cool! If you don't mind me asking, how much does something like this cost? Also- is it in the way of the shifter?

It would be super cool if you could hook it up to navi.

 

I'd be more concerned with getting into that little hidey hole that houses the hatch and gas release. Its kind of a bitch with the ash tray open, looks like it could be the same situation with this. For touch screen though... I'd put up with it.

 

Hey guys thanks for the compliments. To answer your questions.

I have the screen mounted high and toward the back so that it will not be a problem with the shifter or the buttons below, this is also another reason why I opted to cut out a half inch of the console and install the screen a half inch higher so that clearance would not be an issue, so right now I am hoping for the best, although I am confident because all the necessary "precautions" were taken.

A job like this runs in the price range of $200-$250. Pretty much 95% of the time is spent sanding and/or fiberglassing. Also with this type of work materials are costly. All the OEM SEM paints can really get expensive fast. Other materials have to be newfor every use, like cups, mixing sicks, spreaders, mixing pad, all grits of sandpaperand brushes (etc etc). This is why you see the paper Dora cups that everyone gets a kick out of heh. All that filters into the price range. If the job had required zero fiberglass the price would have been lower.

For the navi question,since this is a computer/carputer, a navi system can be hooked up to it with no problem via the computers Auto program.

Anyhow here are the pictures of the rest of the work that I have gotten down.
I started by making my hole for the IR so that the monitor can be powered on via the remote since we opted to do away with the buttons. From here I continued through about 5-6 stages of filling , primering and resanding to get it perfect for paint. After that I wetsanded the primer, so now in fact I was ready to spray.

I use SEM texture spray which is a real pain if you have no experience with it, luckily I do, but basically it needs to be wetsanded down with about 800-2000 to get the texture smooth but without taking the actual texture away. After that I was able to spray with the color coat that it originally had, then I wetsanded it with 2k, then re sprayed for the last time. Now since the color is not as dark as say black, it does not show the texture as much, but you can see it within range,

Now, I still have to add the red lenses behind the IR hole, and proceed to install the monitor and circuit board. In the pictures I just have a small cup holding the monitor up, that is why it is not flush with all the sides, but for the most part, it is indeed complete. i will post final pictures when completed.



Enjoy!

Pictures below, thanks for the Edit achTT

 

images fixed. can't use IMG, have to use lowercase img

 

^^ Thanks Man! I was really going crazy here lol.

I will delete my codes and leave yours, thanks again

 

no problem

 

Looks awesome. You should make a mold and sell them.

@achTTung: I used a Lilliput EBY-701 in my truck and the glare was ridiculous because of the amount of light that entered the cabin. I don't own a TT, but I know that a transflective screen would be a must for the roadster TT; I don't know how much light is let in on the hardtop TT.

 

Not very much, I can hardly fit my head through the window

 

Installed

 

Try putting the img tags first then pasting between the img and /img
If you paste it first before the tags are there, it tries to insert it as a link instead of as an img