I'm looking for pictures ideas for where to mount a 7" Power Acoustik LCD screen. I was thinking of taking the passanger airbag out, then but the screen facing the center console. and in the place of the airbag panel wrap it in think leather that goes all the way around and up over the top of the LCD so its covered? (maybe a tilt back, just a little though) does that sound like it would look good, be functional.
cavy:bagged easystreet front, bags to be in in back soon, tubd, 18s.
celica gt-s:6speed, AEM Cold air, hi flow cat, muffler deletion, NGK plugs, Carbon fiber headliner, B&M shift kit, sportline 2.2" drop, factory rear disk brakes
1/4: 14.5sec. top speed: 145mph
It'd be much better to put it where the stock radio is IMO. If you do a real good job with it, it'll look stock
Here's a pic of "Orange Syn" in the Post your interiors thread in this forum:
That's bigger than your screen, but you get the idea. Most people that do that put their radio in the glove box or where the vents are above the stock radio (only works with 1 DIN aftermarket radios, not the stock one). Putting the headunit where OS has his takes more work because you need to move the HVAC too.
Thanks Matt, I wanted to use pics of your car, but didn't feel like searching for them
so hmm does the 2000+ bezel mount in a 95/99? i know it'll need some modding arounhd the cluster but are they the same height from the top vent to the ashtray?
^ I believe the only diff is the openings, not 100% sure tho. My sis had a 97, and the overall shape looked the same as my 2K. Some1 else in here might know for sure tho...
sunstealth wrote:so hmm does the 2000+ bezel mount in a 95/99? i know it'll need some modding arounhd the cluster but are they the same height from the top vent to the ashtray?
NO, they are a different shape and all vents down. Looks close untill you hold them up next to eachother
See the pictures are great. But I dont want all the colors and whatnot I like a somewhat dark interiour. And plus, i dont have the time for fiberglass nor the extra cash.
cavy:bagged easystreet front, bags to be in in back soon, tubd, 18s.
celica gt-s:6speed, AEM Cold air, hi flow cat, muffler deletion, NGK plugs, Carbon fiber headliner, B&M shift kit, sportline 2.2" drop, factory rear disk brakes
1/4: 14.5sec. top speed: 145mph
Well, I was gonna say you can still toss it in where the radio is, but I just looked at your profile and saw that you have a 98, so I dunno if that'll work...
The airbag spot is a bish to do from what I hear, and it looks like absolute crap no matter how well you do it.
As for the color of interior, that's up to you. When I still had a stock interior, the gauge/HVAC/radio surround was flat black
Looked good w/ the charcoal interior (except the uber-gh3y tan ceiling). Fiberglassing is actually a lot cheaper than I was expecting it to be (I'm making my own dash). I think I paid like $10 for a big can of resin, and I've bought like $25 worth of F/G cloths ($5/ea). By the time I finish my interior, I'll have a lot of money into it, but everything is getting F/G'd (except carpet areas
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^^ That is really cool man, do you mind sharing how you did it?
Where did you put the computer? Also, where did you put your headunit? This looks like the thing i wanna do.
1 recommendation. When you glass or mold the screen make sure only the actual screen is showing. It looks way cleaner than if you have the whole LCD housing showing like buttons and such. Well atleast thats how Im doing all 15 of mine.
Z2FLIP4 wrote:1 recommendation. When you glass or mold the screen make sure only the actual screen is showing. It looks way cleaner than if you have the whole LCD housing showing like buttons and such. Well atleast thats how Im doing all 15 of mine.
how do u make the slots for the buttons though?
Z2FLIP4 wrote:1 recommendation. When you glass or mold the screen make sure only the actual screen is showing. It looks way cleaner than if you have the whole LCD housing showing like buttons and such. Well atleast thats how Im doing all 15 of mine.
thats how my tvs are in my visor. they are wrapped right to the edge of the screen and it looks real good that way
Ryan Granholm wrote:Z2FLIP4 wrote:1 recommendation. When you glass or mold the screen make sure only the actual screen is showing. It looks way cleaner than if you have the whole LCD housing showing like buttons and such. Well atleast thats how Im doing all 15 of mine.
how do u make the slots for the buttons though?
most screens I've worked with, once the power button is on, you can hook them to a switch and they will come on when power is applied, for the most part you don't need the buttons. also, the good ones should come with a remote anyway
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^^ That is really cool man, do you mind sharing how you did it?
SURE i dont want to thread jack though. just trying to help
first i cut out a big enough space so he frame would fit where my old vents were. then i used popscicle sticks and hot glued them as support for my fiberglass. then i drilled some holes in the plastic so the fiberglass would stick better. then i used posterboard to make the shape i wanted, i was worried that it would give out with all the glass on it but it held up great. and then lots and lots of sanding. if you wnat more detailed instructions let me know and i can email you.
Ryan Granholm wrote:Where did you put the computer? Also, where did you put your headunit? This looks like the thing i wanna do.
I have a miniITX board, its a small motherboard, and it fit fairly nice in this spot under the dash behind the center console area. I do not have a head unit, I only listen to .mp3's and cd's(I have a slim dvd/cd-rw drive under the hvac controls). I may one day buy a usb fm receiver, but have no real need for it, as I hardly listened to the radio in the first place. Maybe one day I'll get satellite radio, but don't see a need for it either.
As for me leaving the buttons, I left them in because I have 3 inputs on the screen, and decided if i ever wanted to change inputs, or the screen characteristics, I could. My screen didn't come with a remote, and since it was my first time doing something like this, and me not having a really small tip for my soldering iron, I didn't want to mess up the screen trying to relocate the buttons.
^^im in the process of building a car PC, with full windows functionality, GPS, and im trying to figure out a way to have wireless internet also, but thats a little harder than i thought. have to be able to connect to peoples home wireless netwroks as you drive. my buddy figured out a way, but he dosent want to share
Fred Ohlson "The people that devised this cruel attempt
at acceptance and fame burn in there honda civics"
^ You sure he's war-driving?? He could have just bought a contract with Nextel, Verizon, Cingular, etc. They have PCMCIA cards that provide wireless internet. Cost is kinda high tho, the card is usually $150+, and the contracts typically start around $80/month I think. I'm planning on doing WiFi in my car too lol
