My CarPuter installation
03-04-2005 | 03:32 PM
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My CarPuter installation
I meant to put these up a while ago, I just forgot.
I installed the guts of a Dell laptop under the center console and connected it to a display installed in the J-Spec dash mount.
The parts are shown here:
The way it fits in the console are here:
The J-Spec mounting piece gets cut in here (the yellow indicates where the cut line is pre-stamped on the OEM panel):
And the final product is here:
I installed the guts of a Dell laptop under the center console and connected it to a display installed in the J-Spec dash mount.
The parts are shown here:
The way it fits in the console are here:
The J-Spec mounting piece gets cut in here (the yellow indicates where the cut line is pre-stamped on the OEM panel):
And the final product is here:
03-04-2005 | 08:24 PM
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Originally Posted by pr0ber
i wonder if you could modify the tray to let the screen fold down and fabricate a lid for the tray with the piece of dash you had to cut out... hmmm
If I want a fold-down, I'll pick up a used HUD from a wreck.
03-04-2005 | 08:33 PM
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wow that is sweet...what was teh final cost of all this if you don't mind me asking...also what kinda features does that bad boy (or girl) have? i see teh gps reciever ... so what else you got... dang turbo adn a kick a$$ carputer..hehe some one has deep pokets:p
03-04-2005 | 08:41 PM
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VERY nice install. I know my center console can get hot enough to cook on..., are you concerned about heat issues? How are you cooling the 'puter? Do you have any fans in there.
I might be trying something like this soon. Turns out I now have a spare laptop thanks to the case and screen being crushed. Love my insurance company, they're giving me a new one. :D
I might be trying something like this soon. Turns out I now have a spare laptop thanks to the case and screen being crushed. Love my insurance company, they're giving me a new one. :D
03-04-2005 | 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Labop
VERY nice install. I know my center console can get hot enough to cook on..., are you concerned about heat issues? How are you cooling the 'puter? Do you have any fans in there.
As it stands now, the center compartments are freezing cold. But, it is winter.
I never had heat problems there to begin with.
Originally Posted by army_rx8
wow that is sweet...what was teh final cost of all this if you don't mind me asking...also what kinda features does that bad boy (or girl) have? i see teh gps reciever ... so what else you got... dang turbo adn a kick a$$ carputer..hehe some one has deep pokets:p
The laptop was $125 on E-Bay. The display tray was $130.
The GPS software with the GPS was a birthday present, but I think it is about $80.
I can play DVDs, I have a wireless network (so I can cruise the Internet if I can park close enough to a HotSpot). I can upload and download maps and car data directly to my home network when I pull into my garage.
I can run my CANScan and E-Manage Support Tool. I can play Tetris and Mine Sweeper. :p
03-04-2005 | 09:30 PM
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Originally Posted by MazdaManiac
I can play DVDs, I have a wireless network (so I can cruise the Internet if I can park close enough to a HotSpot). I can upload and download maps and car data directly to my home network when I pull into my garage.
I can run my CANScan and E-Manage Support Tool. I can play Tetris and Mine Sweeper. :p
I can run my CANScan and E-Manage Support Tool. I can play Tetris and Mine Sweeper. :p
:p :D
03-04-2005 | 10:00 PM
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Where did you get the touch screen from. I was thinking of doing that, wondering if I could control after market radio with the touch screen (leave the factory radio in and mount the alpine in the glove box)
03-04-2005 | 10:11 PM
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Very Nice!
I hope you'll entertain a few questions....
I know, you "could" tell me....but....you'd have to kill me after
What OS are you running?
Any trouble finding drivers for the monitor?
Does your monitor retract down into the dash or is it in a fixed mount?
(Aren't you concerned with theft? Crooks will B&E for only a few CD's or a pack of smokes...)
Do you control your DVD with hardware or software?
Where is your DVD drive mounted?
Any difficulties with vibration due to your choice of mounting point?
Where is your mouse and keyboard?
THX,
Al
I hope you'll entertain a few questions....
I know, you "could" tell me....but....you'd have to kill me after
What OS are you running?
Any trouble finding drivers for the monitor?
Does your monitor retract down into the dash or is it in a fixed mount?
(Aren't you concerned with theft? Crooks will B&E for only a few CD's or a pack of smokes...)
Do you control your DVD with hardware or software?
Where is your DVD drive mounted?
Any difficulties with vibration due to your choice of mounting point?
Where is your mouse and keyboard?
THX,
Al
Last edited by Rx8_MD; 03-04-2005 at 10:20 PM.
03-04-2005 | 10:15 PM
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03-04-2005 | 10:24 PM
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Originally Posted by MazdaManiac
Al
03-04-2005 | 10:55 PM
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hmmm the screen doesn't block the view while driving does it? it doesn't seem liek ti would but pics can be decieving:D hehe i think i'll have to move your car up to the top of my "rx-8's to steal" list:p
03-04-2005 | 11:07 PM
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Originally Posted by army_rx8
hmmm the screen doesn't block the view while driving does it? it doesn't seem liek ti would but pics can be decieving:D hehe i think i'll have to move your car up to the top of my "rx-8's to steal" list:p
03-04-2005 | 11:40 PM
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Jeff
You are one talented DUDE
in my younger days i had an X girlfriend that loved to perform fellatio whilts i drove her around in the car , with all this tecknology with a internal mounted camera i could have monitored her hard work on the screen whilst i was driving ............... love modern tecknology .
cheers
michael
You are one talented DUDE
in my younger days i had an X girlfriend that loved to perform fellatio whilts i drove her around in the car , with all this tecknology with a internal mounted camera i could have monitored her hard work on the screen whilst i was driving ............... love modern tecknology .cheers
michael
03-04-2005 | 11:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Lock & Load
Jeff
You are one talented DUDE in my younger days i had an X girlfriend that loved to perform fellatio whilts i drove her around in the car , with all this tecknology with a internal mounted camera i could have monitored her hard work on the screen whilst i was driving ............... love modern tecknology .
cheers
michael
You are one talented DUDE
in my younger days i had an X girlfriend that loved to perform fellatio whilts i drove her around in the car , with all this tecknology with a internal mounted camera i could have monitored her hard work on the screen whilst i was driving ............... love modern tecknology .cheers
michael
"FLY LOW"
03-04-2005 | 11:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Lock & Load
Jeff
You are one talented DUDE in my younger days i had an X girlfriend that loved to perform fellatio whilts i drove her around in the car , with all this tecknology with a internal mounted camera i could have monitored her hard work on the screen whilst i was driving ............... love modern tecknology .
cheers
michael
You are one talented DUDE
in my younger days i had an X girlfriend that loved to perform fellatio whilts i drove her around in the car , with all this tecknology with a internal mounted camera i could have monitored her hard work on the screen whilst i was driving ............... love modern tecknology .cheers
michael
my gf drives stick and can operate a clutch, the stick shift and my stick shift all while I steer the car and accelerate, if you know what I mean
