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gork · 07-13-2004, 10:13 AM

When setting the mounts, to make sure they were in exactly the right place, I put the bezel into the car while I let the bondo harden. I protected the dash from leaky bondo with a layer of foil. After it hardened, the mounts were in exactly the right spot.

Now, I had a pretty sturdy frame that would mount in my dash, but it was still pretty rough. I used lightweight bondo from here on out to get the final shape. It is much softer and easier to work with than the fiberglass-reinforced stuff. I essentially repeated applying and filing/sanding until I had the exact shape that I wanted. After the shape was perfect, I applied little dabs of bondo to fill in the last little pockmarks and then dry sanded it down to 400 grit and wet sanded down to 1000 grit to get a perfectly smooth surface ready for painting.

07-13-2004, 10:13 AM	#3
gork Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Amarillo, TX Vehicle: BMW E46 M3 Posts: 655 My Photos: ()	When setting the mounts, to make sure they were in exactly the right place, I put the bezel into the car while I let the bondo harden. I protected the dash from leaky bondo with a layer of foil. After it hardened, the mounts were in exactly the right spot. Now, I had a pretty sturdy frame that would mount in my dash, but it was still pretty rough. I used lightweight bondo from here on out to get the final shape. It is much softer and easier to work with than the fiberglass-reinforced stuff. I essentially repeated applying and filing/sanding until I had the exact shape that I wanted. After the shape was perfect, I applied little dabs of bondo to fill in the last little pockmarks and then dry sanded it down to 400 grit and wet sanded down to 1000 grit to get a perfectly smooth surface ready for painting.