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Brisbane
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June 2003
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MA70 head unit swap-over (making it look neat)
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Thu, 12 February 2004 10:32
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Can someone share their secrets with me on how they made an ma70 headunit swap look neat? being a double din head unit, and my replacement being single, i will have a gaping big hole there...has anyone on here just made a metal plate or found something that fits in the space perfectly?
And also, whats the easiest way to get the thing out?
Thanks
Blake
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I supported Toymods
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melbourne
Registered:
June 2002
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Re: MA70 head unit swap-over (making it look neat)
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Thu, 12 February 2004 10:58
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i made a CD tray out of wood, make one out of plastic or aluminium or something and it should look much neater.
oh yeah, pull the faces off your tape player and radio and glue all the buttons on, then you stick this over your HU so anyone looking in only sees the shitty olf radio, not the cd player.
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Brisbane
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June 2003
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Gold Coast
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May 2002
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Re: MA70 head unit swap-over (making it look neat)
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Thu, 12 February 2004 11:16
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You should be able to visit say Autobarn and get a Din Pocket for that hole. Becomes usefull then too. They are about $15. Make sure it's for a Toyota and one that is no too deep.
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Brisbane
Registered:
June 2003
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Re: MA70 head unit swap-over (making it look neat)
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Thu, 12 February 2004 11:20
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nobody has said the easiest way to remove the old one?
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Sydney
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January 2003
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Re: MA70 head unit swap-over (making it look neat)
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Thu, 12 February 2004 11:29
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Hammer 
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Gold Coast
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May 2002
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Re: MA70 head unit swap-over (making it look neat)
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Thu, 12 February 2004 11:33
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Remove the black dash cowl with the screws. Remove the ash tray to get to screws in there. Pull black cover off watching shifter. Unplug switches on the back and lighter. Remove the 4 brass/golden screws on the 4 sides of the head unit. Remove the whole DIN assemble. Here you can unscrew the stock one.
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Gold Coast
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May 2002
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Location:
Brisbane
Registered:
June 2003
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Re: MA70 head unit swap-over (making it look neat)
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Thu, 12 February 2004 11:44
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I was planning to keep it actually...dunno wat for...i spose i also have two ma61 double dins around somewhere 
Sounds like a big job, im not liking the sound of it 
just gotta buy a decent head unit....
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Brisbane
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November 2002
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Re: MA70 head unit swap-over (making it look neat)
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Thu, 12 February 2004 12:04
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www.soundoff.net.au (or something like that)
He did mine by adapting a blanking panel (actually a pocket) from another Toyota (some kinda Hilux I think) to cover the additional hole. Looked perfect.
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