[Xonzo]

So, over the last few months, I have been following a couple of tablet builds (Mostly Nexus 7 builds). After some deliberation, I have decided to do one as well, however with the weather here in Arkansas, I need to be able to remove it at will. Also, I have an entirely aftermarket sound system in the car, so I need to go with decent sound quality output without breaking the bank. Against my better judgment (I hate Apple devices), I decided to try out an iPad mini. I purchased another center dash bezel from eBay for $25 and set out to find some abs plastic to build a side-sliding mold. Well, after failing multiple times to cut the plastic without melting it, I gave up and set it aside. It later hit me to try using a premade case. So, I picked up one from Walmart and went to messing with it. I mounted it flush to the bezel using a dremel for any cutting that needed to be done. I also used the ABS plastic that I had, along with plastic epoxy, to secure the case to the bezel. I have added a few pics (Sorry for the quality, I will take some better ones later this weekend). I hope to finish it up this weekend. the red tape is covering couple of holes that need to be filled. One being the camera hole on the case, and the other the hole that I cut out for the charging cable. Once I bondo the front of the bezel, and paint it, I will post pics of how I am controlling audio, how it looks in the car, etc. Let me know what you think!

Cost so far:
iPad mini 200$ (Craigslist)
Pioneer Headunit 120$ (Crutchfield)
Dash Bezel 25$ (eBay)
IR Repeater for HU Control 17$ (Amazon)
ABS Plastic 10$ for 2 sheets (Amazon)
iPad Mini Case 30$
Epoxy/Sandpaper/Bondo 30ish$