Does anyone knows who the person is who did this?

 

i dont know but that is pretty dam cool

 

whats the rest of the dash look like?

 

i've only seen one dude that had it done that way to fit a screen with a head unit into where the climate control was but his was crude and had screws sticking out on the side. this almost looks factory. are you trying to acomplish the same thing by moving yours? sorry i couldnt help you out more right now but i will try to look for that thread.

 

@XGaSpAcHo, that's extact what I am trying to do.

 

OMG that is so clean.

 

Methinks I am going to try this as well!!!!

 

pssst.... we need to find out who did it and how they did it first!

 

well, it's probably somebody from canada since the climate control is in celcius. why not go into the local forums there and ask if they know.

 

It was a custom made console constucted out of fiberglass with two extended wiring harnesses that ran through behding the dash and up through the A-Pillar. I am just curious to see how the frame was formed, although I would likley use a cellular potting foam. Moreover, I would like to know where the hell you can get wiring harnesses that long, although the more ardous route would be to simply cut and splice extended 20GA wire between the two OEM factory harnesses.

Just my $0.02

 

Looks cool, but i think it'd get annoying everytime you wanted to change the settings on it.

 

Looks photoshopped to me... It's not very even, notice how the bottom edges are not congruent to the top edges and the angle at which the picture was taken. It should look proportional.. but its not. Even if it turns out that it is real.. id hate to have my climate control above my mirror. It might "LOOK" cool just because it reminds you guys of GM ambient temp readouts..(which are often found in this location).. otherwise. it's kinda weird looking. Not to mention impractical.

 

it's nicely done, but just looks kinda weird to me all the way up there....i was thinking the same thing...now that i see it, i dunno....lol

 

not to mention....isnt the auto A/C unit a bit longer than what it looks like in the pic? i mean, wouldn't it continue further back, therefore not allowing the display unit to be that far into the console?

 

Yeah, this is what I am curious to see. I am going to remove my sunglasses holder and see how deeply it goes into the headliner...if there is a deep enough rescession, then you are good to go.

And to the guy who think it's photoshopped...

 

Get your eyes checked.

You answered your own question there, Captain Obvious. Since the picture was not taken dead-on, IT'S NOT GOING TO LOOK EVEN!!!!!

 

uhh...i think it is photoshopped...look at how each section of the a/c unit looks as if it were cut out of a picture (ie: the buttons, the display, and the temp. ****)

 

Not to mention they did a great job of adding the reflection of the bottom of the unit in the rear-view mirror. Doesn't look photoshopped to me.

 

obviously it's taken at an angle.. but that means the climate control should be at an angle congruent with the rest of the maplight console... it just looks off.. it looks photoshop..

SECONDLY.. at the angle the picture was taken.. he obviously used a flash.. as you can tell by the glare off of the map light... Well the shadow of the flash should therefore appear on the right side of the Climate control.. not the left side as its shown in the picture... light doesn't work that way

 

Ugh, think whatever you want. Why don't you take your fingers for a walk on the keyboard over to caraudio.com, check the fiberglassing section, and break your newbie hymen. While you're there, toss this picture out and see what kind of responses you get (they don't have a filter, should be good.)

I think it's a DAMN FINE fiberglassing job and give 110% credit to the artisan whom created this peice.

 

I know. AWESOME photchop he did of his damn hand in the rearview mirror. He was even smart enough to add his hand in a position similar to that of holding a camera...and here's the cherry...ADDED A FLASH!!!

WOW!!!!!!! I currently head he is being scouted by the Papparazi for his incredulous acts of automobile customization fradulance.

 

my friend works with fiberglass molding.. and the art about it.. is the continuousness of lines... If this guy were a fiberglass guru... he wouldn't have used the stock molding for the maplight and sunroof controls, they are clearly stock. Any true custom shop knows that in order to maintain congruency it's necessary to paint and mold in sweeping sections.. just like you can't paint one part of your hood.. and expect it to blend with the rest....

 

p.s. Metalmax... just because maxlvr06 and I have less posts than you doesn't make us newbies.. i've been on this site for 5 years, and maxlvr06 has been on a few months longer than you. If you think posting crap about other people's observation should count as part of your 900 posts.. then you should be proud

 

So do you make it a point to contradict yourself? So what are you saying? That it's a real...ly bad job? So I assume you can do better then, eh?

 

WEll its OBVIOUS that he took a picture of his rearview.. so why wouldn't his hand be in it.. but it's NOT obvious that this is a real mod. SEcondly.. where did this picture come from.. and can anyone vouch for him? The factory ac unit is pretty deep isn't it.. how'd he get it to fit? it just doesn't look that real too me. Secondly.. the LCD display and climate control buttons on our cars do not come out as one unit... His configuration and spacing is the exact same as the dash.. the best he would probably be able to do is mount the lcd, while keeping the controls in the dash.. but this looks like a dash.. that he just took a picture of and photo'ed into his rearview..and YES I see his hand.. what does that prove?

 

Let's see what the fiberglassers over @ caraudio have to say...

 

everyone else has been just stating their observations.. which is fine.. but you had to be the first sarcastic ***.. and say.. "captain obvious"... no one is trying to state anything obvious.. just our opinion.

 

Hey, man...the guy did a fine job whomever he may be. It just pisses me off when people immediatley think that something 'different' is photoshopped due to it being unique.

My bad on the Captain Obvious thing, long day at work...

 

i know plenty of people that could photoshop that.. secondly.. i don't KNOW why anyone would wanna photoshop that.. maybe its an idea that they had for their car.. and they wanted to visualize... that's why a LOT Of people photoshop... secondly.. the people on that caraudiosite.. are just car audio experts.. There's already plenty of people on THIS forum that already agree with you. Me and maxlvr06 are the only ones that have questions about it... that's all i'm saying.. you don't need to convince me by getting other people's opinions.

 

theres no way its photoshopped. Look at the color of the molding. Its not the color I have in my car, and its the same interior. How do I know? becuase the little visor extender off to the right is the factory color. Its defiantely a brand new molded piece because of the color variations. Whoever did it for real, I give you my props.

 

cheers mate. no harm. I understand. It's a helluva job.. i just want to speak to the guy that did it. He sparked a lot of conversation

 

Aint no way that is photoshoped! No one still knows who did it?

 

Yeah, dude..it would be interesting to pick the guy's brain!

 

BlackFlux, where did you find this pic?

 

This picture is not photoshopped....in fact this picture is almost a year old. I remember a while back this person was trying to sell this unit. I'm not sure if he sold it or not.

 

it looks nice, but i wouldnt buy that even if it was 5 bux. whats wrong with the one on the bottom? he did a good job i give him that, theres no way i can do that kind of work, but it is impractical. and where am i going to put my sunglasses then? it is a cool idea though.

 

umm this wasnt photoshopped.. it was a real thread awhile ago.. i remeber reading it.. dont know where it is now

 

i dunno about you.. but i dont use the sunglasses holder......

if i could free up dash space for soemthign better i would...

so just cuz u need it..doesnt mean others will..

plus u can buy those 2 dollar holders that clip onto ur sunvisor

 

i was just being sarcasting about the sunglass holder . i dont use them either.
i said "I" wouldnt use it, and who said anything about me telling other people its useless?

 

the pc board that has the ****/buttons/display can be seperated, it connects to the rest of the unit w/ a 16 or 20 pin plug. its about the size of a detachable face of a radio.
whoever did this probaly left the the back of the unit in place, and ran wires to the face