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  1. 02-21-2004, 06:47 PM #1
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    Dasboard modification and fabrication...

    I've come to the conclusion that my dasboard (93 Camero) will have to be modded to fit my 7 in. Lilliput touchscreen, so I'm looking for some tips on dashboard fabrication before I jump into it (my goal is to make it look stock or very close to it). Anyone have some advice, or some links to good reference material?

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  2. 02-22-2004, 05:48 PM #2
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    Quote Originally Posted by JGeek
    I've come to the conclusion that my dasboard (93 Camero) will have to be modded to fit my 7 in. Lilliput touchscreen, so I'm looking for some tips on dashboard fabrication before I jump into it (my goal is to make it look stock or very close to it). Anyone have some advice, or some links to good reference material?

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  3. 02-26-2004, 03:49 PM #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by Audio Bandit
    Always use Fiberglassing Tips?
    Thanks I was searching on resin and plastic molding, fiberglass didn't occur to me for some reason :P
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    I don't know if people talk about doing this too often but I belive that using a soldering iron to fuse plastic pieces together is quite effective and not as messy as resin or fiberglass, however... fumes are a different story. While you may still want to use resin or bondo or something for the holes, I think this would be a quicker way of getting pieces together.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cherub211
    I don't know if people talk about doing this too often but I belive that using a soldering iron to fuse plastic pieces together is quite effective and not as messy as resin or fiberglass, however... fumes are a different story. While you may still want to use resin or bondo or something for the holes, I think this would be a quicker way of getting pieces together.
    If that sodering iron trick works, it might be able to do the job. However, you will never get the appearance as you would with fiberglass/bondo. Either way, you will have to deal with fumes.
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    Depending on how much you wanna keep your screens warranty intact, you may wanna build a tight fitting fiberglass "case" for it and embed it into the trim. You should be able to scavenge a yard for a spare trim piece, and then you will have one to work with while your car is intact, as well as later if you decide to put it back to stock. As far as the glass, it is pretty easy to work with, just practice a bit on some old scraps and get used to how it works, and how fast it sets up. Personally I like shoe goo to hold the stuff together and them glass over it for a finish. If you have ever used shoe goo, you know it wont come off but is very flexible. Another tip you may try, go to the local hobby store and pick up some finish cure epoxy and micro balloons. The micro balloons are a fine powder that mixes with the epoxy and makes it thick and "light". Almost like spreading whipped cream. It will allow it to flow a little bit, but should hold its shape pretty well. It is not the easiest to sand (still much better than raw epoxy), so make sure it is pretty smooth to start with.
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  7. 02-27-2004, 07:48 PM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by gospeed.racer
    Depending on how much you wanna keep your screens warranty intact, you may wanna build a tight fitting fiberglass "case" for it and embed it into the trim.
    This is what I'm hoping for I have been thinking about 'pouring' a "case" for my Lilliput 7in. touchscreen, and having my wife "sculpt" it to specification (she's the artist type, not me :P). I might possibly go with a polyurethane mix, I've found a few with very good tensile strengths on various sites. With polyurethane I think I can use her as a resource to help match the texture of my dashboard with any new parts I have to fabricate, but with fiberglass I'm not so sure (haven't used it before).
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