andym85 Posted October 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 The A-Pillars are finally covered in Alcantara. That was not so easy... Where the hole is for the speakers, i had some alcantara to much. So pulled everything out of he sleave to make it nice and smooth. A good thing I had big sleaves on his jumper that day . That little shitty thing wasn't easy to cover.. the rest of the interior will be another 3m of alcantara... i likes me some audio stuff... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym85 Posted October 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 My balls are primered The balls are painted, and look just about perfect. That's what I had in mind, and I made it for 100%. Colour matches the trim perfectly.... About the little ditch in the big ball, i satisfied. Not so easy to make, and rubb it there. This is what you see on the outside. Again something that's finished. When I thinks about it know, it has worth the effort again.... up to the next! i likes me some audio stuff... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym85 Posted October 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 Cause I didn't want to change thie original 16:9 screen in the console, I had to find a place for my ALPINE CDA-7998 Phantom Face. I wanted to do this in the middle, under the armrest. Then I had to get of the front en extend it with cables. If this was an ordinary radio, no problem, but with this radio I didn't want to take the risk. So looked for another option to place the radio, without doing harm to the looks of the interior. Made little trolley to fasten the radio. Because I can only tighten this trolley with 2 screws, I made it extra strong. all made of iron. The radio won't move a mini-mm, it's locked TIGHT ! I also weld the original sleigh of the radio onto it. The fiberglass piece I made for the radio, is finished. I lost about a day on this piece to get this perfect. When u sit down and look closely, it was a bit slanting. reason: the dashboard of the beemer was slanting also: conclusion: THEY WERE ALL MADE ON MONDAYS So I placedit, so the lines in the dashboard flow with the piece for the radio. This will be the new place for the radio. There was a little meaninglesscompartiment here for some useless stuff, so lets give the space some meaning ! Not the normal place for a radio, but that's was just so we didn't have to **up the middleconsole... There will be people who don't like the setup over there... but didn't have an other (GOOD) option. In the iron... i likes me some audio stuff... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym85 Posted October 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 This is the result of the fiberglass piece. Thougt of covering it in CF, or doing it in matt black, but changed his mind on the last minute and sprayed it silver? like the christmas-speaker-balls. We were afraid it may be a bit too much silver, but cause the piece is really far down If he changes my mind about the colour, it can be resprayed in black orso. This is the radio with the screen clapped in. . This is the sight when I sits in the car. Just enough the see all of the radio. i likes me some audio stuff... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym85 Posted October 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 The advantage of posting on forums is that you can sometimes take idea's from the people who reply... got the armrest between the seats and screwed it onto a wooden plate. So it look originally This is the original remote controle that came with the radio. Took it apart. First thing I did is take the eye (aiming to the radio) out of the remotecontrol (out of the printplate), and I will place it under the seat. problem solved. the meaning is the remote will glide out of the armrest. This is the -so called- glider where it will run into you can see, I did a disc-job into the armrest Where the thing stopped, it'll get the same shape as the upperside. i likes me some audio stuff... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym85 Posted October 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 You also can see I bended some white alu plate. I took this specially so be stick-vilt, where the piece is getting into, sticks good. The upper plate of the remote controle will become 1 with the alu. Better look on everything This is how it will appear There will be a lot of work to it, but we think it all pay of... IF IT WORKS i likes me some audio stuff... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym85 Posted October 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 remote control. In the alu piece where I made this, I made an extra plate on the bottomside, fastened with one tiny screw. like this, I can always get into the inside, and he can changes the batterie from time to time. i likes me some audio stuff... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym85 Posted October 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 Here you can see where the remote control will slide into. As you can see, I put some selfclitting vilt on the sides, and the bottom. Did this to make sure it all glides nicely... You see the slot in the middle. backside, tightened with that screw. This alu plate lays on top, and is tightened with little screws. If there would be a problem, it's not hard to get into it all. On the bottomside, you see I made something simple where he can get into with the finger, to glide it all out. The thing in the car. It'll be super easy to control the radio. Nothin' will feel stodgy while riding the car. All of this has to go in primer. After that the console is going in satin-black, like he original was. the remote will be sprayed in the same silver as the rest (trims, ...) i likes me some audio stuff... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym85 Posted October 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 The remote got it's color. It also got a nice contract with the Alpine buttons. One thing to do still, is to paint the little screw (where it's tightened with) in silver. This would be the innerview of the armrest. This will be the new coverplate that'll come above the remote control. I made little heights. (do not understimate the time that goes into this, it's a ****ed up job) On the left,you can see the Nokia mobile phone. Took this one for takin' pictures. On the right, you see a IRIVER MP4 player.I can attach this on the radio, and watch movies en pictures on it. I normally doesn't buy this stuff, but it will look pretty cool... Gotta help belgium economy. They'll be worked in on the alu plate like this i likes me some audio stuff... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym85 Posted October 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2009 On the front of these toys, I made a little ditch, so you can get the things with your finger Don't mind the dust. this silver box will be under the mp4 player. here the ears will be, and a lamp. So this also gets a good space and doesn't lay beneath my feet or something. The amrest almost finished, and put back in the beemer. If you see it like this, nothing special...That's the beauty of it. On the bottom the little grey lip to pull out the remote control. This is how it looks like when the remote is out. Easy to control now. The gear is set to D, so can't go further the back. You can see there's enought place between both things. i likes me some audio stuff... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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