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05-13-2005, 07:41 AM
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Tainted Love
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Romania
Vehicle: 2006 Renault Megane
Posts: 6,274
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Starting in dash fabrication
I really didn't like the screen hanging on the dash, so now it's time to mount it in dash.
Here's the victim: 
This is not my car, but I don't have a pic of my stock dash.
Last edited by Cris : 05-20-2005 at 06:39 PM.
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05-13-2005, 07:43 AM
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Constant Bitrate
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Laval, Quebec (Canada)
Vehicle: 2006 Mazda 3 GT GFX
Posts: 191
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How are you gonna put it there ?
Are you gonna change the HVAC location or mold it on top of the 2 vents ?
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05-13-2005, 07:46 AM
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Tainted Love
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Romania
Vehicle: 2006 Renault Megane
Posts: 6,274
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The screen will go here, in place of the vents and the air controls, that will be relocated in another bezel which I'll fabricate after this dash is done.
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05-13-2005, 07:47 AM
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Tainted Love
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Romania
Vehicle: 2006 Renault Megane
Posts: 6,274
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Here's why it's going to be a difficult job. The dash has a small humpwhere the vents are, and I'm not sure of just how to mount the screen in there because of it. I have an ideea, but maybe you could help me out with a couple of other suggestions.
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05-13-2005, 07:49 AM
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Tainted Love
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Romania
Vehicle: 2006 Renault Megane
Posts: 6,274
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I think I'd be a serious contender to the prize of "the easiest install that still looks good" if I do this. But, I won't...
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05-13-2005, 07:50 AM
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Tainted Love
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Romania
Vehicle: 2006 Renault Megane
Posts: 6,274
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Here's the screen waiting it's new home.
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05-13-2005, 07:51 AM
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Tainted Love
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Romania
Vehicle: 2006 Renault Megane
Posts: 6,274
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5 minutes of Photoshoping later...
I'll paint tha dash black aftetrwards.
Under the screen I'll place a tray slim DVD unit.
I'll follow Altimat's guide to mount the screen in dash. (really helpfull thread  ) It will be recessed.
This would better come out good, as I don't have any spares, no spare dash, and no spare housing for the screen.
Here's the plan, I'll make a 0.4 cm plywood frame for the screen. The, hot glue the screen enclosure to the wooden frame with epoxy, and the hot glue the frame to the dash. Then, it will be time for bondoing everything.
Now, where did I put that dremel...?
Last edited by Cris : 05-13-2005 at 08:04 AM.
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05-13-2005, 12:05 PM
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Banned
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Diamond Bar, CA (909,951)
Vehicle: 1995 Suzuki GSX-R 750 / 2006 Honda Accord / 2002 Saturn S / 1997 Ford Crown Vic
Posts: 2,746
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gonna look good :-D just post here if u need help!
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05-20-2005, 06:24 PM
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Tainted Love
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Romania
Vehicle: 2006 Renault Megane
Posts: 6,274
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Monitor out of the case.
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05-20-2005, 06:25 PM
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Tainted Love
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Romania
Vehicle: 2006 Renault Megane
Posts: 6,274
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Monitor case dremeled out...
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05-20-2005, 06:26 PM
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Tainted Love
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Romania
Vehicle: 2006 Renault Megane
Posts: 6,274
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Dash dremeld...since this pic, the dash suffered extensive dremeling...
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05-20-2005, 06:28 PM
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Tainted Love
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Romania
Vehicle: 2006 Renault Megane
Posts: 6,274
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I made a wood frame for the monitor case. I inserted a MDF piece in there until the glue sticks, cut in the corners so the glue wodn't stick.
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05-20-2005, 06:33 PM
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Tainted Love
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Romania
Vehicle: 2006 Renault Megane
Posts: 6,274
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A little test fit. It doesn't look like that now, but I forgot to take a pic when I finished the adjustments.
Right now, I'm waiting for the glue to harden. However, I made a mistake that I think will cost me dearly, I FORGOT TO SAND BEFORE APPLYING THE EPOXY GLUE...  Well, I guess that's it, I only applyied the first layer of glue...
I didn't make a test fit in the car yet, because that would be useless, since I already know it won't fit. The remaing dash in the car will suffer extreme changes in order to fit this little bugger...but that will be done, when the dash is done. |
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05-20-2005, 08:55 PM
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Phillie
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Maryland
Vehicle: '03/Stratus
Posts: 1,280
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Looking good, finish the damn thing! |
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05-21-2005, 07:14 AM
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Tainted Love
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Romania
Vehicle: 2006 Renault Megane
Posts: 6,274
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Quote: Originally Posted by Escalade182
Looking good, finish the damn thing!
Thanks, trust me, i'm trying, but it's hard with the finals and all.
Here's a pic of the glued dash, still have to apply another layer of glue, as this one is for guiding. The screen bezel is not yet fitted properly.
Last edited by Cris : 05-21-2005 at 07:24 AM.
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