Got Marks On Your Dash? Factory Tv Or What!?

[Robbo]

I've got these marks on my dash that looks like somthing has been sitting or mounted on my dash for some period of time. I've only seen them in my GTR, but apparantly they are common and are from a TV screen that was mounted from the factory.

I'm too lazy to take decent pics of these marks to upload and show you so i've got a rough picture drawn.

Now, i've browsed countless of pictures of GTRs when I was looking at importing one, and I've never seen anything mounted there, so if they are standard (which I dont beleive) they mustnt have been very popular.

Anyone know what that shape is? I'm assuming its from some sort of gauge or controller, maybe an AVCR, SAFC or EBC.

If need be i'll take some pictures of the actual mark.

Anyone got any ideas what that mark would be from?!

Cheers.

Robbo

[Binky1970]

The shape is the same as the base/mount of the Pioneer Carozzaria DVD/GPS unit that came with my car. It is for mounting the monitor/screen in unconventional places.

[justin911]

yeah i've got the same marks in the same spot in my gtst.. its from the lcd/tv.

[sewid]

Not from the factory - possibly from the dealer though.

Probably aftermarket though.

[lwells]

Its not a factory TV: AFAIK there wasn't such an option for the R32. If you look at the TV's fitted to cars of a similar vintage, that's a very good thing

Its going to have been an aftermarket unit. I have a Xenarc LCD with a very similar base to the diagram you posted. It could also have been some sort of boost controller or something.

[justin911]

ooh i thought the tv was an option..

the cd stacker is a factory option tho yeah ?

[WHITER33GTS-T]

My R33 has them too.

[M34N]

mine has the same marks, i've got a Carozzaria CD player so I assume it was the monitor too, doubt it's guages as it's N/A

anyway to get rid of the marks?

[Evan_R33]

there are guys that do mobile vinyl repairs and are pretty good at getting scratches etc on dash boards to go away or look alot better. but they won't get rid of actual gouges or cuts in a hurry. they do a good job though. they have saved my arse many times! (hazzards of being a rough prick in a dealership service department)

[666DAN]

Yep had the same in my old R34....actually started to disappear after about 2 years...think the vinyl started to slowly return to its original shape after being in the sun a bit

[Konrad]

I've got a similar mark and have seen other R33's with it? I was thinking maybe some sort of jap domestic only sat nav system... I believe alot of cars have them over there cos its a bitch to get around the bigger cities. Since the r33 woulnd't have had one as an option maybe these were aftermarket 'plug into your ciggie lighter' type units??? Thats my theory...

[Blue_J]

I always wondered what the hell that mark was on my old 32's dashboard..

It was NA...so must have been SAT NAV or whatever.