def, here's the picture closeups. I think you misunderstand my cable. This ONLY connects between the OPUS or Mobo, to the ATX power supply. If you're powering opus, you need 12V DC. If you're powering the mobo, you need 12V DC. You have to get those from either the car or the ATX.
Lapith, glad to see another Saaber here! Here's
some info about my screen but I haven't gone into much detail, so I guess this is a good place for that. The idea was not to spend a lot of time modding a dash. I wanted a plug-n-play(tm) option. I knew I had a removable DIN-sized CD player, and I knew of DIN sized 7" monitors, so the 2 ideas just kind of came together. I'm putting a Xenarc 700IDT non-motorized flip up screen where the CD player is. I can chuck the CD player (cause I'll have XM & mp3s, so why need a CD player). A later project will be to put a CD/DVD drive IN the monitor (there's room believe it or not). But the tricky part is how to get your MOST system to live without the cd player. It needs it to complete the fibre optic loop. That's where Etadyne Industries came to help. They have a
MOST Loopback Connector that shunts the system. You still need your dealer to remove the CD player from the option menu with Tech 2, but it is possible!
I'm still working on getting it in there. It's the last peice to my puzzle. There will be a little work getting it to fit since the monitor is a little to big to fit in there. One small drawback is that when the screen is flipped up it will block 90% of the climate control. But that's why I got a non-motorized, so I can just bend it down & make temp adjustments. Besides, I have automatic climate control, so I won't have to touch it most of the time.
But by crikey it'll work.
As for your idea, I love it. I think it would be great to put something in there. To be honest it's the perfect place (much higher than mine). Check out this
page for different things you can put in that spot. The only drawback I see for yours is how to mount it in there. While my LCD will probably physically fit in there, it needs the cage for electronics & mechanism. Don't let me dissuade you though. I haven't looked all that much.
Good luck, and if you have any questions about the car, let me know!