At last I had finished my TV install. I took me the blunt of my vacation time, but it is done. I took approx. 60+ pictures, but I only resized about 10 or so pics that were important. This job was much more arduous then expected, so I would not like to do this again, and I am glad it is completed.

I think over all, it came out rather well. This was my first time EVER attempting anything like this, so please keep that in mind when looking at the pics. I do have a few imperfections, but I am willing to accept them. All I had for learning was the Internet, and that did not help out much. I did have some help with a few things from my brother, but I had to do 95% of the work.

I was going to do a write-up, but this project was so labor intensive that I may not do one unless you guys really want one. But I will take me a couple of weeks to finish it.

As for a video source, I am using a ps2 mounted under the driver side seat, and a power inverter under the passenger’s side seat. The ps2 fits perfectly, and I can turn it on/off, and load the tray with ease. I will be install a car-puter hopefully soon, but the ps2 will have to tide me over until that time.

Well, here are some pics....











the finished pics are in the next post...

 

here are the rest...

 

other random pics.










i will take some more pics later, i have done some improvements since these pics. keep an eye out for more. and tell me what you think! thanks.

-Chris

 

Hottness....

but take pix in the day.

 

not bad at all.

 

Nice. Did you do it all by yourself. Looks neat.

 

looks sweet. i would love to see a how-2 on this...

 

Really nice job. Where'd you learn to fiberglass? Only thing is... visibility might be a problem in 1st, 3rd, and 5th.

 

damn chris at it again :d what kind of screen is that ..its not the microvision one is it? btw i got the wheels on yesterday **** looks nice.

 

Yes, I will when i get home. I did not get done until late at night, so I figured i would take a few pics.


2k3TitaniumSe - yes, unfortunetly i did it all by myself... it was a long 3 days, let me tell you. my brother did help a little by cutting the first hole. but other then that...


dba1999us - ok, i will try to do my best to get a write up, but it will take a while... a couple of weeks or so.


Mkang513 - Actually, it is not fiberglassing. since the peice i was working on has a curve to it, it means that some points have a 1inch gap, and other points have a very small gap. for this reason, fiberglass would be had to use. so i used this very strong fiberglass puddy. it is kind of like bondo, but with fiberglass hair in it. they call it "horse hair puddy" then, once i had the shape down, i went in with some finishing putty to make it a smooth sandable suface, and shot it with some filling primer. and yes, whenever i am in those gears the shifter is in the way, but i an not in 1st for long, and i normaly cruise in 4th, or 6th. besides, i do not watch the tv much when driving.


THANKS FOR ALL THE COMMENTS, KEEP EM COMMING!

 

THATS RIGHT, ALWAYS WORKING ON HER! lol. i have to stop now... my bank account is not liking all these mods. and yes, it is the mircovision. i had to take the lcd out of it's black plastic surrounding. and, i had to relocate the IR sensor so i could use the remote, so i cut the wires, made them longer, and wrapped the sensor circuit board in elec. tape nad hot glued it inside my pocket below my head unit. it hides very well, and you can barely see even if you are looking for it.

although, it is not letting me turn it off.... it just says "EXT ON" when i press the power button... annoying.

-Chris

 

Oh wow this is great! Please do a writeup! Include all the needed supplies. Infact better yet just put that piece into production! Great work, it really looks nice.

 

I'd love to see a how-to on this too. If you get some time for a write up, I'm sure you'll see a few people fabricating all kinds of stuff for their Maxs

 

that looks good.. very nicely done
write up would be appriciated

 

Great job BlkMax95c! Very nice!

Tony

 

Very nice install dude!!!Ia am impressed!!!

 

wow bud..... damn. i have an 8 inch raw screen that i need to install in my 00' max. i was thinking something like that but i can't do that **** nor do i really wanna pay someone. maybe you could do it again for some cake....... sweet shiz bro

 

Thanks guys, all the comments mean a lot to me! As promised, here are a few more pics for you guys!










it really does look better in person, the pictures do not really show the tv very well, but you get the idea. you can find many more on my website, along with all the rest of my mods.


thanks again guys!

-Chris

 

thank you very Corey, I appreciate that. thank you again for the screen.

how is your car comming along? i have not heard any updates from you!

catch you later man

-Chris

 

Looks great!!!!!!

 

I could help you out with it, but i really do not ever want to do that project again... unless someone gave me a good amount of money. now i know why stores want so much to do this crap. lol.

 

nice bro....i like the screen set low, less popo issues- turned out nice- good job

 

Some one needs to mass produce that dash for us

 

Came out nice. Mad props for that man. Damn good job. Ay man, dude got a good idea. You can make a ton of money by starting to make a bunch of them or bringing it to a shop and goin 50/50 with em. Not a bad idea at all

P.S. - LMAO @ that Purple Hippo as your Avatar. Too bad I can't seem to get an Avatar up for whatever reason, which is very

 

looking sweet man, i like how it is low and not visible for po po to see, great install!... def should quit ur day job and mass produce this =)........ j/k but hey a how-to would be great too