I am a master fabricator, and these pics will prove it....

[TROLL]

So I wanted to install my TurboXS Tuner in a location where I could see it relatively easily, but it didnt exactly fit in with my relatively stock looking interior setup. I came up with the idea of mounting it behind a Legacy din pocket with a flip up door. The problem here is that the pocket attached to the door is smaller than the Tuner unit, so some modifications were necessary. It wasnt too difficult, but I just wanted to post up details on how I did it in case any one else is interested in doing the same....

First I cut the pocket off of the door/door frame, leaving about 1/4" just so the door frame could support itself somewhat on its own. Taking the door off is convenient at some parts of this, and all you have to do is pop it off the knobs and hold onto the springs to put it back on later.
Height wise the tuner fits inside the door frame, but width-wise it doesnt, so I trimmed the sides of the door frame some and then shaped them to fit flush with the face of the tuner. This involved shaping the corners to round them out a bit and make the a little deeper.

http://www.bryantroll.com/other/tunerinstall/1doorshape.jpg

http://www.bryantroll.com/other/tunerinstall/2doorshape2.jpg

Then I took 2" L brackets and cut one side of each short enough so it would attach to the little lip on the back of the door frame, and be flush with the edges of the door frame. This will make it so the door frame slids in and mounts flush to the original radio brackets. I measured and drilled new holes to attach the pocket L brackets to and it slid into place nicely. Please note that in the two photos below where the brackets are attached, the screw/nut need to be facing the other way due to clearance issues. So just have the nut on the outside instead and you'll be fine.

http://www.bryantroll.com/other/tunerinstall/3doorbracket2.jpg

http://www.bryantroll.com/other/tunerinstall/4doorbracket.jpg

http://www.bryantroll.com/other/tunerinstall/5doorbracket3.jpg

http://www.bryantroll.com/other/tunerinstall/6doormounted.jpg

Now that I had the door mounted nice, I slid the Tuner in place behind it to see where I would want it. Then I measured where I would need to drill new holes into the factory radio bracket to mount the Tuner. In order to not make any permanent modifications to the Tuner, I got M3 .5 pitch 20mm long screws (15mm long might be better if you can find it) and I replaced the allen screws that hold the sides of the case onto the tuner. Now these screws attach to the tuner like the ones that came on it, but extend out far enough to slide them through the radio bracket as well for mounting. The 20mm screws were a bit too long so I had to use a few washers on the outside of the radio bracket to fill out the space. And yes I used tape on the side panels of the Tuner to hold it against the unit without rattling and making noise.

http://www.bryantroll.com/other/tunerinstall/7bracketholes.jpg

http://www.bryantroll.com/other/tunerinstall/9tunerscrew.jpg

http://www.bryantroll.com/other/tunerinstall/91tuneropen.jpg

http://www.bryantroll.com/other/tunerinstall/92tunerclosed.jpg

Hopefully the photos explain most of it. If anyone has any questions just let me know and I'll add to this. The one thing I was scared about was if the door was going to block my view of the display, but it just barely doesnt. I can see the entire thing when I'm sitting how I normally do, so thats good.
If you do this yourself definitely post up photos of your process and your results. I'm really happy with mine :).

Bryan

[the mike]

Nice job man.
Is there a cable that connects to the front of that?

[criz]

that looks great Bryan! I have a DIN pocket with a door from a forrester... you have to give me pointers to install it!

how do you like the txs tuner?

[WKderF]

a nice install. excellent job.

[teh DIRT]

very nice......looks at home in there

[TROLL]

updated the first post with install details and pics...

[criz]

excellent man, glad it turned out so good for ya

[Trailboss]

okay that's pretty cool

[cfdwrx]

Definatly nice looking, how is it having the radio in the lower half, my new one is arriving today and trying to figure out if I want it to stay in the upperhalf or the lower half

[TROLL]

its just personal preference really. i wanted to keep all of my illuminated stuff together for aesthetic purposes, and it also keeps all of the HVAC and radio controls next to each other so i'm reaching in the same place for all of my controls. the tuner door will only be open some of the time and there are no buttons i have to press on it, so for me this makes sense. others have put the radio up top and a din pocket below it. either way, i recommend the pocket with door instead of an open pocket... it looks clean!
bryan

[cfdwrx]

That works, I have the forester pocket so it does have a silver door and it looks nice and clean, thanks

[Vypurr]

Nice, clean install. Its nice when everything works out isnt it?

Not being ignorant, but what does that control? I am purely an SRT guy, so I don't know about all of your cool gadgets!

[TROLL]

its a wideband 02 dislay unit, so it shows my AFR in realtime. this one specifically interfaces with the TurboXS UTEC which is a user programmable engine management system. That's what that plug on the front is for... ecu -> utec -> tuner -> laptop for integrated data logging. its all very :cool: , but its all very [insert cashmoney smiley here].
bryan

[Vypurr]

Oh. Nice! See I would personally just install the Greddy E-01!

Then you don't need to interface it with a laptop, but you do have a screen that has to sit there!

[TROLL]

dont know about the E-01 but this setup lets you log data to go back and review later and make the necessary adjustments. i also use the laptop to load custom tuned maps into my engine management, which i can do on the side of the street in between pulls, or in front of my desktop in the warmth of my house.
the only real engine management that seems to rival the TurboXS in terms of tuneability is the Element Tuning Hydra. since its relatively new and quite expensive, its not too widespread yet but the thing looks great and is self-tuning :eek:
bryan

[Vypurr]

http://www.exhaustdepot.net/exdee.html

Thats the E-01 ^. I dunno if its avalible for the WRX tho. But its pretty much the exact same thing. Very cool toys, and great for on the fly! But I will let this thread get back on topic!

[TROLL]

looks sweet, didnt know the emanage did that much. the utec is a piggyback that gives you full control of boost, timing, and fuel. like with the manage, if you want to monitor wideband afr, you need a separate afr gauge.
can you do logs on that without a laptop? i dont see any controls on it, and dont see how it could store or transfer files just from that display.
yeah i see that we're way OT here, but i'm learning. not like the forum is so big you cant find what you're looking for at this point. wait, am i gonna be overthrown for not regarding the rules?? :eek:
bryan

[Vypurr]

I am not 100% sure how it loads up files, but I do know that there is a remote which attaches to it. I would just assume that It uses some type of internal flash memory to store the data. And I believe (99.9%) that it does log each run. I know that it stores what your maximum boost has ever been. So it must log other sensors at the same time.