Install in a 99 Acura TL

**ashbosh** · 04-07-2004, 12:50 PM

The tri-state area includes NY, NJ & CT. NC is too far for me, thanks. I have few questions though.

1. How is your LCD mounted? Is it mounted on the wood piece and then the wood piece onto the stock HU mounting holes?? I haven't received my lcd yet. so its hard for me to imagine.

2. Your paint looks nice. I think it matches up with the stock plastic. what did you paint with?

I'm thinking of adding a slimline dvd drive above/below the lcd. That way it would be easier to listen to cds and watch the dvds.

**codelogic** · 04-07-2004, 01:19 PM

Originally Posted by ashbosh

The tri-state area includes NY, NJ & CT. NC is too far for me, thanks. I have few questions though.

1. How is your LCD mounted? Is it mounted on the wood piece and then the wood piece onto the stock HU mounting holes?? I haven't received my lcd yet. so its hard for me to imagine.

2. Your paint looks nice. I think it matches up with the stock plastic. what did you paint with?

I'm thinking of adding a slimline dvd drive above/below the lcd. That way it would be easier to listen to cds and watch the dvds.

just a word of warning on the slim dvd, you'll have a tough time fitting it..it looks alot bigger than it actually is..

I took the front off the lcd and melded it into that wood frame, so its essentially all one piece, and then it bolts to the factory HU mounting location, i'll take some pics of it without the wood trim tonight..

2. the paint is from autozone, it's duplicolor interior and trim paint, color is phantom gray..it matches factory interior almost perfect, but a little bit darker, but it could be cause of the plastic in my car being 5 years old and faded a bit..

i'll have some more pics of the complete install over the weekend, i got the amps mounted and the computer mounted, usb hubs ran, and hopefully up and running tonight

**codelogic** · 04-07-2004, 01:20 PM

Originally Posted by codelogic

just a word of warning on the slim dvd, you'll have a tough time fitting it..it looks alot bigger than it actually is..

I took the front off the lcd and melded it into that wood frame, so its essentially all one piece, and then it bolts to the factory HU mounting location, i'll take some pics of it without the wood trim tonight..

2. the paint is from autozone, it's duplicolor interior and trim paint, color is phantom gray..it matches factory interior almost perfect, but a little bit darker, but it could be cause of the plastic in my car being 5 years old and faded a bit..

i'll have some more pics of the complete install over the weekend, i got the amps mounted and the computer mounted, usb hubs ran, and hopefully up and running tonight

just a note on the dvd drive, im actually putting a dvd drive in the center console with usb and power..

**ashbosh** · 04-08-2004, 01:56 PM

Originally Posted by codelogic

just a word of warning on the slim dvd, you'll have a tough time fitting it..it looks alot bigger than it actually is..

I took the front off the lcd and melded it into that wood frame, so its essentially all one piece, and then it bolts to the factory HU mounting location, i'll take some pics of it without the wood trim tonight..

2. the paint is from autozone, it's duplicolor interior and trim paint, color is phantom gray..it matches factory interior almost perfect, but a little bit darker, but it could be cause of the plastic in my car being 5 years old and faded a bit..

i'll have some more pics of the complete install over the weekend, i got the amps mounted and the computer mounted, usb hubs ran, and hopefully up and running tonight

Good luck and thanks for the info. Don't forget to post the pictures. I'd definately like to see how you have installed the dvd drive.

**mbkowns** · 04-08-2004, 02:14 PM

Originally Posted by 97q45t

BOSE is really SUCK. A couple years ago I had an Clarion head unit and regular aftermarket Pioneer speakers in my old Sentra. When I bought the Q45, it had a Bose system with 8 speakers. The sound was so bad when compare to my old Sentra. Now after a few years I got used to the sound on my Q45. Just bought an 2001 Acura CL for my gf, I listenned to its Bose system, and it was so SUCK compared to my Q45. I don't like BOSE system at all. It is really SUCK!!!!!

"BOSE is really SUCK"

"it was so SUCK"

"It is really SUCK!!!!!"

omg isn't anyone else laughing at this had me ROTFLMAO

**codelogic** · 04-08-2004, 03:34 PM

hahahaha...yea, i sorta noticed it but i was hoping it was sarcasm

**smanders** · 04-12-2004, 03:35 PM

That looks like the same case I used. I'm thinking about try to do some bondo work. We'll see...

http://home.nc.rr.com/smanders/evo/carpc.html

**codelogic** · 04-12-2004, 04:39 PM

your setup looks good..you're only about an hour away from me...go figure

here's the final setup after all this weekend's work::

Amps:

Computer:

LCD:

i *may* redo the bondo part..the flash really brings out a lot of subtle points you can't normally see, but it might annoy me bad enough to bring it out and redo it..