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    In dash iPad mini install

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ID:	2438 This is where I started. I bought a iPad mini slide mount dash kit, that I will have to make it fit into my dash. I'm looking for it to look factory.

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ID:	2441Here it is cut and fitted into the bezel. Next I cut a double din opening in the back to access my deck when the iPad is out.

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ID:	2443Double DIN opening cut in.

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ID:	2446 I used epoxy to attach the pieces together, then it was bondo time. I spent 6-8 hours on finishing the bondo. Sand and add more bondo, sand and more bondo, again and again.

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ID:	2448 I used thick fill primer. Primer then wet sand with 600 grit sandpaper. Then primer again and sand with 1500 grit sandpaper till it was smooth as glass.

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ID:	2450 I had the bezel painted perfect, when I epoxied the bezel to the dash it ran through the cracks and dried on the top of the bezel. I had to chip it off and sand it like crazy. I put the dash in the Jeep just to see how it looked.

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ID:	2453 This is how it turned out after the epoxy debacle.

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ID:	2455 This is how it sits today after cleaning it all up. I'm waiting on a lightning to 30 pin connector, should arrive tomorrow. Once I have it all done I will post pics of it in the Jeep.

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ID:	2461 Finally got everything done and back in the Jeep. Then I got out on the road and tried out some of my apps. I love how this turned out, it looks factory, just how I wanted it. Minus the cost of the iPad, this mod cost less than $100. But it took a lot of time to get everything perfect, but it was worth it to me.

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