Mobile Mount using $3.00 in PVC from Home Depot

[Stupidfatkid]

Here are a couple pics of a Uniden 780xlt and a FT-7800M mounted in my 1996 Toyota 4Runner. I needed a low impacted install. I didn't want to drill any holes or screw anything into the dash because I don't know how much longer I'll have the vehicle, and I didn't want to affect the resale value.

So, I went to Home Depot and bought around $4 is PVC pipe and made a contraption I could attach a ram mount ball to. You can't see it in the pictures but there's a two foot section of PVC on each side of the center console that wedges down between the seats and runs parallel with the tracks the seat sides back and forth on. I drilled a hole in the PVC next to the RAM ball mount and ran all the wires through the PVC to the back seat floor board. This way the wires won't get caught on anything if someone moves the seat back and forth. It actually turned out more stable than I expected. The great thing is I can remove it all in a matter of seconds and it super lightweight. The audio on the 780xlt is nice and loud too. To mount the FT-7800M I pulled out the cup holder about an inch and use a piece of Velcro.

 

[grem467]

How far is this wedged in the seats? if you get in a wreck will it become a missle?

 

[trooperdude]

Why that's downright.

"Hamsexy"

:twisted:

 

[n8emr]

looks nice but unless its mounted to something, its going to take someones knee off in an accident.

 

[Stupidfatkid]

looks nice but unless its mounted to something, its going to take someones knee off in an accident.

Sorry Dad. I'll take it out of the car immediately. What was I thinking.

 

[n8emr]

Talk with some EMS folks, cell phones, mp3 players, sat radio are becoming missiles in cars during accidents.

 

[OpSec]

Why that's downright.

"Hamsexy"

:twisted:

Yep.

You took the time to mount the 7800 head, but went for the PVC mount on the scanner? I'm confused...but it's your ride.

 

[Fast1eddie]

C'mon, you can do better. Review Pana Vise's offerings, think of your (and others) safety.
Got a nice mount for my '07 Focus.

 

[Stupidfatkid]

I think people are missing the point here. It was an attempt to think outside of the box. I was going for more of a "ham sexy" approach than anything else. I spent $3.00 on a radio mount made of PVC for Christ's sake, and that's exactly what I got, a $3.00 radio mount. I never claimed that it was the best or safest thing out there. Of course, I could have gone out and spent hundreds of dollars and got the greatest / safest mount in the world, but that's not what I needed or wanted. I drive my truck 4 to 5 times a month, mainly on back roads / side streets and needed something I could put in and take out in a matter of seconds (theft is a concern). As far as mounting the 7800, it took 5 seconds and a piece of Velcro, not the safest thing either. If this was a vehicle I drove daily, or spent a lot of time on the highway, I would absolutely agree that mounting a radio using PVC wouldn't involve the most common sense.

 

[R-32]

Spend another two bucks on a can of Krylon.


Otherwise it's all good!