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Always file down the edges and corners, this will protect your hands during the test fitting
Always file down the edges and corners, this will protect your hands during the test fitting
0 2020/09/06 08:06:42
Starting to take shape.
Starting to take shape.
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Here it is being test fit, you can see it needs some trimming
Here it is being test fit, you can see it needs some trimming
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Ugly as sin, I'm not great with a Dremel
Ugly as sin, I'm not great with a Dremel
0 2020/09/06 08:06:32
Using a dremel, I then created the holes
Using a dremel, I then created the holes
0 2020/09/06 08:06:29
Here is where I took a lesson from Metro using my old kit
Here is where I took a lesson from Metro using my old kit
0 2020/09/06 08:06:26
Next I took the bracket to the car and got a rough feel for where the holes should be. I actually learned a lesson here. Make sure to put a certain amount of space on the bottom, for example my finger. When I did the right side, I didnt use the same amount of gap at the bottom, which was a mistake.
Next I took the bracket to the car and got a rough feel for where the holes should be. I actually learned a lesson here. Make sure to put a certain amount of space on the bottom, for example my finger. When I did the right side, I didnt use the same amount of gap at the bottom, which was a mistake.
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Use a board and a vice to make a nice 90 degree bend
Use a board and a vice to make a nice 90 degree bend
0 2020/09/06 08:06:16
Here you can see the line I made from my test fit bracket. I left extra on the bracket side and then trimmed it down after test fitting.
Here you can see the line I made from my test fit bracket. I left extra on the bracket side and then trimmed it down after test fitting.
0 2020/09/06 08:06:13
Put it in the vice and use metal cutters to make your piece.
Put it in the vice and use metal cutters to make your piece.
0 2020/09/06 08:06:09
The mount was cut from .025 thick 12x8inch aluminum sheet from Home Depot. Its thicker than what I started with, but still durable.
The mount was cut from .025 thick 12x8inch aluminum sheet from Home Depot. Its thicker than what I started with, but still durable.
0 2020/09/06 08:06:06
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Once you have the genera shape, lay it on the radio, make sure there is plenty left over to get to four screws, this piece was just barely wide enough. My bracket is 3 inches wide x 5.5 inches long.
Once you have the genera shape, lay it on the radio, make sure there is plenty left over to get to four screws, this piece was just barely wide enough. My bracket is 3 inches wide x 5.5 inches long.
0 2020/09/06 08:06:02
I started with some really thing aluminum, this was originally from a cheap wall socket box I didn't need. Use thin metal so you can bend, and cut easily. Use a ruler to make sure the radio is centered, then bend the metal so you have more than enough space to reach the center console holes.
I started with some really thing aluminum, this was originally from a cheap wall socket box I didn't need. Use thin metal so you can bend, and cut easily. Use a ruler to make sure the radio is centered, then bend the metal so you have more than enough space to reach the center console holes.
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