I have made something

Kinja'd!!! by "CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist)" (ccpbb)
Published 05/15/2017 at 20:24

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A head unit less car stereo (not an empty void, that is lexan) which has a knob, aux input, and a switch to control this clusterfuck. Now I need to adequately shield the cables to get rid of the interference and reconnect the front tweeter.. it also has a mount to fit a phone.


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Kinja'd!!! "CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
05/15/2017 at 20:27, STARS: 0

What?

Kinja'd!!! "Flynorcal: pilot, offshore sailor, car racer and panty thief" (flynorcal)
05/15/2017 at 20:30, STARS: 2

I built a similar thing back when I had a car that was easy to break into and lived in a questionable hood. I bought a $12 four channel amp off of eBay and wired up the power, speakers, and an aux input and left a bunch of wiring sticking out of the dash to make the car appear freshly burgled.

Sounded pretty good for what it was, and never had to replace a broken window. Did all I needed.

Kinja'd!!! "Butsen Katsun" (butsenkatsun)
05/15/2017 at 20:33, STARS: 1

Cool idea! Looks like it just needs a stereo blank panel now with some holes drilled in it for the 3.5mm and the knob!

I just finished putting a new head unit into my Matrix XRS last week! It had the factory JBL stereo (with a blown sub), which made it muuuch more annoying than a regular stereo job. But now it has hands free calling and bluetooth, which is nice. I really dig your approach though. Just what you need, and the phone is already a touchscreen!

Kinja'd!!! "CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist)" (ccpbb)
05/15/2017 at 20:34, STARS: 1

It’s a marine 4 channel amp, a piece of lexan, and a phone mount. It looks terrible, but it does the job.

Kinja'd!!! "CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist)" (ccpbb)
05/15/2017 at 20:38, STARS: 0

I’m not going to put a stereo blank (it’s a really irregular shape), but I might mask the back up and spray a coat of satin grey so it looks decent ish. I’m not going to go Bluetooth, but I find this to be a nice blank space

Kinja'd!!! "G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3" (gbodyman)
05/15/2017 at 20:58, STARS: 0

Have you thought about painting the Lexan to match the body color?

Kinja'd!!! "HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles" (hondasfordsvolvo)
05/15/2017 at 21:08, STARS: 2

I need this, but I want to keep the front of my Oem radio, and hide the aux cored in the center console arm rest.

Now you need a plate to fill the hole.

Kinja'd!!! "HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles" (hondasfordsvolvo)
05/15/2017 at 21:11, STARS: 2

Oooh I dint notice the lexan, I thought it was just an empty void

Kinja'd!!! "CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist)" (ccpbb)
05/15/2017 at 21:18, STARS: 0

The proximity to an active air vent freaks me out with the eventual after-smell....maybe. But if so..that would be gloss black...so no..maybe a flat grey..

Kinja'd!!! "MonkeePuzzle" (monkeypuzzle)
05/15/2017 at 21:37, STARS: 0

i did a similar project in my civic, the clear plastic was scuffed, primed, then painted with satin black trim paint. looked factory

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and used niteize steelie ball and magnet to mount phone/ipod or ipad

Kinja'd!!! "CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
05/16/2017 at 11:12, STARS: 0

Oh interesting. A little 5% tint would have made that Lexan look better and hide the wires