Piece of Black Plastic

[BenBrausen]

I pulled my factory radio and CD player and put in my Pionees DEH-P7200 in the top spot and my BOSS slim EQ in the bottom spot. The problem is that the EQ only takes up about 1/2 the space. I checkout out pockets for it but none of them are the right size. I went to MachOne (high performance car audio) and they sent me out to there other shop about 30 miles away. I got there and they had it but wanted $45 for a 12in by 10in piece of black ABS plastic. I laughed right in the guy's face and walked out. Just wonderin if anyone might have a piece of plastic they could gimme? I need it to be large enough to cover both spots and I'll cut it out for the CD player and the EQ space. Thanks for any help. thumbs_u burn_out

 

[FAST4DR]

I can send you some plastic for a few dollars. Email me.

 

[luigisho]

Ben, you can keep an eye on ebay for the oem cupholder/change drawer or the storage bin with door that are sold there to fill in the space.

 

[SHOTIME]

If you go to ford they sell a piece that sits in the factory DIN location
it snaps in and all.

20 dollars last time I bought one

 

[BenBrausen]

I can't use one of those change/cup holders cause the EQ takes up about 1/2 of the space in there. A piece of plastic that I can cut is gonna look the best. Lemme know.

 

[jthomas68]

Do you have an exact size?I have some ABS plastic(black)with the same grain of the rest of the bracket.I only have a very small bit,so let me know the smallest size you can use,hopefully i have a large enough piece.

 

[BenBrausen]

I only need a piece big enough to cover both stereo spots. So like 12in by 10in would be great. If you don't have that much I could make due with about 5in by 8in or so... Just has to be big enough to cover the entire stereo slot and I'll cut a hole in it to slide the EQ through. Thanks for the help.

 

[jthomas68]

Oh,i have nothing anywhere near that big.I was hoping you`d only need to fill a small strip.Here`s what you can do though.I see you live in a fairly large city,that`s good.Look in your local yellow pages under "Plastics".There should be mold shops,and distributors.You`re looking for a piece of 1/8th" ABS plastic,in *** size.If you go there in person,rather that making a call,odds are they will just give you a scrap piece(ask specifically if you can by a piece of scrap).Machine/Tool buisinesses and shops are generally down to earth,everyday Joe`s that will help you out.

Or,i can give you a very quick,simple solution.If you go to Home Depot(Lowe`s,etc.),they have small pieces of plexiglass in various sizes,mostly under $10.Get the size you need,and you can usually(carefully)score good lines with a sharp razor blade,and snap the pieces off on the edge of a table.Paint the INSIDE of the part black,that way the finish will be a nice gloss black,and the paint won`t chip because it will be on the inside of the dash,not accessable.I`ve used this method also,and it`s quick and easy.Plus,you`ll be very suprised at how nice the paint looks from the back side.

 

[SHOZ123]

go to www.mcmaster.com they have the plastic.

 

[BenBrausen]

I ordered a piece of black plastic from McMaster and it came in the mail the next day. Nice shippin on their part but now they won't keep callin' and leavin messages for me to call to tell them what kinda company I'm runnin' outta my house. Heh heh heh... Oh well... Got my plastic but it's gonna be kinda hard to cut.