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Installed a double DIN Kenwood stereo last week. The supplied surround is too small. Instead of making one from ABS, I thought I would make one from 0.160" aluminum. Had one of my machinists whip one up yesterday.
It breaks up the dash which is a bit monochrome and matches the aluminium finish elsewhere, but I not 100% sure. It's lightly brushed, but I am thinking a more aggressive finishing like 120 grit to provide more texture. Am thinking maybe getting it black anodized.
Curious to know what people think. All feedback welcome, including haters
Looks great!
Black anodized
What is the color of your car? could match it on the surround?
What was the cost? it might be a cool thing to sell to others
Looks good IMHO. Although it might fit in a bit better if you added something else on the dash... that matched so it wasn't the only aluminum piece on the interior.
Looks nice Fergus, but I agree that the horseshoe should be aluminum too. Also, it would be nice to have the face of the head unit sit flush with the opening. I see that yours is recessed a little bit. I'm not sure what's involved in that change, but mine was flush when I had my Kenwood head unit installed.
Looks good but I'm gonna go with black also (& flush mount)... Nice work...
FYI, there are a number of companies that make a kit that fits perfectly with the contour of the dashboard (about $100 on eBay)...
One thought...call rod at car audio innovations. He makes a double din faceplate for kenwoods that fits great and matches the oe texture, etc. he sells a whole kit, but since i already had the wirinng, he sold me just the faceplate.
Was far and away the best of the 3 kits on the market (ive tried them all).
Just a thought ...
