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  1. 11-22-2004, 12:05 AM #1
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    New to the hobby

    Hello, I discovered this site about 2 months ago, and I have been captivated into trying to create a carputer so I may use is for GPS and mp3's. I will be driving a 1999.5 Nissan Pathfinder SE, and I am not experienced at all with car electronics, I however, do believe I know computer hardware fairly well, although I will claim I do not know anything about Fabrication, Power, Software used in the car pc, etc. Time and budget should not be a problem, but patience is something I will need to work on it appears after reading many people's post on their carputers. I have done some research on this site, although I have not really accomplished much due to the fact not many people have done this with a Nissan Pathfinder. Any help on this will be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time.
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  2. 11-22-2004, 12:35 AM #2
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    Welcome and nice first post!

    Each vehicle is different. The best place to get ideas for screen/device mounting is from cardomain.com or a Nissan/Pathfinder forum. Look at what others have done and how they did it. They will also have the best tips for tear-down and rebuilding, they have done it.

    Keep an eye out for local mp3car members. Most will be willing to help with fabrication / installation. Any "shoptime" helps everyone involved. *Armen is the Fab moderator and his work is really good!*

    Search before you post a question, and be specific when you do it helps everyone involved!

    Oh yeah, HAVE FUN!!
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