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Re: Metra Upper dash kit

« Reply #165 on: January 08, 2013, 02:56:20 PM »


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Re: Metra Upper dash kit

« Reply #166 on: January 08, 2013, 05:58:04 PM »

Thanks am a order myself one this week


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Re: Metra Upper dash kit

« Reply #167 on: January 09, 2013, 07:55:04 AM »

I'm going to try and cut the door off my old cubby and see if it will fit cleanly over the cubby opening with some velcro. I don't like leaving my Ipod out in open view.


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Re: Re: Metra Upper dash kit

« Reply #168 on: January 09, 2013, 08:49:42 AM »

Good idea...it's really coming together Wink


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Re: Re: Re: Metra Upper dash kit

« Reply #169 on: January 09, 2013, 08:52:12 AM »

Quote from: ikethegreat on January 09, 2013, 07:55:04 AM

I'm going to try and cut the door off my old cubby and see if it will fit cleanly over the cubby opening with some velcro. I don't like leaving my Ipod out in open view.

Why not go balls deep and just modify the original cubby to fit back in? Or does it interefere with the DD?


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Re: Metra Upper dash kit

« Reply #170 on: January 09, 2013, 08:58:41 AM »

You should also consider small magnets. Much better than velcro. The reason why I have my iPod in my arm rest console is because I hate having it out in open view too.


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Re: Metra Upper dash kit

« Reply #171 on: January 09, 2013, 09:41:57 AM »

That's where I have mine. I made a little cutout for it out of foam much like tools in a toolbox.

And Tim, before you give me shit for having an ipod, it never comes out of the center console, its the only mp3 player out there with the capacity it has for the price and I don't give a shit. Plus, it was a freebie from the deployment.


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Re: Re: Metra Upper dash kit

« Reply #172 on: January 09, 2013, 11:16:26 AM »

I got a freebie iPod shuffle I wear as a watch , so I just put it back on my wrist when am done . I like the new connectors on the latest generation easier to make clean install but I haven't seen a direct connector for after market adaptors yet besides USB way to interface


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Re: Metra Upper dash kit

« Reply #173 on: January 09, 2013, 01:21:27 PM »

Quote from: Jeff on January 09, 2013, 08:52:12 AM

Why not go balls deep and just modify the original cubby to fit back in? Or does it interefere with the DD?

I did a quick test fit and couldn't get the door to open more than halfway. I assume it was the bottom of the DD that was blocking it. I didn't really care since the door is broken and doesn't lock itself anymore.

Quote from: timot_one on January 09, 2013, 08:58:41 AM

You should also consider small magnets. Much better than velcro. The reason why I have my iPod in my arm rest console is because I hate having it out in open view too.

That is a really good idea.


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Re: Metra Upper dash kit

« Reply #174 on: January 09, 2013, 06:27:31 PM »

A lot of show quality audio systems use magnets to hold the beauty panels in place. I have a bunch of neodymium magnets that I'm planning on using for my next audio system build.


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Re: Metra Upper dash kit

« Reply #175 on: January 10, 2013, 08:30:02 AM »

Yeah I was looking into those neodymium magnets. A set of 2 with an adhesive back(2x north, 2x south) is like $15 not including shipping... Shocked


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Re: Metra Upper dash kit

« Reply #176 on: January 10, 2013, 11:36:32 AM »

Neodymium is probably not necessary for your needs. I'd start out with regular magnets that you can find at Home Depot. Neodymium is really only necessary if you need a really strong magnet.


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