Well... I was bored so not only did I decide to start the install for the monitor in my car today... but I also decided to document each step. The boredom is back now so I'll post up this documentation. Click the links for pics.

Step 1:
First, I bought the 2003 Cubby hole. Thanks to Performance Nissan it arrived today.

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Step 2:
Removed the cubby part of the lid so I can throw a monitor in there.

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Step 3:
OK this may not make any sense at first, but I had to cut a whole for the ribbon wire that connects the touchscreen to the circuitboard.

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Step 4:
I had an old Farenheit 7000 monitor lying around so I used the shell from that to house my touchscreen. It also needed a whole for the ribbon wire.

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Step 5:
See the whole? Yup... there it is.

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Step 6:
I test fit the shell in the cubby. Well what do you know... the 100 people who've done this before were right... it is a perfect fit. Too bad I'm not using a Farenheit.

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Step 7:
I drilled out wholes on each side to secur the shell.

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Step 8:
And then I superglued the shell in place too. I figure... I'll be pressing on this touchscreen so I don't want it to go anywhere. And rattles **** me off.

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Step 9:
Did a little modification to the finisher plate to house the controls. Yeah.. that's blood on the carpet. Watch out for those exacto knives.. they'll getcha if you're not careful (and/or high on bondo fumes in a poorly ventelated apartment)

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Step 10:
Did some more cutting to the monitor's original shell and attached it to the main circuitboard. Snazzy. Also not pictured, I unsoldered the green LED and soldered on an orange one so it'll match my interior. But perhaps I've said too much.

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Step 11:
More superglue and a carpet that's getting increasingly dirty.

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Step 12:
Well... there goes my deposit But I needed to cut down the screws so they didn't get in the way. Plus the sparks were pretty.

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Step 13:
Screwed 'em in. That sucker's not going anywhere.

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Step 14:
Test fit everything. You can see where the ribbon is now. Oooooh... right? Makes sense? Anyway... the main circuit board sticks out. Don't know if that'll be a problem yet but if it is I can adapt.

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Step 15:
Front pic of basically how it's going to look. The screen's not screwed up there's just plastic over it.

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Step 16:
Quick bondo job and rough sand to smooth everything out.

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Step 17:
Very quick paint job. I thought it'd be a little cleaner than that without primer but I underestemated the paint. So tomorrow I'll go get some primer and sand this down again and primer first, sand sand sand, then paint. There's also a rubberized paint I'm thinking about trying. It might blend better with the interior. Eh... we'll see.

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To quote davidv: Friends don't make friends click links

Looks like its coming along quite well! Nice work.

 

put on IMG tag.

 

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thorough, good luck repainting it (make sure to get a primer that's compatible w/ your paint).

 

Your problem is the paint you are using. You need yo go to an autopaint store and ask for a can of SEM Landau Black paint or Satin Black paint. It will run about 12.00. This is specifically made for automotive plastic interior pieces.

 

Yeah this Satin Krylon stuff isn't going to cut it. I haven't found an auto paint shop in the area... any brands you recommend that I could just buy online. Paint has always been my weakpoint.

 

You should be able to buy SEM paint online. Do a search on Yahoo for SEM paint.

 

Good work!. Thank you for posting it.