7" monitor center console project

[Midgetclown]

Nothing really good to put in place of an oem tape deck so i figured id hop on the band wagon and install a 7" monitor in my center console. This is my first time ever working with fiberglass and bondo but i think its coming out pretty decent. I glassed it thursday and filled and sanded it saturday. There were a couple small bubbles in the bondo so i need to touch that up a bit then ill be able to paint it. Also need to run all the wires and hook up the camera still.

Heres my progress..... and remember this is my first time so its not that pretty.

Glassed

Filled/sanded still needs some touch ups

7" monitor with "night vision" backup camera for $60 on ebay

Only doing a backup camera for now until i can afford a nice DD unit or computer or something. Just wanted a little project for something to do during downtime. Let me know what you think.

Also if anyone knows the color code for the oem console color let me know. I cant find a good match so im thinking about doing like a flat black with a little clear so its sorta dull like the other black interior plastics. Open to suggestions

 

[nytahoe]

looks good man.

 

[chauncey0337]

Looks pretty freakin good to me. How is the viewing angle?

 

[01HDtahoeNJN]

Nothing really good to put in place of an oem tape deck so i figured id hop on the band wagon and install a 7" monitor in my center console. This is my first time ever working with fiberglass and bondo but i think its coming out pretty decent. I glassed it thursday and filled and sanded it saturday. There were a couple small bubbles in the bondo so i need to touch that up a bit then ill be able to paint it. Also need to run all the wires and hook up the camera still.

Heres my progress..... and remember this is my first time so its not that pretty.


7" monitor with "night vision" backup camera for $60 on ebay


Only doing a backup camera for now until i can afford a nice DD unit or computer or something. Just wanted a little project for something to do during downtime. Let me know what you think.

Also if anyone knows the color code for the oem console color let me know. I cant find a good match so im thinking about doing like a flat black with a little clear so its sorta dull like the other black interior plastics. Open to suggestions

id use krylon spray for plastics and paint it black to mach the ext. paint id be epiccc great job btw!

 

[Midgetclown]

Looks pretty freakin good to me. How is the viewing angle?

Thanks man, the viewing angles pretty good but its hard to tell without that actual video playing. Ill definitely post a vid or something when its all done.

id use krylon spray for plastics and paint it black to mach the ext. paint id be epiccc great job btw!

Thanks alot that was also an option floating around so its possible.

 

[01HDtahoeNJN]

I'm not sure where the thread is but I DO remember one talking about a interior paint with matching gm years and colors ill have to think...

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[01HDtahoeNJN]

I'm not sure where the thread is but I DO remember one talking about a interior paint with matching gm years and colors ill have to think...

Also if you don't mind me asking how much did it cost and whered you get it?
Did the mount come with it?

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[djtoothowd]

looks great...i just posted a thread similar to this as a question and i think you just made up my mind. lol...i had the same idea. looks great...especially if you've never messed with glass before. hope i have the same turn out when i do mine.

 

[Vincesrg03]

Looks good. Cant wait to see what it looks like painted.Im thinking black because it will flow with the cup holders. Whatever you decide just post pics so we can all drool.

 

[dgould]

Looks great to me. I located an extra trim piece yesterday so I could do the exact samething to my Yuk. Plan on starting it tomorrow. I plan on wrapping mine in vinyl or leather to match the interior. Way to go.

 

[Midgetclown]

Thanks for all the good feedback guys.... Cant wait to see you guys try it out. Always cool to see how someone does something you did their own way, always learnin something new. But after doing this little project i definitely wanna try glassing something bigger.

 

[dgould]

Well how did it turn out? I glassed mine last night. Probally work on it tomorrow.

 

[gdddup]

looks good... now texture paint and color matc that piece and post more pictures

 

[02YuNali916]

looks clean, good work!!

 

[Midgetclown]

Sorry guys no real updates havent had much time lately cus of work. Past couple days ive had a few minutes to work on it but ive just been re-filling some of the bubbled bondo spots and sanding it. Hoping to get this thing 100% this weekend.

 

[dgould]

Finished up mine yesterday. I am only using it for the nav system for now. It came with the truck. I wrapped mine in some vinyl with the same general texture of the factory plastic. Should be able to hook up a back up camera to it as well. The brain has four inputs, so maybe a DVD player also.

 

[Midgetclown]

Damn hahah you beat me to the finish.....that looks awsome Dave

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son of a *****..... just went to walk outside to get going on this and it started down pouring

 

[Midgetclown]

done finally..... not nearly as nice as daves but itll do. gonna stay a backup camera until i can afford something worth hooking up to it.

 

[KAKALAK]

looks good bro

 

[nytahoe]

nice job for a 1st time out. told you it was hard to do. ill send you some pics of other things i have done lmao