mad_pete Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 I have the mud dash and very nice it is too but I find the screen is too upright and a bit low. I have a new stereo to go in the top slot. Pioneer MVH-X560BT looks very nice and no CD so it is really short with rear USB so wires go round the back. Really I'd prefer it if the screen was on the angled part and the stereo was below and the whole thing was up a bit higher like the newer defender dashes. How hard would it be to fabricate something like that? That went up over the dash top, I could pick up on the existing mud dash mounts. I also have space in front of the fuse panel as it's an auto. Anyone done anything like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudmonkey Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Have you seen the bolt-on-bits puma style dash pod? Clicky It looks a bit plastic fantastic in its bare format but I think with enough bits added to it it would look quite good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwhacker Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 That looks ok, it won't matter what you go for its going to be plastic. I would like the heater controls back lit. I think TD5 are, mmmm nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad_pete Posted January 14, 2017 Author Share Posted January 14, 2017 that's the right idea but the screen is too small and the vents are fake which I dis-like as a concept. replacing with gauges would look a bit odd I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudmonkey Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 (edited) Alternatively chop a bit of the dash top rail out and fit one of these (flipped upside down of course). Clicky You could probably blend it into the mud dash and remaining top rail with a bit of body filler or fibreglass. Just depends on the depth of your screen. Edited January 14, 2017 by Mudmonkey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad_pete Posted March 18, 2017 Author Share Posted March 18, 2017 Tried where the stereo could go and I don't like it Tried where I would roughly like the screen to go but I think I would be glare issues. Even with just the plastic it's picking up a lot of light So with a bit of CAD The right sort of thing but bit chunky at the top so looking to blend it in a bit and that's as far as I am at the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arjan Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 (edited) Know the feeling.. We have tried several locations for the various sources of noise and these days we like them up high. Everything out of the way and dry. Waiting for the extension cable for the CB so the mike goes below the windscreen. I have fitted client's vehicles with a double DIN unit there. Possible - need some trimming to the sunvisors though.. Edited March 18, 2017 by Arjan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonr Posted March 18, 2017 Share Posted March 18, 2017 What about cutting out the space for the radio at the top plus the top half of where the screen is then fabricate two triangular bits to cut the screen in to this hole at the angle you want. Then mount the radio below. I think that might look more deliberate and give you a glare free screen. The other option is to make a wooden blank of the shape you want and vacuum form a bit of plastic over it. I've seen this done with little more than an IR heat lamp and a vacuum cleaner. I've even done it by placing the plastic on top of the form and cooking it in a fan oven at about 200C just letting the plastic drape over the form. I used it to make some compound curved polycarbonate windows. It worked surprisingly well. I made the former out of Fimo (plastic modelling stuff you bake in the oven to set solid). Yet another option is to make a form and cover it with black felt. Then paint the felt with fibreglass resin (you need to coat the form with wax) When It's set, it's rigid like plastic. This is really good for flowing curves - a sort of organic look. Often used for making new dashboards. A few coats of High Build primer, a bit of sanding then polyester paint and it looks like an injection molded part. Si 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad_pete Posted May 7, 2017 Author Share Posted May 7, 2017 Okay went here and ended up with what SimonR suggested http://www.cannoncaraudio.co.uk/ I'm really pleased with how it turned out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quagmire Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 Very cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Good to see CAD being employed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad_pete Posted January 28, 2018 Author Share Posted January 28, 2018 Just found this on raptor. https://www.raptor-engineering.co.uk/product/defender-s111-double-din-console-dash/ I've done mine now but if anybody else is interested. I'm going to grab their dash binnacle and binnacle mount which is where I saw it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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