Love Machine
NES Member
Last summer I had set up a ham and CB in my van using velcro, on the recommendation of my father in law. That was a bad idea. Velcro strips all fell off in the heat and I'm boned with mounting all that.
Now, at the same time, my wife got a new Honda CRV for her birthday and there will not be any radio equipment going into it. So I inherited the Midland 75-822 off this setup and I'm thinking of putting it up on the driver side A-pillar of the van, plus mounting the mobile ham setup on top of the dash. What's the best way of mounting the ham bracket to the dash plastic without relying only on flimsy screws? Nuts, bolts and a big washer on the underside? I'm already not looking forward to wiring all of this, at least the antennae are all set up.
Now, at the same time, my wife got a new Honda CRV for her birthday and there will not be any radio equipment going into it. So I inherited the Midland 75-822 off this setup and I'm thinking of putting it up on the driver side A-pillar of the van, plus mounting the mobile ham setup on top of the dash. What's the best way of mounting the ham bracket to the dash plastic without relying only on flimsy screws? Nuts, bolts and a big washer on the underside? I'm already not looking forward to wiring all of this, at least the antennae are all set up.