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<blockquote data-quote="96dreamer" data-source="post: 16894170" data-attributes="member: 52560"><p>I got the 01+ lower dash piece grafted into the 96 lower. This plus the 01+ dash frame will allow the head unit to solidly mount and give 4 places for the radio bezel to attach too. I wanted to eliminate or mediate as many creaks and rattles as I could with the swap. Doing a whole dash swap would have been easier but I like the dash clock and wanted to keep it if at all possible. It also doubles as a wideband if needed in my car. </p><p></p><p> I cut out the inner portion of the factor dash leaving the ribbing. This allowed the newer piece to sit flush and not push out the bottom of the dash at all where the center console attaches. It also allowed the new piece to be epoxied to the factor ribbing to add a ton of strength Hard to explain and I didn't take a picture without the new piece in place.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1786522[/ATTACH]</p><p>Epoxied in place</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1786523[/ATTACH]</p><p>Close up of the epoxy joint and one I tried getting of the backside showing the part attaching to the factory ribbing. Forgot to take a picture of it off the frame and its hard to get in there with it attached.</p><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1786525[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1786526[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Decided I'm also going to go ahead and dye the whole dash to freshen in up before it goes back in. It is overall in good shape but I liked how the center console turned out so much I want the dash to be an exact match.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="96dreamer, post: 16894170, member: 52560"] I got the 01+ lower dash piece grafted into the 96 lower. This plus the 01+ dash frame will allow the head unit to solidly mount and give 4 places for the radio bezel to attach too. I wanted to eliminate or mediate as many creaks and rattles as I could with the swap. Doing a whole dash swap would have been easier but I like the dash clock and wanted to keep it if at all possible. It also doubles as a wideband if needed in my car. I cut out the inner portion of the factor dash leaving the ribbing. This allowed the newer piece to sit flush and not push out the bottom of the dash at all where the center console attaches. It also allowed the new piece to be epoxied to the factor ribbing to add a ton of strength Hard to explain and I didn't take a picture without the new piece in place. [ATTACH type="full" alt="20230322_193258.jpg"]1786522[/ATTACH] Epoxied in place [ATTACH type="full" alt="20230323_103807.jpg"]1786523[/ATTACH] Close up of the epoxy joint and one I tried getting of the backside showing the part attaching to the factory ribbing. Forgot to take a picture of it off the frame and its hard to get in there with it attached. [ATTACH type="full" alt="20230323_103812.jpg"]1786525[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="20230323_110443.jpg"]1786526[/ATTACH] Decided I'm also going to go ahead and dye the whole dash to freshen in up before it goes back in. It is overall in good shape but I liked how the center console turned out so much I want the dash to be an exact match. [/QUOTE]
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