First of all I am reading and going though all the threads that may or may not pertain to what will be my first every FG project. Here are a few pix of what I would like to do.






This is the overhead in my F/S silverado. I would likr to figure out a way to install the screen into in. My question to you is what tips do you have to make this my first adventure into F/G, LOL. Any help would be great as I continue to read and learn, thx guys.

Edit: Sorry for the big/bad cell pix, lol.

I'll try to explain my method of what I would do. May be unorthodox to others. Great thing about this. Many ways to tackle it. Just have to find what works for you.

BTW... I text you to call as it will be easier to tell you than type.
But I will attempt.

#1, prep work. I would hit the outside egdes of the bezel with a 24 grit roloc. Right up to the edge of the rollover from the top of it.
I would also slide it down away from the lights as far as you can get away with it and still look good to you.
Mark wherre you want it and then cut the console out for the bezel to fit in snuggly.(lol, is that a word?)
Now prep the console around the edges where the bezel and console meet.
At the bottom of the bezel, where it does not meet up to the console, you need to rough the console up at the back edges. Where it meets the roof. I would take off close to 1/8" of plastic at the edge. I'll explain later.
Now, you wanna make sure you have enough room to reassemble the monitor to the bezel before you move on. If you don't, make room.
Now I would tack the bezel to the console where it meets with CA and double check everything.
Now where the bezel and console do meet, I would bond the 2 together with some Maxim epoxy or urethane. Either one will work. Epoxy will probally be best as you probally are bonding 2 different types of plastics here.
Now some more testing for the fabric wrap. I would use some Ponte' and go ahead and CA it to the bezel edge at the bottom and stretch it from the bezel to the console and test out different designs. By that, I mean by stretching it to the console a different lengths till you get the shape you like. When you find it, thats where you want to shave that 1/8" off on the console edges.
Where the Ponte' will come down the side of the console, you want to rough that up also. Maybe taking out some there also. But not too much.
Now CA the fabric to the console, stretching it around and then down and around the console. CA it to the edges and the backside where you can. Then CA it to the sides where you roughed it up.
Happy with it? Resin it and add a couple layers of mat. 2 will be plenty for this.
Rough sand the part once cured with the roloc disc or 80 grit on a DA and clean. Then use some more of the Maxim to blend it all into the bezel all the way around. Use a spreader to get it as smooth as you can. Also do this to the sides where you wrapped the material down it.
Now with an 80 grit paper on a DA, or hand sand if you have to, work the sides and work out onto the stock plastic about 2 -3". Not to deep or rough.
I would use some Rage and smooth it all out and blend and smooth it into the stock plastics.
Use a block and work the edges straight and as level as you can so it looks good up against the headliner.
Once smooth, I would texture it and dye it back to the stock interior color.


Hope that makes sense to ya.

Well, thats alot to read.

And I did talk to Vic and explain also. So it might acually make sense.

WOW thats alot of writing John, lol. Thx very much for the write up. And thx for giving me time to talk to me about everything on the phone. I picked up alot with that. I plan on possibly starting this within the next week or so.

Be sure and do a build thread with pics, would love to see this.