[Scales]

Gday guys.
I'm thinking about getting a gme uhf radio. the tx3100. mainly because of its size has anyone tried fitting one into the ashtray hole on a jimny? according to the dimensions on the site it will just fit but I'm worried about the bracket that comes with the radio being too wide.
has anyone given it a go yet?
cheers
Scales

[squizzytaylor]

Photos in here somewhere, I actually mounted mine in the tray itself as I couldn't be bothered making a fascia panel up.

GT

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[tmb99]

I have a TX3100 I think its a great little radio. I cut my ashtray out with a dremmel and mounted it inside. But thats in a Sierra...

[Scales]

thanks for the replys guys,
Im thinking more of taking the whole ashtray out and attaching the radio to the metal tray that the ashtray slides into. Its not a show-stopper if i cant do it, I guess if i cant do it ill just mount it elsewhere but itd be nice to know i could if i wanted to.

[squizzytaylor]

for what its worth GME, Uniden etc actually sell fascia plates for single din applications, I also originally thought of mounting it without the tray but its like a cock in the grand canyon and the tray made the whole install real easy.

[lordviper556]

i mounted mine on the bottom of the console. was fairly easy from what i remember.

[monley]

I was going to out mine in the ash tray (late model jimny), but is was going to be a pain to mount....

[Scales]

cheers monkey, thats my plan B actually i like that spot also. I dont want to DIN mount it at all as i am looking at putting a dual din stereo with oziexplorer navigation software in the future.
and for now, i like the convenience of the din tray hole

when you say you were going to do the ashtray also, was it going to fit okay? as i can handle it being a pain in the ass to get in there.

[monley]

Scales wrote:

cheers monkey, thats my plan B actually i like that spot also. I dont want to DIN mount it at all as i am looking at putting a dual din stereo with oziexplorer navigation software in the future.
and for now, i like the convenience of the din tray hole

when you say you were going to do the ashtray also, was it going to fit okay? as i can handle it being a pain in the ass to get in there.

Bingo! That's why i didn't put it in there

[Scales]

fair enough, im gonna give it a crack then when i get one. im thinking if it doesnt mount well to the existing metal bracket/rails/thingy, i might just make a quick bracket up to suit

[monley]

Scales wrote:

fair enough, im gonna give it a crack then when i get one. im thinking if it doesnt mount well to the existing metal bracket/rails/thingy, i might just make a quick bracket up to suit

That was the issue trimming was needed to get it in there

[BertZook]

I like my ashtray, works to storage all the little annoying coins that usually goes in my pockets

[Scales]

yeah i usually put the bungs for my air bed in there, but i think that a UHF radio is going to be a MUCH better use. i use the little pocket next to the handbrake for my pocket crud.