PepsiFiend69
10+ year member
CarAudio.com Veteran
ok, well lately ive been playing with the idea of custom making a double din dash kit for my car, a 2003 taurus. some of you make know you have to replace that whole huge panel for the dash kit here's a pic:
my questions are....
1: how?, i know with fiberglass and bondo it's possible, but should i base it off of the piece i have now, or go completely custom, also how would the unit attach? could i just go buy a simple double din ring and work off of that?
2: bracing, i know these double din's have to be pretty heavy, theres not much to brace off of behind my dashboard, its kind of just a big void. and i know just plastic wouldn't be able to support it from the front piece
3: suggestions on where to mount the climate controls? i was also thinking of making a console piece for between my seats, should i put them there? or another place could be the glovebox.. moving wouldn't be hard, i think theres just a few wires for each knob
i know it would be a big undertaking, but i do think its possible, im jsut trying to figure out the best way possible.
thanks
my questions are....
1: how?, i know with fiberglass and bondo it's possible, but should i base it off of the piece i have now, or go completely custom, also how would the unit attach? could i just go buy a simple double din ring and work off of that?
2: bracing, i know these double din's have to be pretty heavy, theres not much to brace off of behind my dashboard, its kind of just a big void. and i know just plastic wouldn't be able to support it from the front piece
3: suggestions on where to mount the climate controls? i was also thinking of making a console piece for between my seats, should i put them there? or another place could be the glovebox.. moving wouldn't be hard, i think theres just a few wires for each knob
i know it would be a big undertaking, but i do think its possible, im jsut trying to figure out the best way possible.
thanks
