[VHFcontesting] Help mounting a new radio in a new car

[Kelly Johnson]

Sorry for the slightly off-topic post, but I figured this group would
be the best for this question....

I just bought a new car...a relatively expensive one.  I have an
FT-7800R dual band FM rig that I want to mount.  I put the radio in
the trunk, but I'm having trouble figuring out a good way to mount the
head.  I tried a "seat bolt" mount, but that won't work with my power
seats.  I do NOT want to drill holes.  I do NOT want to use any kind
of sticky tape or glue that won't be easy to remove later or will
otherwise damage the upholstery or dash or whatever.  I don't really
want a windshield suction cup mount because it is illegal in
California AND more importantly it will leave the control wire
exposed.  I don't want something that looks like the typical homemade
ham radio mount built out of pine and nails :-)   Finally, I don't
want to pay $800 to the car stereo installer who offered to build a
customer designed mount to fit in place of the cigarette lighter that
will never be used.

Any great ideas?  I tried velcro, but the sticky side of the velcro
wouldn't stick to the dash where I wanted to put it.