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Shop vac while cutting is a must!I plan to put in an Axiom 7 in the dash of my 212s like this. I see you did the shop-vac thing which I plan on doing too.
Very professional looking.Same - I may try to push the 9 though. Theoretically it has about 1/4" to fit.I plan to put in an Axiom 7 in the dash of my 212s like this. I see you did the shop-vac thing which I plan on doing too.
Make sure you measure carefully both the front and the back of the dash panel. I can fit a 7" but a 9" is too tall for clearance behind. You can download the templates for various models from their websites to help measure.
I'd highly recommend pulling your dash. It makes life so much easier. It's really easy to do. I was super sketched out about it at first too, but it gives you a much better working space and you're not forced into weird angles or areas fighting around the steering wheel/windshield frame.I plan to put in an Axiom 7 in the dash of my 212s like this. I see you did the shop-vac thing which I plan on doing too.
Oh I plan to pull the dash panel to cut and fit the chartplotter like you did. I meant using the shopvac to clean up any mess. I'm installing two more speakers in the cockpit and will need the shopvac for that too.
Ah, roger that. I was doing it by myself so I cut some, shop vac, cut some, shop vac, rinse repeat until I was done. Kept my area clean so I could see the line easily.Oh I plan to pull the dash panel to cut and fit the chartplotter like you did. I meant using the shopvac to clean up any mess. I'm installing two more speakers in the cockpit and will need the shopvac for that too.
have you taken your dash out yet? I see in the back what you mean but was thinking where it drops down it could be trimmed a little.
The top and bottom could be trimmed JUST a little. Not much before you start running into mounting holes and/or being able to see it from the front. You know the dimensions? I wish I took more pics now when I had my dash apart.
Width doesn't seem to be an issue at all, height is my concern. The 7 is 5.24" tall and the 9 is 6.22" tall, so would need to gain .5" top and bottom. I didn't get exact measurements on my dash but it was a hair over 6.25". I also plan to interface my stereo and controls through the Axiom. I will probably ditch the physical buttons that I currently have.
yeah width you're totally fine with. It's definitely the height. That sounds about right. The upside is the screen isn't necessarily the size of the unit, either. My height was about 4.72" for the portion that needed to go inside the dash hole. Granted I still had to shave off a smidge off the bottom portion of the dash that wasn't part of the one piece acrylic dash. I mean it was likely a mm or 2, not anything to write home about. Unless you were trying to flush mount it. I just did surface mount.
Whenever I get to this point, I will remove the dash first and take my measurements then before purchasing the 7 or 9.
Hang on a second, I just took a look at the 2017 sx210 dash and you may not be able to get rid of the screen without losing most of the display info like speed, GPH, MPG, trip info, etc., and those 4 buttons down the side are probably analog switches so no way to take control without adding actuators that can communicate with the Axiom (not sure about this part). You will need to verify that you can control the stereo and switches through the Axiom. Yamaha does not use a standard NMEA protocol and the Axiom will not communicate with the Yamaha control system. On newer stereos like the Fusion in my boat, I could easily get the NMEA cable into my Axiom for control of the stereo, but then I'm sure I'd lose the joystick control for volume which I really like when floating.
Nope not yet, boat is sleeping till spring now. But I did use the template and backing plate to measure the back and it should fit with little or no modifications other than cutting the hole for the Axiom to drop into the dash.
I’ve done quite a bit of homework LOL. I plan on keeping the factory screen to the right and moving the analog gauges inside helm (they have to be retained). The analog switches can be controlled by a digital switching module that interfaces with the Axiom (made by Czone, about $300), I plan to add some controls as well. I will also upgrade the stereo to a NMEA2000 compliant stereo.
Sounds ambitious! Post pics! That would be something to see!!!
Ok good stuff...I was afraid you were just going to yank out parts and expect to connect the Axiom.
