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Modding design process of in car PC

Discussion in 'Modding' started by 273BeLow, 22 Aug 2004.

  1. 273BeLow

    273BeLow What's a Dremel?

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    So first thing I'm doing now I have a new car is geeking it out :p

    Car itself is a Renault Laguna 1.8 RT
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    I was going to use a lilliput screen but I found out I can get a fold away modded one from the states for £263 7" LCD touchscreen

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    this would hook up to a small EPIA-M 10k in the glove box housed with the PSU and hard drive in a box 170~ x 170~ x 70~ mm

    mock up:
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    this would be connected to a GPS unit for sat nav and a wifi antenna for netstumbler/ file transfer.

    So far I have

    EPIA 10000 mobo
    256Mb DDR
    80Gb HDD
    USB GPS
    wifi antenna

    So I need

    Screen (£263~)
    wifi card that can take "n" pigtail in (£19~)
    PSU (£50~?)
    amp for rear/front to the car speakers (£25?)

    so looking at spending £357 or so I guess

    any input? ideas?

    I'm a bit worried about hooking up the audio as never touched in car audio before I assume small amps are pretty easy to hook up?
     
  2. MrWillyWonka

    MrWillyWonka Chocolate computers galore!

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    I saw a japanese man on top gear sometime last year who built a tiny pc and placed it into the radio slot in the car, going to the BBC website - top gear may have some info? - Its a cool mod
     
  3. 273BeLow

    273BeLow What's a Dremel?

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    yea this is possible but the room left after the flip out screen wouldn't allow me to fit all the gubbins in without buying the latest small hardware (read £££)

    cool none the less :)
     
  4. Prometheus

    Prometheus Minimodder

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    273BeLow I'm doing the same thing but my m10K going in the boot!

    Have you got a link to the screen (might just save me a lot of hassle trying to get the lilliput screen to come out of the dash).

    thanks
     
  5. blackflag

    blackflag I Kill Dremels

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    From where in the states are you getting this screen? I'd like to pick one up. :D
     
  6. Ben '71 1200

    Ben '71 1200 What's a Dremel?

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    I'm pretty sure an amp will set you back more than that
     
  7. 273BeLow

    273BeLow What's a Dremel?

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    I'm not a boy racer I'm a geek :p by amp I mean something that can take rca in and power four normal car speakers not scare little old ladies ;)

    the screen you can get here it's expensive but well worth it.

    http://digitalww.com/DWW-7VGT.htm

    none for two weeks tho... I'm in first!
     
  8. 273BeLow

    273BeLow What's a Dremel?

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    why the boot? this way I don't need to run any huge cables inside the car (video especially) other than fro mthe wifi antenna on the back.

    The 10k is small enough even with a PCI card and stuff to shove in a glove box as my model proved.

    Just need to rip the dash to bits when I do it :p
     
  9. Prometheus

    Prometheus Minimodder

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    I'm gonna be making it part of my install in my boot + my glove box isn't big enough or anywhere near the right shape and i'm not messing about with my heater matrix to get it to fit.

    thanks for the link :thumb:
     
  10. Fry

    Fry What's a Dremel?

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    for most CD players and aftermarket stereos they have two RCA plugs for input so you could plug that in there. ive seen a cheap standard CD player that mysister bought for $20 USD with it. i may be able to sell you one if yours doesnt have it, or you could just goto any store that sells car CD players and pick one up for not that much.
     
  11. Cabe

    Cabe What's a Dremel?

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    that flip out monitor probably takes composite.
     
  12. 273BeLow

    273BeLow What's a Dremel?

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    the screen goes where the cd player/stereo is (who needs a stereo with 20k mp3's :D

    I need an amp to hook the pc directly up to the speaker cables.
     

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