screen in cubby hole, what to hook up?

DeEePiDDy

Can you post a pic of what it looks like now with the control location covered?

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2009 Nissan 370Z Chicane Yellow Base Manual Transmission

theDreamer

The picture above has the location covered, it is not flush with the cover making a smooth transition. We could not get it to look properly without spending a lot more time and money so it is mounted below.

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DeEePiDDy

I got you. No offense, but that would just drive me nuts! Don't get me wrong, the screen part looks great, but that hole for the buttons would just bug the hell out of me.

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2009 Nissan 370Z Chicane Yellow Base Manual Transmission

theDreamer

This is another picture I have, this is as close to driver position I could get.
The 'hole' you see around the edge is not really a hole just shadow. The OEM nav pieces bow slightly so bending the plastic is not perfect. If I could have gotten the OEM buttons for cheap (they are overpriced even at dealer price level) I would have tested them and see if I could have wired them to be functional with my HKS camp2.

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DeEePiDDy

How smooth is the transition between the dash kit around your Headunit and the oem nav bezel around your screen? That would be another issue for me..

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theDreamer

They ended up using an OEM lower piece with the Kenwood head unit which you are not suppose to do so there was a gap on the left/right sides. It was filled, but I just need to buy an aftermarket one and it will all be flush with no filler.
With the lower piece what we did was cut the top to make if flat (it curves normally) and then shaved a little off the bottom just above the buttons to bring the head unit down so I had access to the DVD/CD slot if needed. Did not have to do this part but it gave me easier access to the slot.

Here is another one done in Houston by a friend. He cut the OEM nav control piece out completely so he could use the OEM lower face with no cutting required. I do not have the final picture after he covered it up though.

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tibal

I love the set up Dreamer. I currently am finishing up mine and waiting in anticipation for my Nav Bezel unit (entire piece) to come so I can swap it all out. I am really thinking hard as to what I want to do with the empty space, and think that for now, just cover it up. Once the TT setup is done maybe boost gauge, or even a mousepad as touched upon in a few other threads.

I think the touchpad would be nice if once could be found to fit the different diameter of it.

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martin82

you can pick up the stock nav keypad off ebay from g37's etc.... but lowest I saw them are about $150...... unless you run a computer, would be tough to program the keys...

Unexpectedfar

got my 370 yesterday and Im realy interested in replacing my head unit with an alpine deck doesnt have to be touch screen and also place a GPS unit on the "chubby" anybody got suggestions?!

Currently whats in the chubby now is an Sirius head unit connected to the radio and I want to take it out.

theDreamer

Mounting a full head unit in the upper cubby is going to be hard, so far no unit I am aware of is small enough to fit without sticking out a lot. You can do a new head unit in the lower area and an additional screen in the top. I know some head units support external monitors to do multiple things.

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