Thread: The lost in Europe '97 Ford Escort

Thanks a lot guys! Comming from you, means a lot to me.
I'll get some more pics tommorow, close ups and such.

Originally Posted by Bugbyte

Looks fantastic! What kind of rear passenger screens are those? I'm thinking about doing the headrest thing too.

I got them from Armen at Digitallww. Drop him a mail, he may have some for you. The downside for me, if you could say that, is they are video monitors, not VGA. But then again, they're only for videos...I may add a roof mounted TS in there later on...

Originally Posted by Bugbyte

Also, what is that little LCD display just above where the relocated heater controls are? Nice work, there BTW.

It looks stock. Really nice.

That for now, only houses a IR receiver for a remote, but I was thinking of adding a voltmeter in there...I don't know. That panel was hacked from a Citroen head unit I had laying around...
Here's what it used to look like before I got my hands into it...

Originally Posted by tj!2k4

looking great cris and nice work. too bad you had to give up the heat/ac vents to get the lcd moulded.

Yeah, but a sacrifice had to be made I guess. Fiting all that was a pain in the ... as it is.
To tell you the truth, it's pretty cold outside here, and I don't miss them at all.

The fab work is damn good...how did you re-route the airflow?

Excellent job Cris. The screen came out really nice, great work.
Where are the subs?

and why didn't you use a slot load dvd?

oh and you beat me by like one day in posting your pics. I'll be posting mine tomorrow.

Originally Posted by nitropwd

The fab work is damn good...how did you re-route the airflow?

Thanks.
Well, I didn't. Just covered the vents with foam.

Originally Posted by Quattro

Excellent job Cris. The screen came out really nice, great work.
Where are the subs?

Hey Quattro, thanks a lot man. The subs are not in yet...maybe I'll put them next few months...(I don't have amps for them... )

Originally Posted by Quattro

and why didn't you use a slot load dvd?

Well, as I was telling you on mess a while ago, not putting a slot load in there is one of my life mistakes...

Originally Posted by Quattro

oh and you beat me by like one day in posting your pics. I'll be posting mine tomorrow.

Oh, that will be so sweet! Your install will set a mark for all Audi installs. Can't wait.

Originally Posted by DarasBB

Cris, your carputer installation looks amazing.

I just focused on the visual image of my Escort. As soon as I will place pictures of my modifications I will give you PM.

You can also find me at www.fordescort.org. This is Polish Ford Escort FanKlub website. I’ll put some pictures there.

I’m in the middle of collecting money for LCD touch screen (Lilliput) and motherboard (Via Epia M10000) as those are the most expensive things I need. This will take me a quite long time as my salary is about €330.


PS. I think that your radio should be in black.

Hey DarasBB, I'm glad you like it. How are you gonna mount yours?

Yeah, you're right about the radio, but I've had it before I had the pc in, and it's a really good headunit, and I didn't want to give it up...

That looks really good DarasBB!

Are those chrome rings around the spedo and RPM by any chase?



Nice plans. On your frst version, the screen doesn't quite fit in there, but it can be done. You'll lose the HU this way.

For the second version, the screen I had fit perfectly in there. Here's a pic: