Fascia for Post Facelift Spec B's

[peadya100]

Hey guys,
has anyone out there upgraded the headunit in a post facelift McIntosh system? If so, do you have a photo of it installed?
I did the double din fascia in my pre facelift, but havent seen one in gloss black for the post facelift spec B's.
I dont really want to lose the gloss black if i can help it, love that look.

If theyre available, is PHAT still the best person to source these?

[chubbs]

i did the double din install in mine. it didnt come in a gloss black it came in a matt black. i wrapped my in CF but you could always paint it gloss black. I also sourced mine through japan parts, was about 300 posted at the time.

[peadya100]

Looks good!
I had a feeling they didn't come in gloss black... damn!

[peadya100]

Ok, now follow up question... how much would a panel beater/spray painter charge to spray a fascia gloss black?

[TomTom]

Ok, now follow up question... how much would a panel beater/spray painter charge to spray a fascia gloss black?

Interested in this actually, my current Fascia with the Tbsti has a transparent finish over the top making it glossy. Not sure if normal GT's are like this but it looks a hell of a lot nicer than the replacement Fascia's i've been looking at.

[peadya100]

Ok, now follow up question... how much would a panel beater/spray painter charge to spray a fascia gloss black?

Interested in this actually, my current Fascia with the Tbsti has a transparent finish over the top making it glossy. Not sure if normal GT's are like this but it looks a hell of a lot nicer than the replacement Fascia's i've been looking at.

Are you talking about the finish on the standard head unit Tom, or have you got a different type of fascia?

Im definitely not keen to put the matt dark grey fascia in my car, so i think ill just get mine sprayed gloss black with a few coats of clear??

I dont know anything about wraps, but can you get a gloss black wrap? I know it wouldnt be as glossy as the mcintosh, but it might still be nicer than the matt plastic.

[peadya100]

Ok, did some research on vinyl wraps... you can get a gloss black wrap that judging by the pictures on the website, should look pretty close to the Mcintosh gloss black. I think vinyl will give a better result around the climate control buttons than paint would have.

So im ordering it and will be the test pilot for anyone else who was thinking about it. I will put some photos up of the finished product when it all arrives.

[TomTom]

Ok, now follow up question... how much would a panel beater/spray painter charge to spray a fascia gloss black?

Interested in this actually, my current Fascia with the Tbsti has a transparent finish over the top making it glossy. Not sure if normal GT's are like this but it looks a hell of a lot nicer than the replacement Fascia's i've been looking at.

Are you talking about the finish on the standard head unit Tom, or have you got a different type of fascia?

Im definitely not keen to put the matt dark grey fascia in my car, so i think ill just get mine sprayed gloss black with a few coats of clear??

I dont know anything about wraps, but can you get a gloss black wrap? I know it wouldnt be as glossy as the mcintosh, but it might still be nicer than the matt plastic.

Wasn't sure if the standard GT's were the same as mine. I haven't seen any others

Ok, did some research on vinyl wraps... you can get a gloss black wrap that judging by the pictures on the website, should look pretty close to the Mcintosh gloss black. I think vinyl will give a better result around the climate control buttons than paint would have.

So im ordering it and will be the test pilot for anyone else who was thinking about it. I will put some photos up of the finished product when it all arrives.

Definitely chuck up some photos, my controls have a silver finish as well, would love to get a fascia with the same.

[peadya100]

Yeah your standard head unit is the same as spec b's. You might be able to swap the controls over to the new fascia, but Im not certain on that. I prefer the metal finish controls too.

[jakey]

they other option is to take a spray can to it - there's lots of guides on the youtube for perfecting this (and in my experience it's not hard to get perfect)

[Anil_Trinidad]

Hello chubbs. Did the facia come with the dual HVAC? If so, I imagine the connections on the back of it plugged right back into the original harness?

I'm curious because my recently acquired JDM 2.0GT MY08 has a Kenwood stereo - and there is a small ribbon cable connecting between the HU controls PCB and that of the dual HVAC. I can get my fascia custom fab'd to accept a 2-DIN - but I'm not sure about the function of that ribbon cable....