Development study: JDM bezel conversion.

if i remember correctly, most audi's use metric on their hvac's and there are boatloads of them here in the chi! clearly not that big of a deal for the masses! plus, remember the days of manual hvac's- you know when there was a slider bar for the temp; we all made due with that, just use the display as a range from hot to cold! no biggie!

and highline, as for that gap- i luv the attention to detail, but are you serious? i have a bigger gap in the shifter bezel to the stock hu! i went to the dealer to get it fixed twice now without resolve! plus even the 08's have a slight gap in the shifter bezel on the 5mt's!! as long as the power to the hvac controls is adressed i'm there! i miss having the option/choice of a well-designed after-market hu!

Pricing - It will take us a few hours to add in the wiring needed and refinish the bezel. We are hoping Japanparts.com will give us some sort of wholesale pricing on the units. As it stands, this is what is bare essentials needed for this mod: JDM controller $300, USDM radio $100. We are not sure what the final cost will be. the big plus is, no Groupbuy needed, and we will stock them.

 

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Thanks again,

 

Rich @ HCA

 

Rich;

believe we have already touched bases on this; email me if you need to followup

 

gware@japanparts.com

 

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1479830

 

Link above is to a RHD conversion....

 

Graham Ware

Export Manager

JapanpartsLLC

 

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looks like all the ducks are lining up in formation!

rich, when you figure out the wiring, you own the market! no1 else offers anything close to a solution like this! i can't wait to see the results!

 

erick

If I buy a LGT, and I probably will, I will be all over this. I will refuse to give up my Eclipse 8445. 8volt preouts, time alignment, and cross overs are that important to me

 

If for some reason the 8445 doesnt cut it, we have 2 MINT CD8053s just chillin in their box. Roughly $500/ea shipped

 

easton - Still working on the circuitboard. Stay tuned!

 

Graham - Yes we have been in contact. We are hoping for a better price if possible.. want to keep this within marketing range. Please let me know if there is anything you can do.

 

2sexz - Thanks for your comments!

 

More info will be posted as it comes. Till then.. stay tuned!

 

Rich @ HCA

*yawn!*

 

...did I miss anything?... is it out yet? What?! Oh. Back to work...

 

...zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz...

If for some reason the 8445 doesnt cut it, we have 2 MINT CD8053s just chillin in their box. Roughly $500/ea shipped

 

easton - Still working on the circuitboard. Stay tuned!

 

Graham - Yes we have been in contact. We are hoping for a better price if possible.. want to keep this within marketing range. Please let me know if there is anything you can do.

 

2sexz - Thanks for your comments!

 

More info will be posted as it comes. Till then.. stay tuned!

 

Rich @ HCA

 

Mmmmmm, don't tempt me...I'm saving up money for a LGT!

+1 for this mod. I have been slowly saving for the full conversion mod but if I can get this for cheaper and sooner I am soooooooo gonna do that.

 

Currently have a double din in place of my cubby dut I dont really like the placement and would love to get rid of my useless radio and get my cubby back.

lazy subscribe. I would love this. Good thing I got the 07 HU. I have my spare 06 HU sitting on a shelf. I could send it you you, you can convert it, paint it JDM color, relocate the hazard button to JDM location (if possible) and it be double din and send some extra paint so I can paint the shifter plate to match. If that happens, my life would just about be complete... well, not quite, but close . hehe.

Hey highline do you have any use for a JDM single zone, i bought it in hopes of using it in my 05 and since it has been sitting in my garage

We do not. Although if you are willing to send it to us for the purpose of study, we will be more than willing to accept it (and of course return it once we are done).

 

It may be possible to use a single climate in a dual car. We havent had that customer walk in the door, so we havent been able to try it.

 

Rich @ HCA

I've not been on here enough to know the answer to this question so I'm going to ask...

 

I notice that the 2.5i guys don't have this little problem with using an aftermarket headunit like we do. They have separate climate controls and can run an aftermarket single din just fine. Can the LGT not use those same separate controls from the 2.5i and just throw a headunit in?

I've not been on here enough to know the answer to this question so I'm going to ask...

 

I notice that the 2.5i guys don't have this little problem with using an aftermarket headunit like we do. They have separate climate controls and can run an aftermarket single din just fine. Can the LGT not use those same separate controls from the 2.5i and just throw a headunit in?

 

Sadly no the LGT has a dual zone climate control system and 2.5i uses a differant system so they are not compatible.

Subscribed!

 

I've been lurking around the forums looking for an option like this for years (I have an '05 XT).

 

Finally broke down and got a hardwired FM modulator a few months ago (not being able to use the iPod on road trips was killing me), but I'd still go for a proper double-DIN mount if the price is right.

**Bump** for any new information regarding when the item will be available!

Highline- Understand just how MANY of these you would sell if you can get one of these under $500. I recommend you figure it out. You could then sell them on ebay and take your biz to the next level.

And if possible, if he can do it for under $250, I would be even more would buy them. But seing how much the JDM units are, highly dought it.

Ditto. Any updates on this Highline??

Highline - would love if you could fabricate a new navi bezel w/o buttons, to allow for conversion to a new touch screen. I know there is JDM one but I've heard it doesn't fit properly in US models.

Oh yes who, we clearly know the potential. Its coming everyone. Just gotta be patient .

 

legg - It is possible one day. We'll see what happens.

 

dip - No new news yet.

 

tdogg - Sure. Full package? - you provide the screen, we'll handle the rest? Let me know and I can better quote you.

 

Thanks,

 

Rich @ HCA

tdogg - Sure. Full package? - you provide the screen, we'll handle the rest? Let me know and I can better quote you.

 

So you can do something like this? Perhaps see if there is anyone else interested? All I would need is the bezel and I can go to my own shop and have them install everything there. Apparently Kenwood came out with a unit that will work with stock equipment, but I'll need to replace the screen in order to access some of the features such as Bluetooth, as opposed to having to use a remote.

Oh yes who, we clearly know the potential. Its coming everyone. Just gotta be patient

interesting...

Oh yes who, we clearly know the potential. Its coming everyone. Just gotta be patient .

 

Thanks,

 

Rich @ HCA

 

soooooooooooo excited

Patient... my car is 4 years old already!