Headunit Double-DIN Fabrication (Pre-Facelift)
08-15-2007, 06:52 PM
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W203 slightly modified
Mig888,
What you need is someone with Solidworks who can scan the original part and modify it to suit the application.
Then all they do is press PRINT to an SLA machine and out comes the item in perfect dimensions, new, clean and ready to paint.
But your way is more fun !
What you need is someone with Solidworks who can scan the original part and modify it to suit the application.
Then all they do is press PRINT to an SLA machine and out comes the item in perfect dimensions, new, clean and ready to paint.
But your way is more fun !
.
08-15-2007, 08:16 PM
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Mig888,
What you need is someone with Solidworks who can scan the original part and modify it to suit the application.
Then all they do is press PRINT to an SLA machine and out comes the item in perfect dimensions, new, clean and ready to paint.
But your way is more fun !
What you need is someone with Solidworks who can scan the original part and modify it to suit the application.
Then all they do is press PRINT to an SLA machine and out comes the item in perfect dimensions, new, clean and ready to paint.
But your way is more fun !
flip
Then again, they had this gun that looked like binoculars that can scan any 3D object into CADsoft... I wanted it.
08-15-2007, 11:23 PM
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Well I'm kinda pleased 
. Of course, I'll be without audio (damn!) for a while - I'm gonna wheel around with this thing on to get myself acquainted with a NAV in my car... it was weird at first and after an hour I wanted it wired up. I'll be patient though.
Here are live, installed shots:
I now plan to drive up to the installer to tell them that I want the outcome looking and sitting exactly like this. I enjoyed building the frame because in essence it's a self-preview of what you're gonna get - no surprises and in my eyes, very aesthetically pleasing with the rest of the dash. Everything protrudes just as much as the stock radio did.
Your opinions are very welcome, cheers!
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. Of course, I'll be without audio (damn!) for a while - I'm gonna wheel around with this thing on to get myself acquainted with a NAV in my car... it was weird at first and after an hour I wanted it wired up. I'll be patient though.Here are live, installed shots:
I now plan to drive up to the installer to tell them that I want the outcome looking and sitting exactly like this. I enjoyed building the frame because in essence it's a self-preview of what you're gonna get - no surprises and in my eyes, very aesthetically pleasing with the rest of the dash. Everything protrudes just as much as the stock radio did.
Your opinions are very welcome, cheers!
flip
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08-16-2007, 12:54 AM
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Midnight Blue 2004.5 C230 Kompressor Sport Sedan. 2002 w210 E320, 2009 w211 E350 Sport
Well I'm kinda pleased . Of course, I'll be without audio (damn!) for a while - I'm gonna wheel around with this thing on to get myself acquainted with a NAV in my car... it was weird at first and after an hour I wanted it wired up. I'll be patient though.
Here are live, installed shots:
I now plan to drive up to the installer to tell them that I want the outcome looking and sitting exactly like this. I enjoyed building the frame because in essence it's a self-preview of what you're gonna get - no surprises and in my eyes, very aesthetically pleasing with the rest of the dash. Everything protrudes just as much as the stock radio did.
Your opinions are very welcome, cheers!
flip
. Of course, I'll be without audio (damn!) for a while - I'm gonna wheel around with this thing on to get myself acquainted with a NAV in my car... it was weird at first and after an hour I wanted it wired up. I'll be patient though.Here are live, installed shots:
I now plan to drive up to the installer to tell them that I want the outcome looking and sitting exactly like this. I enjoyed building the frame because in essence it's a self-preview of what you're gonna get - no surprises and in my eyes, very aesthetically pleasing with the rest of the dash. Everything protrudes just as much as the stock radio did.
Your opinions are very welcome, cheers!
flip
08-16-2007, 01:25 AM
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- until then bro, just fun small stuff on the side. Besides, what'd this cost me...mostly time. Maybe $5 because I used material from the scoop project oh and the spare (now junked) radio I cannibalized.
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08-16-2007, 01:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Lensolo
Looks GREAT, J! Make me something!
Originally Posted by rlee2135
looks amazing! lot better than those $35 dash kits.
now you need climatronic
now you need climatronic
Originally Posted by MJ50
now you need climatronic
already on to-do list...
looks awesome jose!
already on to-do list...
looks awesome jose!
Originally Posted by exanimas
Wow that looks great. It sits so nicely that it looks like it came from the factory
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08-16-2007, 01:38 AM
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LOL, very happy you approve bro - yeah, got the VM... I'll do it. Now I can't exactly bring it to the audio shop in this project's current form because... I don't have anything for them to install, other than a basic wiring job, so I'll hold off. I plan to obtain the following in a timely manner (keyword: plan)..
Alpine PDX 1.600 (for a single XTANT X10)
Alpine PDX 4.150 (for the Qs)
MBQ Q-Line Components (how many? rear fill?)
and an OEM 5th speaker center channel that goes above in the parktronic area. The headunit is itself capable of a 6.1 speaker config, but I don't know if I'll push it that far...that's all up to the audio guys. Apparently I'm looking for absolute clarity and punch with minimal cargo space/weight used, but I'm open to anyone's opinion at this point.
Alpine PDX 1.600 (for a single XTANT X10)
Alpine PDX 4.150 (for the Qs)
MBQ Q-Line Components (how many? rear fill?)
and an OEM 5th speaker center channel that goes above in the parktronic area. The headunit is itself capable of a 6.1 speaker config, but I don't know if I'll push it that far...that's all up to the audio guys. Apparently I'm looking for absolute clarity and punch with minimal cargo space/weight used, but I'm open to anyone's opinion at this point.
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08-16-2007, 03:36 PM
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Believe me, if I had those fabrication skills, these pictures would be of an engine bay - until then bro, just fun small stuff on the side. Besides, what'd this cost me...mostly time. Maybe $5 because I used material from the scoop project oh and the spare (now junked) radio I cannibalized.
- until then bro, just fun small stuff on the side. Besides, what'd this cost me...mostly time. Maybe $5 because I used material from the scoop project oh and the spare (now junked) radio I cannibalized.
08-20-2007, 08:03 AM
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W203 slightly modified
Actually, for work, I do know people who use Solidworks. Have you heard of a company called 3D Rapid Prototyping? Their mother company supplies the printers and composites to just print a 3D part... but the cost of doing this for a headunit frame? Im afraid not, lol. And yes, this was way more fun!
flip
Then again, they had this gun that looked like binoculars that can scan any 3D object into CADsoft... I wanted it.
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Then again, they had this gun that looked like binoculars that can scan any 3D object into CADsoft... I wanted it.
compare that to the headunit cost and all that. I assume that you modified the VITO part which fits the W203 perfectly.
As a one off drawing you could have made the Solidworks model freeware and then anyone who wants to modify the drawing or add extra design features could have made variants.
One of these days I am going to digitally scan the 2005 W203 headunit face and the W211 headunit face and make a face for the W211 headunit which may fit into the W203.
I have been looking carefully at the japanese design of the W203 and I notice that there is indeed a bracket for the massive W211 audio gateway to fit into the W203 (left trunk void behind fuse box).
So I congratulate you on the design and i hope you expand your results more in the future. I hear that maybe there is a steering interface coming for that.
