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Old 05-18-2004, 07:00 PM
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im currently fiberglassing my alpine monitor to my dash and just wondered who has a monitor in there car and where did you guys install it at? Pics? thanks
Old 05-20-2004, 10:04 AM
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just thought id take a pic of my tv. i still have to get it sanded and painted but i think it will look pretty good after i paint it SI blue to match my car. what is your opinion? thanks
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That looks real nice...what kind of car is that?
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'93 Civic DX Coupe.

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Looks like its coming along, but can you see it well down there??? Monitors usually have to be right in front of your face to see them clearly.
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just wondering.. if u got a audio console would that monitor fit in there or is it too large ?
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Default Re: who has a monitor? (HONDA-2NR)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by HONDA-2NR &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">just thought id take a pic of my tv. i still have to get it sanded and painted but i think it will look pretty good after i paint it SI blue to match my car. what is your opinion? thanks
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Looks good but IMO don't match it to your car, match it to your interior. It'll stand out too much otherwise
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ditto, i also think it would stand out too much if color matched to the car. if it matched the interior, it'll look more stealth/factory. but if that's not the look you are going for, then stick with your original plan. either way, post pics when it's done, good luck
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How can you match it to the interior though? That's pretty hard to do. It looks like he's got a tan interior.

I think it will be hard to spray paint match it, and may be too detailed to match it with vinyl.

This always seems to be a problem when doing interior work IMO.
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Looks nice it does look hard to see down there though.
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thanks for all the compliments. i thought about painting it the same color as my interior but it would be too hard to color match with tan. and about seeing the monitor down there i think that the picture quality of alpine is damn good so there shouldn't be a problem. thanks and keep comments coming!!!
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No comment, but a question since I love this kind of stuff.

Do you have any 'in progress' pictures? I'd love to see how you built the frame, stretched the fleece(or whatever you used) etc.

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Jonathan_EH &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">No comment, but a question since I love this kind of stuff.

Do you have any 'in progress' pictures? I'd love to see how you built the frame, stretched the fleece(or whatever you used) etc.

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unfortunatly i dont have any in progress pics. my buddy and i had it in his shop and he did about all the formation work so i am not really familiar with all the methods he used but i know he did use a wood frame for around the monitor and then molded it to the console, i also believe that he did use fleece but i am not sure because he is the professional and i am just a novice at custom work
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here's mine.

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i love the setup..did u do that by ur self. or did a shop do it for you. and if so how much did it cost you to do it...
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by jonnybravo &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

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i like!!!! gotta love the stealth look
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stillencivic - i did this all my self. my dad owns a bodyshop that i worked at for a long time so i did all of the paint and body work on my car. i ordered the monitor for 200 or so and then just used fiberglass we had laying around. i currently install car audio/video at my new job so i know how to do that also. if i was to put a price on this tho, like if someone wanted me to do it, i would charge 500 bucks installed and painted.
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there is a company out there that sells spray paint that is OEM interior colors... I have a can of light grey for spraypainting pillar pod gauges... I dont remember what the name of the company is though...

i would do that instead of painting it blue...
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i have the piece finished now and decided to sell my car, so i also decided to part out my pioneer dvd reciever and fiberglass console piece w/ a 5.8 in. alpine monitor in it. here is a link to the thread https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=895371

pics of finished piece are on there
Old 06-17-2004, 12:49 PM
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The answer is SEM. You can also use I believe Dupont camo paint
to match it to the interior...its just take time and feathering skills.
To find SEM paint...try here: http://www.seslectproducts.com
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