I tried some heat molding of abs plastic for the first time and this is the result. Wanted the sun shade to be a single piece, to be non-destructive to the unit itself, and for the right side controls easily accessible with a thumb. No velcro or double stick tape that could gunk up the fish finder over time. There’s some neoprene foam placed on the underside of the shade to seal it a bit better. Was a quick and dirty prototype but it ended up fitting fairly well.
Making custom sun shade for Humminbird Helix 7 fish finder
I tried some heat molding of abs plastic for the first time and this is the result. Wanted the sun shade to be a single piece, to be non-destructive to the unit itself, and for the right side controls easily accessible with a thumb. No velcro or double stick tape that could gunk up the fish finder over time. There’s some neoprene foam placed on the underside of the shade to seal it a bit better. Was a quick and dirty prototype but it ended up fitting fairly well.
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