2006/2007 Lilliput 7 inch vs new 2008 Lilliput 7' inch

**FirebirdTN** · 02-25-2008, 12:51 PM

Originally Posted by wjc04wrx

FirebirdTN - The pics that you have seen of the new 629 on the store and other places is of the old 629, they just used the same image. If you do see a pic of the new 629 you will see that the casing is different. The casing for the new one is wider on one side then the other.

I am not new to this and I know the difference between a 629 and a 701. I install complete systems in cars and have lost track of how many Lillis I have taken apart. The new Lilli will not fit in the WRX kit, which I have as well, because of its off centered new design. Let me know if you're looking for a better/optional solution of having the screen molded into place which it turns out really nice.

I do appolize if my comment came out insulting; I honestly didn't mean it to sound that way. Just realizing we are all human, and the fact of the misleading pics of the new 629s on the web, thought (and hoped, really) that you might have just made a minor mistake.

That is really bad news to hear. So that means the pic here in store contrasting the difference between the old and new 629 is just photoshopped, and not an *actual* pic of the two side-by-side. Not good at all...

I am possibly interested in the solution you have. I have seen alot of the fab work done in the forums, and while I admit it looks VERY good, I am a tad nervous about bondo or firberglass molds. I was hoping for a direct bolt in solution. I am probably at this stage going to pick up an older 629 on ebay and apply the 3M mods to it, but do let me know what alternatives are available.

Thanks,

-Alan

**wjc04wrx** · 02-25-2008, 05:17 PM

No problem, sorry for coming out too strong.

Just to clarify the, it won't fit part, the LCD will fit in the kit, but since the LCD is off centered, you will see part of the silver edge of the LCD at the bottom and side of the kit.

I think that the mp3car store has a fine print that the image is not the actual image

What I do to solve this issue is mold the screen into the bezel, looks much better in my opinion. Below is a pic of a final result.

**FirebirdTN** · 02-25-2008, 07:08 PM

Originally Posted by wjc04wrx

No problem, sorry for coming out too strong.

Just to clarify the, it won't fit part, the LCD will fit in the kit, but since the LCD is off centered, you will see part of the silver edge of the LCD at the bottom and side of the kit.

I think that the mp3car store has a fine print that the image is not the actual image

What I do to solve this issue is mold the screen into the bezel, looks much better in my opinion. Below is a pic of a final result.

That does look good, but I should have stated up front, my application is not a subaru, but in fact an 06 mustang. The WRX kit works, but requires basically a Ford dual-din faceplate from Circuit City (which I have).

How did you mold it like that, and would it work in my application?

Thanks,

-Alan

**wjc04wrx** · 02-25-2008, 08:06 PM

I'm able to make them with any application as long as there is space for the screen. Provide me a couple of pics of your dash area and the dual din faceplate.

The molding takes about a week to do and a lot of patience

, which I have plenty of.

**FirebirdTN** · 02-25-2008, 08:35 PM

I don't have any pics, but here is one of an 05 mustang (towards bottom of the page):

http://www.mechatroniks.com/wrx/installs.htm

As you can see the Metra kit is used to take up the unused space of the WRX kit. In other words when using the WRX kit in a mustang, there is actually space left over, and the metra kit is what is used to fill the dead space. The silver part is the WRX kit, and the immediate black surrounding it is the Metra kit/faceplate.

My goal was/is a complete bolt in solution without having to modify the car in any way.

-Alan

**wjc04wrx** · 02-25-2008, 09:56 PM

If there is dead space with the WRX kit, then I can achieve the same results.

What I can do is to mold the Lilli onto the Metra kit so you can have the complete bolt in solution that you're looking for.

**Darkman613** · 02-26-2008, 07:35 AM

I bought my Lilliput 629 in December 2007... how can I find out if I have the new or older model??

**wjc04wrx** · 02-26-2008, 03:00 PM

Easy, look at the front casing of the scren. Are both sides of the casing the same size? if so, you have the old one. If one side is wider then the other, then you have the new one.

**Darkman613** · 02-26-2008, 09:11 PM

Originally Posted by wjc04wrx

Easy, look at the front casing of the scren. Are both sides of the casing the same size? if so, you have the old one. If one side is wider then the other, then you have the new one.

Oh! Cool! I am in luck then!!

Thx for the information!

**TO_SC300** · 04-01-2008, 12:07 AM

WHOA! The LCD screen is a different size? Does anyone have a picture of the 2008 629GL screen out of the casing they could share? Possibly measurements of the LCD itself and of the borders between the edge of the LCD and the viewable area? Cheers!

Originally Posted by wjc04wrx

No problem, sorry for coming out too strong.

Just to clarify the, it won't fit part, the LCD will fit in the kit, but since the LCD is off centered, you will see part of the silver edge of the LCD at the bottom and side of the kit.

I think that the mp3car store has a fine print that the image is not the actual image

What I do to solve this issue is mold the screen into the bezel, looks much better in my opinion. Below is a pic of a final result.