I put a "very very slight" curve in it just using my hands You shouldnt need to though. Did you see my write up for installation? If there is a gap go to the backside of the part, and use electrical tape all around the perimeter. Sounds corny, but when you flip it back to the front it looks fantastic. No one would ever know there was a gap or lack of a bend. Black covers up a lot I have made them wider in the past and found that they are not consistently fitting (too big) so I stopped doing that. Now all the parts are exactly the same size as the one in my car now.

I can take close ups of mine if you want.... you will see that the gap is not noticeable or even existant.

 

hey wadd what up?
i was all over looking for APC sweeper
lights. where can i find them?
found one online but the shipping was almost the price of thr light...
no sense hooking up the stereo without
having light handy !!!!!!!!!!
thank buddy JR

 

The sweeper light was nothing more then a "suggestion". It was there, so I grabbed it. Your welcome to try any source of illumination you can think of.

Best place to find it is advanced auto over in the Rice Section.

 

Just got my plate and wanted to say how good it looks. Nice thick material, smooth, even, straight cuts. Very good job in fabricating! I haven't had time to install it yet, but will do so soon. Thanks again!!!

 

Thanks Tonkatog. If you have any questions while installing feel free to contact me via email or IM me on AIM: wadd3456

Im here to help

 

would love to see pics when it is done

 

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Saweeeet! You can push the two bottom corners in by hand if you want to bend it to the contour a little more. It may take "some" effort since it is stainless after all

Looks good man.

 

I'll have the installer align it flush when he takes the dash apart to install the touchscreen. It really really looks so cool. I just realized the date imprint on my camera is messed up. I took the pics last eve at a cruisein in jacksonville. I had about a 100 people stop to look inside. With Coldplay playing, it was fun to watch peoples jaw drop. The sound, the looks, it is amaZing!! I could see the agony, the longing, in the eyes of a dad who hung around the car for about an hour. He kept asking his kid, "Billy, isin't this beautiful?" I guess he was trying to drum up some support so he could talk to the wife.

 

shagz


Why does that H/U stick out so far? Most of the H/U's I've sen sit flush.....did you purposely do it that way?

 

This HU has the flipdown faceplate. So there are 2 levels of 'flipout' while it's playing (or you can keep it folded up, ur choice), but when you hit eject, it flips out to a third level to give access to the cd drive. I could have had it mounted flush, but that would require a major custom job. Other than your stock HU, no aftermarket HU will sit absolutely flush, without custom fitting.

I like it flipped out, when I'm listening to it. That way the OEL display is visible. And the finish of the HU matches the DIN plate, and the other aluminum trim perfectly. It looks very very clean.

 

raceboy's sits flush and looks real good that way. I don't think he said it was that custom.

 

I guess it must just be your deck, because from the looks of the pics you posted the whole deck is sticking out of the dash. The trim ring on that deck is huge. Did you use the metra kit? If you use the ISO mounts with the Metra kit, you can have the deck sit flush with no mods (raceboy). But, like I said earlier, your deck might not work this way and might have to be surface mounted no matter what. It just looks odd how far it sticks out. Cool deck though!

 

The DIN plate works with the stock bracket. You do not need the Metra kit. I will ask the installer about the flush mount when I go in next to get the autopc and screen installed.

 

whouldn't gunmetal look more stock?

 

i was wondering hte same thing, and the top center needs to come out more