Thread: n00b question: Regarding CarPuters

its easy. Depends on the type of lcd you use. vga or composite. Both will run the distance fron the trunk to the dash.

If you use composite, you just run a rca line from your TV out on your video card to the lcd and just run a long vga line if you use vga.

As for power, its a good idea to power it from the computers PSU since thats a clean 12volts. So you just chop off the molex connector and the 12v line is the yellow line and run that to the 12v source on your lcd and then ground it to the black line on the psu. Easy as that.

remember that most LCDs used in carputers have either a composite input or a vga input. it's not like a laptop screen where you have a number of different wires.

so depending on which you use, you simply need a cable long enough to go from wherever you put the PC to the screen

power comes from the battery (duh) and needs to be regulated before feeding it to your PC or LCD ... there's a million ways to do this ... you can also go with an inverter

In my car, I mounted the LCD right on the top of my dash. The 93' Honda Accord has an inset in the dash where the clock goes.

I went down to my mechanic and had them take the clock out, Then I ran all my cables through the hole, and down into the passenger seat where all my wiring is. In your case, you would just hide the cables under the carpet or some molding and run it to your trunk.

I used the mount that came with my LCD, and just stuck it to the dash with the adhesive that came with it. The clock also went back into place, and I notched it out some so the wires would fit. This was the part I really screwed up. You have to use a Dremmel for doing this, anything else will just mangle the plastic as I found out.

Wiring really depends on where you want to mount your LCD. If you post a pic of your dash and tell us where you want to put your screen, we can give more suggestions.