so has anyone else done an install similar to snook789 ie tim?

http://www.acura-tl.com/forum/showth...&threadid=8429

I would like to get the pioneer screen in as well and get the aftermarket navi and playstation 2...

-J

 

I'm working right now. just to give you an idea. The job is pretty tough. You have to cut several brackets in the dash area. The brackets are intented for the optional Navi screen.

 

One more.

 

HOLY SHIT! dude thats SWEET! are you doing it yourself?! can you take pics as you go along for others who wanna do this themselfs too?!
Thanx
-Sam

 

Sam,
It's too late now. I'm about to be done with it. However, a template wouldn't benefit anyone unless you guys buy the same screen as mine. It takes ball to do this kind install cuz you'd be cutting the chasis and brackets. If someone feel like doing the same setup, I'll help but I'm not gonna post a template for it. Sorry.

 

doh! well lemme ask you this: did you take appart the screen unit at all? or did you just like make it fit in there..and umm how much of it did you have to take appart if you did have to take it appart..also how much mod was required in the dash?
thnx agian
-Sam

 

Here are things that were removed in the process.

The plastic piece is from behind the dash.
2 metal pieces are from the side brackets.
The silver piece is the top face of the screen. Except for that piece, the screen remains intact.

There are several places where I had to trim to get the clearance including the area next to the plastic piece and the top of the stock HU (look at the pic carefully and you will see it).

 

see below

 

duh! didn't attach the pic.

Here is what it looks like now. I had to make the cover out of plexi glass then painted it. I'll redo it once I get a hold of the guy who's keeping my material.

 

And this is what my car looks like now.

 

WOW! damn dude, i gotta give you total props for having the nuts to pull your car apart..but hell ya other then that it looks dope! i wonder how much it would cost me if i took it somewhere to have it done...please let me know how it sounds when its done and hooked back into the stock headunit..
Thanks again, and nice work!
-Sam