Swaping my radio and a/c controller

[Wakeboy1337]

This is an instresting idea I hatched while installing my new aftermarket radio. (jvc kd-hdr20, cheap but I love it). Can the radio cage fit where the a/c controller goes and can the a/c unit go down where the radio used to be? I've done a little searching on the subject and I have not seen it done before. I'm pretty sure my radio wires would reach up there but I don't know if my a/c wires and tubes can reach down in the radio pocket. I was looking at the old ford radio and the old soft button a/c unit and they appear to be just about the exact same sizes.

 

[St Louis SHO]

It's been done. You have to cut the eatc up a little to fit below, but it works.

 

[Wakeboy1337]

It's been done. You have to cut the eatc up a little to fit below, but it works.

Heh, if I have to cut it up I might practice with the old one.

 

[St Louis SHO]

You only have to cut the mounting tabs off, so it fits like a DIN radio.

 

[St Louis SHO]

http://www.shoforum.com/search.php?searchid=1652716

Oh, and the search must not have been good enough. Here's about a hundred threads related to relocating the EATC.

 

[Wakeboy1337]

Unfortunately I do most of my posting from my itouch while sitting in the garage or by/in the car. So doing anything takes alot of work. I do not want to put my priceless laptop in the garage or car. Sorry, I'll try harder to use search from here on out.

 

[Wakeboy1337]

Okay so right after I posted this topic I couldn't wait and I went for it. Here are my results :]

Wires and Lines are swaped around.


PlexiGlass piece my dad and I made to hold the radio.


Radio's Working


Covered up.


Using my old EATC with broken buttons for practice.



Cut the sides off the new one.


Finished Product.


It's much nicer than reaching way down to changed the volume.

Any tips on making the EATC fit/look better?

 

[jmpSHO]

I would trim it a little more to make it fit better.

 

[Inkertinker]

 

[Wakeboy1337]

IT looks so good it's like factory. Is it yours?

 

[kikkinasphalt]

its mine

 

[Wakeboy1337]

How much did you take off of the eatc exactly? I don't want to go so far that I can't go back and it looks completly ********.

 

[jmpSHO]

How much did you take off of the eatc exactly? I don't want to go so far that I can't go back and it looks completly ********.

If you want it to look right you have to keep trimming until it fits right.

 

[kikkinasphalt]

How much did you take off of the eatc exactly? I don't want to go so far that I can't go back and it looks completly ********.

well i can tell you, that it goes in from the back, not the front.

 

[Wakeboy1337]

Ah okay. Well I'll work on it a bit more and see how it turns out.

 

[SHOclass]

@ Inkertinker....Where did you get that steering wheel cover? its a cover right?, It would look damn good in my mocha\black interior

 

[kikkinasphalt]

@ Inkertinker....Where did you get that steering wheel cover? its a cover right?, It would look damn good in my mocha\black interior

its mine (he has one too)

wheelskins.com

 

[SHOclass]

Thanks, it looks good