My SA Center Dash Plate
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My SA Center Dash Plate
Basically, when I bought my SA the previous owner did a crappy half-*** job in putting in gauges. Maybe it was to impress the buyer, but I paid no mind when I went to check it out. When I mean he was trying to impress people, he had a HKS Boost Gauge.... but no turbo...
So anyways, there were a lot of cuts/ holes and whatnot around the gauge holes so I wanted to make it cleaner. Sorry but no before pictures, since I was ashamed. But here are the after pictures.
Filled in holes and sanded down:
![](http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b114/Brian1210/004.jpg)
Picture after applying the primer:
![](http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b114/Brian1210/005-1.jpg)
I'll post more pictures after applying the final coat, gauges, switches, etc. But if no one is interested then I'll let the thread die out.
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Filled in holes and sanded down:
![](http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b114/Brian1210/004.jpg)
Picture after applying the primer:
![](http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b114/Brian1210/005-1.jpg)
I'll post more pictures after applying the final coat, gauges, switches, etc. But if no one is interested then I'll let the thread die out.
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Well, I applied a couple thin coats of the final coat and I don't like how I can still see the indents in certain areas. I thought the paint might be able to fill in a couple of them, and they did, but not as much as I hoped. I plan on sanding it down, fill in the minor indents, and primer it again to see how it looks like.
I'm not a big fan of listening to the radio so I plan on wiring some new speakers not to a stereo, but as a 'headphone' plug. I test fitted my ipod in the small slit above the gauge holes and it fits fine. So the speaker plug will stick out of the small hole to the right of the ipod slit, connect to my ipod, and have my ipod sit in the slit while driving. I also am going to try and have the wire retract, so it isn't just dangling when I'm outside the car. The small hole to the left of the slit is going to be for the switch to turn on the lights for the gauges.
For the 3 switches on the bottom, 1 is still going to be for the headlights, going to try and make the antenna switch to turn on the fog lights that I will be installing after this, and the 3rd one I still haven't thought of anything yet.
But so far, what do you guys think? Ugly? Nice? Ehh?
I'm not a big fan of listening to the radio so I plan on wiring some new speakers not to a stereo, but as a 'headphone' plug. I test fitted my ipod in the small slit above the gauge holes and it fits fine. So the speaker plug will stick out of the small hole to the right of the ipod slit, connect to my ipod, and have my ipod sit in the slit while driving. I also am going to try and have the wire retract, so it isn't just dangling when I'm outside the car. The small hole to the left of the slit is going to be for the switch to turn on the lights for the gauges.
For the 3 switches on the bottom, 1 is still going to be for the headlights, going to try and make the antenna switch to turn on the fog lights that I will be installing after this, and the 3rd one I still haven't thought of anything yet.
But so far, what do you guys think? Ugly? Nice? Ehh?
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I don't have a before picture, but for sure I'm going to post an after picture. Just imagine the first picture I posted, but instead of having the putty there you can actually see through the plate.
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Here is it with the top coat. I'm waiting for it to dry. I'm debating whether or not I should put a clear coat on top.
![](http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b114/Brian1210/008-1.jpg)
Oh yeah, that's right... I busted out with the Korean newspaper.
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Oh yeah, that's right... I busted out with the Korean newspaper.
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It's still kind of ehh... but I did do what I wanted to do and make it more like a 1 piece center dash instead of it being choppy. Also, it is going to be kind of dark in my car so the flaws will be hard to see.
![](http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b114/Brian1210/012.jpg)
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That's my s5 ecu on the floor. I'm not a big fan of listening to the radio, since they tend to play the same songs over and over and over again. It drives me crazy, and I don't want to drive crazy in that car. Heh. So I'm trying to make something to hold my Ipod above the gauges.
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i like it other than the no radio problem. why dont you just buy a radio that is set up for an IPOD. i NEVER listen to the radio. im stuck listening to cds in my truck now until i get my radio i had in my FB installed in there. its awsome it was made just for IPOD use and controls an IPOD just like the ipod does.
here it is:
http://www.crutchfield.com/App/Produ...5900ib&tp=5684
here it is:
http://www.crutchfield.com/App/Produ...5900ib&tp=5684