HAM and GMRS Radio Installs in 4th gen Tacoma -- Post Your Setups

[lets.go.overlandon]

Yeah I just cut them off and everything thing still works fine!

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[TTTrailhunter]

Have any of you mounted a radio to the faux-molle paneling that's just below the grab-handle in the center console? I'd love to mount it without drilling if at all possible.

New to radios, so went with handheld. Designed and 3D printed a bracket and holder so that it was easy to remove. Added some foam and so far its been rattle free.

 

[Bravada]

New to radios, so went with handheld. Designed and 3D printed a bracket and holder so that it was easy to remove. Added some foam and so far its been rattle free.

Care to share the files for printing. That's awesome!

 

[TTTrailhunter]

Care to share the files for printing. That's awesome!

Absolutely, they are native Autodesk Inventor, but I'll get some step files made.

 

[GoldInThemThrills]

New to radios, so went with handheld. Designed and 3D printed a bracket and holder so that it was easy to remove. Added some foam and so far its been rattle free.

This is so rad. I'm definitely going to bother my BIL who understands CAD more than me to help me here.

 

[TTTrailhunter]

First time doing this. Its two pieces so it has strength in the proper directions. The dovetail is fairly tight in my print (had to use a vise to press it together) and I used PETG for the temps. Its been bouncing around a week so far without issues. The radio I have is the Baofeng UV-9G.

https://www.printables.com/model/1284214-2024-tacoma-radio-holder

 

[Bravada]

First time doing this. Its two pieces so it has strength in the proper directions. The dovetail is fairly tight in my print (had to use a vise to press it together) and I used PETG for the temps. Its been bouncing around a week so far without issues. The radio I have is the Baofeng UV-9G.

https://www.printables.com/model/1284214-2024-tacoma-radio-holder

Thank you very much.

 

[Victory 4x4]

Did your RJ45 pass through come with wires for power? Mine did and I’ve never seen a pass through that needed to be wired for power before. If yours did, does it actually need to be powered?

Is it for illumination on the passthrough?

 

[davisjm0311]

Is it for illumination on the passthrough?

No. It doesn’t appear to have any use at all.

 

[Victory 4x4]

Hrmm, some of these have an illuminated label on them, wondering if they use the same body and wiring even if they are blank?

 

[davisjm0311]

Hrmm, some of these have an illuminated label on them, wondering if they use the same body and wiring even if they are blank?

Maybe so. It doesn’t appear to have anything on it that can light up.

 

[Victory 4x4]

Interesting. The one in my 3G had a light that I never hooked up.

 

[davisjm0311]

Interesting. The one in my 3G had a light that I never hooked up.

Yeah, the one I received is just the black plastic and connector..no label of any kind from what I saw. I’ll double check when I get home. I haven’t installed it yet.

 

[gofastdan]

Hrmm, some of these have an illuminated label on them, wondering if they use the same body and wiring even if they are blank?

...or people just got a bum one. The one I ordered (same one from the link earlier in this thread) powers a light just as I would expect.

 

[GoldInThemThrills]

...or people just got a bum one. The one I ordered (same one from the link earlier in this thread) powers a light just as I would expect.

Is the black a slightly different color than the other buttons in the center console? Not that it really matters.

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