trunk mount spectra in a Nissan Titan

ai4ui · Post by **ai4ui** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 6:49 pm

Just bought I nissan titan. I have a trunk mount astro spectra. Where would be a good place to put the drawer. Can't put it on the back wall because the back window retracts into the back wall.

Also, what's a good way to mount the antenna? I took a real beating on my trade because of the four 3/4" holes in the roof even though I had put those nifty rubber plugs in them.

Anyone messed with one of these?

RG

Dale Earnhardt · Post by **Dale Earnhardt** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 8:34 pm

speaking of the 3/4 hole, where did you get those rubber plugs at, I need to get some...

And oh yeah am scared of doing trade in with my suburban too, because I have about 3 holes on top

damn gas eater...

ai4ui · Post by **ai4ui** » Sat Mar 26, 2005 6:06 am

I got mine at Dayton last year, but you may be able to get them at a two-way shop. Last time I tried to buy some at a shop they were less than the minimum invoice, so they wouldn't sell them to me.

1motoman · Post by **1motoman** » Sat Mar 26, 2005 2:14 pm

See if it will fit under the seat.

ai4ui · Post by **ai4ui** » Sat Mar 26, 2005 2:23 pm

[quote="1motoman"]See if it will fit under the seat.[/quote]

That's what I figured I would do. There is lots of room under the back seat. Nothing is flat though, & I didn't want to drill through a wiring harness or something.

PriorityOne · Post by **PriorityOne** » Sat Mar 26, 2005 8:00 pm

Use a trunk lid mount on the hood like this. Looks better than those "L" brackets and obviously does no damage to your vehicle.

ai4ui · Post by **ai4ui** » Sat Mar 26, 2005 8:08 pm

good idea. I was thinking about something like that...

Thanks
RG

fire_master_21 · Post by **fire_master_21** » Sat Mar 26, 2005 8:10 pm

Dale Earnhardt wrote:speaking of the 3/4 hole, where did you get those rubber plugs at, I need to get some...

And oh yeah am scared of doing trade in with my suburban too, because I have about 3 holes on top damn gas eater...

hope this helps

http://www.tessco.com/products/displayH ... &offset=40

JohnWayne · Post by **JohnWayne** » Sat Mar 26, 2005 11:27 pm

Or, if you don't want to pay list at Tessco, I sell both the 3/4" and 3/8" variety. Check out http://shop.waltel.com/catalog/index.php/cPath/1_31 .

Thanks,
Jeff

Dale Earnhardt · Post by **Dale Earnhardt** » Sun Mar 27, 2005 3:09 pm

Thanks for the links u guys.

ai4ui · Post by **ai4ui** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 5:53 pm

Here it is...

<img src="http://xs22.xs.to/pics/05136/titanAS1.jpg" title="Free image hosting powered by xs.to">

<img src="http://xs22.xs.to/pics/05136/titanAS2.jpg" title="Free image hosting powered by xs.to">

The drawer is under the back set. Went well.

mr.syntrx · Post by **mr.syntrx** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 6:31 pm

That's a neat looking job.

Wile E. Coyote · Post by **Wile E. Coyote** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 7:08 pm

That looks great! I really like the whole "above and inside" look. I would do that more often if Maintenance on them were a little easier.

-WEC

PS - I really like the look of the play set in the backround too

ai4ui · Post by **ai4ui** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 6:30 pm

I did find one problem with mounting in the ceiling...

The DTMF mic does not like rf, & it is only about 1 1/2' from the antenna. If I bump one of the buttons, or do anything to cause the radio to transmit, it will stay keyed. If I have the mic in my hand and transmit, then there is no problem. I guess I need to pull the headliner down in the back and put in some shielding.

RG

libuff · Post by **libuff** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 7:36 pm

are they any kits to connect the mic to the drawer or a remote mount mic like the CDM Opt port?

kb0nly · Post by **kb0nly** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 8:25 pm

JohnWayne wrote:Or, if you don't want to pay list at Tessco, I sell both the 3/4" and 3/8" variety. Check out http://shop.waltel.com/catalog/index.php/cPath/1_31 .

Thanks,
Jeff

Hey Jeff,

What is the diameter on those plugs? I bought some a while back from a place on-line and they were the nice large soft rubber type, must have been at least an 1 1/2" in diameter and sealed really nice. Unfortunately they don't carry them anymore.

I got a upcoming decommissioning of a company vehicle to help with that has three 3/8" NMO mounts in the trunk. The body shop only has the small plastic hole plugs in the 3/8" size, and though they are soft, they just don't look like they would seal as nice as the soft rubber ones.

JohnWayne · Post by **JohnWayne** » Tue Apr 26, 2005 8:38 pm

The 3/8" plugs are 1.2275" on the "outside" part.

The 3/4" plugs are 1.4230" on the "outside" part.

Let me know if you want any more measurements.

Thanks,
Jeff

EC-7 · Post by **EC-7** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 12:00 am

kf4pxz wrote: The DTMF mic does not like rf,
RG

Snap one of there over the mic cord as close to the radio as you can. Since you have it remote mounted, get one for the remote cable too. That solves my RF problems most of the time.
http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?c ... id=273-105

fire-medic8104 · Post by **fire-medic8104** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 12:53 pm

I did one like that before, but what I did was buy the mic outshell for a dek and used cat5 and ran it down to the lower part of the dash. Then used a regular microphone and plugged it into a rj45 box that was hidden underneath the dash a little bit and put the strain relief on a screw so I wouldn't pull it out.

worked great and is still working 3 years later.

apco25 · Post by **apco25** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 2:44 pm

looks great!

Have you though of using a troy faceplat up there to hide the gape between the head and the overhead console?

ai4ui · Post by **ai4ui** » Fri Apr 29, 2005 6:26 pm

Yes on the troy faceplate, & I will do that, one day, sometime, maybe...

The cavity is ugly & I need to do that.

rg