another little free mod...UPDATE!!!, now with full info and pics, and 2 vids. Options

[mneal2_92788]

i got a new mod, my new stereo is a sony head unit. i didnt think i could possible mod it. i was able to put a the word "celica" and a toyota symbol in the background. i am loveing it i am going to put a pic up soon til then, i just thought i would rant.

This post has been edited by mneal2_92788: May 3, 2007 - 11:03 PM

[Jaws4God]

how'd ya do that?

This post has been edited by Jaws4God: Apr 29, 2007 - 10:51 PM

[mneal2_92788]

well ill do a mini how to. ok
first take the entire faceplate apart. to take the circut board out you need to take the knob off.
next be carful to take out teh board so that you dont lose any of the buttons.
after teh board is removed on teh back there are 6 metal clips that are holding the screen onto teh board. mine was not soldered onto, but i have seen some that are.
bend those so that they you can take the entire screen peice off. when that is out take the metal cover off, it slides right off. then take the white peice and the screen away from each other but do not rip teh blue peice, its shows the words and stuff.
inbetween that you can put any color or clear plastic with a printed image in between the white plastic and the actuall screen peice. put it all together and plug it in. i will put pics up on how to do this if needed. anymore info let me know.
after a few tries of lining it up it took about 2 hours b/c i had to redo it several times. but all in all if you got something that will be perfect it should take 45 min to an hour

This post has been edited by mneal2_92788: Apr 30, 2007 - 1:05 PM

[Jaws4God]

pic??

[mneal2_92788]

im going to post pics tonight with the directions on how to do it step by step.

[mneal2_92788]

sorry it took so long but here we go...
lets start with what you need. a small phillips screwdriver, maybe a small flathead to pry the outer peices apart. also a slip of paper (i suggest white with dark graphics)or clear plastic with the graphics cut to just larger than the size of the visible screen. sorry for the poor quality


this is a sony headunit. first remove the wheel on the front.

next turn over and remove the five screws. be careful not to lose the screws. when removing the back the button that takes the faceplate off likes to stick and the spring will go with it. also if you have teh AUX input on the front it needs to come out with the cicut board.

take out the board and be sure not to drop it.

turn over and notice the screen.

now on the back once again there are six metal tabs that are holding the screen on. some models of stereos have the tabs soldered on, the sony's i have seen do not. anyways. take a pair of needle nose pliers and bend the tabs straight. there are three on the bottom, two on the top, and one just beside the part that plugs into the stereo itself.

when all are bent enough to move the screen, carefully turn over and take the screen off.

this video part is showing how to take the paper off and where to put the slip of paper with the graphics in the screen. sorry it is sideways

this part shows how to put teh screen part back together and place it back on the board. this one is sideways too

finally when the screen is placed back on the board, bend the tabs back into place. it may take some wiggleing the screen to get it all to fit together perfectly. finally put it all back together and plug it in.






good luck to all, any q's just ask me.

[2003cbgts]

pretty awesome but out of my league

[Jaws4God]

thats.. interesting...

[bufferdan]

bahahahahha...

Or you could get a scion radio and just program it to say celica...WEEE WEEEEE

[mneal2_92788]

2003-anyone could do it, oh well. live with what you love

buffer-yeah well, i got it for free from a friend. his ex gave it to him and he didnt actually want it so he gave it to me for 20 of the 30 bucks he ows me.

jaws, interesting? are you going to do/try it?

This post has been edited by mneal2_92788: May 4, 2007 - 10:40 PM

[spolski07]

bahahahahha...

Or you could get a scion radio and just program it to say celica...WEEE WEEEEE

could you explain?

[cjh4l22]

uh.... yea that or u just buy a head unit from ... oh say.. jvc and use the pict feature to make it say anything u want! lol good work though!

[mneal2_92788]

yeah well, again i got hte unit for free so it worked for me. lol.

[jason]

hahaha i occasionally have some bad pictures in motion playing on my screen haha but mad props for diving into that! i think i would have chosen a different font for the celica text, but overall looks verry well!

[mneal2_92788]

yeah well, ive been looking for a cool font, but since my photoshop doesnt work now, ive been stuck with word fonts.

[NaderG]

is there a way to change the green lighs to blue on you head units ????

[mneal2_92788]

im actually working on figuring that out. i think i am just going to paint the inside of the buttons to the color i want even tho it will have a green mix to it.

[playr158]

hahaha i occasionally have some bad pictures in motion playing on my screen

Video proof or ban

[C3L1CA]

Thats pretty cool, I would have never thought of anything like