A co-worker found a radio console from a wrecked vehicle in a dumpster and offered it to me. After straightening out the dents and making mounting plates for my radios, I installed it in my car.
The console is mounted on the hump on the floor between the driver's and passenger's leg areas. I screwed it down by drilling small holes through the carpet and rubber backing and screwing in large, short screws. I used this method with the previous radio bracket and it seems to work quite well.
The console:From the side
This seems like a good time to go over the various equipment in the car. Looking at the dash you can see quite a bit of it:
Everything
On the left side of the steering wheel is an indoor/outdoor thermometer and a set of accessory switches. Currently only two of the switches are in use, connected to a pair of lighter/accessory jacks in the trunk. I use those jacks for things like charging power tools on the go. The switch panel is made from the lid of a project box and mounted over a recess in the dash that I can only assume was for sunglasses.
Thermometer and accessory switches
On the right side of the steering wheel, I have quite a bit of stuff. From top to bottom, left to right:
Voltage meter (on top of dash)
Sirius satellite receiver
JVC AM/FM/CD/MP3 head unit (plays MP3s from CDs)
GPS power cord (hanging up to the right of the head unit) – has an ID badge retractor to keep the excess cable under control
CB radio (first device in the console)
Digital trunking scanner – set up to receive general and public safety traffic from Fairfax and Prince William Counties
Trunking scanner – used for built-in highway patrol presets for all 50 states, I'll set it for whatever state I'm driving through
Not shown: on the left side of the console (see the above side picture) is a holster for my blackberry and a mic holder for the CB
The equipment
Of course all those radios need antennas. From left to right: AM/FM, Digital trunking scanner, CB.
Antennas
I currently don't have another antenna and mount for the other scanner, so I use the suction-cup antenna that came with the scanner.
Inside scanner antenna
The CB antenna is mounted behind the left tail-light. This was the only place I could find a piece of metal to mount the bracket to that wasn't a nicely painted section of the body.
CB antenna mount
The scanner antenna is mounted with a trunk mount. It clamps to the lip of the trunk lid.
Scanner antenna base
The Sirius antenna is magnetic, and mounted just above the passenger doors. I was planning to move it to a more centered location once I tested it, but it works just fine where it is. If I had a newer car I would consider mounting it on the front dash where it can't scuff the paint.
Sirius antenna
And that's everything except for the accessory jacks in the trunk.
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