Head unit in the upper cubby?
 

Has anyone been able to mount an upper head unit behind the center cubby door?

Please use search next time.

http://www.the370z.com/audio-video/4...-vs-below.html

http://www.the370z.com/audio-video/3...ubby-area.html

Not a HU but I did this a few days ago:

http://i108.photobucket.com/albums/n...3/IMG_1625.jpg


More here:

http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...journal-9.html

OMG RON, that is the coolest mod i've seen in a 370z yet! I MUST HAVE IT.

:happydance:

Pretty easy, the upper piece is from the OEM Navigation unit (can be bought from any Nissan dealership), and then to fill in the open area or customize a lower head unit piece.

Now don't be shy Matt. Show them ur setup. ;)

I don't think there is quite enough space to mount a regular head unit up there. It would hit the brace that goes behind the dash causing the center console not to fit back in.

Yep, there is not enough room in the upper cubby for a full head unit. Here is mine:
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1...512/Teaser.JPG

damn that is sweet. :tup:

That is sweet!

Dreamer what did you put in the bottom section to fill in that hole?

And if I'm correct you ordered this part correct to put in the cubby area?

LID-CLUSTER - 370Z (Z34) 2009+ (TOURING+T/SPORT) (! NAVI2) :: Nissan Parts, NISMO and Nissan Accessories - Courtesyparts.com

That looks like the right piece, will check tomorrow if I still have the exact product number.
The bottom piece, are you referring to below the upper screen? The audio shop I believe just cut and mounted a piece of hard plastic and painted to match.

Yes that is the one. This is the bracket you asked me about before BRACKET-AUDIO - 370Z (Z34) 2009+ :: Nissan Parts, NISMO and Nissan Accessories - Courtesyparts.com

I was originally going to order all the parts from Nissan, cubby area, mounts, screen, etc. then I found out the screen was $900. :wtf:

Looks great Ron. Is that a Lilliput 701? Any issues with readability during the day?

Thank you. No, it's a.. ready?... High definition, high brightness led backlit, capacitive multitouch double din version of a 669GL. Lol you can breath now. It is probably overkill but I won't settle for less. :tup: No issues viewing during bright daylight. The fact that the screen is recessed helps a lot.

Fantastic. Was thinking that I would have to spring for a transflective display when I get around to doing my own CarPC due to the high placement in the dash, but this has me thinking that I could get by without it and put that extra money towards other toys! Thanks!

It's obviously not as good as a transflective monitor but I don't find myself looking for angles to get around sunlight. At a little over half the price, super high resolution and capacitive touch screen it's def a good option. I cannot stand resistive touchscreens, it annoys me to have to do the same thing twice because I didn't push hard enough lol.

You need this


http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x...llp/hammer.jpg

Lol

Ron,

How did you mount the monitor in the dash nav piece? What size screen did you mount in there?

Thanks!

The monitor is a double din 7'' screen mounted to the stock navi screen bracket.

Both the bracket and the screen mount had to be modified (cut and grind) bc I had two problems.

1. The screen was sticking out and was not letting the dash piece fit back in place. I fixed this by cutting the brackets that came attached to the LCD frame shorter.

2. The screen was not centered on the navi bezel, to fix this I had to "fish eye" the mounting holes on the stock navi bracket so I could move it to the right and make the screen centered

Thanks for the info