Ideas for the hole where my tape player once was?

[Saccus]

I am going to be recieving my new head unit tommorow, and im going to remove my stock tape player, which is going to leave a hole in my center console. One idea i have is to cover it with a piece of plexiglass, and paint it to match my interior, except leaving the letters SE clear in the middle and putting 2 leds behind it to light it up at night. Or, leave the whole thing clear and put a SE decal on it and light it up, like SwtGrndAmGT01 did with his headrest, heres a pic.

http://www.grandamgt.com/forum/attachment.php?s=&postid=235372

If you guys have any other ideas for this space let me know, thanks.

[Joey K]

I'd go w/ the painted. But then again,.. it's make a sweet place for auxillary switches.:thumbs: I made a custom bezel (double din w/ the cassette pocket) to house my Neo Jukebox mp3 player. That pocket area is handy for all sorts of things.

[ViperGTSR]

that would be sweet to do the plexiglass idea! but mine has switches
http://home.comcast.net/~aedgrandamgt1/IMG_0880.JPG

[koolZ71]

y not just get a used one without the cassete in the junkyard then u dont have to worry about it?:):D

[Joey K]

Well then you loose the chance to do something a little creative doin it that way.:)

[Saccus]

Originally posted by Joey K
Well then you loose the chance to do something a little creative doin it that way.:)

exactly, what the fun in buying a new one lol. So u think the clear or the painted with the SE in the middle. I think the painted cause it would just glow se at night.

[Bad324]

dude put in a swtich panel there. and if u have no use for the switches, do it anyhow and we can put it in my car cuz ive been meanin to do this forever

[MafiatRomo]

I put a switchboard in mine as well

[bumpn_gt]

Just do a sun visor tv with a DVD player mounted in that part like I did :D

[Saccus]

Originally posted by bumpn_gt
Just do a sun visor tv with a DVD player mounted in that part like I did :D

damn you, and your money lol. And brian, make your own dame switchboard. Anyways im almost positive im gonna go with the painted plexiglass with the clear SE in the middle.

[Bad324]

u no damn well id proly electrocute myself or something. so just put that in there and then u wont like it and i can have it. it would work out nicely.

[Saccus]

lol you prolly would even though that would be easier than what im gonna do. Get a piece of plastic, drill holes, insert switches BOOM ur done lol.

[helmet1978]

Here is my solution to the "hole problem" :)

http://raceme.cc/helmet/6-6/0609_003.jpg

Only one switch is hooked up right now and I haven't got around to putting together the backlighting but it looks pretty cool I think.

[Saccus]

Nice, looks badass. I think im gonna do something original with it though, ill put up pics when its done (by the end of the week hopefully).

[Joey K]

Here's mine w/ the neo jukebox in the bezel I made:)
Been meaning to ask someone, I did a search & didn't find anything on the subject... how do you post a pic so it'll show the actual picture instead of a link?

[GTluver]

Originally posted by helmet1978
Here is my solution to the "hole problem" :)

http://raceme.cc/helmet/6-6/0609_003.jpg

Only one switch is hooked up right now and I haven't got around to putting together the backlighting but it looks pretty cool I think.

helmet...that is slick....any how-to on that and where u got everything for it? :thumbs: I, too, wanna do something w/ that hole, but for now...my cassette player is there doing nothing cuz i dont like the hole....

[PontiacGTboy]

CB scanner fits nicely

[RedGrandTour]

I use the space for my CD changer display. Looks cool but I don't use the FM modulator anymore. Sounded ok with the stock deck and even worse with my Pioneer. It's a 6 disc changer gone to waste.

Here's a pic......

[EBlend]

Originally posted by Joey K
Here's mine w/ the neo jukebox in the bezel I made:)
Been meaning to ask someone, I did a search & didn't find anything on the subject... how do you post a pic so it'll show the actual picture instead of a link?

hey just curious, since u at one time apparently had both of these faces, does the 2 din face fit into a 1.5 din dash? like are they interchangable?

[Joey K]

I took a din &1/2 & cut the lower portion off & molded it onto my double din bezel. I never had the din & 1/2 in my dash so I'm not totally sure. I assme there would be issues lining up the stereo & hvac controls? I Might be wrong, it's just an assumption. My best advice is to get in a ga w/ the oposite of what you have & do some measuring to see. I'm almost totally positive it'd be a direct fit to the dash but am skeptical of whether or not it'd hatch up to the stero & h vac openings.

[AaronGTR]

I'm going to use that space to mount my HKS super-AFR. It's almost a perfect fit. :) Gauges would look cool there too. It's always useful as a place to mount a switch panel. Just do something besides just putting a light in there. It's much too perfect and convenient a spot to mount something more creative.