just finished this last weekend and did some tweaking today. these are pics of sunday's testing just before putting everything back together. i got everything to fit in the glovebox and now i don't carry as much trash in the car. :eyebrow:

Parts:

Display/Amp/AM-FM Tuner/TV Tuner: Pyle 2-Din 7" LCD HU

PC Guts: 800 MHz Epia Ezra Mini-ITX mainboard, 1 GB (2 X 512) Kingston ram, 80 GB Fugitsu laptop HDD, ATI All-In-Wonder Radeon video card, ATI Remote Wonder, Navman USB GPS reciever w/ Streets and Trips, Dell USB Wireless (A/B/G) adapter, 160W Morex DC - DC Car power supply, Radio Shack ground loop isolator, Monster video cable

Pics:

http://www.javawacked.com/carpc/dscf0564.jpg
http://www.javawacked.com/carpc/dscf0565.jpg
http://www.javawacked.com/carpc/dscf0566.jpg
http://www.javawacked.com/carpc/dscf0567.jpg

note: this is my first post and i would like to thank everyone for being my number one source of info and inspiration AND if anyone has ?'s let me know... this is car pc version 3 with 2 previous versions in an 03 corolla s.... thanks again :love:

looks good man. any pics after the install? :D

well, after the install (with the radio door closed) it looks like nothing has changed (stock) which was kinda what i was going for... and thanks.

p.s. i also used mullex connectors for power/remote turn on/ground wires, saudered everything, zip tied everything. basically all that stuff you'll never see that makes a good install better. lots of planning, research, and sweat.

i should do before and after pics... i'll do that tomorrow.
i.e. radio door open/closed and glovebox open/closed :)

Weaksauce! You will still get blown away by V6 Mustangs! :rofl:

I'm planning on installing a computer in my tc as well. Only difference is that I'm planning to put in a Inter Mac mini. What display are you using in your install? Any tips of suggestions would be good.

I love the setup

wow, id been planning and getting some things together for a car pc too, but have no idea on a reliable power supply. I read that a seperate power supply for the pc is better than draining the car battery. I'd really like to know how you over come the power supply issue. Cant wait for the before after pics :)

oh ya, bra... err i mean spitwad :blah:

come on, you know you want to do this too... don't front :no:

hey... did you take any video yet?






p.s. today i had my vans on, and they DID look like sneakers...

I wish I had Vans that looked like sneakers!

On another note... get some pics up of the finished product! Looks good! Hoping to get vids tomorow night...

how long does it take for it to boot?

nick, for a mac setup i would visit mp3car.com and take their suggestions.

night, it's a specialized car dc-dc power supply which has (built in) a monitor for the car battery. this means that it will not turn or it will shut itself down if the car battery get below a certain voltage (that will prevent the car to start back up)
you should go here: http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=106&order=desc

it will give you ALL the faq's

I'll try to do a photo session tomorrow (during the day) and then some night shots, spit.

update: tested the gps and got 7 satallites in 10 seconds! all the way home from work i was getting 7 to 9 sats and never floated on the map overlay!! good times...

share, boot time from car start to desktop is about 45 seconds (+ or - 10 sec.)

which model pyle did u get i can't find it anywhere and the mp3car site isn't working on my comp :(

Try this :http://www.pyleaudio.com/itemdetail.asp?brand=Pyle&cat1=Mobile%20Video&cat2=In-Dash%20Monitors&model=PL2DNTV7

waiting for the after pics.. hehe.

nice work by the way. how long did the install take?

hmm...so is your car pc touchscreen or do you have to use a mouse?

oh yea also...that pyle has a vga input on it? what kind of video wires are you using?

are u done now? can u check my set up out?

http://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=2174590

i dont really use my glove box..but i would have found somewhere else to mount all the car pc rather than the glove box...w/e floats ur boat. its very nice though