We bought an older (1992) Class A RV that we are working on and updating. It still had the original cassette head unit installed in the dash along with the factory speakers. I have switched the cassette for a double DIN CD/DVD unit The front speakers went in favor of a pair of Infinity Reference 6532IX 2 way speakers and a pair of Reference 6532EX speakers for the rear (bedroom) are due in today. The main differences in the two speakers is the tweeter is angled in the EX and the IX requires a little less mounting depth.
Replacing the single DIN cassette player with the double DIN unit would require cutting the hole in the dash a more than twice as big. Since the instrument panel is flat plastic that is doable but it will barely fit and would severely weaken the panel. My solution is to build an Oak 'box' to match the rest of the wood in the coach and mount it to the dash board at the center of the coach so it would be in reach of both front seats. SWMBO say it has to swivel. After not finding a turntable/Lazy Susan unit that didn't have complaints about either being noisy or being hard to turn I am thinking of using a piece of HDMW plastic between the bottom of the box and the base plate. If I route a groove in the base to hold the HDMW ring I should be able to control the ease of the swivel action by tightening or loosening the center pivot bolt.
Excuse the lousy art work. I just sketched it on a Post It. This is the basic design I have in mind. It will be measure and design on the fly but the unit will be set back into the case a bit and angled back at the top to provide some shading for the screen. The upper case will be 1/2" Oak except for the plate to mount the unit. That will be 1/4" oak plywood.
Any suggestions?
Replacing the single DIN cassette player with the double DIN unit would require cutting the hole in the dash a more than twice as big. Since the instrument panel is flat plastic that is doable but it will barely fit and would severely weaken the panel. My solution is to build an Oak 'box' to match the rest of the wood in the coach and mount it to the dash board at the center of the coach so it would be in reach of both front seats. SWMBO say it has to swivel. After not finding a turntable/Lazy Susan unit that didn't have complaints about either being noisy or being hard to turn I am thinking of using a piece of HDMW plastic between the bottom of the box and the base plate. If I route a groove in the base to hold the HDMW ring I should be able to control the ease of the swivel action by tightening or loosening the center pivot bolt.
Excuse the lousy art work. I just sketched it on a Post It. This is the basic design I have in mind. It will be measure and design on the fly but the unit will be set back into the case a bit and angled back at the top to provide some shading for the screen. The upper case will be 1/2" Oak except for the plate to mount the unit. That will be 1/4" oak plywood.
Any suggestions?
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