Im looking to install a 7" touch screen into my dash. a flush mount screen, not motorized. I was wondering if there is any good quality dash kits for this out on the market or if all the ones ive seen on this forum have been custom made kits.

 

do you already have the NAV system? where were you thinking about mounting it?

 

sorry no i dont have nav, i was wanting to put it in the center of the OEM player.. would i have to relocate any ***** etc? ill put pics up of the screen i want in a few mins i have to find it.

edit:
http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/pn...671418,00.html

 

You cannot remove the stock radio without losing functionality of the A/C & Heater! This was an ingenious design on Mazda's part. However, there is a kit that allows you to relocate the controls and comes with harnesses to maintain the functionality. I think the kit cost like $486 or something. I saw it around here in a thread last week. Somebody else here should be able to give you a link to the thread.

 

http://corksport.com/store/category/...-interior.html - but ask them if they guarantee the kit to work with the North-American cars, because someone who got one of these had many problems. However it's possible he got a non-American kit or the installation was messed up.
There is apparently a significant difference between the Japanese and the US version of this kit.

 

You're in luck! Coincidentally, there was just a discussion on a dash replacement for NAV:

Dash kit (Japan)

 

Replacing the stock headunit? My honest opinion is that you are wasting your time. Unless some major company like Metra (or mazda itself) decides to make a dash kit for installing aftermarket headunits, anything else will either be stupid expensive custom work, a custom hack job (relocating the headunit... not elegant!) or some combination of the above.

If all you want is a CarPC or aftermarket navigation... go with the dash panel from Japan mentioned in the post above and keep the stock headunit.

 

CarPC
http://store.mp3car.com/ProductDetai...Code=SDK%2D007
http://www.fluxmedia.net/

Aftermarket navigation
Alpine touch screen
http://www.alpine-usa.com/en/product...odel=TME-M770S
Alpine nav unit
http://www.alpine-usa.com/en/product...odel=NVE-N872A

Kenwood touch screen
http://www.kenwoodusa.com/products/L...k3=149&pr=2278
Kenwood nav unit
http://www.kenwoodusa.com/products/L...k3=150&pr=2354

Clarion
http://www.clarion.com/us/en/product...643389392.html

(no pioneer becuase the USA site is giving me ****)

 

i wouldnt mind having a PC but i was looking into a screen to watch Dvds.. not while im driving of course.

 

A PC is a bit of overkill for just watching DVD's... but of course one can do that as well.

 

Anyone just thought of taking a docking station, mounting it in your car, and then using a laptop as your 'car pc'? i got a laptop l;aying around not doin **** that can do dvd's and whatever else.... docking station? uhm.... well l i dont think that model has one but you get the point. I'd even mount it under my passenger seat... might get hot though. As for the screen.... i want the oem nav screen that i somehow lucked out in getting. damnit

Just like an automatic guy wanting a stick

 

ph0tic... check mp3car.com forums. There are some people who do exactly that.