blue doesnt look too bad. some of the new pioneers nowdays look good in our BMWs. I had a pioneer unit in my M3. looked OEM and sounded awesome, a lot better than the 2 blaupunkts I have had.
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blue doesnt look too bad. some of the new pioneers nowdays look good in our BMWs. I had a pioneer unit in my M3. looked OEM and sounded awesome, a lot better than the 2 blaupunkts I have had.
Mark
1999 M3 Cosmos Black/ Black 78k
1994 540i Oxford Green/ Silver Grey Sold @ 133k
1995 M3 Arctic Silver/Black Sold @ 117k
1990 325i Zinnobar Red/Black Sold @ 115k
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my ol sony had a similar "blue face" to yours but i stripped it down and inserted some coloured lighting film and now its all orange
the unit was actually silver so i painted it black as well- so dont be put off by wrong colour screen or unit -you can change them
Last edited by kev535i; 07-01-2007 at 06:19 PM.
kev535i south oz
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That looks very good. I give you props on that one, very creative. Did you put tape over the buttons or vasoline? I heard vasoline will not allow the paint to bond to the plastic.Originally Posted by kev535i
my ol sony had a similar "blue face" to yours but i stripped it down and inserted some coloured lighting film and now its all orange
the unit was actually silver so i painted it black as well- so dont be put off by wrong colour screen or unit -you can change them
95 E34 540i6 M Sport - 94 E34 530iT B40/6 - 92 E34 525i5 M52/OBD2 rip
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as its a detachable face it was easy to strip down, just a few screws, all the buttons are seperate pieces and i left them silver and just painted the chassis black the bottom row of buttons are one piece and black, the only thing i had to mask was the sony logo which i did with tape
kev535i south oz
nice, but what type of paint did you use? how expensive of a job was it? where would i get that plastic film from as the lcd is blue so id rather it be red....very creative...would red cellophane do they same job or would it make all murky and unreadable
1995 m50 520i executive
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paint was just a cheap can of matt black- i work in music / corporate a/v area and the coloured film is used in lighting you only need a small piece a visit to a rock lighting company might get you a bit for free-cellophane may work but hard to colour match
kev535i south oz
was it proper plastic paint...also did you sand/wetsand before you painted and/or apply a primer. is any flaking off? thanks
1995 m50 520i executive
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I had one similar to this in may last e34:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/sony-CDX-M730-...QQcmdZViewItem
The panel is a gimmick but it does look good for the price, good on features considering its age, great powerful sound, no real connectivity tho. Mine lit up red when you opened the panel.
Kev535i - thats a sterling job! looks the biz, you're a brave man!
UK 1997 e34 540iA Touring, 1989 535i Sport - now sold, 1998 Mercedes CLK 200 Coupe
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I remember those headunits when they came out, everyone wanted em!
Sony have this ability to come up with drool-worthy kit.
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