Looking for advice on mini install in 1997 neon heres what ive done so far

**crzunch** · 03-07-2007, 10:11 PM

Im installing this a neon and if u seen a 1997 neon dash u dont have room to install much of anything lol , so i had to cut my center piece of the dash up pretty bad to get the screen to fit and doing so scuffed my center console where my A/C controls are and where the stereo was , so then i got some spray glue then some frontier vinyl that matched my dash and cut it to fit the screen area and ac controls looks ok but not great. so in the meantime im looking for a new front dash piece that is grey i cna replace it with. but what i did is installed the mini where the stereo was then i put the screen in front of it using a dash mount for the screen i welded myself with a hole cut in the bottom to force air from the fan i made to push the air through the bottom of the mac then installed a fan on the side of my dash underneath where it is hidden pretty good outta sight to blow hot air out this is my first install im strapped for cash so i cant go all out and spend 1500 bucks on crap to get this to work and look super like most peeps can i just want the mac in my car and hidden from sight but easy to operate, I just need a way to turn the dang then on when i get in the car and i cant with it being in the dash i have no room to reach my hand up underneath the dash and turn it on that way so im thinking of going back and making like most stereo install companys do, a speaker box like box but for my mac stereo and external harddrive and sitting it in the back passenger floor board sounds cheesie but its about all i can do with noone around spfld IL area knowing much about pc installs in cars but anyway about the fans can u splice the wire of a Cigerette lighter then hook it up to the fan like that or is that too many volts/amps ??

**blown_mx5** · 03-08-2007, 01:05 AM

This is very difficult to comprehend. use a period after a thought. or just press return to start a new line.

anyways, here's some thoughts:
if your going to use a fan try to channel the air and isolate the two sided of the fan instead of just putting it out there.
get another dash from the pick and pull, buy some SEM plastic paint to color match.
buy just the mac pack cable to get the y power cable and add a momentary switch. you can use the cable when you've finished saving for the P1900.
look at it like you were playing GT3/4 (i know, old game) you could learn how to drive the cars or you could cheat and look like an a$$ being schooled by guy driving a mini cooper.

**MrJamieR** · 03-08-2007, 05:10 PM

crzunch are you able to go back & edit your post? Your stream of conciousness writing style is VERY difficult to understand. The easier your post is to read the more responses you should get.