P1000m5 Adam490's Short Bus

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Adam490's Short Bus Budget Build

Bought new from Honda Powersports of Covington. Went with the P1k5 after riding a few times with my daughter on my Rubicon and realizing we needed something more secure and comfortable to fit the whole family. She's been dubbed the Short BusView attachment 142813

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[HondaRed16]

I couldn't pull it off by pushing on it or pulling on it, but I ran a ziptie around the mount just in case.

Alrighty then.
How did you run the coax and what did you do with the slack?

FYI, if you don't know...It doesn't like to be coiled.
As a suggestion, you might try one of those little stick on circular pieces you get with the magnetic cell phone dash mounts and maybe put it there by the mp3 player or in that area.

 

[Adam490]

Alrighty then.
How did you run the coax and what did you do with the slack?

FYI, if you don't know...It doesn't like to be coiled.
As a suggestion, you might try one of those little stick on circular pieces you get with the magnetic cell phone dash mounts and maybe put it there by the mp3 player or in that area.

Didn't know that about the coax; I ran it from the front bumper, through front grille, then up through the hood and under the dash then out between the two plastic pieces near the steering column. There is a ton of slack just sitting under the hood right now along with the power wires. Got a few more wires to run from some pod lights before I get everything swapped over to the fuse block. What's a good method to deal with the extra coax if it doesn't like to be coiled?

 

[HondaRed16]

Didn't know that about the coax; I ran it from the front bumper, through front grille, then up through the hood and under the dash then out between the two plastic pieces near the steering column. There is a ton of slack just sitting under the hood right now along with the power wires. Got a few more wires to run from some pod lights before I get everything swapped over to the fuse block. What's a good method to deal with the extra coax if it doesn't like to be coiled?

How much do you have?
I'd probably run it around the hood area a couple of times, maybe zig zag back & forth, you can just lay on top of other stuff in-case you need to move it to work on an item. I would also not zip tie it to electrical if it were me. Just don't coil it in a tight circle (which is what most people do).

 

[Adam490]

Got my fuse block wired in and my power ran for the TYT. Had the TYT radio on while I went and picked up the neighborhood Christmas decorations from the entrances and halfway across the 'hood I heard "HEEEEYYYYYOOOOOOOO YA DERE????" and it scared the s*** out of me! Volume was all the way up and I wasn't expecting to hear anything, lol. Going to hook up the programming cable in the morning and load the channels (thanks @Ragnar406).

 

[HondaRed16]

Got my fuse block wired in and my power ran for the TYT. Had the TYT radio on while I went and picked up the neighborhood Christmas decorations from the entrances and halfway across the 'hood I heard "HEEEEYYYYYOOOOOOOO YA DERE????" and it scared the s*** out of me! Volume was all the way up and I wasn't expecting to hear anything, lol. Going to hook up the programming cable in the morning and load the channels (thanks @Ragnar406).

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LOL, that’s actually pretty funny

So you didn’t get to test/play with it on your ride today?

I’m interested in that channel list if someone would be so kind to send it please.

 

[Adam490]

LOL, that’s actually pretty funny

So you didn’t get to test/play with it on your ride today?

I’m interested in that channel list if someone would be so kind to send it please.

Not yet, I've got a few cheap hand-held walkies to try it out with today. I'll send you the info Ragnar sent me in a PM in a bit

 

[Adam490]

Got my 300# rear springs. Hopefully I can get them on this weekend. Thanks again @snuffnwhisky

 

[Adam490]

Weather sucks over here so in the garage cutting holes in the Pioneer

 

[Pilotadam]

Weather sucks over here so in the garage cutting holes in the Pioneer

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Sounds like a good rainy day activity. I am going to be doing the same tomorrow in Alabama.

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[Adam490]

Success!

 

[Bad_bowtie]

Looks good, one of my favorite mods!!

 

[Adam490]

Thinking about using the push rivet all the way around. I've got a bag of them from replacing old ones on the Civic. They are a tad longer and fit really tight. I broke the Pioneer clip trying to force it in the same spot. I cut off a little more than half an inch off the hinge side to make it sit flush on the outer edge.

 

[TripleB]

Success!

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Lol I did that this week. I put stoopid s*** like tools and stuff. Beer is much better.

 

[Adam490]

Lol I did that this week. I put stoopid s*** like tools and stuff. Beer is much better.

Lol I was just seeing what would fit through the door

 

[HondaRed16]

Thinking about using the push rivet all the way around. I've got a bag of them from replacing old ones on the Civic. They are a tad longer and fit really tight. I broke the Pioneer clip trying to force it in the same spot. I cut off a little more than half an inch off the hinge side to make it sit flush on the outer edge.

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Real clean.
I've been wondering why no one had found a way to take up that gap on the right side or find a way to deal with it.
I have wanted to do this mod but haven't because of the gap.

Thanks man,

 

[urbancoyboyja]

Success!

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@Adam490 where did you get the door from for this?

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[Adam490]

@Adam490 where did you get the door from for this?

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I got it from Amazon:

Marine Door

 

[Dirtstiffs-1000]

Good to know.. if I cut a hole under the seat, I'll find a case of beer.

Cool mod.

 

[Adam490]

Got the springs on and they feel so much better than the progressive Fox springs. Need to get out on some trails to figure out where I want the preload, but so far they feel a lot better. Tried 4 different spring compressors before I just gave up and went to the old hillbilly spring compressor. The progressive springs were coiled too tight to get the compressors to work without destroying the plastic spacer they ride on.

 

[Hondasxs]

Got the springs on and they feel so much better than the progressive Fox springs. Need to get out on some trails to figure out where I want the preload, but so far they feel a lot better. Tried 4 different spring compressors before I just gave up and went to the old hillbilly spring compressor. The progressive springs were coiled too tight to get the compressors to work without destroying the plastic spacer they ride on.
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This is the way to do it. I've told several people of this method.

Were you able to do this by yourself?