Thread: BMW E46 Custom dash trim for a Xenarc LCD

Originally Posted by JuBu

Damn! I'm so envoius of you E46 guys since it's so much *easier* ( well, you know what I mean) for you guys to make a stock looking install becuase of the NAVI unit trim! Argghh!!!

I don't know what you're talking about. What NAVI trim? You don't think I used the oem nav to make this do you?



-Rich

Originally Posted by srcstc

I don't know what you're talking about. What NAVI trim? You don't think I used the oem nav to make this do you?



-Rich

DAAAAAAAAMN....My bad.....I always though you used the NAVI unit trim as a base......If that's not the case, then you are my new God.

Damn...Sorry about that...!!!!

By NAVI unit trim, I meant the OEM NAVI unit's faceplate...since it already has a cutout for the NAVI screen.....I thought you just Bondo-ed the holes for the knobs and stuff and trimmed/dremeled the screen opening to fit your screens.

Originally Posted by JuBu

DAAAAAAAAMN....My bad.....I always though you used the NAVI unit trim as a base......If that's not the case, then you are my new God.

Damn...Sorry about that...!!!!

LOL I wish! I searched the BMW ETK and the only way to get your hands on the OEM NAV trim is to buy the entire NAV indash unit. That would cost a few hundred dollars. Either that or find a non-working unit at a salvage yard.

If that was the case, I'd have a motorized flip down monitor like the OEM widescreen NAV.


Rich

Originally Posted by srcstc

LOL I wish! I searched the BMW ETK and the only way to get your hands on the OEM NAV trim is to buy the entire NAV indash unit. That would cost a few hundred dollars. Either that or find a non-working unit at a salvage yard.



Rich

Wow...so how long does it take for you to fabricate one of these units?

Originally Posted by JuBu

Wow...so how long does it take for you to fabricate one of these units?

This one didn't take too long cause I started with my original trim from the pioneer LCD.

Originally Posted by JuBu

How do you plan on mounting the screen to that faceplate?

I've got an E36, but I need ideas as to how you guys securely mount the screens to the faceplates/consoles. Here's a quick and crappy PSHOP of what my install will look like. I'm trying to locate a screen with no buttons and plain black frame so it looks as close to stock as possible.

You could try the TM-700VGA from digitalww.com or the Lilliput because they come with remotes so you prolly won't need to use the buttons. Then just mount it behind the opening so only the LCD shows through. What size is that opening?

-Rich

Originally Posted by srcstc

You could try the TM-700VGA from digitalww.com or the Lilliput because they come with remotes so you prolly won't need to use the buttons. Then just mount it behind the opening so only the LCD shows through. What size is that opening?

-Rich

Thanks Rich...Yea, I actually had my eye on that one, but someone I'm talking to has a brand new Farenheit 7" screen he's looking to sell cheap. If the deal doesn't work out, I'll most likely get that unit from DigitalWW.

The opening I have is about 7 5/16" wide x 5" tall.

-Justin