I've been busy - Alpine units installed with custom dash trim piece - pics
 

Well, I finally got around to getting my DVA-7996 and PXA-H700 installed. Here are some pics for you....

Before:
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member...22_73_full.jpg

After:
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member...22_69_full.jpg
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member...22_70_full.jpg
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member...22_71_full.jpg
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member...22_72_full.jpg

all in all, I'd say I'm very pleased - the texture and color of the trim piece matches very well with the factory plastic.

comments?

you have balls to play aroudn with an M3. LOL!


looks like they came out straight from the factory!

Re: I've been busy - Alpine units installed with custom dash trim piece - pics (rcurley55)
 

looks really good, did the A/C controls drop down to the lower din with no modifacations?

Re: (GSteg)
 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by GSteg &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">you have balls to play aroudn with an M3. LOL!


looks like they came out straight from the factory!</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yeah, it took a bit to start working on this car - I knew I was deep when I had all the seats and the carpet out, but it's just the same as any other 3 really https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emwink.gif

Thanks for the compliment!

The HVAC controls are in the factory location for a car that came with Navigation, so all I needed was a $40 part and it snapped in!

what's in the trunk right now?

Re: (GSteg)
 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by GSteg &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">what's in the trunk right now?</TD></TR></TABLE>

a ton of shit, amp rack is in, processor is in, all the wiring is in, but only the A200.2 is in....

processor:
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member...22_74_full.jpg

an old shot of the wiring/distribution:
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member...22_44_full.jpg

a REALLY old shot of the amp rack:
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member...22_31_full.jpg

Re: I've been busy - Alpine units installed with custom dash trim piece - pics (rcurley55)
 

that is hot.

i'm assuming you started with a regular metra/ai/best dash kit...what is the rest made of? plastic weld or bondo?

can you get amber lighting out of your pxah700?

Re: I've been busy - Alpine units installed with custom dash trim piece - pics (dc24me)
 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by dc24me &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">that is hot.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Thanks

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i'm assuming you started with a regular metra/ai/best dash kit...what is the rest made of? plastic weld or bondo?</TD></TR></TABLE>

close but not quite - started with a radio blind and a manual climate control. The rest is bondo, wood, dynaglas, icing and a lot of sanding. go to http://www.sounddomain.com/id/sq_e46_m3 (page 2) for build up pics

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">can you get amber lighting out of your pxah700?</TD></TR></TABLE>

yes, and it matches the bimmer (and the 7996) perfectly https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emwink.gif

ooo. i love the processor and the wiring. so neat.


mine looks like a jungle.

what kind of RCA are those?

Re: (GSteg)
 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by GSteg &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ooo. i love the processor and the wiring. so neat.


mine looks like a jungle.

what kind of RCA are those?</TD></TR></TABLE>

RCA's are stinger expert

Nice work, looks clean

Re: (civic_speed99)
 

Wow! https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emthup.gif https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emthup.gif

Re: I've been busy - Alpine units installed with custom dash trim piece - pics (rcurley55)
 

Lookin GREAT Rob!

Re: I've been busy - Alpine units installed with custom dash trim piece - pics (rcurley55)
 

Very nice https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emthup.gif very good match, how did you get the texture to match? was it hit and miss, or did you just keep redoing it untill it was right? https://honda-tech.com/forums/images...es/emsmile.gif 94

Re: I've been busy - Alpine units installed with custom dash trim piece - pics (fcm)
 

texture was done with a can of flat black from duplicolor - just spray the last few passes with the can 14" or so from the part - the paint gets a pebbly texture - just have to use light coats - it took me a few tries to get it right.

Re: I've been busy - Alpine units installed with custom dash trim piece - pics (rcurley55)
 

Holly shit, you actually switched the stock stuff out loll. https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emthup.gif https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emthup.gif

Re: I've been busy - Alpine units installed with custom dash trim piece - pics (rcurley55)
 

honestly, it came out sooo nice i dont even know how to react. from the pics, the radio shroud matches perfectly to your interior. it matches better than the stock radio housing. it looks like you spent a whole lot of time and had a lot of patience. 2 things i dont have. great job.

Re: I've been busy - Alpine units installed with custom dash trim piece - pics (ATF Kuk)
 

very nice. i really like the wiring job too. its so neat and proper. when is the rest going in?

Re: I've been busy - Alpine units installed with custom dash trim piece - pics (EBP_SI)
 

looks really nice. you can buy texture spray, i forget the name (sem or semco i think). they work very nicely.

Re: I've been busy - Alpine units installed with custom dash trim piece - pics (rcurley55)
 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by rcurley55 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yes, and it matches the bimmer (and the 7996) perfectly https://honda-tech.com/forums/images/smilies/emwink.gif </TD></TR></TABLE>

Alpine amber has always matched Bimmers. So close you would sware they made it for the BMW. Looks nice.

Wow, looks so nice words cannot describe. Love how the head-unit sits flushed, looks nice. Nice wiring job, very neat. What's the whole setup going in there?

Re: (shyboy817)
 

them amps are great.. also very clean setup. goodluck with everything.

Re: (honda95civic)
 

good work!! Where are/is the monitor/s going?

Looks factory.

Re: (jonyb)
 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by jonyb &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">good work!! Where are/is the monitor/s going?</TD></TR></TABLE>

i dont think he's going to be using any monitors.