djeplett
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Hello all,
Here are some photos of my radio install in my new 2011 Elantra. I'm leasing it, so the criteria for the install was as follows:
1) No holes in the bodywork.
2) No holes in the dash.
3) Be careful when running wires as busted panels would ruin your day.
I searched all over the interior for a good location for the radio. Short of using a gooseneck floor mount there is no other place to go on this model. I finally decided on making a custom metal bracket and mounting the control head overhead in a sunglass compartment. The sunglass compartment can be popped back in when I turn the car in. The bracket uses two screws that mount the compartment to the ceiling.
I decided not to have the mic hang down as there really was no good place to put a mic clip overhead and I didn't like the idea of a mic cord swinging around anyway. So I remote mounted the microphone connection to a coupler on the dash.
I also wanted to run APRS but I wanted to be able to switch between two different transmitted packets. That meant having to put two switches somewhere on the dash. I ended up putting them in the glove box because that way the holes I drilled in the side of the glovebox shouldn't be noticed so easily when I turn the car in.
Lastly, I needed a place to put the external speaker as the radio itself was mounted under the back deck of the trunk. There are a couple little plastic flip doors on the back deck of this car that cover the child safety seat anchor points. I drilled a couple holes in the center flip cover and mounted the speaker to it. If somebody notices the holes when I turn the car in I can always buy a new flip door and replace the old one but I doubt anybody will notice them as well.
The antenna and GPS are mag mounted to the rear trunklid.
Here are some photos of my radio install in my new 2011 Elantra. I'm leasing it, so the criteria for the install was as follows:
1) No holes in the bodywork.
2) No holes in the dash.
3) Be careful when running wires as busted panels would ruin your day.
I searched all over the interior for a good location for the radio. Short of using a gooseneck floor mount there is no other place to go on this model. I finally decided on making a custom metal bracket and mounting the control head overhead in a sunglass compartment. The sunglass compartment can be popped back in when I turn the car in. The bracket uses two screws that mount the compartment to the ceiling.
I decided not to have the mic hang down as there really was no good place to put a mic clip overhead and I didn't like the idea of a mic cord swinging around anyway. So I remote mounted the microphone connection to a coupler on the dash.
I also wanted to run APRS but I wanted to be able to switch between two different transmitted packets. That meant having to put two switches somewhere on the dash. I ended up putting them in the glove box because that way the holes I drilled in the side of the glovebox shouldn't be noticed so easily when I turn the car in.
Lastly, I needed a place to put the external speaker as the radio itself was mounted under the back deck of the trunk. There are a couple little plastic flip doors on the back deck of this car that cover the child safety seat anchor points. I drilled a couple holes in the center flip cover and mounted the speaker to it. If somebody notices the holes when I turn the car in I can always buy a new flip door and replace the old one but I doubt anybody will notice them as well.
The antenna and GPS are mag mounted to the rear trunklid.
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