Thread: 1998 Cadillac Deville Concours Install COMPLETE!!!

Originally Posted by willjeffw

sweet install, I have the same pc, can you please give me specifics on the car adapter you used to power it?

TY!

I used the same one that I use for my Gateway Laptop, MX6123

E-Bay has a laptop car adapter for about $50 shipped.

It is 19V 3.42A, and works fine on the car PC, the plug even fits the power in, like it was made for it. I snipped the lighter plug off and just hard wired it into the car.

Just FYI, you might want to upgrade to 256MB of RAM. I think that's the max it will handle.

Good luck with your install!

man somehow i feel a day late and a dollar short... youve basicly done the same exact mod im working on currently, one major difference tho is i was gonna try and loose the "wood" aspect of the bezzle area and go with a matte black/charcoal look so that it somewhat looks "flush"

i know this post is half a year old but wow, the 98 deville and the 97 seville have almost identical interiors... u still have this ride? would like to compare work/craftsmanship sometime mabee a few tricks etc etc

anti-theft piece is nniiiiice!

Originally Posted by MindDrive

man somehow i feel a day late and a dollar short... youve basicly done the same exact mod im working on currently, one major difference tho is i was gonna try and loose the "wood" aspect of the bezzle area and go with a matte black/charcoal look so that it somewhat looks "flush"

i know this post is half a year old but wow, the 98 deville and the 97 seville have almost identical interiors... u still have this ride? would like to compare work/craftsmanship sometime mabee a few tricks etc etc

Hey Minddrive, TY. The 97 Seville and 98 Deville Concours are identical when it comes to the radio, climate and info panel. If you didn't want to lose the wood, I would offer to sell you that entire bezel I made (less LCD). I just bought an 02 Deville DTS and will be putting the PC in that this spring. This past weekend I returned the 98 to 100% stock (in 1.5 hrs!). You would never know it had a PC in there. It would be a shame to chuck all that nice woodwork. It really is a bolt in setup, just add monitor and GO! If you want, send me an e-mail and we can chat.

Originally Posted by sedtc

i'm still diggin' the leather and wood, very classy. for some reason you guys who have taken the time to match the wood trim and blend with the oem interior in the car always impress me.

i spy a newer deville, should i be looking forward to another top notch install in there as well?

TY sedtc, you spy correctly! The new '02 DTS is my avatar, and I'll be doing a rather unique install on that one as well, Zebrano wood stained to match of course! I'll probably be staring a work log in a month or so!

doesnt 02 devilles already have lcd navigation stock? if so then mod'n it for pc should be that hard at all... hell it might already have a nice lil backside hardware cache ya can dig out of it ^_^

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