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Reply With Quoteuse the top storage bin and design a flip out monitor. It would look factory
Hi all,
I'm gettin my CarPC project under way. I've got most of the components I need, and I'm about to start looking into molding the screen into my dash.
The is the exact interior I have:
As you can see, it's not the friendliest dash to mould in a screen. There are 2 DIN openings, but they are seperate and the lower one (which is empty in this pic, a CD changer can optionnally go there) is recessed quite a bit. In my case, I will be removing the entire head unit, so I have some extra room, but it seems that the moulding job will require modification of the center air vents.
I was wondering if anyone else has ever sone something like this in a Sentra.
At least the top part of the center consolt with the vents and the little storage is removable without any tools, so I can work on it out of the car, and make a completely new piece to go in its place.
Sentra CarPuter:
-InnovaTek 7" LCD touchscreen, Biostar M7VIZ w/ AMD Athlon XP-M @800 MHz 1.1V, 512 RAM, 160G HDD, M-Audio Revolution 5.1, USB Wi-Fi with custom external antenna, Holux GPS and lots of really nice audio bits...
use the top storage bin and design a flip out monitor. It would look factory
I actually just posted pics of how I made mine out of the top storage compartment in my worklog thread here: 02 Nissan Sentra (Black Dragon) Journal.
I highly considered making a flip out design, but the way I would have wanted to do it was gonna cost a lot more money then I was willing to invent in an area that I'm not too familiar with (gears, serial servo controllers, etc). I really didn't want to have to "flip" it up everytime I got in the car if I did it manually.
-GiZak-
Carputer Project: 98% Complete!! *tweakin'*
Xenarc 7TSV | Opus 150 | Biostar M7NCG400 | Athlon Mobile2200 | Seagate 160Gb | Kingston 2x256mb | BT Holux GR-231 GPS | LiteOn CD-R/DVD| Keyhole Rev. Cam | Zippy Mini-glow Keyboard
I'd use the flip up storage compartment, so wish my dash was better to work with!
I like your design gizak. I'll probably do like you if my plan to redo the entire top part ends up being impractical.
thanks for the info!
Sentra CarPuter:
-InnovaTek 7" LCD touchscreen, Biostar M7VIZ w/ AMD Athlon XP-M @800 MHz 1.1V, 512 RAM, 160G HDD, M-Audio Revolution 5.1, USB Wi-Fi with custom external antenna, Holux GPS and lots of really nice audio bits...
Until I saw gizak's install, I was going to go w/ the attached design...It would basically block the front vents & the hazard button would have to be relocated, but the guy who did that install, did it nicely
"I'm a dick!"
"I must seek knowledge and it's bastard son truth" - The State
Also, I'm not sure if any of the 00+ Sentra owners visit www.b15sentra.net, but it is a great resource for our cars...Just giving a heads up
"I'm a dick!"
"I must seek knowledge and it's bastard son truth" - The State
Yup, that's pretty much what I had on mind, but with slots on the sides of the screen for vents and a center channel speaker on top.
Sentra CarPuter:
-InnovaTek 7" LCD touchscreen, Biostar M7VIZ w/ AMD Athlon XP-M @800 MHz 1.1V, 512 RAM, 160G HDD, M-Audio Revolution 5.1, USB Wi-Fi with custom external antenna, Holux GPS and lots of really nice audio bits...
This is what I have been working on. But after a month of riding around with it in I think I'm going to change it a little bit.
See my attempt here:
http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/show...767#post521767
-Chosen1™
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