osafie

Hello everyone.

I am new, and just wanted to say hello. I have been lurking on the mp3car forums for a long time now. All I can say is that I have read up on doing my carPC install for a long time now, and this site is great.

I have almost everything installed. I have my touchscreen installed and working, but a little more fabrication is needed to clean up the bezel.

I have the frontend working and running with the GPS and music.

I have everything running off of my Compaq Presario 1720US (I had it laying around, so I figured I would use it).

I have sound routed through my Kenwood KDC-MP5028.


But I got some problems. I suck at soldering, and I have been practicing, but I am not getting any better at soldering. I need to solder two wires to the power button, so that I can route a switch to the dash. I can't get to it from the bottom of the board because there is a quickdock port in the way, which I have no idea of how to remove. My only option is to solder from the top on to the power button pins.

My question is, are there any alternatives to using solder, such as glue, epoxy, or something else. I can't find anyone that will do the job for less than $65, and that is with the laptop already apart.

Thanks for any advice and help.
Osafie

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