R33 dashtop tv eoi

[tang0]

OK, so i'm starting a design process to mount a smallish tv on the top of the R33 dash, in a very similar style to the r34 gtr in dash tv ...

at the moment i'm doing this as a one off for myself, using either a 5, 6 or 7" screen whichever is more available ...

however, as i'll have to do all the design work, make a mould, and get all the vacume forming done, i might as well see if there is anyone else interested ... if so, then i can plan this ahead ...

anyway, drop me a pm if you are interested ...

cost wise, with a 7" tft i'd expect it to be around the 250 mark ish ... depends on how much the vacume forming costs ...

cheers

[MANWHORE]

I'd be interested if it looks very factoryish. as i believe mounting a tv up there is defective.

[tang0]

i have no choice but to mount up there, as both of the dins are taken up by head unit and dsp ... and no, i'm not going to relocate them ..

and yes, the only way i will be be doing it is if its looks like its supposed to be there .. like the r34 gtr ish

[the phantom]

I'm keen if the quality of the moulding and fit is there.

[flex]

if its good quality and looks stockish on an r33... i would be interested aswell

[tang0]

5 " or 7"

any preference ?

[MANWHORE]

5" is only like a few bucks cheaper than 7" and 100x as gay. I would recommend for 7 inch. If I may ask, what will it be made out of? I hope not fibre glass

[dayne]

I would be keen too, do you have any pics of what it 'would' look like, im not 100% sure but the interest is sure there, i would prefer 7" as it looks wayyy beta then 5"

Dayne

[tang0]

ok, will build up a 7"

i only thought of 5" as it would not be as obtrusive on top of the dash ... once the mount is all done, i could change fairly easily to be a 5 or 7"

the initial mould will be made of fibreglass, that will be then transposed into a plaster of paris type material, then plastic will be vacume formed over it ...

will try and get as closer match as possible to the existing dash plastic, but obviously its not going to be identical ...

[tang0]

oh, dayne, i'm aiming for a silimar look to the r34 skyline gtr in dash tv ... google around, there is plenty of pics of them ...

[Jordan]

I just did a google image search, had trouble

[orangesherbert]

I am keen, I was actually looking at getting this down. But never got around to it. It would have to be "7.

[Scotty]

Cool!

I would be keen for sure. Just due to my bad experience with theft, can security be a factor. As in, how can I avoid this being ripped off.

Hide it, secure it etc etc.

That is, appreciate that we want it to be R34 ish, but what say that we can't improve on that, and make it better than R34 ish, but factory looking as well.

[tang0]

do a search for r34 mfd in google, forget google images ... you'll see what i mean

[MANWHORE]

If you can get this done in plastic, and it's cheap, then i'd be interested. Coz fibre is ****ing shit. Can I ask, will you be charging near the cost of what it costs you? or are you making a big profit.

Help out fellow sauers...

[tang0]

i'm in the process of building it in fibreglass at teh moment, this is a design phase tho to get the mould to make it out of plastic ..

i'll be charging whatever it coss me in materials, and engineering work (as i dont own a vacume forming machine) + a small amount for the amount of time i put into the design and leg work ...

rest assured, i wont be making a big profit ... thats not what this project is about

[MANWHORE]

Yep, interested then. Thumbs up mate.

How will it be mounted to the dash? Screwed in?

Btw, tv units are all slightly different sizes and shapes. You may have to tell uswhich unit you are going to base it on, so we can buy the same one.

Cheers

[Skyrine]

i would be interested if i could see what it looked like. if you have any pics please email me or post em..

thanks

[SKYL9]

why dont you get 1 of those 3x guage holders that sit on your dash that are made of plastic and then cut the guts out of it for the screen?

[tang0]

yeah, it'll be a similar thing to the 3 pod holder ... will sit a little further forward, and will incorporate a 7" lilliput screen

using lilliput screen as they seem to be HIGHLY available in a lot of countries ... also, a standard 7" is only $150

initial design is getting there now ...

cheers