1st time custom fabrication.....

**Silva300** · 09-24-2007, 05:48 PM

Well my G/F (SILVASTAR) and I have been shopping around from shop to shop getting pricing to fabricate a 10.2" monitor in the dash of her Magnum and relocate the AC controls to the center console. Some of the prices we got we down right crazy, keep in mind we already had the DVD player, monitor, and paint. We were looking for someone to just to do the fabricating. One shop in LA said $1800, another said $500. The cheapest we found was $350, but that guy went M.I.A. So for the past couple of weeks that we were looking for pricing, I was also researching on how to do it myself. I finally decided to do it myself with what little knowledge I gained from other audio forums. I started last last Tuesday and finished it Friday night right before Cruisin for a Cure. Let me know what you think, "KEEP IN MIND THIS IS MY FIRST TIME FABRICATING, SO GO EASY....LOL"

I started with a simple nav bezel:

This is the design we came up with:

And I took the plunge.....cut the precious bezel....no turning back now!!

I wanted to avoid fiberglassing, So I tried this other method mentioned on the Audio Forums using epoxy and ABS Plastic.

more pictures:

Final product:

THE TOTAL COST INCLUDING PAINT WAS AROUND $260 - $280

**blackmagnum06** · 09-24-2007, 05:52 PM

wow good job it came out good

**Magma** · 09-24-2007, 05:54 PM

Awsome work man! Kudos for doing it yourself!

**Silva300** · 09-24-2007, 05:57 PM

Thanks....

**gameover** · 09-24-2007, 06:00 PM

looks like you did an awejob job. any pics of the climate control?

**MagnumRT05** · 09-24-2007, 06:01 PM

What are the 10 buttons for???

**smoove7410** · 09-24-2007, 06:06 PM

Nice work.

**Silva300** · 09-24-2007, 06:08 PM

Originally Posted by numbasyx

looks like you did an awejob job. any pics of the climate control?

I'm actually doing that this week, I didn't have enough time. I'll post pictures asap.

**Silva300** · 09-24-2007, 06:11 PM

Originally Posted by MagnumRT05

What are the 10 buttons for???

Half of the buttons control the screen, the other's control the dvd player that the flipdown came with. Was trying to cancel them out but they were on the same pc board as the others

, so I just left it like that.

**Mighty Noid** · 09-24-2007, 06:14 PM

Well let me say this about your first time....

GREAT JOB!!!

I saw this Saturday for about 20 mins and you did a really damn good job! I will keep all those other little comments to myself...

She seemed very happy with it and can't wait to see "Knocked Up" in it....

**Silva300** · 09-24-2007, 06:24 PM

Originally Posted by Mighty Noid

Well let me say this about your first time....

GREAT JOB!!!

I saw this Saturday for about 20 mins and you did a really damn good job! I will keep all those other little comments to myself...

She seemed very happy with it and can't wait to see "Knocked Up" in it....

Thanks Albert....

**JamminWagon** · 09-24-2007, 08:52 PM

Looks great. Don't it feel great to say "I did it myself". The only thing I dont like about mine is that noone notices the work and think its stock hahah.

Stereo Bezel moulding to put in DDIN in non-Nav Bezel