2000 Denali Install - Lots of pics! - Page 3

EsKALad · 03-15-2005, 11:21 PM

heres some pics of my dash setup with a 8 inch lilliput..still in the bondo process only pic i have..and of my radio..its kinda dark but you can see what im trying to say...

rulouder22 · 03-15-2005, 11:39 PM

Yeah, that looks great so far! I see what you mean about the head unit, it looks good too.

EsKALad · 03-16-2005, 12:29 AM

thanks..i finished the dash and put a slim dvd drive in the "slave" cd player spot since.. its been painted and finished but im not satisfied with how it turned out..im planning on redoing my dash as soon as i get my car back.. let me know if you have any questions on how i did my radio or whatver.

ChaCha · 03-16-2005, 05:00 AM

Your Denali is AWESOME. Really clean truck, and mounting the PC in the CD changer ala stealth-mode was brilliant. It's great to see some Denalis on here.

I've got a black Tahoe in process...carpet, seats, PC, audio, the works. I'm sooooo jealous right now. Seeing what a great job you did on your install really makes me want to finish mine. Thanks for the inspiration!

Mattlocked · 03-16-2005, 09:46 AM

Congrats!!! Incredible Setup and Installation... What to say about your denali....

just beautiful, haven't seen a single one around here in Europe... Yet... I hope.
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98EXL · 03-16-2005, 10:36 AM

My complements to the chef!

as they say in the Guinness commercials, the CD Changer was "Brillant!"

Very very clean install, I like it!!!! 2 thumbs up

:98EXL takes mental note...must find busted OEM CD Changer:

rulouder22 · 03-16-2005, 11:31 AM

Thanks guys!
Surprisingly, the mods that I did to the OEM changer are completely reversible!! All of the changer guts just 'fall out' when you take out a few screws. The only permanent change was cutting out the rear of the case so that the mobo would fit... but who's going to see that anyway when it's mounted? I have all of the parts and screws saved in a box so that if I ever need to go back to stock, I can completely re-assemble the changer and nobody would know the difference!!

LOL! "...only 125 calories? Brilliant!! Brilliant!!"

mgars · 03-16-2005, 12:47 PM

i love that idea - i changed the HU in my explorer and was wondering what I was going to do with the cd changer that didn't work with the new HU. excellent!

Quote: Originally Posted by rulouder22

Thanks guys!
Surprisingly, the mods that I did to the OEM changer are completely reversible!! All of the changer guts just 'fall out' when you take out a few screws. The only permanent change was cutting out the rear of the case so that the mobo would fit... but who's going to see that anyway when it's mounted? I have all of the parts and screws saved in a box so that if I ever need to go back to stock, I can completely re-assemble the changer and nobody would know the difference!!

LOL! "...only 125 calories? Brilliant!! Brilliant!!"

Grimey · 03-16-2005, 01:01 PM

That's amazing. Great idea.

Rafster · 03-17-2005, 03:57 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by rulouder22

Lilly w/ Digitalww housing installed in truck:

Just out of curiosity, why didn't you take that CD player out, and replace it with a real HU? It looks like it's a din slot. Just wondering. Beautifull install either way!!

Peace,

Rafster

98EXL · 03-17-2005, 10:23 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by rulouder22

LOL! "...only 125 calories? Brilliant!! Brilliant!!"

It's a little book, it's black, you put women's phone numbers in it, a little black book, BRILLANT!

Did you download your St. Patties Day Guinness Door Sign? BRILLANT!

Fraychild · 03-17-2005, 02:22 PM

Damn NICE! I can't believe you chose to use the CD Changer Case! Ha ha ha! VERY creative man! Thumbsup!!

rulouder22 · 03-17-2005, 06:05 PM

The reason I didn't take out the extra CD player is because when you use the aux converter, you have to have the master cd player connected to the chain and you always have to have it playing a cd... hard to explain... I'm eventually planning on sticking it inside of the dash somewhere, just haven't gotten around to it yet. The empty slot is wide and tall enough for a 5.25" cd/dvd drive but it's not quite deep enough so I'm working on getting a slim slot loading DVD drive to stick in there. Still looking into a way to adapt it to IDE.

Rafster · 03-17-2005, 11:57 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by rulouder22

The reason I didn't take out the extra CD player is because when you use the aux converter, you have to have the master cd player connected to the chain and you always have to have it playing a cd... hard to explain... I'm eventually planning on sticking it inside of the dash somewhere, just haven't gotten around to it yet. The empty slot is wide and tall enough for a 5.25" cd/dvd drive but it's not quite deep enough so I'm working on getting a slim slot loading DVD drive to stick in there. Still looking into a way to adapt it to IDE.

HMMM, that's interesting. What I would do is ditch that CD player, buy a aftermarket Sony or Panasonic or Pioneer, (Panasonic and Sonys now come with built in Aux Converters), Pioneers are just like $35. That's what I did, but whatever works for you.

Here are some examples:

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-9KG691A...F571&s=0&cc=01
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-9KG691A...300&I=133C5401
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-9KG691A...s&i=130DEHP370
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-9KG691A...30CDRB10&o=&a=

Peace,

Rafster

EsKALad · 03-18-2005, 12:18 AM

i have the same dash and i know that space wont fit a regular size cd player unless he hacks up his dash..and if he does that he cant put the slave cd back if he wants to go back to a stock look..or hed have to have a very creative way of making it stay up. lol

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