More interior gubbins (not shiny shocker!)
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As some may already know, I got rid of the crap stereo for a (probably crap) bluetooth amplifier from China.
I rarely have music on so it's just for some background noise on long journeys (Le Mans etc.) so the last word in audio quality was not needed (it's in a car too, a pretty crap listening environment).
Either way, wired the beasty in to the factory harness, all went swimmingly, and just left me with the small matter of a gaping hole in the dash.
I bodged together (read dremel and araldite) a cover comprising of the normal stereo adapter facia plate and a double din blanking plate, but this looked lacklustre at best.
We happened to acquire a 3D printer at work, so I thought I'd learn how to do this CAD nonsense, and printed out this little fella ( not to mention about 11 prototypes before hand
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The nice thing is, should I ever want to add another gauge, different switches, some more buttons etc. I can just change the model and print another one
It's not a perfect fit, having been in the car for a few heat cycles, the pressure that was holding the plate in place has meant it has now sort of 'relaxed' into the shape, and so now isn't as secure a fit as it was.
I shall continue to play about with this and see what progress I make, but it's at least at a stage now where it's not too embarassing to share
The finish is by no means a perfect match, but it passes a first glance, and will do for now
I rarely have music on so it's just for some background noise on long journeys (Le Mans etc.) so the last word in audio quality was not needed (it's in a car too, a pretty crap listening environment).
Either way, wired the beasty in to the factory harness, all went swimmingly, and just left me with the small matter of a gaping hole in the dash.
I bodged together (read dremel and araldite) a cover comprising of the normal stereo adapter facia plate and a double din blanking plate, but this looked lacklustre at best.
We happened to acquire a 3D printer at work, so I thought I'd learn how to do this CAD nonsense, and printed out this little fella ( not to mention about 11 prototypes before hand
)The nice thing is, should I ever want to add another gauge, different switches, some more buttons etc. I can just change the model and print another one
It's not a perfect fit, having been in the car for a few heat cycles, the pressure that was holding the plate in place has meant it has now sort of 'relaxed' into the shape, and so now isn't as secure a fit as it was.
I shall continue to play about with this and see what progress I make, but it's at least at a stage now where it's not too embarassing to share
The finish is by no means a perfect match, but it passes a first glance, and will do for now
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