I'm planning an in-dash touchscreen LCD carPC and my 1992 accord dash says "no". there are a few options i had thought of.

1. put it in the double-din, but that's far too low, and at the wrong angle to see the LCD. i guess i could tilt it, but it's still too low.

2. relocate the climate controls and head unit, and cut the cross-bar that separates the climate control from the HU and fiberglass...blah..blah..work..blah.

3. relocate the air vents, climate controls, 4way & rear defrost, & HU, and rebuild the whole console.

i don't like any of these options, so...

do you think it would be possible to swap the whole dash for one from a 94-97 accord? now i know this sounds stupid. but i think it could work even if i only use the center console section, and just fiberglass it into the stock 92 dash. but i would like to use the whole dash, or as much as possible.

this is what makes me think it will work. so many parts of the 4th and 5th gen are very, very similar, if not the same. the location of the dash components is roughly the same. i know the center console won't work as-is because of the e-brake and possibly the shifter position.

what do you think?

 

i realize that if i actually get the dash swap to work, i'll have to get the 5th gen door panels as well, but it looks like they should swap out rather cleanly. slight relocation of the door-handle. probably relocating the retaining pins. minor mod to accomodate the molding at the side-view mirrors. all this is assuming the overall dimensions are the same.

i would also need a 5th gen e-brake lever, and just bolt it in the appropriate location to work with the center console.

this sounds like a lot of work.

 

the curvature is way diff...and the dimensions are diff b/c the cabin is diff no?...looks also like the 5th gen dash is longer (from center console to windshield)...and where would u put ur clock

 

5th gen center console grafted into 4th gen dash.

 

the clock is in the center console. the 4th gen dash goes alot further forward than you can see in that pic. see in the 5th gen how you can see the defroster vents? you can't see them in the 4th gen, but they're further up there. the curvature may be different, and i'm afraid the dimensions may be as well, since cabin space often changes from generation to generation.

 

i'm really confused now...u have a 4th gen...and ur putting in the 5th gen dash and keeping the 4th gen console or all of it or huh?

 

Thats why its called coustomising. Kep in mind. you can do ANYTHING you want to do. if you have the right tools and knowledge.



Good luck man.