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    Can this be done?

    Hello everyone.

    I'm considering the purchase of an 03 G35. The car comes with the stock navigation system, which I'd like to keep. I'd like to add a carputer and use the existing screen in the dash. I know theres products out there that will allow a secondary input into the screen. My question is; are there add on touch screen films that I could add to the existing screen to add touch screen capability?

    In other words, can I add a touch screen film over the stock LCD so that I can use it as a mouse like a regular xenarc?

    Or...

    Is there a VGA touchscreen that will fit in the stock housing (I really like the pop up and down feature) and a way for me to use the stock navi on it?

    I understand the stock screen isn't intended for a carputer and won't look as sharp as a vga screen, but I wrote my own front end software and I believe it would function very well.

    Thanks!

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    You tell us - you didn't specify the size of the screen.
    Here is a link to some touch panels and controllers: http://www.milesie.co.uk/asp/product...roductcode=TSC
    There are plenty more out there. Pick one, buy it, fit it.
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    I'm not entirely sure what the size is. If I had to guess it would be 6.5 inches and widescreen.

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    I'm not entirely sure if it can be done then.
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    It can be done. Check out guinos install on his mazda rx8, hes got a flip with a xenarc mounted in it. Also, anything is possible if you got the cash
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    Quote Originally Posted by blk02si View Post
    It can be done. Check out guinos install on his mazda rx8, hes got a flip with a xenarc mounted in it. Also, anything is possible if you got the cash
    Surely it can only be done if you know the size of the screen and can find a touch panel to fit?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rob Withey View Post
    Surely it can only be done if you know the size of the screen and can find a touch panel to fit?
    I think you misunderstood what "enough cash" can mean.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Spyderbyte View Post
    I think you misunderstood what "enough cash" can mean.

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    Ah, I see. You pay someone else to know the size of the screen. Some folks have too much money.
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    I was talking about having enough money for buying or fabbing something along the lines of this. Its sold in the mp3car store. Scrap that crappy OEM screen unless you like PIXELs
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    Quote Originally Posted by easyc View Post
    The car comes with the stock navigation system, which I'd like to keep.
    are there add on touch screen films that I could add to the existing screen to add touch screen capability?
    Quote Originally Posted by blk02si View Post
    I was talking about having enough money for buying or fabbing something along the lines of this. Its sold in the mp3car store. Scrap that crappy OEM screen unless you like PIXELs
    Doesn't really answer the question though, does it?
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