Thread: Chrysler 300 Touring CarPC build/install with pictures

Originally Posted by Nermin

nevermind my last comment - I hooked the carPC to the PC power Supply and I'm using AC-DC power adapter for the monitor that came with it in the box

however, now I have a problem - when I start the PC I get this beeping sound coming from the motherboard and no feedback to the monitor at all. I wonder if I hoooked up the front controls correctly ???

I think with most P4 boards there is the little connector with 4 boxes that you connect along with the ATX connector....... you have to connect that otherwise the board will beep and shut off.

To connect to the car battery, instead of connecting the 12v+ to the yellow on the power block, you would connect it to the 12v+ of you battery. The ground would go to a ground point about 3 to 6 feet away, anything longer will cause issues. You do have you amp wiring kit run right? It is recommened you have between 4 to 0 guage kit. Anything else is inviting danger. Im hoping Toaster will post his famous picture!!!!

PS: here it is!

I am not going to install amplifier - I'm planning to use my existing speakers in the car

"famous picture" rocks

no I decided I wont use the car battery

but, I cant find the little connector with 4 boxes you're talking about - is it supposed to be on the motherboard, PC Power Supply, or on M2-ATX ?

Originally Posted by Nermin

I am not going to install amplifier - I'm planning to use my existing speakers in the car

"famous picture" rocks

no I decided I wont use the car battery

but, I cant find the little connector with 4 boxes you're talking about - is it supposed to be on the motherboard, PC Power Supply, or on M2-ATX ?

Im still somewhat a newbie so I dont know what that darn thing is called. Most people call it a P4 connector.... So how are you going to install the PC? were will it get its power from. Trust me, if your going to install a nice system, I would do it right. It will cost you 3 times the money later. take it from me, Im at almost 4,000 dollars into my setup, because i did not research and bought useless stuff and didnt take people advice. The AMP kit is required to handle the heavy power usuage the PC and other items will require.

I'm going to fabricate custom housing for it from fiberglass and attach it on the top of my trunk

as for power, see I didnt even thought about AMP kit - I guess I was wrong thinking to attach M2 directly to the battery

however, I'm planning to upgrade stock battery for more power storage as well as stock alternator for providing additional boost

Originally Posted by Nermin

I'm going to fabricate custom housing for it from fiberglass and attach it on the top of my trunk

as for power, see I didnt even thought about AMP kit - I guess I was wrong thinking to attach M2 directly to the battery

however, I'm planning to upgrade stock battery for more power storage as well as stock alternator for providing additional boost

I think the best person to ask is GreatWhite since he has the same car. I am sure he used a AMP kit. Whatever you do plan everything out. Do not rush your install, if all the parts have to sit there for 5 months until you can gather your plan and information, then let it. I rushed my install and I had to pull everything out and this time Ive planned it out. First thing I did was run all major cabling that is hard to run, like the AMP kit (my car required 2 kits) Audio cabling, video cabling, things that require you to remove interior to place. You have your equipment in the trunk, i didnt have that option, so I had to use my center console, which turned out to be not enough because i did not plan. So now my setup takes up the center console, the bottom of the passenger seat and the back of the passenger seat.

here is something really stupid - I did not put the memory on the motherboard slot - that is probably why I could not start the PC

Originally Posted by HiJackZX1

I think the best person to ask is GreatWhite since he has the same car. I am sure he used a AMP kit. .......

Nope, not the same car. Mine is a 300M special, he's got a 300 or 300C, can't remember which....

Mine:



His:



I used 4 gauge welding cable (less than half the price of an "amp kit")

soldiered all my terminal lugs:



or used the audio screw/compression style connectors:




I even went so far as to pack all my non-soldiered fittings with dielectric grease to stave off corrosion:



If you're going to to it, do it right the first time. If you don't, you'll just end up tearing it all out again and doing it all over. So you can do it once, or you can do it thrice.

Your choice...............

The 300C has the battery mounted under the rear seat if I remember (or is it in the trunk, damn memory's going again). Even so, hijack is right, anything less than 8 guage to the power supply wil be "iffy".

I assume your factory radio has an aux in port if you plan to use the stock system?

Here's a quick link to how I mounted mine in the trunk, sounds somewhat similar to your plans:

2004 Chrysler 300m Special

The four pin connector is used to power the cpu on a P4 board, the 20-24 pin is used to power the board.

No memory would definitely cause a problem, I know it is for the big cpu in my head

Good luck!

Oh you have that style 300..... I actually loved that car, especially the Dodge version, the Intrepid. Your setup up is so clean, you wouldnt know the thing was there at all....

Originally Posted by HiJackZX1

Oh you have that style 300..... I actually loved that car, especially the Dodge version, the Intrepid. Your setup up is so clean, you wouldnt know the thing was there at all....

Odd you would say that, I had an intrepid first:



But "up here", it's a Chrysler Intrepid.

Sold her to buy the 300M Special, newer, faster, nicer........

Well, that's enough hijacking of this thread for now..................