Probably only cost $5 to make anyway....

 

Just keeping up the updates here.

There's not enough room between the factory rotary encoder (the electronic part the dials connect to) and the trim to do the original plan. In order to keep the factory dial in there it's looking like it may be necessary to remove the rotary encoder and get the rotary motion through a simple axle, or, if I can find one that'll fit, a single pole double throw momentary contact rotary switch.

The space in there is *tight*!

 

Hey Wrath, how much would you charge to install a double din unit, 5 channel amp, back up camera, 6x9 rear speakers, 6.5 front speakers with separate tweeters and cross overs, and the JDM double din kit with the ac controls.

 

What I charge? Well, it's a hobby, so lunch and soda is the usual charge. ... but that much may require pizza dinner, as running the wiring takes a bit longer.

If you're looking to get an average price for a shop install, for all that, you're looking at $300-400.

 

Sounds good but with all your knowledge of our cars i am considering taking a drive to GA. and let you do the install after the new year once i get my vacation days again...lol

 

If you factor in all your labor $ thus far, you've already exceeded the purchase price of the JDM kit by a factor of at least 2x...

 

Alright, just PM me when you figure out when you're planning, I'm unsure what my schedule will be.

 

Actually not that much labor so far, and it's a hobby, so it's like cheap therapy.

 

Cheap Therapy is always a good thing!

 

Will do Wrath...thanks.

 

So another weekend, more time to ponder this thing. I now think I can get away with cutting away part of the interior of the rotary encoder and attach something to activate switch(es) in the interior.

 

Good luck with that - Interested to see how it turns out.

 

Another update. Putting the buttons inside the rotary switch will work, but it won't spring back to the center position, as the buttons small enough to fit inside don't have enough "push" to re-center the dial. Currently the dial has three "positions" to click between, I think I'll extend the opening so there's five, making the "dead zone" bigger so it's easier to have it in the center.

I'm looking at ways to make it my solution repeatable for anyone who follows - but it may end up just be positioning the switches with a fair amount of hot-melt glue.

 

Update again: Buttons are mounted and soldered in. I need my drill to make space for the wires to run through the back, once that's done, the electrical part will be done.

Making space for the bolt to move inside:


Space for the interior buttons and motion made by cutting pieces out of the temp cap too:


Here's the machine bolt/nut test mounted in the spare section of the electrical board with part of the interior of the rotary encoder removed to make space, it pushes the buttons:



And the buttons in place where they'll be pressed by the tip of the bolt:


Here's the testing of the buttons:

 

That's pretty unique solution.
Impressive out of the box thinking.