just took the picture because it's cool to see the linkage of the transfer case lol

I should have taken one of how I mounted it to the panel, once it's off, I just drilled small holes for the radio mount and bolted it on.
Clearance wise, there's not a lot of room in the panel, so I just used a few bolts with "flatter" heads and no issues.

And yes, antenna is very accessible. A little tight next to the vehicle if you need to adjust anything once it's on, but other than that it's a pretty awesome mount.

 

[Krabby]

Would it be easier to mount the antenna on the passenger (right) door since the unit is on that side?

 

[Rowsham]

Would it be easier to mount the antenna on the passenger (right) door since the unit is on that side?

As of now, the Kaon mount is just for the DS.
I don't know if it would really be affected by the snorkel either (I've got one) and length of your antenna, so not too sure.

 

[Tr182md]

They have the RHS either now or coming soon. I have seen it in the facebook group. The tall antennas actually fit in there. I am debating which side to get.

 

[Krabby]

Does Kaon have US distribution or do they send direct from Oz?

 

[Pat-Ard]

@Krabby I ordered from their shop to Germany - no troubles.

 

[Rowsham]

RHS mount would be pretty cool, when I ordered it came from Australia, but no issues with shipping just a few extra days for customs.

And shipping was free oddly enough, some of these companies like CAtuned are ridiculous with shipping costs and they're state side.

 

[NomadJS]

Fun weekend project!
Very similar setup to how I had this radio in my tacoma. Decided to just mount the radio to the passenger side center console. Clears the seat completely and doesn't get into leg room.
I used the Kaon mirror mount, great mount, super sturdy and the aluminum billet is really cool!
Their video on how to take the door panel off was very helpful and after that its a fairly easy run with the antenna to under the passenger seat.

That Koan mount did you have to order form Australia or did you find in the states? Thanks

 

[NomadJS]

That Koan mount did you have to order form Australia or did you find in the states? Thanks

Never mind....Kept reading and saw the answer. Thanks