Since purchasing the car early last year I've always wanted to upgrade the sound system.
I knew that the double din fascia unit was probably my best bet but I didn't want to "wreck" the factory look so, I did a bit of research and thought that the re-locator kit and a double din HU in the cubby hole's place could also be an idea.
These options were both a little too costly for my liking and wasn't a fan of the idea of changing the info panel's location.
So I was left with the idea of customising the original cubby hole while keeping the info display unit there to fit a single din head unit. I hadn't seen anyone do this so I thought it would be a nice little project to attempt.
The first step was to get another cubby hole to mod, so thanks to THERB3 (Hazza) I had one within a week.
So I started trimming the edges and filling the damage the cubby hole had.
Here are some pictures of the progress:
The start: Damage can be seen the left of the Cubby hole
Close up
The side trimmings
Both side trimmed
Filling the damage
and test fittings
So basically I had to trim both sides of the Cubby hole to the aircon vents which is about 3mm on each side.
Still to come:
-Final touches of the repair
-Sand again to achieve perfect fit
-Painting the Cubby hole
-All the wiring!
In near future...Amps, Speakers and a Sub
...Stay Tuned
