fitting in dash tv

[Ibiza_Rik]

ok, so i have bought a new headunit and flip out tv for my dash, now looking at the pics it looks as if both the HU and the tv are the size of a normal HU, now im wondering how i go about fitting these into my dash?
heres a pic of what mines is like, it isnt the one iv bought, but you get the idea,
cheers
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v331/mtracerz/tv.jpg

[Mitchell]

musta cost a few sheets

[Ibiza_Rik]

yeah, its how its going to be fitted am worried about now tho!

[Mitchell]

in the same minge as you. Got a dvd player and seperate screen but dunno where to put the screen smileys/smiley5.gif gonna have to be a custom job me finks.

[Ibiza_Rik]

i hope no, but at the moment cant see how it will all fit in :S

[deacon]

Alright mate,
What you need to do is to fit the screen in the usual place that the head unit would go and then put your dvd player in the dash's glove box. Or you could take out the centre console and create a new fiberglass version with a double din space for both to fit.
The first option is more common but either way you get what you want.

Ricky
R.D. Audio

[Ibiza_Rik]

ah right, i see smileys/smiley17.gif
will be a bit of a bugger for changing cds lol.
might try my hand at fibreglassing, how difficult is that to achieve a good result?
cheers

[Mattvtr]

buy another center console from a scrappy to practice first or you may end up regretting sgtarting it.lol.personally id put it in the glove box,less obvious its there

[Ibiza_Rik]

yeah might go for the glovebox, might try fiberglassing like some other dude recently done on here, he made a mint job

[UrbanMenace82]

i moulded a TV into my dash with fibreglass, removed the heater matrix and redirected the air feeds to the side vents, relocated my Hazards etc to where the ashtray should be. Looks the good, and was my first real attempt at anything like that.

[patrick2403]

sounds good mate post some pics

[grey54321]

Yeah I agree, post some pictures, I reckon you should have a go at fibreglassing.

Can't imagine it can be that hard, the only trick would be the electricals but you could get a garage to give you a hand.

Rough Fibreglassing guide (Don't really know what I'm talking about.smileys/smiley17.gif

1) Remove original centre console.

2) Tape up electricals, to ensure you don't fry yourself.

3) produce a structure(wooden)to house your audio controls and essential in car controls, heating etc.

4) Cover structure in stretchy fabric and staple down in prefered shape and trim edges.

5) Apply fibreglass resin and hardner mixture, to strechy fabric.

6) Leave for serveral hours in a well ventilated place, the colder it is, the longer it will take.

7) Apply filler to achieve a solid finish.

8) Sand down and paint in you prefered colour.

9) Test Fit, to ensure everything is the right size, if you need to change the size or angle, this is the time to do it !

10) Fix back into to centre dash and enjoy.

To be honest I don't really know how to fix the centre console back in if anyone can help it would be much appreciated.

Hope this rough guide kind of helped. smileys/smiley4.gif

Cheers
Dan

[grey54321]

Actually just had a thought, could you use the outline structure of the original console and attatch your structure to that . . .

Cheers
Dan

[Ibiza_Rik]

thanks for the advice guys, thinkin on firbrelassing then, anyone got any example pics?

[my_saxo_sport]

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f123/cbroughton/IMG_1762.jpg

this is what i did but around the heater bits needs tidyingup.

[Ibiza_Rik]

that looks like a mint job, you got any progress pics of it? i.e the base model

[stevossaxo]

you should have got one like mine mate, with it all built into one!

[Ibiza_Rik]

whered you get yours mate? i might be able to change my order, as what iv ordered is on backorder smileys/smiley7.gif