I am old school and have hundreds & hundreds of CD's. I'd (much) rather not have to purchase, burn, and play everything the new school way. This is a new 2017 CX-5 GT. Some of the CX markets come equipped with CD players installed - the USA market does not. The 1/2" DIN bracket is, however, in (and behind) the dash. Easy to access and see.....I am, however, running into difficulty finding a body shop/upholstery place that is willing to 'cut' the rectangular hole needed to mount the CD player in and thru the dash (and I can understand that...). Once cut, the particular piece of dash will need re-upholstered, etc. Has anyone done this 'hole cutting'? I'm fairly handy, have dremels, tools, etc. The problem I see is lining up the rectangle hole so as the CD player slides in with perfect alignment with factory metal bracket. I suppose I could start small and make the hole bigger - little by little....is there an easier way?
I'm taking the car by another recommended upholstery shop this afternoon - but these places tend to very much shy away from what I am asking them to do. Mazda seems very reluctant to order me in the foreign market dash piece - and the one quote I did get was pretty astronomical.....
I'm really quite surprised at the trouble I am having getting a seemingly 'simple' hole cut proper thru the dash. Maybe I'm caught up in the one week turn-around shows where they transform completely trashed cars into beautiful works of art with virtually every facet of the car modified, enhanced, perfect, etc. I mean, I get it and T.V. editing works.....but this is a 'simple' rectangle hole cut, no? Once mounted, an audio place (several actually) have said they'd be happy to install the rest of the aftermarket equipment I already have: J/L Sub & Amp, In-Line converter, Focal mid/highs, etc.
Anyone done this??
I'm taking the car by another recommended upholstery shop this afternoon - but these places tend to very much shy away from what I am asking them to do. Mazda seems very reluctant to order me in the foreign market dash piece - and the one quote I did get was pretty astronomical.....
I'm really quite surprised at the trouble I am having getting a seemingly 'simple' hole cut proper thru the dash. Maybe I'm caught up in the one week turn-around shows where they transform completely trashed cars into beautiful works of art with virtually every facet of the car modified, enhanced, perfect, etc. I mean, I get it and T.V. editing works.....but this is a 'simple' rectangle hole cut, no? Once mounted, an audio place (several actually) have said they'd be happy to install the rest of the aftermarket equipment I already have: J/L Sub & Amp, In-Line converter, Focal mid/highs, etc.
Anyone done this??
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