Custom dash mount kit - carbon fiber for my P5
Took about 2 hours to make using a sheet of carbon fiber (1/8" thickness). General measurements were 7.5" x 4 3/4". Make sure you have a couple of good hacksaw blades, carbon fiber chewed them up quickly. Once I had the fit right I used wet sandpaper to take off any sharp edges, worked great.
Although not visible when I was finished with the install, I used the pocket from the old Metra kit to hold the radio up (see pic). I then super glued the pocket to the back of the carbon plate just below the radio cage (see pic). I had to pull the front part of the dash off since the carbon fiber plate was a tight fit, but it's much sturdier than the Metra stock kit. While I had the front dash cluster removed, I fixed a/c "flicker" since my a/c was shutting off in position 2 and 3.
Last week I replaced the front and rear speakers with Pioneer TS-A6872R (6x8) and TS-A1672R (6.5"). They went in very easily with very little customizing. I had to cut the rain guards a little on the rears but other than that, it was very simple. Let me know what you think of the install.
