well i bought a in-dash 7in monitor for my car pc. the unit fits in fine but when i pop out the monitor it hits the dash trim (so it opens like at a 85deg. angle). i was thinking of 2 possibility's to fix this.
1) make the unit stick out so the screen could open at a full 90 deg angle. but is this possible and if so how do i make my head unit stick out??
2) this is a little more complicated but i think if i do it right everything should work out fine. first i wanted to relocate the center a/c vents where the double din stock radio is. i would buy additional a/c vents (the ones located by the door since they are smaller) to put them in a vertical angle next to each other in the oem head unit location. then i would extend the a/c tubes located inside the dash to get some air going to the new relocated vents. next i would customise a single din box to fit the opening in the center where the old a/c vents were. this way my motorised screen could open at a 90deg angle and i would be about to tilt it back more if i wanted 2.
should i go with 1 or 2??? im leaning more towards 2 but i think 1 would be a lil more easy. also if any1 has done this can you please post pics. thanks in advance guys
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I think #2 is a lot more work than its worth. You'd be better off glassing the radio section over cutting out a new hole and then moving the new headunit forward. Would give you a nice clean look, and keep it from hitting.
Did you look at any other radios? I know many of them actually have settings to come further forward/back. Yours may have this functionality too.
-Chris
