My carputer project

[S3TH]

LOL, yup itunes mainly... also the infinite library of music! i like being able to scroll through 1000\'s of tunes at pace too, a nice change to pressing the skip button on my cdp 20 times!
i\'ve got a gps reciever to go in too, so gps functionality as normal...  and of course it\'s a media player so you\'ll have films etc. at your finger tips, possibly even games! i know i\'ll find myself playing role playing games on motorways and traffic like heroes of might and magic 3 would be awesome with a touch screen lol!
i\'m sure you could connect your apexi to it, it has a seriel port (this is how i would have thought tuners connect it to a laptop/pc)
i suppose if you had the apexi tuning software on it you could remap it too!! (i should put a disclaimer on that last statement, lol, probably not wise but the possibility is there at least...)

once you\'ve got a computer setup in your car theres a world of new things to keep on adding

[interloper393]

whats a gps receiver then? is it just a off the self satnav that plugs into the screen for easyer viewing?

[S3TH]

It\'s a small mouse-like device which plugs into your usb port which then can be hidden in your roof lining, or rear boot hatch. It allows you to use gps programs like navigator 6 via your computer directly. Hell, you could even install navigator 6 without the gps reciever and use it like a computerized a to z, but a gps reciever will basically put your car on the map

[interloper393]

AHHWOOHOOO!!!! im so doing this now lol.. cn i ask what it cost u all in plz

[shaunwil]

Just doing an install myself at the mo found some great skins for the car puter, I really like the knight rider skin:)
http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/rr-skins/

Im using the carnetix p1900 like you mentioned it is really good I would recomend this to anyone, also get the additional 5V supply which goes with it to power usb and other devices.


My screen is a little larger being 12.1 I had to modifiy a standard rx7 clock cluster and cowel, mines going to sit over on the passenger side like another set of clocks.

Heres a pic of the surround, just had all plastics colour coded so nice and shiney.
Used the original holes for usb hub, card reader bluetooth dongle, I have even altered the heat light and those darkened out indicators to show hard drive access and power and things like that.

Good work your doing it looks really tidy

That looks awesome, but wouldn\'t you be better off with a datalogit and use that as your dials ?? Would only take about 30secs to boot and you could customize your own dials

Shaun

[S3TH]

AHHWOOHOOO!!!! im so doing this now lol.. cn i ask what it cost u all in plz

ahah awesome, you\'ve got all the skillz and tools, it would be criminal not to!
all in... it was circa £550 inc. paint and all the bits i broke on the 7, LOL, about a solid day of work, I\'d say 20-24 man hours?

i imported the 8" touch for £120, bought the pc inc. all the bits for £350 but i\'m sure you can source cheaper computers, a laptop with a broken screen perhaps? they go around 150-200 for a good one, if used with a carnetix p1900 psu you can\'t go wrong...

i can of course help you set everything up but were on opposite ends of the island!!

[interloper393]

lol well bring your car up, i`ll fit yer bodykit n u cn build ma caprputer setup :yes

[S3TH]

ahahah sounds like a plan, lol we\'ll definitely talk about this in greater detail! will be getting a decat/apexi in feb so will come up for a nice long drive after that!

[Mims]

What power are you putting through that RE-XXX sub? I\'m positive if you crank that up to 2000wrms it will blow out your rear windscreen. They are awesome subs!

[S3TH]

What power are you putting through that RE-XXX sub? I\'m positive if you crank that up to 2000wrms it will blow out your rear windscreen. They are awesome subs!

Awesome, not many people know the xxx!
It\'s the V3, not the V4 so it\'s not AS fearsome, the V4 really, really wouldn\'t fit depth-wise!!
It\'s running 1800watts @1ohm through a us amps m2, I thought the window blow-out could have been an issue but i\'ve read everywhere that it\'s myth!! and PERHAPS could maybe happen if i managed over 150db, but till that kinda volume the window will flex and flap around like mad, the rubber surround will give a little & the glass will act like a passive radiator since it\'s directly underneath the sub, it\'ll be like having a second sub inside the car :rollinoh these rx7\'s are designed perfectly in every way!
But it also means it\'ll be like having a sub on the outside too, broadcasting all your bass signals to the streets! :cheers:driving

[Mims]

So there are no issues then, awesome! Will have to try and find one. A friend had a V4 in his lil clio, running 2200wrms and it melted out one of the resonators in his Rockford Fosgate amp! Also I hope you are going to close up all the carputer components!

[S3TH]

ahahah yeah they are crazy powerful, i\'ve not even heard it yet since i\'ve been lazy with the wiring! the v4\'s are mamoth subs, i think even the 15" sub versions have a larger magnet assembly than it is wide, damn even the v3 has a square-like profile @ 15", theres a 42mm baffle and a lot of re-inforcement in that box LOL, will get close ups of the carpooter too and some more attractive itunes shots

[Mims]

Have you got alacantra dash too? If so can you email me pics mims at lightningdynamics dot com

[S3TH]

Yup, but I\'m gona re-do it in dark grey and black alcantara, send of the panels to be covered in carbon fibre. Which is a shame because now i have about 3 metres of royal blue left! What a waste of 150 quid, i think i\'ll make a royal blue alcantara bedsheet or something LOL

[Mims]

When you get some grey then you can do mine too