AvePC - Toyota Avensis 2004 & CarPC (lots of pics)

At first I´d like to thank every mp3car user. I didn´t know anything about anything considering car audio when I decided to start my project.
Anyhow, this is my short project log of my AvePC. I´m proud of finishing this and that everything works without any major problems.
Well, are this kind of things ever finished, I don´t know :D The whole project lasted over a year.

Idea was to put a computer into my car primarily to play MP3s and secondary to use GPS. No further needs have appeared, yet.

The car is Toyota Avensis Wagon 2.0 VVT-i 2004.
http://koti.mbnet.fi/anzafin/AvePC/kuva1.JPG


The plan was to use my notebook as carcomputer. I live in Finland and winters can be cold in here and there are plenty of weeks I´m not using my car at all (because of my work). So it´s just handy I can take my carcomputer easily off and take it into my house for those weeks to get some warmth. It´s Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo A7600
http://koti.mbnet.fi/anzafin/AvePC/kuva2.JPG


Soundcard is Soundblaster Live! 24-Bit USB.
http://koti.mbnet.fi/anzafin/AvePC/kuva3.JPG


To connect the soundcard into my factory headunit I ordered an adapter from Maxxcount.de Germany.
http://koti.mbnet.fi/anzafin/AvePC/kuva4.JPG


I chose the Xetec Vector 350.6 to work as my amplifier because of it´s great price-quality relation.
http://www.xetec.de/main/index.php?c...55&language=en
http://koti.mbnet.fi/anzafin/AvePC/kuva5.jpg


I purchased Xetec ParaQ-7 Mk2 equalizer also. Actually I bought this over a year after the amplifier...
http://koti.mbnet.fi/anzafin/AvePC/kuva6.jpg


GPS is Rikaline X5 with USB.
http://koti.mbnet.fi/anzafin/AvePC/kuva7.JPG


Newision 7" Touchpanel LCD.
http://koti.mbnet.fi/anzafin/AvePC/kuva8.JPG


Touchpad is Cirque Easycat and keyboard is something I don´t remember :)
http://koti.mbnet.fi/anzafin/AvePC/kuva9.jpg

http://koti.mbnet.fi/anzafin/AvePC/kuva10.jpg


Subwoofer is Carpower Blackbass-10.
http://www.monacor.com/int/en/produk...8&spr=EN&typ=u
http://koti.mbnet.fi/anzafin/AvePC/kuva11.jpg

SORRY ABOUT THE BIG PICS...

My log is not presented in chronological order but what the heck, let the mayhem begin!

Dampening:
I bought lots of dampening mat to silence my dash and floor. The difference before and after can be heard easily.
http://koti.mbnet.fi/anzafin/AvePC/kuva12.JPG

http://koti.mbnet.fi/anzafin/AvePC/kuva13.JPG

http://koti.mbnet.fi/anzafin/AvePC/kuva14.JPG


Making of the trunk:
I decided to build my trunk all over and not to harm any of the original pieces of it.
http://koti.mbnet.fi/anzafin/AvePC/kuva16.JPG

http://koti.mbnet.fi/anzafin/AvePC/kuva18.JPG

http://koti.mbnet.fi/anzafin/AvePC/kuva19.JPG

http://koti.mbnet.fi/anzafin/AvePC/kuva20.JPG

http://koti.mbnet.fi/anzafin/AvePC/kuva21.JPG

http://koti.mbnet.fi/anzafin/AvePC/kuva22.JPG

http://koti.mbnet.fi/anzafin/AvePC/kuva23.JPG

http://koti.mbnet.fi/anzafin/AvePC/kuva24.JPG


Subwoofer casing:
I had some ideas to make somekind of custom case for subwoofer but I wanted to maintain the capability of the trunk to take some cargo. And traditional box styled case is so easy to remove when needed so...
http://koti.mbnet.fi/anzafin/AvePC/kuva26.JPG

http://koti.mbnet.fi/anzafin/AvePC/kuva27.JPG

http://koti.mbnet.fi/anzafin/AvePC/kuva28.JPG

http://koti.mbnet.fi/anzafin/AvePC/kuva29.JPG

Base plate for notebook:
The notebook was to be placed under driver´s seat so it needed a base plate for it.
http://koti.mbnet.fi/anzafin/AvePC/kuva30.JPG

http://koti.mbnet.fi/anzafin/AvePC/kuva31.JPG

http://koti.mbnet.fi/anzafin/AvePC/kuva32.JPG


Tray for touchpad:
It can be turned inside of box.
http://koti.mbnet.fi/anzafin/AvePC/kuva33.JPG

http://koti.mbnet.fi/anzafin/AvePC/kuva34.JPG


Placing the soundcard and keyboard:
Soundblaster found itself inside the glovebox with keyboard.
http://koti.mbnet.fi/anzafin/AvePC/kuva35.JPG


Control panel:
To control the power of amplifier, notebook power supply and on-off button for notebook. Input jacks for line-in and headphones.
http://koti.mbnet.fi/anzafin/AvePC/kuva36.JPG


Creating stand for LCD:
Ok. After a long wondering I decided to make a stand for LCD. It would have been possible to mold it into dash with some work but this was my solution this time. After using this now for a while I have become attached to it because of it´s removable design. I don´t think that weeks in a cold winter would harm the screen seriously when I´m not around but it just warms up my mind I can deattach it when not using it for a while.
http://koti.mbnet.fi/anzafin/AvePC/kuva37.JPG

http://koti.mbnet.fi/anzafin/AvePC/kuva38.JPG

http://koti.mbnet.fi/anzafin/AvePC/kuva39.JPG

http://koti.mbnet.fi/anzafin/AvePC/kuva40.JPG

http://koti.mbnet.fi/anzafin/AvePC/kuva41.JPG

http://koti.mbnet.fi/anzafin/AvePC/kuva42.JPG

http://koti.mbnet.fi/anzafin/AvePC/kuva43.JPG

http://koti.mbnet.fi/anzafin/AvePC/kuva44.JPG

Hey, where'd you find that keyboard? I've been looking for a small one recently.

The keyboard is sold in webshops all over Finland. Can´t remember the one I ordered it...

Damn that looks pretty sweet....very clean..

Some pictures of completed project:

http://koti.mbnet.fi/anzafin/AvePC/kuva45.JPG

http://koti.mbnet.fi/anzafin/AvePC/kuva46.JPG

http://koti.mbnet.fi/anzafin/AvePC/kuva47.JPG

http://koti.mbnet.fi/anzafin/AvePC/kuva48.JPG

http://koti.mbnet.fi/anzafin/AvePC/kuva49.JPG

http://koti.mbnet.fi/anzafin/AvePC/kuva50.JPG

http://koti.mbnet.fi/anzafin/AvePC/kuva51.JPG

http://koti.mbnet.fi/anzafin/AvePC/kuva52.JPG

http://koti.mbnet.fi/anzafin/AvePC/kuva53.JPG

Comments please! :)

Very very nice install, totaly clean and for your first time doing it awsome, I'm in the process of doing my install and I though I was doing it allright but man your is good. keep the good work

Thanks Perrosky. I´m quite satisfied too. But of course there are some little details that are not so clean but that´s life. I hope you all the best with your own project. Just believe in it ;)

I'm digging your display mount! That would be a pretty good way for us folks that live in places that get waaaay cold to mount our displays. Would defrost it pretty quick.