Custom one piece dash for double din
 

Ok so this is a continuation of an earlier post

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=114610

Where I customized my dash opening for a double din with bondo so that you didn't see the plastic dash kit. Not sure if this belongs here or in cosmetics but it revolves around the stereo so here goes.

Again, credit where credit is due, idea came from DigitalAssassin's build thread. I pulled the dash back out, recessed the stereo a little bit by drilling new mounting holes in the bracket and contoured the stereo opening to match the face of the head unit.
However, I also like the look of the one piece dashes so I joined the two sides of my dash trim with apoxy, added some bondo to smooth out the transition and wrapped it all in carbon fiber when I was done. I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out.
Eman

Nice work, I don't like the CF look but the one-piece design is nice.

Thank you. That's the beauty of vinyl wrapping, you can do it in pretty much any color or pattern you want. I figured since the stock piece had a CF finish I would stick with that.

Eman

@Eman

Well done

That does look good

Hey man do have the link to DigitalAssassin's walk through of this? I can't find it. I mean I appreciate yours but the more I can read the better

Not bad dude. Looks interesting to me. I would like to add something for you 'Best Double Din Head Unit. This will make your journey more interesting.

Source: https://rocketcarparts.com/best-double-din-head-unit/

new ones come with a one piece dash. Do they not fit on the '13-'16s?

We just want something with a standard double din opening.

A one piece dash with a double din would sell a million copies tomorrow.

- andrew

sorry, what's a double din?

EDIT: nevermind, I googled it and it's the head unit

They fit perfectly! I swapped out my '15 FRS dash with a 2017 86 dash.

@OP, the one-piece dash looks so much better IMO! :w00t:

That looks great man, can I ask how you knew the two pieces were lined up perfectly when you were gluing them together? Did you just lay them on a flat surface side by side?

The stock piece isn’t actually supposed to look like CF. It’s a pattern the designers came up with using the vintage triangular Toyota emblem (same motif around window switches, climate controls and the brake light’s shape).