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    Looks pretty clean. Good work.

    I remember doing the same thing X10 with an old Toyota SR5 pickup I had. Old clunky exterior design but the interior rivaled that of a a modern GT-R. And this was back in '90, heh.
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    Thumbs up

    nicely done. kudos.

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    I went crosseyed reading this.


    but it the infrared lamps/camera sounds friggin AWESOME!!!!! I want

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    Update

    Thanks for the comments guys. I thought I would post an update.

    It turns out there weren't as many photos of the interior duct work as I thought, just a couple when I was making it.

    First I grabbed some spare vents and made a spacer the same width as in the new bezel. Then I wrapped it in heavy paper and taper in place. Then started glassing.


    Next I used part of the old duct system since it already had mounts to hold it in place. I just cut off the stuff i didn't need and closed the original exit port.Final product is ugly, but it works and no one will see it. The inside of the duct is sprayed with matte black so you cant be all seeing inside and stuff.


    I had to make mounts to secure the AC controls in their new location. The below image only shows the pieces of foam but after that I used resin and stuff.


    I could not find a red paint that worked well so I used red primer and sealed it with clear coat enamel. A shiny smooth dash bezel just looked wrong to me so after the first couple coats I sprayed the 3rd coat lightly from a distance to create the texture I wanted.


    Here is the test fit without the ducts so you can prob see into the vents. Final image will not be like this. The ugly part of the bezel by the screen will be covered with a custom mini "VX" or my company logo. I haven't decided yet.

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    Dude that thing is suhweet! You think you'd ever consider selling double-DIN dash panels? I don't think I'm smart enough to wire up a carputer, but having a full LCD navi would be sick...

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    Quote Originally Posted by vt_maverick View Post
    Dude that thing is suhweet! You think you'd ever consider selling double-DIN dash panels? I don't think I'm smart enough to wire up a carputer, but having a full LCD navi would be sick...
    X2...man that is nice!
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    Quote Originally Posted by vt_maverick View Post
    For Kat and Tom's benefit, I would just like to point out that these are your pocket protector guys.

    Seriously man, this is going to be wicked cool when it's done. Can't wait to see the final pics!
    Yeah, I had some dejavu come over me as I was reading this tonight....it was just like talking with my ex....I went cross eyed just like ole' Bob Barker did!
    But dang it looks GREAT!!!
    What a seriously sick talent you all have!
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    I've been speechless honestly because the PC hardware side is easy, I am in awe of the fabrication skills.
    Last edited by Grif : 07/01/2010 at 08:08 PM Reason: clarification

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    thanks guys. I will post some final pics or maybe a video once its all wired up. need to focus on paying work for the next few days though.
    Last edited by LiquidVX : 07/01/2010 at 09:13 PM

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    Lightbulb Great,job Well Done,exexllent,pro Look

    You have mad skills it looks perfect keep up the good work.

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    ...sick...
    ...sick...
    ...mad....
    ...suhweet...
    ...sweet....
    I love these new descriptive words!! It's all good!
    and your dash is AMAZING, WAY KOOL and FRICKIN' AWESOME!!!

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    So any fully operational video yet? I still think you should make a "plug and play" kit to sell to me

    and I just so happen to have a spare dash that came with my VX for you to modify and put in all your awesome gadgets into and send back to me

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    wow, did i let this thread die or what?

    So im headed back to the states in 2 weeks and really excited about working and playing with the VX again. I never posted the finished pics of the dash because I actually forgot to take them before leaving.

    Here is a video i took of the bench test.
    ha, Just went to upload an apparently did it back in November.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8SuBzgGyNU

    Video shows a blue button but I decided not to use that because I don't want a bunch of tacky lights in my car.

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    I can't wait until this collection of wires, circuit boards, and random electronics is actually installed. Going to be very cool!

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    Quote Originally Posted by vt_maverick View Post
    I can't wait until this collection of wires, circuit boards, and random electronics is actually installed. Going to be very cool!
    Hey Ash,
    You think that is bad, this was the final install night.

    The install is actually done and works great! The moment it was finished I had to rush down to NC for business. From there I went straight to Madeira and havnt seen my VX since.
    In all my rushing around I forgot to take photos of it completed.

    After seeing this dash though I am thinking of starting over.

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