Thread: My 03' Maxima carputer install

omg that sub is going to own the hard drive... as for the motherboard depending on how you play your bass that is going to rattle apart...

Originally Posted by mbkowns

omg that sub is going to own the hard drive... as for the motherboard depending on how you play your bass that is going to rattle apart...

Except for the video & sound cards (that I've secured them on the sub), what else on the MB that could rattle apart?

all the small parts over time I just think you would of been better off building a computer box out of bosil wood and epoxy. You have room for it ...

[QUOTE=FiSKARZ]nice setup, now all you need to do is swap out that thunder6000 for a JL w6
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*cough* *cough* W7 *cough*

Originally Posted by FiSKARZ

nice setup, now all you need to do is swap out that thunder6000 for a JL w6

.....its nice to see a high-end gfx card in the computer, as well as the SBLive. Just a question since i'm so dumb with electronics - is the cap you're using hooked up to the computer in any way, or is that just for the sub/amp circuit? Looks like youve got a whole lotta wires running thru it

Yes I hooked up the invertor (thus the entire PC) to the cap. Im not sure if there's anything wrong w/ it or would it harm my cap, but the cap actually gives power to the invertor during the engine crank and my PC could therefore survive the crank....heh

To fix this problem simply put one spring above and one spring below to create a nutral point in the suspension. I'm going to jack this idea for when I do my carputer But I'm going to mount it all to 1 board and fiberglass it into the corner of the trunk.

Originally Posted by carpcnoobie

Interesting pics and great setup.

I looked at your 'suspension' system with great interest actually. I noticed that you have springs on the bottom to hold the DVD/HDD up but there's no springs at the head of the screws to keep it from slamming upwards. (I hope I explain that well enough). It seems to me that you'll hit a bump, the spring will do their job and keep the DVD/HDD from hitting the box, but the springs will also push them up to the top of the travel, hitting the head of the screw. Wouldn't that be just as bad? Just a thought. I'm really not trying to down your system. I know there's been a lot of talk about using suspension systems or not. I'm sure you'll find out if this works well or not thru trial and error, but I still have to tip my hat for such simple but functional 'suspension'.

One other thing I saw that I had a question about was your GPS mouse. That looks alot like the ebay mouse that every one has seen and many people are using. It also looks like, from the pic, that there is a red LED that is lit when this is in use. Did you do something to cover up this LED or do you have a red light on top of your car when you go down the road?

Sorry for so many questions. Please don't think I'm trying to pick on your system. Your system works... that's a lot more then I've done.

hey, nice setup. Nice to see other maxima people get into this

Originally Posted by nl4jy

Question: How did u mount the GPS? Where/how did u hide the wires?

Mounted it using "magnetic field"
I just hide the wire into the gap between the windshield & the body, then cover it using a black plastic strip thingy that I got from homehardware...it looks okay