Ray Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 Here is a quick write up on how I do D-din mods in vehicles that came OEM with single din or weird shape radios. Dodge ram.. First thing is to check clearance in dash for where we want to put the new deck.. Will it fit? Cool, now we cut open the stock bezel approx. 1/4" bigger than the new radio face. This gives you enough space to bond well once we fill it in. Also i filled the D shaped voids with abs. Just CA glue those in place to hold them. All the areas we will be bonding to get sanded down for a good bond. Next we tape off the deck, a perfect tape job here is crucial. Place bezel onto deck exactly where you want the finished piece to sit. Measure a lot!! Be precise. Then we use duramix plastic repair and fill all voids, use plenty... We will sand it down once it cures. Once the duramix starts to "take off", or cure...we remove the bezel from our taped up deck. And sand off all excess material. You will be able to see your tape line in the material and that tells you right where to sand to. This is why the tape job needs to be perfect. I use yellow and green 3m automotive refinishing tape. Test fit Use body filler to smooth out any divots and feather it all in. Great prep here will make all the difference in the end Next we start laying down paint. I use SEM trim black, about 18" away in light coats to build up a light texture. Think i looks more factory then gloss. Once the trim black dries, i switched to satin black for this one. For the satin finish i spray about 8" away. If you want a flatter look just spray farther away. Any excess filler or duramix gets cut off the back side and sprayed black. Mount radio with metal brackets, i like to use thick backstrap so i can make small adjustments when if needed for placement. Then reassemble the bezel, put vents back in, and mount in the truck. It will now sit very flush, and look very OEM. 2008 California state record holder 157.2 Bassrace2009 California state record holder 157.0 BassraceRollin 50's 158.7db2009 King of Cali Bassrace2009 USACi score 160.5 @ 42hz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azagtoth502 Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 Make it look easy as always , very nice. pa-pa-platypus sorry not everybody has a companies nuts so far down their throat they catch every drop ball sweat when it falls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguels Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 looks clean my logshttp://www.stevemead...-my-new-set-up/my blow through loghttp://www.stevemead...future-updates/ 96 ss http://www.stevemeadedesigns.com/board/topic/164094-96-impala-ss-build/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JR2011bu Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 Sick job here man, wish i had the experience and know how to pull stuff like this off... for now just practice practice practice i guess lol Under Construction 2011 Malibu 1LT 12k DDM Tuning HID's 55W Soundstream 6.5 components(front) Inffinitty Kappa 6x9's (rear) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ohiohoss Posted January 6, 2013 Report Share Posted January 6, 2013 looks real good how hard would it be to make a cover that can cover the area around those half-moon shaped areas that way it could be removed and the stock radio reinstalled incase the car is sold? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted January 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2013 I cut the top and bottom about a 1/4" each. So its a permanent mod. But a new bezel is only ~140.00 2008 California state record holder 157.2 Bassrace2009 California state record holder 157.0 BassraceRollin 50's 158.7db2009 King of Cali Bassrace2009 USACi score 160.5 @ 42hz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyblack76 Posted January 6, 2013 Report Share Posted January 6, 2013 Lol... One pic dash, next pic tape, then some work, the final pic beauty ..... Lol,,,.. Nice job buddy, but, you make it look simple to us retards. . Nice my friend, and the work for the VET is heart warming. Cheers you, & cheers SONUS. SMD SUPER SELLER The Burban Build Blazer Build sold Acura trunk build sold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
99blazer Posted January 6, 2013 Report Share Posted January 6, 2013 probably a stupid question but do you have to mod a dashkit aswell? 08 Ford F150 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AI James Posted January 7, 2013 Report Share Posted January 7, 2013 no you dont have to mod a dashkit, the bezel is now modified for that deck and held with backstrap not a kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KMS Posted January 7, 2013 Report Share Posted January 7, 2013 Have a tutorial for a MK3 vw? Alpine PDX-V9 Morel Tempo 6 Alpine SBR-S8-4 Alpine CDE 149BT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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