ipace Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 I recently got a dual din head unit and like many people i googled to find out how to go on about it, but it seems that there is not much information on how it’s achieved. I have therefore taken some photos of the procedure maybe they will be of any help to anyone who decides to do the same…. Basically i just cut to shape a modelling plastic card to fill the hole and glued it with epoxy as per below: Sanded it down with 80 grit sandpaper to get good adhesion with the fiberglass I then laid 5 sheets of fibreglass sheets on the back of it to strengthen it as i would need to cut open a new aperture and it will also have to hold the weight of the new unit. Once set, i filled and smoothed the surface with ABS filler from Wurth. This needed at least 3 thin applications and sanded it to a smooth surface with 180 grit sand paper in between each application to ensure a smooth finish. The last sanding was done with 250 grit sand paper and this time round i sanded the whole console to get the same finish all throughout. To finish off i then sanded everything with a 500grit and went ahead with the primer Once this is all done…. just mark the size required, making sure that you align the bottom of the unit with the bottom line of the ‘blank space’ of the the console. This is very important as the hazard, demister etc. switches will hit the head unit and it won’t be fun starting all over You now just need to cut out the new aperture with a dremel tool or whatever you see fit once this is done just give it two coats of spray to finish it off…. sit back and enjoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuck Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Tidy job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ipace Posted February 3, 2015 Author Share Posted February 3, 2015 excuse the carp photo.... but this is how it would look once fitted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edlen Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Very nicely done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 nice idea & result, one for the popular modifications list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejparrott Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Great job - what paint colour did you use ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ipace Posted February 3, 2015 Author Share Posted February 3, 2015 Satin black for plastic, aerosol can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukspike Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 Very nice job that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuck Posted February 3, 2015 Share Posted February 3, 2015 What head unit is that mate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ipace Posted February 4, 2015 Author Share Posted February 4, 2015 It's a Chinese android dual din from autopumpkin.com it's got gps, dvr, reversing camera and all the works can't fault to be honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotts90 Posted February 4, 2015 Share Posted February 4, 2015 Looks smart...another mod for the list ( that I keep telling the wife is almost finished lol) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ipace Posted February 4, 2015 Author Share Posted February 4, 2015 Hehe yeah.... Mine stopped asking when it's close to being ready. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pw8757 Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Very impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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