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kingvitamin said:
Good luck!
Finally diving into the carputing world
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Good luck!
ha HA!! posting from my car! umm, notmuch else to say. things are thrown inplace to make sure they work, and guesswhat, they DO! for some reason my computer lost the touchscreen driver and I've got no rom hookedup yet, but all of my major components are inplace, including the powered usb hub run off of the 5v rail of my Opus PSU...
oksy do like I said, everything's mostly kinda tossed together...
but HELL YEA! I can't believe I did this and it all actually works... lots of s*** to account for and all my ducks appear to be in line on this one.
alright, touchscreen re-installed.. think I might need a stylus if I ever intend to do much surfing...
apparantly my onboard audio needs drivers forit installed... strange, but okay.. wann have my mp3's ontap!
but HELL YEA! I can't believe I did this and it all actually works... lots of s*** to account for and all my ducks appear to be in line on this one.
alright, touchscreen re-installed.. think I might need a stylus if I ever intend to do much surfing...
apparantly my onboard audio needs drivers forit installed... strange, but okay.. wann have my mp3's ontap!
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GHOSTWHISPER
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Awesome man keep us posted on this great mod everyone should do. The project starts like this every time, wires everywere, and car torn up, but once you get the basics down it starts coming together. And if done correctly it will look kick ass.
REMillers said:
firstoff, theoretically you don't even need a HU for a carputer, infact were it not for the fact that mine's got all sorts of fun crossover toys built-in that would be elsewise expensive to replicate, and spiffy digital sex line.. (digital coax input) I would've likely 86'd it. Thatsaid, midway down on page 2 of this thread has about as much detail about cutting out my ashtray/lighter as I managed to document... I was considering a couple of options, all of whihc got complicated really fast. If you wish to try to squeeze it underneath in that "Pocket" be ready for even more of a battle with your car and your conscience, because that requires cutting into dash supports.
For anyone who plays with frontends, I'm playing with roadrunner at the moment, and it seems sofar pretty decent. I know bryan just loves it, but it seems alright for me sofar. time will tell
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REMillers, check my site for a small pictorial on how i did my radio.
lemme pull the link:
http://www.smokinmhz.net/modules.php?name=Sections&op=viewarticle&artid=3
Poseur was probably smarter about it and didnt take off the whole dash, wafflecopters.
lemme pull the link:
http://www.smokinmhz.net/modules.php?name=Sections&op=viewarticle&artid=3
Poseur was probably smarter about it and didnt take off the whole dash, wafflecopters.
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Katya4me said:
m1-atx sounds like a cool little psu. . i wish stuff like that was out when i built mine. . .no building of SDC and the sort
Badger Biker
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That looks AWESOME Poseur!
Can't wait to see the final finished pictures.
Can't wait to see the final finished pictures.
Who you callin white? I'm half yellow... That's Crazy ricecracker to you... *L*
Umm, money-wise it's kinda hard to say, there's a bit of nickel and dime stuff that adds up, and fortunately on the wiring side of things, I DO work at a stereoshop which helps out alot (digital sex lines can be spendy) And My Xenarc I got as a "shop demo" but, Everything else Is new, from either newegg.com or mp3car.com. All together, I'd say I'm into it for under a grand... be it by $30 or $300 I'm not entirely sure.
Umm, money-wise it's kinda hard to say, there's a bit of nickel and dime stuff that adds up, and fortunately on the wiring side of things, I DO work at a stereoshop which helps out alot (digital sex lines can be spendy) And My Xenarc I got as a "shop demo" but, Everything else Is new, from either newegg.com or mp3car.com. All together, I'd say I'm into it for under a grand... be it by $30 or $300 I'm not entirely sure.
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Katya4me said:Seriously, you don't want to ask.
Just like modifying a car for peformance
If say just a intake or exhaust, then you start getting more and more.Know the HU isn't needed but as with your Posers mine also has goodies that I would like to keep if possible. Will take a look at those links
thnx.kingvitamin
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I'm going "head-less". I want a clean look, and think just a molded screen in dash would be best. For me at least. I finally got all my parts in the mail, and things are progressing pretty well. I just got my GPS software installed and working. I know exactly where my bedroom is now. I figure I'm a month or so away from actually installing the computer in my MP3. I want to make sure I have everything up and running before I worry about it in the car.
As for cost.....definatley leave some extra funds reserved for nickel and dime type of expenses. Total cost as of now is somewhere around $900.
Good Luck To All!
As for cost.....definatley leave some extra funds reserved for nickel and dime type of expenses. Total cost as of now is somewhere around $900.
Good Luck To All!
kingvitamin
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Thanks for the help pp.
