99Lim Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 Just did a quick photoshop to see how this would look, but my jeep has a din and half dash and the z1 needs a double din. i think i would have to hack up the front of the dash a lil bit to make it work. Original Top view to show the room behind headunit Photoshop if any one else can make a more realistic photoshop do it and post it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cntrylvr79 Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 Gonna be a lot of work, You'll have to remove the air vent below the radio and the ducting. Then there's the hacking of the dash. The end result could look very nice if you take your time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
madmanfrommars Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 Nice photoshopping job, and it looks cool but it would take a hell of a lot of work. Have you looked into just getting the RB1 from Mopar? Its probably the closest you can get for your Grand Cherokee. It'll run you a little cheaper than the Z1, and you'll save tons on installiation. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OSUV Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 You're fortunate that the vents are directly below the stock radio and not the climate controls. This could definitely be done if you eliminate the 2 lower vents, cut out the ductwork and block that off. But you must block off the ductwork or you risk condensation (from the moist air of the A/C) entering the Z1 openings. You'll of course, also need to make a custom face plate. If you have rear vents for the passengers, you won't need these two vents anyway. If you wanted to keep the vents, you would need to fabricate a casing for the Z1 which would protrude above the dash and probably look like shit. But it can be done. Cheers, Kevin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tjdehya Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 You're fortunate that the vents are directly below the stock radio and not the climate controls. I was thinking the opposite; I was thinking that it’s a pity that the vents are below the radio and not the A/C. He has auto climate controls so it’s a set its set it and forget it. They are pretty easy to relocate; glove box, center console, a friend of mine moved his to his sunglass tray up top near the sunroof. It will take some work, but I would suggest that if you can’t make it look good then just go with a N3. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
99Lim Posted January 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 madmanfrommars, i have thought about it but the rb1 is in my opinion it is lacking in functionability compared to the z1. It would install nice but the screen is sooo small, have to see, are they coming out with a avic-n4 or something, that would install better than the z1 probably. The only bad part is that there is no vents for the back thats what it relies on to get air to the rear passengers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
99Lim Posted January 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 Heres one in my style Jeep, its an eclipse i guess. so i guess its feasible and he didnt move any vents Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OSUV Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 tjdehya, If it was push button climate control and molded into one panel, then yes, that would make thinks easier, but this cc has dials and most likely has vacuum tubes which would be somewhat tedius to relocate. And personallly, I would not want my climate controls relocated. I would much rather do away with the two vents. Just my opinion though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
99Lim Posted January 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 Heres one in my style Jeep, its an eclipse i guess. so i guess its feasible and he didnt move any vents Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cntrylvr79 Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 YEah def an eclipse. By the way if you should decide to do this I hope yours comes out ALOT better then that one. Looks bad real bad... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sportsfan21 Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 YEah def an eclipse. By the way if you should decide to do this I hope yours comes out ALOT better then that one. Looks bad real bad... See I actually think it looks like he did a pretty decent job on everything else, he just did a crappy job of matching the custom faceplate to the wood grain interior. If you can do what he did and just make a faceplate that matches the interior woodgrain, it should look pretty good. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OSUV Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 99Lim, In your last picture, you must have had more clearance between the top of your dash and your vents than the jeep in the first picture. Because, by looking at your first picture, there is NO WAY that the Z1 will fit without relocating those vents. Is the Eclipse screen smaller than that of the Z1? My stereo opening is double din and I still had to do some cutting to get my Z1 to fit. The Z1 is a FULL double din. Not even a little bit under. If you think you can do it without moving or eliminating the vents, I say go for it. And I want to see pictures when it's done. And then I'll eat crow. Good luck to you. Kevin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tillithz Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 yeah that eclipse thing looks pretty bad, a panel that isnt even close to resembling other pieces in the dash, the unit is even mounted all screwy and not as flush as I would like. Please really take some time if you attempt this, dont just settle for anything less then perfect.. maybe even get some dash pieces that have the similar design of wood grain to use. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GnatGoSplat Posted January 22, 2007 Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 If you copy what he did and integrate the vent bezel into the radio bezel, you can cut the radio hole lower without it looking weird. Looks feasible. I think the only thing wrong with that guy's install is the HU looks like it's pushed out too far, it needs to be inset a little more. The white color also looks like crap, it needs to be woodgrain to match the other woodgrain on the dash, or flat black to match the climate control below it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
99Lim Posted January 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2007 i tried matching it up with some of his woodgrain... OSUV i believe that guys has a 2001 or newer Jeep grand cherokee, so maybe the dash size changed a little bit. Mines a 99 so there could be a change but i doubt it. Maybe i should consider the d3 because of the price and it does the same thing basically and smaller right? Just a thought i guess The guys jeep with woodgrain That guys jeep with a z1 and woodgrain Or another option that madmanfrommars suggested Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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