title says it all.

would like to make a one piece dash face. with a DIN radio slot. and no seatbelt warning light.

AA

Damn. Exactly what I did a few months ago. I should have made a template!

It's easy to do though. The basketweave is glued to a piece of metal that is stuck to the dash face with double stick tape. Just remove that piece of metal and you have your template. The only thing you have to do is add the radio plate portion.

Demick

I want one too. Exactly as you described. Aaron, let me know what you discover.

i have a cardboard template from rhodyguy......

but id like to make something.... with AID of a CAD file

I've been looking for a radio plate to CAD for months now.

QUOTE (Aaron Cox @ Oct 14 2005, 11:27 AM)

title says it all. would like to make a one piece dash face. with a DIN radio slot. and no seatbelt warning light. AA

Hey, I could use that too....

QUOTE (McMark @ Oct 14 2005, 12:18 PM)

I've been looking for a radio plate to CAD for months now.

the 3 piece OE dash metal is stupid. i want a ONE piece, that has both column pieces and a radiio plate into one common piece.....

One problem you will run into in trying to make the pieces that fit to the left and right of the steering column out of a single piece - in order to install the piece, it needs to bend at that intersection pretty severely. So unless your dash face material that you plan to use is pretty flexible, you will have a problem. When I did my CF dash face, I originally had one piece, but ended up cutting a small gap right over the steering column in order to install it.

Demick

QUOTE (Demick @ Oct 14 2005, 12:50 PM)

One problem you will run into in trying to make the pieces that fit to the left and right of the steering column out of a single piece - in order to install the piece, it needs to bend at that intersection pretty severely. So unless your dash face material that you plan to use is pretty flexible, you will have a problem. When I did my CF dash face, I originally had one piece, but ended up cutting a small gap right over the steering column in order to install it. Demick

i pull the column cover to install....

Bonehead, I made one months ago. I just need to test it in lexan on our CNC Router at work but we moved shops and have been busy as hell.

I got ya'll covered, I just need to test it first to check fit.

QUOTE (MattR @ Oct 14 2005, 01:08 PM)

Bonehead, I made one months ago. I just need to test it in lexan on our CNC Router at work but we moved shops and have been busy as hell. I got ya'll covered, I just need to test it first to check fit.

DOh! i forgot.

make it so chief.

McMark!

I've got a perfect radio plate you can borrow anytime!

pete

FINALLY! PM coming your way Pete.

I'd still like a CAD file.

Cool! I was just thinking about this today. Except I think I'm going to make mine with the radio mounted closer to the steering wheel, and deleting the heater controls. Also going to use different switches, so it will be pretty different than stock.

Another thought I had... Instead of using those speaker pods by the door, how about mounting a pair of these in the dash face?

They are 2 inch diameter drivers that undoubtedly have no bass, but that can be fixed by a small subwoofer mounted somewhere else. Definitely not a stock look, and you'd have to be creative to find the space....

-Tony

Or these... not quite as flashy..