Double din facia adapter

Austin · 7th February 2007, 20:03

Hi gang, I am set on getting a CarPC up and running. I want a 7" touchscreen in the dash.
As knowone seems to able able to find a cheap alternative to the £100+ facia plates from the states, I wondered if this one from email could be hacked around. Any ideas or suggestions.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/facia-fascia-B...QQcmdZViewItem

Its only £8 I might get one and have a go! Keep you all posted.

Simon · 7th February 2007, 20:58

I'm not so sure, the X5 fascia doesnt seem to have the usual fittings of the 3-Series E45 stereo adapters.

It may be easier to make your own fascia adapter from MDF. Coat it in some leather that matches your seats/dash. You'd then need to construct a support device for the touchscreen monitor. Brackets would be the way to go but you'd need to find a way of attatching them to the bulkhead, possibly using one of the few pre-drilled holes behind the centre console.

Austin · 7th February 2007, 21:03

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/facia-fascia-R...QQcmdZViewItem

This is the one I meant to post first time.

Simon · 7th February 2007, 21:08

Well, that would be a better start

(I think I've got one of those hanging around somewhere in my garage....)

Anyways, yes I suppose you could modifiy it somehow. I looked at this briefly myself but having no decent tools I decided not to bother. The problem lies with getting the edging finished off nicely. You'd also still need to construct suitable supports for the monitor as by modifying the fascia adapter you will remove the supports it has on it.

If you have good tools and a steady hand then you could produce a good looking result. Best of luck with it!

mantianak · 10th February 2007, 11:10

Austin, thats the same one I bought of ebay and modified to a double din.

I posted a quick how to on this link.
http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...read.php?t=508

Austin · 10th February 2007, 20:26

Thanks mantianak!

7th February 2007, 20:03	#1
Austin Newbie MG ZT Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Redditch Posts: 27 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Double din facia adapter Hi gang, I am set on getting a CarPC up and running. I want a 7" touchscreen in the dash. As knowone seems to able able to find a cheap alternative to the £100+ facia plates from the states, I wondered if this one from email could be hacked around. Any ideas or suggestions. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/facia-fascia-B...QQcmdZViewItem Its only £8 I might get one and have a go! Keep you all posted.

7th February 2007, 21:03	#3
Austin Newbie MG ZT Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Redditch Posts: 27 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I'm a ploker (Wrong URL inserted the 1st time) http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/facia-fascia-R...QQcmdZViewItem This is the one I meant to post first time.

10th February 2007, 11:10	#5
mantianak I really should get out more....... ZT 190+ Saloon Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Poole Posts: 2,413 Thanks: 6 Thanked 22 Times in 21 Posts	Austin, thats the same one I bought of ebay and modified to a double din. I posted a quick how to on this link. http://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/foru...read.php?t=508 __________________ http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d1..._signature.png

7th February 2007, 20:58	#2
Simon Banned - Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: - Posts: 10,318 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	I'm not so sure, the X5 fascia doesnt seem to have the usual fittings of the 3-Series E45 stereo adapters. It may be easier to make your own fascia adapter from MDF. Coat it in some leather that matches your seats/dash. You'd then need to construct a support device for the touchscreen monitor. Brackets would be the way to go but you'd need to find a way of attatching them to the bulkhead, possibly using one of the few pre-drilled holes behind the centre console.

7th February 2007, 21:08	#4
Simon Banned - Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: - Posts: 10,318 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	Well, that would be a better start (I think I've got one of those hanging around somewhere in my garage....) Anyways, yes I suppose you could modifiy it somehow. I looked at this briefly myself but having no decent tools I decided not to bother. The problem lies with getting the edging finished off nicely. You'd also still need to construct suitable supports for the monitor as by modifying the fascia adapter you will remove the supports it has on it. If you have good tools and a steady hand then you could produce a good looking result. Best of luck with it!

10th February 2007, 20:26	#6
Austin Newbie MG ZT Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Redditch Posts: 27 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks mantianak!