2009 Ford Focus Install?

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Johnny Grep
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2009 Ford Focus Install?

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Hi there,

Looking for ideas on how to mount a mobile (MCS2K or Maxtrac) in a 2009 Ford Focus. I'm thinking under the armrest, but if you have any other ideas I'd really like to hear them... not an easy interior to work with :(
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Re: 2009 Ford Focus Install?

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We did some MotoTurbo's and used the control head kit and put them in the glove box for some vice squad guys, (radio in trunk.)
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BENWSI wrote:We did some MotoTurbo's and used the control head kit and put them in the glove box for some vice squad guys, (radio in trunk.)
How did you route the cabling and where did you get your power?
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Of course our control cable, coax, and power were all in the trunk. We routed the power through a hole in the firewall we drilled and sealed. We looped the cabling up into the back of the glove box, left some slack for movement, and mounted the head in the glove box. They could actually shut the glove box with the mic hanging out without crimping it, (or stash in when they needed to be under cover.) We mounted the 1/4 whips on flat L-brackets, stuck them up through the back deck by the back glass, and covered it with a ball cap, (common in Tennessee.)[img[http://baptist1611.phpbb3now.com/users/ ... /duh10.gif[/img]
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Re: 2009 Ford Focus Install?

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I put a dual band Yaesu in our 2009 Escape.

Only way I could do it was to place the radio guts in the bottom of the center console, and the remote head on the front of the center console, just under the dashboard.

A real pain of an install.

I pulled power directly off the battery, and brought the power back through an existing grommet that is behind the fuse panel under the hood. Again, a real pain to get through there. I had to move the fuse box out of the way. Once you get under the dash, it's easy as there is a pretty good path under the center console.

Ours had a sun roof, so I was limited in antenna placement. I had to remove most of the rear trim to get the head liner down enough to see what was up there. I found that 24 inches from the rearmost point of the roof, where it meets the rear hatch, is about as far forward as you can safely go without running into cross members. Routing the antenna cable required getting it around the side impact air bag modules. I was able to bring the cable down the "C" pillar and along the door jamb to a point adjacent to the drivers seat. From there I was able to fish it under the seat and into the center console.

In the end, I'm happy with it, and wouldn't have done anything different. It took a full day to do the install, but it turned out pretty good. PM me if you have any specific questions.

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Re: 2009 Ford Focus Install?

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I did a slightly better write up here:
http://batboard.batlabs.com/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=79401
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