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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

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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

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 ...

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.

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...

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

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

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

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