tneker Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 Silly question, never had to worry about it before. I am adding a radio kit to my helmet and I was assuming I would want it terminating on the left side in the event someone was reaching in to help make sure everything was in order in a pit stop etc. And then for the car, I know they make panel mounts for plug in receptacles, but based on the relatively short length of coil cord coming from my helmet kit it almost seems like it would be ideal to plug in towards the top of the roll bar by the drivers side window versus forward towards and instrument panel etc???? What are all those lessons learned from getting connected to your radio? Any pictures? I am a visual learner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Sampson Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 Hi- We mount the connection on the roll bar above the drivers head area- (1) Lg P-clamps you can mount with self-tappers into the cage which holds the IMSA helmet connection on the incar harness side. Easy to find at local hardware store- Simple install- Cheap to build- Holds IMSA connection at the same location which is easy to plu g into even belted in. Hopes this helps 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginerd Posted August 5, 2019 Report Share Posted August 5, 2019 26 minutes ago, tneker said: Silly question, never had to worry about it before. I am adding a radio kit to my helmet and I was assuming I would want it terminating on the left side in the event someone was reaching in to help make sure everything was in order in a pit stop etc. And then for the car, I know they make panel mounts for plug in receptacles, but based on the relatively short length of coil cord coming from my helmet kit it almost seems like it would be ideal to plug in towards the top of the roll bar by the drivers side window versus forward towards and instrument panel etc???? What are all those lessons learned from getting connected to your radio? Any pictures? I am a visual learner - Left side of helmet, essential for an assistant to plug you in - We run the radio harness around the back of the seat, zip tied to the roll bars. - You want some slack in the end so that if you move your head around, it doesn’t pull the plug out. AND you want the last zip tie to be tight so that the slack you carefully measured doesn’t shrink back. Have had the wire catch on my HANS and pull the plug out, too. - Radio should be in arms reach somewhere so that you can adjust volume. All of our drivers need different volume settings because of varying quality of earbuds and in-helmet speakers. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazmarc Posted August 6, 2019 Report Share Posted August 6, 2019 ^^^^One of the reasons these guys are always at the front. Lots of experience, forethought and attention to detail. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tneker Posted August 7, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2019 4 hours ago, Mazmarc said: ^^^^One of the reasons these guys are always at the front. Lots of experience, forethought and attention to detail. And always willing to share those important details..... class act 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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