Thread: BMW E46 Custom dash trim for a Xenarc LCD

Originally Posted by Mitokondria

I stumbled across your website a long time ago maybe 2 years ago, I think your old screen was like a pioneer w/ the infrared port exposed playing Matrix as well as your trunk sub box. Impressive work! Cant wait to see the whole install.

Thank you. I ordered my LCD from Armen. I'm almost done planning the PC I'm going to build. It's gonna be a Micro-ATX motherboard with a Celeron because I need more room for upgrading than the itx motherboards have to offer.

Here are some pics. I'll have indash pics soon (waiting for the rain to stop).

Originally Posted by dabba

Are we saying that you made this from scratch ?
Im confused.

I used my original LCD trim that I made almost 2 years ago as a start. That one was made practically from scratch. Here's a pic of it.

Originally Posted by WhiteCivic

how you get that orange peel effect?

That just came out that way from the SEM paint I used. I could have sanded it smoother but it matches the oem finish pretty well.

Rich

couple of questions:

1. can you talk about what grits of sand paper you use for the fiberglass (if you use any) and bondo to get such a nice finish?

2. where did you purchase your paint? is it interior paint?

3. i'm assuming you had primer, a base color, some texture paint, and a finishing paint?

These are the first two LCDs I had in this car (Before Pics) and the reason why I made my first LCD trim. I absolutely hated the obvious non-oem look and how it covered my vents. It just stuck out like a sore thumb.

1st: http://www.srcstc.com/alpine_iva.htm
2nd: http://www.srcstc.com/Pioneer_AVXP7300DVD_AVMP9000R.htm

Originally Posted by shakes

couple of questions:

1. can you talk about what grits of sand paper you use for the fiberglass (if you use any) and bondo to get such a nice finish?

2. where did you purchase your paint? is it interior paint?

3. i'm assuming you had primer, a base color, some texture paint, and a finishing paint?

1. 80, 220, 400. There are other fillers that are much better than Bondo.

2. Check out http://www.finishmaster.com/locations.html for the nearest auto body supply store. This is where i got my stuff. If your using your current dash and molding the LCD into it, ask them for a plastic repair putty. They also carry a wide selection of fillers, paints and whatnot.

If you want a mail order place, then this is good http://www.handsontools.com

3. I used SEM paints. http://www.semproducts.com I didn't use texture paint because my interier isn't that textured, but you can.



-Rich

Originally Posted by WhiteCivic

thats why i want to know..

whats that paint?

SEM Promax Primer and Flat Black.

http://www.semproducts.com/sempages/semspecialty.html


-Rich