2007 Honda Civic SI Coupe Carputer install [Updated]

**Bxsteez** · 06-09-2008, 12:46 PM

What i want to do may be a little more difficult than my original thought. I don't even know if its possible yet but my 2007 Civic stock unit has a faceplate on the dash and a headunit behind it. What i wanna do is have that faceplate spin around and reveal a screen and when i get out the car spin around to show that stock faceplate. I figure since its fairly round this might be possible but i figure there will also be some clearance issues that i'd have to see about.

**BLACKonBLACK98** · 06-09-2008, 01:23 PM

have you checked out this guys worklog?

its an 07 si and he looks to be a nice fabricator, maybe he could help you out.

**Bxsteez** · 06-09-2008, 01:35 PM

Yea i've seen that. Its incomplete. I also don't know how he was going to get VGA on that screen but i would definitely like to know

**dhantiflag** · 06-09-2008, 05:06 PM

hey, i have a 2008 civic SI with a carpc..

my current dash peice is meh so so... but here are some pics of the 2 diff styles of dash's i had

2nd, need to redo moulding but didnt care much was just testing angle. (i like this 1 better so far tho, except sometimes get bad angles for sunlight (blahh)

1st screen, was very nice... the depth kept sun away but didnt like look kinda..

i like the stuff u did with RR in the early videos if u can post it i would like to pick at some of it

**Bxsteez** · 06-09-2008, 07:32 PM

Hmm this nice but i'd want to have a slim slot dvd drive in the custom dash. Thats would be my easy route. Of course the harder route sounds way cooler :-D Oh yea i can post the RR stuff i have but i'm not sure if i can post all of it. Let me know what you want me to post and i'll post those files.

**Bxsteez** · 06-10-2008, 10:59 AM

Does anyone know of a place where i can get an open frame transreflective touch screen???

**Bxsteez** · 06-10-2008, 12:23 PM

I have no idea what to do. A transflective screen would be great but i can't seem to find one besides the one MP3car.com sells but thats just way too expensive.

**BLACKonBLACK98** · 06-10-2008, 12:53 PM

there are companies that will make your screen transflective (can't remember which, do a search).

cartft.com has some tmr open frames but might do a custom transflective.

**Bxsteez** · 06-10-2008, 12:57 PM

I've been searching all morning and still haven't found anything worth wild. The companies that will make the screen transflective cost like 250 dollars and based on that i might as well just pay the 700 something for the mp3car.com's lilliput. I saw the CTF700-HM but in comparison to a transflective screen its just a disappointment. Have you had any experience with one of these anti-glare foils?

**BLACKonBLACK98** · 06-10-2008, 01:07 PM

i haven't had experience with anything except for looking at every website and getting all the info i can. this is my first diy computer project.

this is all i really have to go by:

did you see this?