Replacing the OEM radio with 3d printed goodies.

[JohnDeere714]

Hey guys been a while since my last contribution to the community so I decided I might as well work on something that a lot of people probably have or haven't wished for. The Facebook group already got a peek. 

So if you're like me, you've probably gotten sick of dealing with that crap oem radio. Some of you 05/06 guys probably upgraded to the 07-09 radio for that sweet sweet aux port and some of you probably got sick of raiding junkyards for new $25 radios because the display keeps clonking out then decided to upgrade. Let's face it a lot of you went for the already expensive avo JDM climate controls and opted for a nice fancy Kenwood or Pioneer set up. Sure that's great and all but dang the factory spot kind of sucks for a fancy touch screen. So all this brings me here. By now we all came across those plug and play android radios that replace that upper dash cubby. There's a lot of benefits to it, like an easier to see location, apple carplay, gps, 4g and wifi. But the major downsize to a nice plug and play setup is that you have to leave the oem radio in place so you still have your climate controls, that's a lot of wasted real-estate that could've been used for something else and it's not ideally clean looking. 

Here's what I've been mocking up:

So I've gotten inspiration from this design. It already uses half of the open space and can be utilized for a boost gauge and for you slightly more modified guys, an A/F gauge. 

There are some downfalls I've come across (no pics atm).

1. Fitment is TIGHT. A 52mm gauge needs to be forced in without trimming. Some won't even fit at all. 

2. The walls on the top and bottom are thin which leads to weird finishes. 

3. It's up to you to figure out how to fit it. No biggie as I got that covered. But when fitted there's still gaps that can be filled.  

So here we are now. I've been teaching myself how to model with Fusion 360 and I've mocked this up:

As you can see it is very similar but it should fix the small issues I've had with the original design I found. (currently printing as I type) 

The face plate will be secured to the mount with magnets so you guys can easily access your gauges to make any modifications or add more stuff. Of course I'm still prototyping this design so changes can and will happen as I test fit things. 

 

To fill the bottom half of the double din slot in your avo climate controls I am planning on making a switch panel. This panel will consist of:

1. USB ports for your new android radio. 

2. DCCD control slots for you 6 speed swapped guys 

3. Any other things you guys wish to use 

 

To really help get this project moving I am needing a few things

1.  Dimensions of the DCCD controls that I-wire provides. That would be the LED light strip and knobs. I do not know if you guys prefer the GD switches or not.

2. IDEAS to add or improve this.

3. A wiring solution that doesn't require tapping/splicing into the new radio harness. 

 

As always guys, I'll Try and update everyone when I get the project really moving. 

Edited June 8, 2023 by JohnDeere714

[JohnDeere714]

Sketched this up on my own, the solid one year of high school shop class is finally starting to pay off. Still learning the ropes of Fusion360. As you can see I added holes for magnets. add holes to the back for zipties or let the cables fly?