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[Sportrider]

i had a headunit fitted and needed the space where the storage slot is for all the wiring and my soon to be fitted kce350bt bluetooth kit.

i i bought a blanking plate from my seat dealer for £3.09p (surprised as it was the dealer) an its plane black as pictured below.



i was wondering if people think it looks out of place and needs to be color coded?

also do you think i should color code the stereo trim at the same time?

anyone know the color or color code?

thoughts appreciated

Andy

[Owl]

in my opinion. if i could have i'd have kept the little pocket and placed your stereo in the same place your standard one went... i've fitted mine there and still got my pocket in... i'll admit it is tight around the back for the wiring... but it fits.. mine looks like it came with the car now... as for your blank plate,, how about putting a grey seat badge there?

[Ibiza Dan]

Hmm could be tricky to get it looking exactly the same, maybe worth doing the whole trim aswell ?

[Sportrider]

Originally Posted by Owl

in my opinion. if i could have i'd have kept the little pocket and placed your stereo in the same place your standard one went... i've fitted mine there and still got my pocket in... i'll admit it is tight around the back for the wiring... but it fits.. mine looks like it came with the car now... as for your blank plate,, how about putting a grey seat badge there?

i would love to keep it looking standard but it ony just fits now with the blanking plate in and i am having a bluetooth adapter for my head unit that isnt the smallest.

i dont like the sound of the seat badge and im sure a few others would agree it may make it look scabby.

Originally Posted by Ibiza Dan

Hmm could be tricky to get it looking exactly the same, maybe worth doing the whole trim aswell ?

i like your thinking.

its a mate thats going to do it so i might give it a go as just the blanking plate then if no luck do the whole trim.

thanks for the ideas

[Fl@pper]

how much room is behind it ?

stick some gauges in it



apologies as they are more my car's era than yours but you get the idea

[warren_cox]

Originally Posted by Fl@pper

how much room is behind it ?

stick some gauges in it

Only prob if you spray the dash, if you ever scratch it then it looks worse than a plain scratch in OE plastic finish.

[Toner89]

Why dont you just cover in some vinyl! with something like a carbon fibre effect?

[T. Spark]

Its coloUr

[Sportrider]

Originally Posted by T. Spark

Its coloUr

ive knew knew what the difference is.....click here to see what i mean

its like its like Bath - baff

ah well lol

im now anyway lol

[fr-tdi]

go back to the original pocket.

[grahamib]

Hi
When you did the mod what did you do with the rubber mat? I would be very glad to take it off your hands as mine is missing

[Sportrider]

Originally Posted by fr-tdi

go back to the original pocket.

i wish i could but there really is no room

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i have been quoted by a frend in body shop he will refurb two of my old alloys and the interior of my car for £60 which i think is great as a refurb for one wheel can be £50-£60

[krussel]

Gauges but the smoked front type.

[Sportrider]

Originally Posted by grahamib

Hi
When you did the mod what did you do with the rubber mat? I would be very glad to take it off your hands as mine is missing

nice thinking graham i still have the mat and the storage slot and im keeping them for when i sell the car (hopefully not soon).

i did get a quote from the dealers for the rubber mat as when i fliped the boxes around they covered the air wholes so i was going to cut one and keep the other one for when i sold the car and i got quoted 25 quid for the bit of rubber lol

[grahamib]

Sounds like these cars could be dealer cash cows as well
Cheers

[fr-tdi]

Originally Posted by Sportrider

i wish i could but there really is no room

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i have been quoted by a frend in body shop he will refurb two of my old alloys and the interior of my car for £60 which i think is great as a refurb for one wheel can be £50-£60

no room for what?

[mhill]

FR TDI will probably agree but you think you have problems fitting the cable in from a single DIN unit try fitting a double DIN!

[Sportrider]

Originally Posted by fr-tdi

no room for what?

i have sub wiring ipod usb and steering wheel controls to compete with lol.

with next week the bluetooth add on to my head unit pic below

Originally Posted by mhill

FR TDI will probably agree but you think you have problems fitting the cable in from a single DIN unit try fitting a double DIN!

with the storage box in it might aswell be a double din unit?

alpine dont make it easy they have cables all over the place.

[Sportrider]

Originally Posted by grahamib

Sounds like these cars could be dealer cash cows as well
Cheers

well the blanking plate wa 3 quid so everything isnt that expensive

[Aimez]

I used to have that headunit and I sprayed the headunit surround gloss black as I did not like that random grey colour it came with (my alpine headunit before that one and my new one are black) I would use this as an excuse to fit gauges but be careful some I have seen look very tacky! I know what you mean about the lack of space behind it a joke I ended up cutting bits away inside the dash!