Help on my DOUble Din mod!! (pictures)
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Racer
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From: houston tx
Help on my DOUble Din mod!! (pictures)
Hey there Corvette forum members! Well as the titles say's I need help with my Double din mod. I ran into some problems while trying to do a Double Din mod.....the good thing i have an extra radio bezel.
I removed the radio
I trim the area of the radio benzel, so it can fit but it was hits the top of the AC. It goes in but by forcing it in.
My Double Din is detachable but i have no problem when the screen is off. When i try to put it on it dosent fit because of the tight space.
So friends! Amigos! help a member out... I did a lot of research before i started; it even seem easy but wasent. I want to keep my Ashtray. SO can some one please me out... O yeah an the screen sticks out alot passing the AC controls...
I removed the radio
I trim the area of the radio benzel, so it can fit but it was hits the top of the AC. It goes in but by forcing it in.
My Double Din is detachable but i have no problem when the screen is off. When i try to put it on it dosent fit because of the tight space.
So friends! Amigos! help a member out... I did a lot of research before i started; it even seem easy but wasent. I want to keep my Ashtray. SO can some one please me out... O yeah an the screen sticks out alot passing the AC controls...
Le Mans Master
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Assuming that the radio support bracket is already removed, you may have to lower the HVAC unit ever so slightly. This can be done fairly easily by cutting off the mounting pins in the back and elongating the mounting holes in the HVAC mounting ears. This should provide you the clearance you need.
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Racer
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From: houston tx
Hey JMC,
Well i havent even moved the braket slightly down.... but good idea. I thought removing or loweing the braket was to modified eveything even the AC control and eliminate the Ashtray. I do want to keep my ash-tray.. Does anyone have a right up but with Ash tray? Almost every post people eliminated the Ash-tray!
Well i havent even moved the braket slightly down.... but good idea. I thought removing or loweing the braket was to modified eveything even the AC control and eliminate the Ashtray. I do want to keep my ash-tray.. Does anyone have a right up but with Ash tray? Almost every post people eliminated the Ash-tray!
Le Mans Master
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From: "This is not a psychotic episode, but a cleansing moment of clarity."
This was my temporarily solution while waiting for my modded bezel from Double D Mods (C5 Bears Fan) to arrive. As you can see, I kept the ash tray. To fill in the gaps on the sides, I simply spray painted blue painter's tape flat black and adhered it to the outermost side edges of the HU before re-installing the bezel. From a few feet away, it looked great.
To get the HU to fit back farther, I bent up the plastic clip in the back of the opening that seems to serve no purpose. Some people cut it off, but I found that bending it up and out of the way worked just fine.
Not bad for a DIY cut bezel.
But the finished product with a properly modded bezel looks just a wee bit better...
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From: Hazel Green, Wi www.doubledmods.com
St. Jude Donor '12-'13
Remove the bracket under the radio
fabricate some new brackets for the double din
take your time and position the radio first to where you need it to go.
once radio is set and your happy
install hvac controls.
here is a pic for a customer we just installed recently
and if you want to send your bezel in for modification this option is on sale till the end of th emonth for 189.99 which includes return shipping
its a time consuming slow process to get it right. But it can be done
fabricate some new brackets for the double din
take your time and position the radio first to where you need it to go.
once radio is set and your happy
install hvac controls.
here is a pic for a customer we just installed recently
and if you want to send your bezel in for modification this option is on sale till the end of th emonth for 189.99 which includes return shipping
its a time consuming slow process to get it right. But it can be done
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Le Mans Master
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Racer
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From: houston tx
ok i got the double din almost install... now i have gaps on the side ... what will be the best recomendation to fill the gaps on the side ???? I read on other threads which they have used PVC,bondo, etc......
Le Mans Master
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My best recommendation to fill the gaps on the side is to send it to a pro for finishing. Other than that and the black painted painters tape trick that I used temporarily (as shown above), I have nothing more I can suggest. Some use bondo, some use fiberglass resin, some use PVC melted with acetone. Then there's the shaping, sanding, texture application and painting. It's ...involved. 
Hey, this might help.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/1551123954-post3.html
Hey, this might help.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/1551123954-post3.html
Last edited by JMc; Jul 9, 2010 at 01:41 AM.
Racer
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From: Winter Springs, Fl
My best recommendation to fill the gaps on the side is to send it to a pro for finishing. Other than that and the black painted painters tape trick that I used temporarily (as shown above), I have nothing more I can suggest. Some use bondo, some use fiberglass resin, some use PVC melted with acetone. Then there's the shaping, sanding, texture application and painting. It's ...involved.
Hey, this might help.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/1551123954-post3.html
Hey, this might help.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/1551123954-post3.html
Former Vendor
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From: Hazel Green, Wi www.doubledmods.com
St. Jude Donor '12-'13
