small console ideas wanted for 94 s-10 pick 2wd

sglass · Post by **sglass** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 11:33 am

Vehicle is my old 1994 s-10 pickup 2wd w/bench seat (Iplan to cenvert to bucked at some point, but not too soon)

I am looking for idea for a console to hold 2 a5 and 1 a7 spectras (vhf/uhf/900).

The idea is to have it nestle sort of under the dash.

Recomendations? It needs to be pretty sturdy and not easily stolen.

As it is right now, I have an a5 vhf spectra dash mounted. However with the vehicle actually running the best it has in a few years, I thought I'd add some creature comforts for the work comute.

(To those you who are wondering, no I haven't poped the Durango's cherry yet. I am getting closer though. That might just get a full console-not anythime soon though)

apco25 · Post by **apco25** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 1:24 pm

Havis Shields or Jotto Desk 9 inch angled consoles or a adjustable Gamber Johnson 9 inch MCS EPIC console is what you need.

KB5AKO · Post by **KB5AKO** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 9:18 pm

My vote goes with Jotto Desk. I recently installed a 9" Short Stack in my
'02 Dodge Ram. You can view the pictures at:

http://www.kb5ako.org

It is inexpensive, durable, and installs in just a few minutes.

Victor, KB5AKO

Splat · Post by **Splat** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 2:37 pm

Guess you don't want that Yaesu, Vic?

Man, that's just begging to be stolen.

I hope it doesn't but don't tou ever have any worries about that?

Sglass, you could also mock up your own with nice wood, then stain it. Easy.

KB5AKO · Post by **KB5AKO** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 5:59 pm

Splat wrote:Guess you don't want that Yaesu, Vic? ;) Man, that's just begging to be stolen. :o I hope it doesn't but don't tou ever have any worries about that?

Sglass, you could also mock up your own with nice wood, then stain it. Easy.

I seldom worry about it being stolen because I rarely park in public
parking areas. Even at work it is securely parked behind a locked
gate and in front of the window of our dispatch office.

Also, I always have a sun screen stretched across the windshield if it
is parked anywhere other than my covered parking at home. That,
coupled with my dark tinted windows keeps it from being on display.

Victor, KB5AKO

sglass · Post by **sglass** » Wed Oct 12, 2005 11:29 pm

anyone know if the 9" jotto desk will be deep enough for 3 spectras?

JustaBuff · Post by **JustaBuff** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 5:35 am

here is the site with the spec for the 9inch

http://www.jottodesk.com/Comersus/store ... &status=-1

It's 10.25 in the Back / 6.25 in the front for mounting depth for radios.

KB5AKO · Post by **KB5AKO** » Thu Oct 13, 2005 8:04 am

sglass wrote:anyone know if the 9" jotto desk will be deep enough for 3 spectras?

2 yes, 3 no.

Victor, KB5AKO

apco25 · Post by **apco25** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 6:58 pm

If you don't flush mount them they will fit.

JustaBuff · Post by **JustaBuff** » Tue Oct 18, 2005 4:10 pm

Not that you need an extra inch or 2 in this case - However, wanted to share a trick we use to get an extra inch or 2 of face mounting.. We cut the bottom of the face plates off at the base of the radio, then we stack the radios with the top of the next radio face plate touching the bottom of the radio. To dress it up we use a 1 inch blank down each side for nothing more than looks. We use this all the time with 3 CDMs and a CenCom in a 12inch mount for the drop in countour jotto desk or havis on the expeditions. dont have a pic of a 9inch with it, but have used it with just about every size console out there- its just an option that might work for this any others if you run out of space.. Heres a few pics .

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/slfd111/a ... /my_photos

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/slfd111/a ... /my_photos

resqguy911 · Post by **resqguy911** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 2:05 pm

Here is my 2002 S10. 8" Havis-Shields console on a trak-mount, using a CVPI no-holes floor bracket that was widened by 2" at the base.

sglass · Post by **sglass** » Wed Oct 19, 2005 2:20 pm

I like that look, I don't know how well it will work with a bench seat though, I might chaneg the s-10 to bucket though...

nations capitol?

dc md or va? Anywhere near Rockville?

resqguy911 · Post by **resqguy911** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 5:58 pm

Live in MD, work in DC. Is your bench is a 100% bench instead of a 60/40 like mine? I wish I had buckets instead...

sglass · Post by **sglass** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 7:28 pm

It's the big couch man

toyradios · Post by **toyradios** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 1:32 pm

I know this is an old post, but was wondering if you ever found a solution to a console on the 94 S10 or some other way of mounting 3 spectras ?

Thanks
Bill

sglass · Post by **sglass** » Mon Apr 03, 2006 7:17 pm

toyradios wrote:I know this is an old post, but was wondering if you ever found a solution to a console on the 94 S10 or some other way of mounting 3 spectras ?

Thanks
Bill

heh no

I bought a durango

I still drive the s-10 though.

Seth

KE4NYVJR · Post by **KE4NYVJR** » Mon May 15, 2006 4:03 pm

Because of the space constrictions in my S-10, I resorted to just remote faces for everything. Here is a link to the thread I have over on radioreference.com of my install.

http://www.radioreference.com/forums/sh ... hp?t=37622

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