Check it out .. Great HU but looking for another method as far as appearance with another kit. this one was obviously customized - crappy job! recommendations? Yes yes i know the flat CF kit looks like crap too ..i wanna change it to a molded kit eventually....help!

 

I'm going to be fabricating a peice for TXT-1's D1 this weekend...I'll post pics once it's all done.

 

sounds good .. be sure to make a clone n slip me a price ...

anyone else? thoughts or ideas? those who do have a D1... where is your GPS antenna placed?

 

Trunk lid for both the XM antenna and the Navi.

 

hmm i see ... mine is currently coming outta the sunroof but id rather not "advertise" to everyone that i have a Navi Unit even though it might not be that noticeable. i thinkin of having it come up from under the time clock pod near the windsheild. considering that it shouldnt affect its reception.

 

I'm not at all familiar with the installation of the D1, but why is the din kit appear to be hacked up? Was it necessary for the install, or was this not a kit, and you made the mounting thing yourself. Just wondering because of the unusual slanted gap under the D1. A friend of mine and I are planning on a similar install, so I'm just curious as to what to expect. Otherwise, that thing looks sick, nice work!

 

thanks! well where i had it done, created a draft of what it could look like .. didnt have time for them to redo it the same day ... yea they did mess up on cutting the bottom portion. thats what im gonna have them redo if theres no other option as far as kits are concerned. i understand the the GXE kit could be another possibility but it doesnt beat gettin another kit cut properly for free. think they used a non-bose kit from the manufacturer they get it from so they had to cut it up as you can see ...

 

thats where teh pathfinder / qx4/ q45(older model) and alot of cars still have their navi antennas

 

Who else besides Progess has the GXE Kit with the D1?? Pics??

 

I was gonna wait until MetalMaxima fixed the gap, but I will send you a pic of my install with the GXE kit. If you can, please post it up here.

PM me your email BigLou so I can send it to you.

 

You could use the GXE kit offered at courtesyparts, no? Or is it just too expensive?

http://www.courtesyparts.com/Merchan...de=68750-VENTC

 

Yes, that is the vent I used, but there is a noticeable quarter-inch gap on the bottom. Except for that, it fits perfectly and looks OEM. Hopefull BigL0U can post a pic up here that I sent him showing that gap.

 

I just bought my D1 did you get the bottom din to play dvd movies if you did tell me how you did it

 

Nope got with without DVD for now ... TXT-1: you never sent the pics. please try again.

 

Hmmm, I sent it a few days ago and never got a return mail back. Send an email to ted9778@aol.com and I will reply back. That way, there should be no doubt about your email address.

 

I like the GXE kit way better .. these are TXT-1's pics by the way:





Thanks Ted. Id rather figure out a way of filling that bottom gap then getting prescise measurements to re-do my kit and still have the "picture frame" look...

 

HOW TO: fill out bottom gap below a D1..ill tell you how...

you can get a piece of plastic that will fit in that spot and mount it in there and from behind do something like hotglue...then put a..Security light?

just a suggestion.

 

right on... or perhaps an LED or 2 ..OR 3 ...yup sounds like ill be replacing it with the GXE kit ... QUESTION: Does this GXE Kit come with the brakets and all that hold it up from behind? OR do you use brakets that you already have?!

 

The vent just pops in, you just have to make sure you push it in hard enough.

 

i know the vents are plug and play but thats all the kit comes with? Vents and frame? cuz if i leave the brakets it has now the unit might stick out too much... correct me if im wrong. also considering that black lil trim that comes with the unit to cover up how much its exposed from the deck.

 

It's just the vent. You are making it sound harder than it is. Your installer hopefully used the brackets from the stock HU. Once the HU was screwed in, than you just pop the vent on top of that and it will click right in like it was stock. If your installer did not use the stock brackets but instead instead used custom brackets, I am not sure how that would turn out. I would get the stock brackets on there.

If you have further questions, I would PM MetalMaxima as he was the guy that installed my stuff.

 

i dont think the installer did use the stock brackets if the unit is sticking out like it does. since he also had to add on that black plastic frame. otherwise the brackets would have held the unit flush with the deck right? how can i get my hands on stock brackets?

 

Do you have any more pics?

 

http://eden.rutgers.edu/~nbalani/Max...g/CIMG1030.JPG

That is all

 

Neato... Well with my GXE Kit ... i rigged it with that black lil plastic frame that comes with the unit to cover up the gap. Just did what i could to have the brackets hold the unit tight enough to keep it in place. No complaints.