what happened to the thread with the new double din lilli case?

[Sonicxtacy02]

Looking for the thread everywhere for that link but it appears to have been deleted (bastards!). I just want the link so i can purchase the double din kit for my lilli.

[meddler]

It was removed because it broke the rules of the forums (commercial seller). I believe that the owner of the site has been contacted to work out a deal. I haven't heard any more than that.

[Sonicxtacy02]

well i sure hope somethin can be worked out because the products showed alot of promise. Can i at least have the username of the person who created the thread to contact him directly?

[Machinehead]

Are you talking about bybyte?

[mezz64]

Since i'm not sure if posting the link violates anything i'll just tell you to search google for "bybyte" it's the first site that comes up.

[Sonicxtacy02]

gracias fellas

[BusterGroove]

Please let us know your experience with ByByte's product as soon as you can! It looks like a really nice solution.

[Machinehead]

I have actually ordered products from them already.

Order number 1 was for a Lilli 629 LCD frame. I placed the order on 4/23/08, the same day I received an e-mail stating that my product would ship the next day. I received my shipment on 4/30, it was via UPS ground 2-5 business days.

As far as the frame it self, the build quality is good. The black coating seems to be well bonded. I thought at first that the metal was too thin but once I screwed it in to the dash it seems fine. A couple things to note, the holes on the frame do not correspond to normal double din mounting holes. I had to drill my own, not a big deal. Depending on your specific vehicle an in-dash fit up is recommended. Also you will definetly need a dash kit, the frame is just a little too small for my dash, and there's a gap at the top and bottom.

As far as installing an LCD into the frame, it's a little challenging. The frame uses double sided foam sticky tape between the frame and lcd panel. The real trick is getting the panel in the right spot before you stick it down. I don't have any good advice, it took me more than one attempt to line it up and I'm still not 100% happy with it. If you don't set it right be VERY careful getting the panel back off the tape or you're sure to crack your screen. I couldn't use the provided mounting holes for the controller board, my particulars board didn't have the same hole pattern. A little hot glue remedied that situation.

If I was to do it again, I'd order a frame with the screen pre-installed. It's worth the extra $50 to have them put it in for you.

[juandacon]

Their web site is still up and running. They have more lcdframes installed on specific car dash kits. Google it as "lcd frame for mazda3" and you will find them on the first page
They are also going to sell an In Dash Nano Itx carputer with screen