I made a fiberglass mould of the Nexus7 and secured it to a dash kit for my 09 a/c. This pic is a rough fitting, I used a dremel to trim down the mould and get the overall shape I wanted.
I then used bondo and body worked it on the dash kit. Lots of sanding, more bondo and more sanding. Used an 80 grit sandpaper to get an overall shape all the way to 1000 grit for the final shape. I still had pits but not many and filled them with thin layers of bondo to even out the entire surface.
This pic is after a few layers of high build primer to further reveal any imperfections. After smoothing it all out I laid down 5 coats of black automotive paint. It kind of gives it a matte finish I would say.
This step was to test fit the dash piece. It was snug but flush all the way around and I was satisfied with the overall look. I was really just figuring things out as I went. The tablet charges when docked and the audio is clear. I have the audio going into an eq for further tuning, sounds awesome!
This is the final fitting and install of the dash piece. Everything works and I used an app off the Play Store to automate certain triggers I set up when the tablet is docked and undocked. As I said the audio is sent to an eq for processing and out to the amp. This is a real diy as all materials to make the dash piece was bought from Walmart.
