Installing Icom in GME Cutout
Submitted by Jackfrost80 on Thu, 2019-06-27 10:56
Hey all.
I’m looking at upgrading my VHF as it’s around 12y old and a GME and looking at the Icom M330G. My issue is that the GME has a dash cutout of 157x58 and the Icom is 139x53 leaving me a gap of 18x6 through fibgreglass dash backed by marine ply. Can anyone point me in the right direction of clips etc that I can use to sit the new radio in the existing cutout or would I have to build it back up with ply/HDPE?
The face of the radio is 156.6x66.5 so if there’s a noticeable gap at the front I plan on getting some carbon fibre plate to hide it.
Cheers JF
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sunshine
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I had same issue in my ally boat
used whiteboard .....actually looks pretty good, beveled edges to “merge”
Jackfrost80
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Cheers Gordon. I'll pull the
Cheers Gordon. I'll pull the trigger then and bring it across from the good old US of A
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dodgy
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I did the same on my last
I did the same on my last boat. Made an ally plate that went over the bigger hole.
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Jackalchub
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Carbon fibre looks good.. but
Carbon fibre looks good.. but white plastic or a jig sawed ally sheet goes just fine
The Saint
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Ally Plate, then get it
Ally Plate, then get it powder coated.
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Cheers guys, a few options to
Cheers guys, a few options to look at that won't cost a bomb.
Mothertruckers at Amazon US are charging GST now. Ah well, still saving over $250 on a radio and a new compass
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Ended up getting some black
Ended up getting some black perspex laser cut and have welded all the pieces together with acetone. Seems to be a stong bond so hopefully she does the trick. Pic is above.
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Looks
the goods Jack.