gsxrpilot Posted December 29, 2019 Report Posted December 29, 2019 2 hours ago, wcb said: I am so BUMMED if you see the upside down Y brace that I do not see on @TargetDriver pictures. My order of equipment does not fit. That Y brace is in the way even with the 170 all the way at the bottom. My only two solutions get are to rid of the 170 and replace with a thinner NAV/COM $$$$$ or move it to the next shelf. I was really wanting to keep it clean with everything in one shelf but I also do not want to spend the money on a new NAV/COM. I went through a similar situation. I didn't have the MX170 but had a combination of separate coms and nav units. I got rid of the old stuff and replaced it with a KX165 off of Barnstormers. It was thinner than the other combination of radios, and as it's only the secondary nav/com to the IFD540, I didn't want to spend thousands. It works well enough, allowed me to fit everything in the center stack. I'm happy with the decision. Quote
wcb Posted December 30, 2019 Report Posted December 30, 2019 9 hours ago, MIm20c said: I’d personally rather have a new quality com vs an old nav/com. My money would be spent on a par200b instead of the 450. I would consider that but I already have the 450b Quote
wcb Posted December 30, 2019 Report Posted December 30, 2019 8 hours ago, gsxrpilot said: I went through a similar situation. I didn't have the MX170 but had a combination of separate coms and nav units. I got rid of the old stuff and replaced it with a KX165 off of Barnstormers. It was thinner than the other combination of radios, and as it's only the secondary nav/com to the IFD540, I didn't want to spend thousands. It works well enough, allowed me to fit everything in the center stack. I'm happy with the decision. Considering that option now. Trying to find a picture of your stack. I know I have seen it on here before! Quote
PJClark Posted December 30, 2019 Report Posted December 30, 2019 Hey @gsxrpilot where'd you get those cool embroidered logos at the center of your yokes? Hector at Aero Comfort? Quote
gsxrpilot Posted December 30, 2019 Report Posted December 30, 2019 4 minutes ago, PJClark said: Hey @gsxrpilot where'd you get those cool embroidered logos at the center of your yokes? Hector at Aero Comfort? Yep! Hector's done the yokes for both of my Mooneys. He's the best there is. Quote
wcb Posted December 30, 2019 Report Posted December 30, 2019 9 hours ago, gsxrpilot said: Hahahah... here it is. My IFD540 will not go that high in my 76F. The Y brace is in the way. The highest the bottom could go is about the center of the nobs (at best) on your KX165. I do think the Garmin SL30 or the new Trig (not approved until next year) would fit where your AP is currently, but I am not going to spend the money for it. I like the MX170 fine for a second NAV/COM. It will simply be a longer reach to change the channel. Thanks for sharing the pictures. Quote
gsxrpilot Posted December 30, 2019 Report Posted December 30, 2019 9 hours ago, PJClark said: How do they attach? Magnets? No, they are attached with a screw from the bottom. There might be some glue involved as well. I sent the original yokes to Hector and they came back like this. You can choose the color of the stitching if you don't like the factory color. Here's what they looked like before. Quote
PJClark Posted December 30, 2019 Report Posted December 30, 2019 I'll send him a note. My yokes are already done by AC, previous owner. But I like those center medallions. I'll ask if they're retro-fittable. Thx! Happy New Year! 1 Quote
PJClark Posted December 30, 2019 Report Posted December 30, 2019 hey how do you do that map thing in your signature? Quote
TargetDriver Posted January 7, 2020 Author Report Posted January 7, 2020 Here it is ! Picked it up couple days ago. Everything works as expected so far. I'll probably make a few minor adjustments but I'm happy with it. If I have the ELT and hot prop voltage indicator moved I can juuust fit an Ipad mini in that blank area and I want to make flush mount fillers for the two vacant covered instrument holes. It's not GSXR level of cool yet but I'm working on it. 3 1 Quote
gsxrpilot Posted January 7, 2020 Report Posted January 7, 2020 25 minutes ago, TargetDriver said: Here it is ! Picked it up couple days ago. Everything works as expected so far. I'll probably make a few minor adjustments but I'm happy with it. If I have the ELT and hot prop voltage indicator moved I can juuust fit an Ipad mini in that blank area and I want to make flush mount fillers for the two vacant covered instrument holes. It's not GSXR level of cool yet but I'm working on it. It looks great! Quote
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