With everything ready, the mounting bracket was then fixed to the WRX dash using self tapping screws. The GPS antenna was screwed into the back of the unit and the wiring harness was plugged in. When the paint had dried the G100 unit was screwed to the mounting bracket using 2 x M4 screws we (luckily) found in the bolts tray. At this point it was found that the factory installed nutserts in the back of the foot reset switch were all loose! This made it difficult to install the supplied fixing screws as the nutsert threads were turning whilst trying to tighten the fixing screws. A small alloy bracket was made up to allow the foot switch to be fixed using an accessible bolt already in the foot rest. This required a little lateral thinking as the foot rest is not easy to remove or install in the car, being held down by a series of large rivets. Whilst the paint was drying on the mount, the foot reset switch was fitted to the existing navigator’s foot rest in the car. A mock assembly showed everything was set right and then a coat of matt black paint was applied to give a neat finish and reduce glare. A few quick measurements and the bracket was bent at the correct angles to fit the space on the WRX dash. With a custom mount we have full control over height and angle to suit the car and navigator. A small piece of 2mm aluminium was trimmed to shape and careful measurements were taken to drill 2 x 5mm mounting holes and another 12mm hole was drilled for clearance to allow fitment of the GPS antenna. Monit do have optional mounting brackets for dash/doors and a suction cup mount for use on a window or the windscreen. With the tiny mass of the rally computer (100g), a light weight alloy bracket is all that is required to fix the unit into position. Opening the optional remote foot reset switch, reveals a sturdy looking unit which is supplied with fixing screws, however again a card or paper template would make drilling and mounting much easier, particularly into a navigators foot rest. Immediately it was noticed that the Monit unit is not supplied with any M4 fixing screws to suit the threads on the back of the unit or a paper/card template to aid with drilling and mounting. Inside the box is the G100 unit, a couple of stickers, a small wiring harness and an instruction manual. When you open the box, the actual unit is even smaller than the Monit remote foot reset switch that we ordered at the same time. The first thing you notice about the Monit G100 is its small sized box. This article covers the un-packing and installation of the Monit G100, a full review of the unit and its operation will follow in a future article after it is tested at a blind rally.
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