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Old Jan 4, 2007 | 07:11 AM
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Default Video Projector! FINISHED, PICS

::pictures below::
Old Jan 4, 2007 | 02:31 PM
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i would say mount it in the grille somehow in a plxiglass box to make it waterproof

but i think that would be pretty cool
Old Jan 4, 2007 | 02:36 PM
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I'd say keep it away from the engine bay and put it in the hatch. But that also depends how you plan on using it. Are you going to use it as a drive in movie type, or just doing it to say you have it? I'd put it in the hatch, so that when the hatch opens, it hangs from the top and would project behind the car.
Old Jan 4, 2007 | 02:45 PM
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one of our ScioNRG people has one in his hatch. Very nice. Ill see if I can get him to pst in here...
Old Jan 4, 2007 | 02:47 PM
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Old Jan 4, 2007 | 02:57 PM
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I had thought of doing this and mounting it to my hatch. Then at night at shows, etc., we could play games while projecting on building walls.
Old Jan 4, 2007 | 03:41 PM
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that would be pretty sweet
Old Jan 4, 2007 | 05:53 PM
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I want it in the front so that I can sit in my car and play video games... I think I am just going to velcro it to the dash and connect it when in use, and when its not in use store it away...
Old Jan 5, 2007 | 07:44 AM
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Got the projector... going to do the install tomorrow... will post pics sometime of how it looks.
Old Jan 5, 2007 | 08:08 AM
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good luck. . im kinda curious as to how this will turn out
Old Jan 6, 2007 | 07:45 AM
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Well I just finished it all up...

I put the power inverter in the arm-rest storage, because there is a cigarette lighter in there...



I then wired it under the cup holder... threw the dash and along the Aframe pillars... so that the wires for video and power hang out right where the sun visor is...

I then bought some industrial strength velcro and stuck the it to the top of the projector... so that it can stick to the sun visor...

and ::note that my remote is under the visor, because its normally where i keep it..::


and how does it look? Well, it was freezing out at 3am and I don't have a tripod so the best i can get are some blurry picture below...

from the roof


from the side, its hard to stand still for 5 seconds ;)





Total install time 30minutes...


The best thing is that when your done you just pull of the projector and store it away.... put the tiny wire ends on the inside of the sun-visor and no wires are visible...
Old Jan 6, 2007 | 07:50 AM
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very cool... i cant imagine how much fun youll have during traffic and following a white transport truck.. lol
Old Jan 6, 2007 | 07:52 AM
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it's like a drive-in!! but... it's... lol.. yay!!

niiiice..
Old Jan 6, 2007 | 07:55 AM
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Crazy... I wanna do something like that too.
Old Jan 6, 2007 | 08:28 AM
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yeah, check out the link uptop for that projector from amazon.. It is such a great deal... If you have more space though, go for a brighter projector for sure... This is one is good but i wish it was 4x brighter so i could use it during daytime.
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Originally Posted by soozler
yeah, check out the link uptop for that projector from amazon.. It is such a great deal... If you have more space though, go for a brighter projector for sure... This is one is good but i wish it was 4x brighter so i could use it during daytime.
Amazon has it listed for $799 now.
Old Jan 6, 2007 | 07:05 PM
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well i'll be damned... must have changed it back yesterday.
Old Jan 6, 2007 | 07:09 PM
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Originally Posted by wagonbldr
I had thought of doing this and mounting it to my hatch. Then at night at shows, etc., we could play games while projecting on building walls.
Jim that would be awesome, we could really have some fun with it
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