upping the nerd cred

as if having a computer installed in my car was not nerdy enough, i decided to take it once step further. i had previously molded the screen into the stereo/air duct bezel using a few generous gobs of fiberglass cathair and some bondo. it worked, until i actually tried to put in the car, when it immediately cracked about 3 years ago. it's been cracked ever since. i was content to leave it that way until i recently stumbled across a double-din kit for my model of LCD screen, which immediately ordered. upon receipt, i removed the screen from the car, broke it apart from the fiberglass and bondo and discovered that the kit was for a new version of the LCD screen i have and it would not work and no kit existed for my version of that screen. at this point, i had few options. i could mold the screen back in the same way i did it before. i could try and mold it in using ABS plastic, which would probably have come out much worse and been horribly sloppy, or i could have a bezel and mounting kit custom fabricated. i spent about three hours the other night using my new digital calipers to take some measurements of the screen and the space i have to fit it in and some 2D drafting software to lay out my kit. i sent the CAD files off today to be laser cut from 1/8" thick ABS plastic. if i did everything correctly, i have created a faceplate for the LCD, some risers, and a backplate for mounting the electronics for controlling the LCD and it should all snap together like a 3D jigsaw puzzle.