Progress:
Okay, so I got the CD player installed in the glove box today with the PAC IR-X infrared repeater to control it through the remote with the glove box closed.
Here is a shot of the mounting brackets I described earlier:
Here is how the head unit fits in the glove box, from the rear:
Then I had to go back and remove the metal bracket which was circled in red above. It doesn't need to be cut off but it is certainly a PITA to remove because of the three 8mm bolts with one only accessible with an open wrench that I had to go buy from Harbor Freight cause my set only went down to 10mm!
Anyway, once the offending bracket was off, the head unit, now mated to the glove box, fit like a glove.... box.
You can also see there that I relocated the stock glove box light, and swapped out the bulb with a red LED. I think it came out pretty good.
Then, once I made sure that all the wiring worked properly, I took everything back out to take out the radio cage, so I can fab up the Eee PC mounts this week. It left me with quite a large hole in my dash:
I held the Eee up in the different ways I imagined it might fit. First, is the way that I'm currently planning it:
The good thing about doing it this way is that I'll have both of my "front" USB ports accessible beneath the LCD screen. This way however, will extend beyond the dash about 1/2" and cause my screen to be tilted up at about a 10-15 degree angle.
So, a buddy of mine said that it would look a lot cleaner if the screen were flush mount, and I could build in some tilting mechanism later. Then I'd just have to get a USB hub sooner than I intended or run some USB extension cables from the side ports. Here is the fitment test sideways:
You can't really tell in that picture, but there is only a slight plastic tab on the right preventing the computer from going all the way back. And with a little cutting, there is plenty of room on either side for cables and such.
So, I'm kinda torn between mounting positions now. Any thoughts???
Also, while I had everything apart, I ran the USB cable for my GPS:
Finally, I scored a sweet deal on a used Parrot CK3100 this morning on eBay. Only $48 shipped!! Plus I had to buy a $4 right angle 1/8" adapter at Radio Shack to get the Auxiliary Input cable to fit in the glove box as you can see in the pic above. These two items bring the total cost from $370 to....... drum-roll please...... $422!!!! OH
Glad to hear its not a serious problem....
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