Radio tombstone blanking plate

[bruce]

Hi,
This is an old chestnut. I've removed the stereo from my car and would like a blanking plate. The gap in my tombstone is 123mm tall. No, I will not change tombstones. No, I don't want another stereo or gauges, etc.

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Hall Racing (too expensive delivered) and Roadster.net (website is dead) make a nice large, good looking blanking plate.
I can buy the 1 Din Mazda pocket (I have part no.) and a Mazda 1 Din Trim Radio cover (does anyone have a part no.?) but they add up to 4 inches or 102mm, leaving me a gap of 21mm.
Is there a good blanking plate to cover the whole area or just the area above the Mazda pocket (gap is 72mm tall)? I am looking for something nice which looks OEM.
Bruce

[93_Clubman]

Bruce it looks like you need a 2.5 DIN (7" wide x 5" high approx) to cover the entire hole or a 1.5 DIN (7" wide x 3" high approx) to cover the hole above the pocket - here's some options:
2.5 DIN: https://mx5mania.com.au/collections/pre ... l-na-89-97
2.5 DIN: https://www.autolinkmx5.com/cubby-panel ... 9383-p.asp
2.5 DIN: https://www.autolinkmx5.com/cubby-panel ... 6507-p.asp
2.5 DIN & 1.5 DIN: https://www.jassperformance.com/shop/bo ... els-na-mk1
1.5 DIN: https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/400983542262
1.5 DIN: viewtopic.php?f=44&t=76182

[bruce]

Thanks heaps Clubby. Reading all the links now.

[bruce]

Leaning towards the Jass 2.5 din panel (black). On backorder with Mania at an OK price. Does anyone have a used one for sale?

[bruce]

Hmmm, 2.5 din is 127mm tall. Actual hole size is 122mm. Thus the Jass 2.5 blanking plate is too big.
?

[bruce]

This is ideally what I want...

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Looks like oem Mazda parts?

[bruce]

Hey Clubbie, do the above parts look Mazda oem to you? The car owner didn't know where the parts came from.

[93_Clubman]

Bruce, don't think it's OEM, but it looks perfectly good.
MX5parts UK has this 1.5 DIN (I think) cubby holder - see pics for dimenions: https://www.mx5parts.co.uk/radio-cubby-mk1-p-119.html
Their website also shows this plate but not sure where it comes from: https://www.mx5parts.co.uk/dash-mk1-199 ... -2661.html

[93_Clubman]

This says 1 DIN but looks more like 1.5 DIN: https://www.garage5.net/interior/mx5-si ... e-89-97-na

[bruce]

Thanks Clubbie.
Will visit Mazda spares to find that 1 Din plate. That 1.5 Din cubby may be aftermarket but will check with Mazda, otherwise order from o/s (which I'm trying to avoid).

[StanTheMan]

but it says its made for the NA6/8 whats the complication?

[bruce]

Stan, there's heaps of variability with the parts and tombstone opening! It may say it fits but it may actually not.

[bruce]

And here's the perfect example for you Stan; the Mazda 1 DIN blanking plate does not come with screw mounts, it only slots in on certain grooved edge tombstones (?). So if I get it I will have to create a mounting system for it.

[bruce]

I've discovered a 3d print file for a full blanking plate. It's a zip file so I don't know if it works or not and I'd like the specs checked first.
Does anyone 3d print here or are the 3d print services on the web expensive?
https://3dmixers.com/m/317064-na6-mazda ... lank-plate

[93_Clubman]

Bruce, according to the following under revision history the size is 176mm x 96mm, & your post says you need ?mm x 123mm: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2006312
And maker does refer to it as 2 DIN whereas yours according to the measurements in your post is 2.5 DIN, which is what my 1993 NA8 is, ie 179mm x 123mm. I understand there's a slight difference between 1989-1993 NA6 & 1993-1995 tombstones which KevGoat provides pics of here: viewtopic.php?f=55&t=76963&p=936491&hilit=na6+na8#p936491
Btw, no idea how much 3D printing costs, but there's a few forumites on Ozclubbies that 3D print.