Interior and Upholstery Double din and HVAC relocation

[Kid wita 5oh]

Jus thought I'd share I did a double din radio on top and moved the HVAC to the bottom. Came out decent for my first attempt... Took a lot of trial and error ....I may redo the radio mount not sure yet

Designed and 3d printed the mount (very new at this kind of thing)
A small trim ring for the HVAC controller

 

[squeak93]

That is how these things should have come from the factory. Always thought they were freaking backwards with radio so low etc. But then again, we didn't have touch screen etc way back when.

 

[Mustang5L5]

I like that a lot. Looks more usable.

In the factory spot i hate how i have to look down to see the touchscreen

 

[Kid wita 5oh]

It's definitely more useable now

 

[mike ss]

Good morning ..im wondering about this havac relocation for the higher mounting for the stereo.i think its a dumb design where ford put the stereo.
Can you explain what you did to make this happen and any problems and solutions
Where did you get a trim ring for the HVAC!?

 

[gkomo]

It might be just for foxbodies but there’s a guy who makes these trim kits to swap the double din radio and hvac controls… 717Fox, 919Fox… something like that. Maybe see if he makes them for other generation mustangs.

 

[Mustang5L5]

The kits are here for foxbody Mustangs

NEW 1990-1993 RADIO RELOCATION DOUBLE DIN TRIM BEZEL | 417 FOX

This is custom hand fabricated trim bezel fits 1990-1993 Fox Body Mustangs and allows the relocation of your HVAC controls. This creates a much more ergonomic position of your choice of 2-DIN Stereo options. Optional Fan Control Connector can also be purchased at 417fox.com. This is the...

www.417fox.com

Just be warned. You will have to make permanent modification to your dash, so make sure this is what you want to do.

 

[Kid wita 5oh]

Good morning ..im wondering about this havac relocation for the higher mounting for the stereo.i think its a dumb design where ford put the stereo.
Can you explain what you did to make this happen and any problems and solutions
Where did you get a trim ring for the HVAC!?

I designed and 3d printed both the radio mount and the trim ring for the HVAC controls.

And this is definitely not reversible.. I had to cut sections out where the original setup was

I will see what I have for progress pictures in the next few days and if I have any that show useful info I'll put them up

 

[Kid wita 5oh]

I guess I didn't really take any progress pictures. This is the only one I could find just showing a test fit of the radio mount but it gives you an idea of what you have to cut out

 

[LazySN95]

Are you able to share the 3D model file?

 

[Kid wita 5oh]

Sure I will upload it here next time I'm at my desktop.
Keep in mind, I designed it around a specific radio, not sure if it will fit all double dins or not

 

[LazySN95]

Sure I will upload it here next time I'm at my desktop.
Keep in mind, I designed it around a specific radio, not sure if it will fit all double dins or not

i feel like it's a gonna be a good template for a lot of other double dins. i think i might just get the same radio as yours to make it hassle free.

did you print anything to make the hvac controls looks so flush? it looks so factory made in the photo

 

[Kid wita 5oh]

here is the .3mf and the .stl in a zip file

 

[LazySN95]

here is the .3mf and the .stl in a zip file
Much appreciated!

 

[Kid wita 5oh]

i feel like it's a gonna be a good template for a lot of other double dins. i think i might just get the same radio as yours to make it hassle free.

did you print anything to make the hvac controls looks so flush? it looks so factory made in the photo

Just saw this post. I made a trim ring for it. And mounting tabs. I will up load that tomorrow. It's not in the radio mount files.

The mounting tabs I just glued onto the factory trim piece with an abs slurry. (Also glued the trim ring the same way) And ran two small screws that I had laying around into the sides of the controller