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11-19-2004, 02:38 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Long Island
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in Dash Lilliput nightmare
I have a 7" lilliput and I used to use a universal camera mount (from parts express) to hold it in my celica. I replaced it with the "digitalww screen everybody else has" because it would look more professional...
It took me HOURS to get in there. I don't do vehicle installs for a living, but I do know what I'm doing. Firstly, the screen unit was slightly larger than the opening in the dash molding. That made me have to remove the plastic bezel from the digitalww screen, and drill new holes in my mounting bracket in the sash to move the lcd hosing back.
the finnished result is the screen slightly recessed but overall I am happy with how it came out and it does its job fine.
Anybody else here grief like this?
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11-19-2004, 02:43 PM
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Variable Bitrate
Join Date: Sep 2004
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Quote: Originally Posted by breimann
I have a 7" lilliput and I used to use a universal camera mount (from parts express) to hold it in my celica. I replaced it with the "digitalww screen everybody else has" because it would look more professional...
It took me HOURS to get in there. I don't do vehicle installs for a living, but I do know what I'm doing. Firstly, the screen unit was slightly larger than the opening in the dash molding. That made me have to remove the plastic bezel from the digitalww screen, and drill new holes in my mounting bracket in the sash to move the lcd hosing back.
the finnished result is the screen slightly recessed but overall I am happy with how it came out and it does its job fine.
Anybody else here grief like this?
err....no
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11-19-2004, 02:44 PM
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Super Moderator & Wal-Mart Greeter
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: New Mexico, USA
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Eh, I used velcro for a while. Really chapped my ***.
So I fiberglassed it in.
I do understand though, stuff don't always fit perfect and it just ****es me off, so I do all my stuff custom.
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11-19-2004, 04:09 PM
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Raw Wave
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Poland, OH
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Do you have a pic to show what your talking about?
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11-19-2004, 06:06 PM
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FLAC
Join Date: Jan 2004
Posts: 1,380
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Doesn't sound like much of a nightmare if you're satisfied with the results. Nightmare usually means that everything goes wrong and you're screwed. What you describes sounds to me like, and correct me if I'm wrong, but it sounds like 'hard work'.
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11-19-2004, 07:20 PM
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Low Bitrate
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Colorado
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Quote: Originally Posted by Chairboy
Doesn't sound like much of a nightmare if you're satisfied with the results. Nightmare usually means that everything goes wrong and you're screwed. What you describes sounds to me like, and correct me if I'm wrong, but it sounds like 'hard work'.
Yeah, "nightmare" normally means smoke from an expensive part. Sounds like you had the "easy" solution, the cleaner install is ALWAYS more work. Heck I could duct tape an LCD to a dash for FREE - cause it's easy. 
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11-19-2004, 09:34 PM
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Constant Bitrate
Join Date: Jul 2004
Posts: 165
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Yeah, I was left thinking.....'Where's the terror in that?'. Feel fortunate that everything works. Many many threads I've read where hours were spent and it didn't work. Good luck with your setup.
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11-19-2004, 09:45 PM
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Tainted Love
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Romania
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Pic please!
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11-19-2004, 10:09 PM
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Variable Bitrate
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Briz Vegas, Australia
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awww, I wanted to hear about another f**ked lilliput.
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11-19-2004, 10:23 PM
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FLAC
Join Date: Jan 2004
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Quote: Originally Posted by Bodgy
awww, I wanted to hear about another f**ked lilliput.
Go ask PacMayne, he can whip up a story for you.
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11-20-2004, 10:03 AM
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Variable Bitrate
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: central jersey
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I had similar issues. I ended up take off the little plastic bezel that comes with the housing and i had to end some of the mounting brackets in order to make it fit
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11-20-2004, 12:20 PM
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Maximum Bitrate
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Sharon, PA
Posts: 507
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I had a similar experience. I had to drill new holes in the mounting brackets, put spacers along side of my stereo (below the screen) and mod the dash cover. I also had to get rid of the plastic bezel that came with the DWW mount. I'm still not happy with the way that it looks, or that if you're not careful you can pull the screen right out of the dash - off the tracks - since without the bezel, there's no stop for the sliding mechanism. I also had a real challenge with the wiring inside the housing. It just didn't want to cooperate, so I had to rewire it completely (I had purchased it already done - so much for that).
I have a second screen (Lilliput) with the same DWW mount that I'm half way thru rewiring. I'm tired of it and now it just sits on my workbench staring at me. Anyone want to make me an offer? You'll have to finish the wiring yourself, but I guarantee that it works. You can get the screen and the mount for a steal.
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