Hi, On popular demand: The worklog of my bezel:
First of all. This is not for the faint of hearted. A little knowledge of these things is prefered when you start. Otherwise you might end up with a wrecked lilliput...
Things you need:
A lilliput/newision touchscreen
An old type one piece E39 radio. These are rare but worth nothing so if you find one you can't pay a lot of money for it. I had mine still laying around so that was easy.
Other things needed:
Insulation foam,
A piece of cardboard,
A blade from an iron saw,
Masking tape,
A polyester set,
A pair of scissors
A Dremel tool
A Fiberdisc
A can of mastic (I hope this is the right word, I meen the stuff you use on a car when there is a dent),
Diverse grid sanding paper,
Prefered is someone who has sanded mastic before,
Patience!
I started with unscrewing the front of the radio and removing the buttons. The just snap out.
With masking tape I covered up all the holes for the buttons and taped a piece of cardboard behind the frame.
I sprayed some insulation foam there were normaly the wood grane cover is. This is easy to shape.
With a saw-blade I shaped the model of the bezel. At the bottom you see the lucky strike I just finished.
Looks good.
Over this I put the polyester. (for those who wonder, it's a Passat)
On the back I also put a lot of polyester. Is has to be strong when it's finished.
Removed the lower section of the screenframe to make it fit.
With a dremel I made the hole for the screen.
Cutting the polyester to fit the bezel
Applying the resina.
WIth a Fiberdisc and some 80 grid sanding paper I created the rough shape.
On this I apllied the mastic and on the picture my friend Jaenen is sanding it with a 150 grid paper. He does this kinda stuff for a living so I let him do it. This way it has to come out good.
