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02-09-2004, 05:24 PM
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FLAC
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Long Island, NY
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Xenarc + Bondo + Paint + One night =
Well my friend tried to install a CarPC and ripped his dash apart and then decided to put it on a stand still.
He offered me some cash to help him build his CarPC and so I started his project last week.
Here is the pictures of the screen fabrication which took me one night only. It was the first time I tried. More sanding was needed but I told him to settle for this finish for now until we get the setup running.
Here's the screen taken apart from the bezal:
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02-09-2004, 05:25 PM
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FLAC
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Long Island, NY
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Laying out the bezal over this dash trim he picked out to fill in the hole. (No OEM bezal to work with  )
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02-09-2004, 05:27 PM
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FLAC
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Long Island, NY
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Done tracing:
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02-09-2004, 05:28 PM
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FLAC
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Long Island, NY
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Sanding the edges:
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02-09-2004, 05:29 PM
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FLAC
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Long Island, NY
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Help from the dremal:
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02-09-2004, 05:31 PM
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FLAC
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Long Island, NY
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Test fit:
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02-09-2004, 05:32 PM
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FLAC
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Long Island, NY
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Epoxied screen in place to hold...
Mixing Bondo:
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02-09-2004, 05:33 PM
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FLAC
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Long Island, NY
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Laying some layers on:
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02-09-2004, 05:34 PM
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FLAC
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Long Island, NY
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Nice and thick coat, cover it everywhere:
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02-09-2004, 05:35 PM
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FLAC
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Long Island, NY
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After lotsa dremeling, shaping, and sanding.
I used 100, 220, then 400 grit:
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02-09-2004, 05:36 PM
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FLAC
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Long Island, NY
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After lots of thin coats of flat black vinyl spray paint:
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02-09-2004, 05:37 PM
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FLAC
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Long Island, NY
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Screen screwed in and in place:
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02-09-2004, 05:38 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: LI, NY
Posts: 406
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looking good...what spray paint did you use?
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"If today was perfect, there would be no need for tomorrow."
My Car Project® ‹== !10.4" Allbrite, touchscreen, epia, 150opus, gps, wireless, sony remote [old] 128x64 Crystalfontz +double din [new]
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02-09-2004, 05:39 PM
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Newbie
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: St. Louis
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Ya know this is my first post and it is a must. Excellent job on the fabrication!
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02-09-2004, 05:40 PM
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Variable Bitrate
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Louisiana
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Nice job! This will be a great guide when i start to mold my screen into the dash! Thanks!
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