Suggestions

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Forum Name: Fiberglass, Fabrication, and Interiors
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Printed Date: May 13, 2025 at 6:14 AM

Topic: Suggestions

Posted By: PJR_
Subject: Suggestions
Date Posted: April 14, 2004 at 8:29 PM

I need some suggestions on how to make this install look more stock in the dash. I am currently trying to use bondo and modify the old bezel around it but i am having very little luck.

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Posted By: dangerranger96
Date Posted: April 14, 2004 at 8:59 PM

your local custom audio installer might be able to give you some ideas or tips

Posted By: defective
Date Posted: April 14, 2004 at 9:00 PM

i had this problem once... too much screen, not enough dash... :)

what i did was use a program to flip the screen sideways in tablet mode, then mounted the monitor sideways to fit in the constraints, this way you can have you music video at the bottom of the screen and your playlist and eq at the top.... hope this helps

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Posted By: sam1
Date Posted: April 15, 2004 at 9:55 AM

thats going to be tough to make it look stock. thats a pretty big screen for that console. might work better to make it flip down from an overhead console. or maybe relocate your vents and scoot the screen up a couple inches where the console is a little bit wider. dont know, just throwin ideas at ya.

Posted By: kickerstang
Date Posted: April 15, 2004 at 1:50 PM

what size screen is that??? damn!! i'd say remove the vent's slide it up about 2 or 3" and mold it in to the dash. and you can put your deck in the bottom pocket

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Posted By: Thack79
Date Posted: April 15, 2004 at 1:57 PM

Id leave it positioned where it is. could be a bad glare at some points during the day if its any higher

Posted By: PJR_
Date Posted: April 16, 2004 at 8:51 PM

It is a 10.4 inch touch screen monitor for the computer I have installed the motherboard and hd are sitting behind the screen, so I really want to leave it where it is. If I go any higher the sun will affect it. A local shop quoted me 500 to fiberglass it in there i think that is way too much id rather try myself to glass it in.

Posted By: nyguy4u
Date Posted: April 16, 2004 at 10:28 PM

In my opinion, that screen is waaaaaaaay too big for that dash. Overkill.

Posted By: xtreamcc
Date Posted: April 17, 2004 at 2:35 AM

I'm sorry, I just dont understand the need for a computer built into your car... I could maybe see an adaptor built in so you could run it off your car, but I will never understand the need to put a computer and 50 LCD screens in the car. I'd personally just pull it out all together, get a high quality CD/MP3 player, drop some 15's in the back and go get the cops called on me. But thats just me posted_image

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Posted By: PJR_
Date Posted: April 17, 2004 at 6:26 AM

Some of the reasons I wanted the computer in my car are for GPS, OBD-II diagnostics, mp3s, and playing dvds.

Posted By: defective
Date Posted: April 17, 2004 at 9:28 AM

Carputers are nice because they are very modular.... if some new media format like FVD's or something come out.... the drive to read them will be 10 times cheaper than buying a din slot FVD player....... If a video is downloaded in some wacky format that you will have to convert to burn and all that other bull, forget it... just get the codec and your set. Plus you can have way better video games for PC..... you ever tried Call of Duty with a set of 15's.....serious stuff

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