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08-13-09, 08:30 PM
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| There are at least half a dozen places to draw off of for light in that area of a 60. 3' is way excessive..
Thanks for the tech on the LED's I kinda like the idea of knowing exactly where to put the mic back.
Mine will go in the other blank spot (near the glove box)
Hurry, up on updating the site 
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08-14-09, 05:00 AM
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| dang i want one of those mic holders.... | |
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08-14-09, 07:37 AM
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| wow, sweet! didn't know there'd be this much intrest!
FWIW, I think having a light might be handy.. even though it's not too hard to find the spot at night when yo uget used to it.
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08-14-09, 09:10 AM
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| No mic holder for our dash! How about it Tim?
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1988 FJ62 - Emily - 260,000+ miles, FJ60 Round Eyes, H55F, SUA, SR, OME Heavies, 35x12.5's, trimmed fenders, Solid Rock Off-Road bumper & sliders, rear locker, Warn xd9000i, dual batteries, OBA, Scion radio, etc.
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08-20-09, 08:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Front Range 4x4  No mic holder for our dash! How about it Tim? | Chris I already made something for 62's... this one replaces the coin holders in the stock center console.. and for the dash I made a bezel that replaces that big square.. I think you have a tilt-o-meter installed there? Anyway I made that for the raffle 62 the club did a couple summers ago, I could probably make a few more if there's interest I'll try to find a picture. but let me get these 60 guys taken care of first...
So I promised you an update in about a week so here it is: I made 4 more of these with the LED attachment, and all of that works great. So counting the one I have with no attachment for LED's, that makes a total of 5 that I guess are available to anyone. Don't buy yet though, couple pictures first, also I've got some more info about the lights that I will save for a second post as I need to resize a few more images first.
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custom 80 series mic holders, dash bezels, seat repair parts, and clear ARB lenses, all available right now, right here www.gamiviti.com
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08-20-09, 08:57 PM
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| So my SOP for all of these things has been to immediately rattle can them black- the material is white, but black seems to be the best fit for dashboards... center consoles being brown or gray. Anyway so all painted up and install the LED's and I am pretty disappointed with how it illuminates... the back side is plenty bright, but you can barely see the logo in front. Lame I say. But I have a possible solution, so sit tight for one more post: 
__________________ 96fzj80, mostly stock except for the suspension, steering, gears, brakes, batteries, lights, bumpers, running boards, skid plates, stereo, speakers, cargo area, and tires. Also a 2001 Taco DC.
custom 80 series mic holders, dash bezels, seat repair parts, and clear ARB lenses, all available right now, right here www.gamiviti.com
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08-20-09, 09:02 PM
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| the black paint is obviously hosing this thing up, so I took a screwdriver, followed by a pocket knife, and proceeded to scrape off the spray paint from inside the recessed letters. I slipped a couple times, you'll see that in the pictures, particularly on the red one. But what that left behind was essentially a white logo that stands out much better. And with the lights on, it's downright cool, if I do say so myself... 
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custom 80 series mic holders, dash bezels, seat repair parts, and clear ARB lenses, all available right now, right here www.gamiviti.com
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08-20-09, 09:08 PM
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| Presuming this is the way to go for "production," and I think it is, I need to devise a way to selectively mask and paint these guys. I've got a couple idea, so I'm going to make a few more to experiment with. If it doesn't pan out, then I think my options will be to offer them black and unpainted (white) which would allow someone who really cared to take a little more time to mask off and paint around those letters. I guess I could offer three options really- all black, white letters, and all white.. but again presuming I can economically master the white letters.
so in the mean time if someone wants one of the 5 I have I can ship those right away. So this doesn't turn into a for sale thread though just email me sales@gamiviti.com, in fact that's also my paypal address if you'd prefer to just send me money without confirming first. If I run out, I'll just refund it. And since I kind of scraped up the two in the pictures above I can repaint those if someone doesn't want lights, so only options for this first round is all black- and that's 4 made for LED's, and 1 without.. Oh yeah, $10 without, $15 with LED... includes shipping. thanks!!
Now back to your tech comments... 
__________________ 96fzj80, mostly stock except for the suspension, steering, gears, brakes, batteries, lights, bumpers, running boards, skid plates, stereo, speakers, cargo area, and tires. Also a 2001 Taco DC.
custom 80 series mic holders, dash bezels, seat repair parts, and clear ARB lenses, all available right now, right here www.gamiviti.com
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08-20-09, 09:36 PM
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#29 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by nakman Chris I already made something for 62's... this one replaces the coin holders in the stock center console.. and for the dash I made a bezel that replaces that big square.. I think you have a tilt-o-meter installed there? Anyway I made that for the raffle 62 the club did a couple summers ago, I could probably make a few more if there's interest I'll try to find a picture. but let me get these 60 guys taken care of first... | Due to the lack of square cans I imagine most of us replaced those stock consoles a long time ago Tim.
Honestly I'm not sure there's enough market with the 62 owners to make it worthwhile. I have one mic holder on the tranny hump and a big rubber band for the other. 
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08-21-09, 04:55 AM
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#30 (permalink)
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| ready to order and dont even have a cb in my 60 yet...  | |
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08-21-09, 05:49 AM
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| That's slick how the TEQ is lit up. Very cool.
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08-24-09, 06:35 PM
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| Hey Nakman,
Got a nice little surprise in the mail today!
Fits perfect, looks great and solves a problem I have had with securing my mic. In the picture you can still see my old solution: a magnetic mic holder. It just would not stay put.
Thanks for a great inexpensive and very cool solution!!
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08-24-09, 08:47 PM
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#33 (permalink)
| | what he said
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| That's exactly where mine is now
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08-26-09, 10:38 AM
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| Very cool, after a weekend of wheeling and draping the mic over my leg, I'm ready for one of these. Keep us posted when we can order! | |
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08-30-09, 02:25 PM
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08-30-09, 02:49 PM
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#36 (permalink)
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| Any pics of your fj62 mic holder? | |
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08-30-09, 03:04 PM
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Originally Posted by slcfj62 Any pics of your fj62 mic holder? | I believe this one on Tim's site fits the center console of the FJ62:  | |
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08-30-09, 05:52 PM
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#38 (permalink)
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| Does it go in one of the coin holder holes? Quote:
Originally Posted by MDH33 I believe this one on Tim's site fits the center console of the FJ62: | | |
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08-31-09, 09:10 AM
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#39 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by slcfj62 Does it go in one of the coin holder holes? | yes.
And I made a few more 60 ones... new attempt at white letters which is better than before, but still too labor intensive. I will try to get the site updated tonight.. but you can just send me money if you're impatient.
And good to see this is working well for you guys, kinda makes me want a 60 now, I am using my 60 dash bezel & mic holder for my 2m base station....
I am going to permanently mount that to my desk somehow... 
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custom 80 series mic holders, dash bezels, seat repair parts, and clear ARB lenses, all available right now, right here www.gamiviti.com
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