Double din audio deck

[hopelessredneck]

Hey guys I'm in the middle of building a tribute truck on paper first so i have it 95% planed out before I spend a dime.. working on the entertainment system and i want to have a a in dash nav system has any one put in a nav deck in the stock dash or should i go to a single din flip up screen unit

[trivon56]

I have been thinking of trying the same thing but I have yet to see anyone with one in our trucks to even get an idea.
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[andrewmp6]

Take a look at the dash in this one http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1976-...item232645ae4c

[trivon56]

I wish they had a better pic of that. Looks nice though.
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[krazy_texan]

I would think on our trucks that an in dash navi system would be way to low to see making it way more unsafe than it prob already is I would maybe mount it higher where it is more in the line of site
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[hopelessredneck]

Originally Posted by krazy_texan

I would think on our trucks that an in dash navi system would be way to low to see making it way more unsafe than it prob already is I would maybe mount it higher where it is more in the line of site
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ya that what this guy though too lol...i remember someone had it in the middle of the dash cut in ti the pad just right of the cluster (early 90s off to the side style)

[killthewabbit]

I would very much like to see that $170k in build receipts.

[Skunksmash]

Originally Posted by trivon56

I have been thinking of trying the same thing but I have yet to see anyone with one in our trucks to even get an idea.
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My idea is one of those single din units, which has a double din sized screen. You turn on the truck and it folds out on its own. You'd need it to go upwards though, not fold out and go down. Otherwise there is too much steering wheel and gear shift in the way.

But really, the way they did it in that pic is probably better. The more I deal with my interior, the more I can see that it was all designed to work together. Big steering wheel so you can see through it to your gauges. Little factory radio isn't hindered by gearshift and steering wheel. It was kind of all made to work with what it came with, and deviating from that requires some ingenuity. And maybe some sacrifice. Notice he doesn't have that vent anymore. You don't notice those vents till it gets real hot or real cold. Then he'll notice lol

[BLE 'BURBAN]

I put mine in a modified factory overhead console. See link in my sig below.

[bk2life]

what about moulding one into the dash pad to the side of the gauges?

[Vixvega]

Originally Posted by killthewabbit

I would very much like to see that $170k in build receipts.

I really hope they were talking about the garage and not the truck. Unless you get 10 of that truck for that kind of fantasy money.

[1LowToy]

Nice truck but you have to remember the effects of Caifornia Wines

Sorry I'll stop and look at the map and figure it out. Last time I tried GPS it took me accross six lanes of freeway traffic to take the next exit, then into the slums of Seattle

[andrewmp6]

What about cutting the dash where the ashtray is and mold in a double din there?I'm just like 1lowtoy i still use a old thick map book on road trips,Only times i have used gps on my phone was to get around a wreck on the interstate in places i never been.

[motornut]

If your going to "flip out" watch the depth of the pad
would prob work ok with older,with less overhang

[SeanPaintsFlames]

I built a console for a guy that wanted to put a double din in his bucket seat truck, but he never picked it up. It is a front-halved Ford Raptor console, and fits right up under the dash and around the hump in the dash next to the factory radio section. I need to get a pic of it in a truck to sell it faster.





It's hard enough to get to the area in the cluster. The center in a console is the best way to go I'd say.

[mr bowtie]

im going to put a single din in the old radio position, with an oversized wheel and a flip down.....somebody looks like they had a badger bite thru the dash...geez for 50 bucks there is something called a dremel..

[mr bowtie]

Originally Posted by 1LowToy

Nice truck but you have to remember the effects of Caifornia Wines

Sorry I'll stop and look at the map and figure it out. Last time I tried GPS it took me accross six lanes of freeway traffic to take the next exit, then into the slums of Seattle

all the options available (toll road,shortest distance,scenic route) the 1 variation no one thought about is "avoid ghetto"......slight overlook

[trivon56]

Has anyone put a double din radio in their truck. If so I would love to see some pics. I have a few ideas of to where I would put one in my truck. Here is a pic of the area I had been thinking about and just cutting the dash pad and reupholstering it.
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[motornut]

Originally Posted by mr bowtie

im going to put a single din in the old radio position, with an oversized wheel and a flip down.....somebody looks like they had a badger bite thru the dash...geez for 50 bucks there is something called a dremel..

haha had a tach there before I built my cluster lol

[mrhino]

Im in the process of mounting a double din in the middle of the dash on my wifes crew cab project. The modified dash is coming along nicely and I should have some pics of the finished product soon.

[trivon56]

I like the way that looks. How far is the reach for the radio. Is it comfortable
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[mrhino]

its not bad, it feels real nice. me and the wife tried it out and we only had to sit up a little. but we Have custom seats, that might make a slight difference.

this was a quick test fit:

[trivon56]

Ok I like the way that looks. Was it hard cutting the dash pad for that.
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[mrhino]

No razor blade though the pad and a little airsaw to cut out the metal. iv been doing some cosmetic work to it so it dont look like a hack job. Ill have a full to do on it in my build thread. when i get it finished up

[trivon56]

Nice I can't wait to check that out. I don't know how that will work for me since I have the factory bench seats.
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