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gpvecchi · 11-03-2018, 05:36 AM

As my car doesn’t have a stock mic, can you please measure the distance from the room light, so I can cut the hole? Preferred in mm, please...

austinvojta · 11-04-2018, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by gpvecchi

As my car doesn’t have a stock mic, can you please measure the distance from the room light, so I can cut the hole? Preferred in mm, please...

Sure, I'll go do this now. I'll try to get a few good pictures for you too.

austinvojta · 11-05-2018, 12:43 AM

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Originally Posted by gpvecchi

As my car doesn’t have a stock mic, can you please measure the distance from the room light, so I can cut the hole? Preferred in mm, please...

Hole starts 17mm from the edge of the light. Hole measures 31mm wide by 43mm long.

gpvecchi · 11-05-2018, 01:47 AM

Many thanks! I’ll post the results of my experiments as I’ll get the microphone grill...

jflogerzi · 12-13-2018, 01:43 AM

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Originally Posted by CraigVM

I ended up making a small closed cell foam housing which the after market HU mic slips into. All is then placed into the OEM bracket / grill with the OEM mic removed and setting off to the side above the headliner. The foam isolates the JVC / Kenwood HU mic and it's side openings from that roof / road noise above the headliner. Audio quality for those at the other end of the conversation is now the same as when the the aftermarket mic was installed below the headliner.

If you would not mind can you post a picture of this. I am going to do this over the winter break but not sure on the foam type etc...

gpvecchi · 12-16-2018, 12:21 PM

OK, fitted mine. I cutted the head liner, as my car didn't have stock mic. It's quite easy, as there is a plastic chassis on the inside, so you can't cut it wrongly.
I put the mic in vertical, closing around with some foam. This covered the side holes of stock DDX917WS mic, but test call went flawless. I'll make some other calls in the next days while in movement.

gpvecchi · 12-25-2018, 11:53 AM

Update: closing side openings of the mi is absolutely not a good idea, I now tried making a cone that insulates mic from rear noise, but keeping the openings free.

kevaughan · 01-09-2019, 04:18 PM

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gpvecchi · 01-09-2019, 05:49 PM

Dash? Mic is not in the dash, it's near the room lamp. Check some post above...

kevaughan · 01-09-2019, 06:00 PM

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gpvecchi · 01-10-2019, 06:16 PM

Varelco · 01-11-2019, 08:34 AM

@gpvecchi What headunit is that? Looks a like Kenwood DDX... something

gpvecchi · 01-11-2019, 05:35 PM

Yep, Kenwood DDX917WS.

FRZ · 05-13-2020, 12:58 AM

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Originally Posted by gpvecchi

OK, fitted mine. I cutted the head liner, as my car didn't have stock mic. It's quite easy, as there is a plastic chassis on the inside, so you can't cut it wrongly.
I put the mic in vertical, closing around with some foam. This covered the side holes of stock DDX917WS mic, but test call went flawless. I'll make some other calls in the next days while in movement.

@gpvechhi, I'm looking to cut my headliner as well with the microphone grill but feeling nervous about it..

What is the plastic chassis you are referring to? How did you cut the hole and what did you cut it with? Do you have any more pictures? The previous one you posted seems to be gone now. Thanks in advance!!!

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11-03-2018, 05:36 AM	#15
gpvecchi Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Drives: Toyota 86 GT Limited PP (Model G) Location: Italy Posts: 1,050 Thanks: 411 Thanked 355 Times in 199 Posts Mentioned: 14 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	As my car doesn’t have a stock mic, can you please measure the distance from the room light, so I can cut the hole? Preferred in mm, please...

11-05-2018, 01:47 AM	#18
gpvecchi Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Drives: Toyota 86 GT Limited PP (Model G) Location: Italy Posts: 1,050 Thanks: 411 Thanked 355 Times in 199 Posts Mentioned: 14 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Many thanks! I’ll post the results of my experiments as I’ll get the microphone grill...

12-16-2018, 12:21 PM	#20
gpvecchi Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Drives: Toyota 86 GT Limited PP (Model G) Location: Italy Posts: 1,050 Thanks: 411 Thanked 355 Times in 199 Posts Mentioned: 14 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	OK, fitted mine. I cutted the head liner, as my car didn't have stock mic. It's quite easy, as there is a plastic chassis on the inside, so you can't cut it wrongly. I put the mic in vertical, closing around with some foam. This covered the side holes of stock DDX917WS mic, but test call went flawless. I'll make some other calls in the next days while in movement.

12-25-2018, 11:53 AM	#21
gpvecchi Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Drives: Toyota 86 GT Limited PP (Model G) Location: Italy Posts: 1,050 Thanks: 411 Thanked 355 Times in 199 Posts Mentioned: 14 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Update: closing side openings of the mi is absolutely not a good idea, I now tried making a cone that insulates mic from rear noise, but keeping the openings free.

01-09-2019, 05:49 PM	#23
gpvecchi Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Drives: Toyota 86 GT Limited PP (Model G) Location: Italy Posts: 1,050 Thanks: 411 Thanked 355 Times in 199 Posts Mentioned: 14 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Dash? Mic is not in the dash, it's near the room lamp. Check some post above...

01-10-2019, 06:16 PM	#25
gpvecchi Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Drives: Toyota 86 GT Limited PP (Model G) Location: Italy Posts: 1,050 Thanks: 411 Thanked 355 Times in 199 Posts Mentioned: 14 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)

01-11-2019, 08:34 AM	#26
Varelco Senior Member Join Date: May 2015 Drives: '15 GT86 & '22 GR86 Location: Kent, UK Posts: 146 Thanks: 37 Thanked 112 Times in 51 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	@gpvecchi What headunit is that? Looks a like Kenwood DDX... something

01-11-2019, 05:35 PM	#27
gpvecchi Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Drives: Toyota 86 GT Limited PP (Model G) Location: Italy Posts: 1,050 Thanks: 411 Thanked 355 Times in 199 Posts Mentioned: 14 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Yep, Kenwood DDX917WS.

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