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This article will show how to install a Soundman iPad dash kit.
Product Links
- Soundman iPad Kits
- Fabrication Materials (Amazon Link)
Step 1 - Trim your Soundman iPad kit to fit your dash panel.
Step 2 - Cut your dash panel and grind smooth.
Step 3 - Measure and tack the Soundman iPad kit into place with Gorilla gel CA glue and Zip Kick accelerator in a needle tip bottle.
Step 4 - Bond along seems, front and rear, with JB Weld Plastic Bonder and mixing tip.
Step 5 - Thoroughly scuff entire surface, scuff all epoxy, blow clean with compressed air, then apply Fiberglass Bondo body filler along seems.
Step 6 - Sand smooth, blow clean, apply 3M Bondo Professional body filler.
Step 7 -Sand smooth with 80 grit, then 120, 220, clean, then apply tack coat of TranStar 2 in 1 primer, wait 15 minutes, then apply wet coat. Let fully dry.
*Repeat steps 6 and 7 if you still see flaws in the surface. Body work until perfectly smooth. Fix small flaws and pin holes with Bondo glazing putty.
Step 8 - Sand with 400 grit sand paper, clean, then apply tack coat of SEM Landau Black paint or your choice of colored SEM Interior paint, wait 10 minutes, then apply thin wet coat. Then apply thin, wet coat of SEM Satin Clear Coat to protect surface from scuffing.
Step 9 - Once painted, apply 3M Super 77 spray adhesive to the suede backing and lay it into the dash kit.
Step 10 - Insert iPad into the kit, fully slide into the docked position and plug your cable or 90 degree usb connector into the iPad. Use JB Weld Plastic Bonder and mixing tip to glue the cable/connector in place. Let epoxy dry for one hour before undocking the iPad.
This guide will show you how to use your iPad as a "stand alone" optical head unit cabable of streaming Hi-Res audio, with fully tunable Digital Signal Proccessing for your aftermarket car syereo system.
This configuration turns your iPad into the ULTIMATE HEAD UNIT!
Parts needed (Amazon links)
- Apple Multi AV Dongle
- Cubilux USB-A to Optical adaptor
- Optical SPDIF Cable
- USB-C Charging Cable
- 12 Volt USB-C Charger
- Female 12 Volt Socket
- Audio Control DSP
- Audio Control ACR-3 Volume Knob
Connection Diagram
Instructions
The Apple Multi AV Dongle will allow you to connect, the Cubilux Optical adaptor and the USB-C charger to the iPad simultaneously.
The SPDIF optical cable will then run to the Audio Control DSP. The USB-C port on the Apple Multi AV dongle will run to the 12 Volt charger.
Wire the red power wire of the female 12 Volt socket to a 12 volt accessory power in your car, preferable from the stock radio harness. This will allow the iPad to charge when the key is turned on. Ground the black wire. The ground can also be connected to the ground wire on your stock radio harness. Connect the USB-C cable between the Apple Multi AV dongle and 12 volt car charger. Plug the car charger into the female 12 volt socket.
Mount the Audio Control ACR-3 knob in the desired location. This will be the master volume knob for the stereo system. Plug the provided cable of the ACR-3 into the Audio Control DSP.
The RCA output of the Audio Control DSP will run to your aftermarket amplifiers. Now your ready to tune your DSP!