On Sun, 20 Jul 2003, tom ring wrote:

> Here is the link for my radio location -
>
> high res - http://taring.org/westy/DCP_0566.jpg
> lower res - http://taring.org/westy/DCP_0566-2.jpg

That seems like a pretty good spot.  I'm already using that space for my
gauges, though, so I'll probably mount mine on top of the metal part of
the dash, next to the instrument binnacle.  I think if I mount it
vertically in front of the shifter it'll be too hard to read the display,
though I may experiment with that, too.  If I choose to do it on top of
the metal part of the dash, I'll probably need to make some kind of shim
to put under the mounting bracket to make up for the inward slope of the
dash and get a good viewing angle on the LCD.  My radio is a Ranger
RCI-2950, an older rig, so it doesn't have the wide display viewing angle
some modern radios do.

Vanagons are great for mounting stuff on top of the dash because they have
such a low dash compared to the seating position.  If I mounted something
on top of the dash of my Honda, I wouldn't be able to see out. ;)

Safety reminder:  No matter where you mount your radio, make sure it's
secured well so it doesn't become a projectile in a crash.

David Brodbeck, N8SRE
'82 Diesel Westfalia
'94 Honda Civic Si