scotty562

My project actually started from a topic I saw on digg.com in regards to car-pc's. I never even considered this or even knew other people were doing it untill I saw that post on digg. Shortly after that I found this site and it was like a snowball rolling down a hill. I was just an information spunge . Needless to say not more than two months later I have my touchscreen fabbed up, my switches relocated, and now I'm just waiting on wires so that I can finish my install.

I'll give a quick rundown of the parts I'm using that I can remember:
A85 Toshiba Satellite laptop
PIE GM9-Aux adapter to add RCA plugs to my stock deck
Xenarc TSV 7" Touchscreen
USB - Sound card (I don't have the model with me here as I'm typing this)
10' USB and VGA Extension cables
Bix Computers 130W Universal Car DC Power Adapter Kit - power for the laptop Linky

That's pretty much it.

So here is my progress on my 01 SS so far. I took a 7" Xenarc and molded it into the dash. I also relocated the ASR and Fog light switches. I'm still using the stock monsoon system (sounds awesome for all those haters ).

To keep the stock deck I simply bent back the tab jiggers that originally mounted the deck to the stock location. Then I took it turned it backwards and stuck it back in. Stuck some velcro in to hold it in place and it works awesome. The stock radio bezel fit on without modifying it any further than needed to mount the touchscreen.

My sound card on my laptop sounded TERRIBLE, it was quite and was improperly grounded (I think) because I had a small ground loop that I could hear through the speakers. I solved that problem with a usb sound card and the difference in sound quality isn't even measurable!

I don't know if these pictures conform with the forum's 800x600 rule or not.. I don't know how to check or change their current size.


Front of the touchscreen molding


Another


Back of the touchscreen molding


Another shot

These pictures show how I relocated my switches:


Front of the switches


Again

Back of the switches:


Lots of sanding ahead...



How I mounted my stock head unit:


It's actually right side up now.


You can see the wiring too.



Switch wiring - All I did was extend the wires, no biggie.

More pictures.


Test fit!!!


Progress!!!!

(yes there is a gap between the bezel and the touchscreen, I was just making sure everything was going to fit and there was enough room behind the touchscreen housing.)

Frontal
Relocated Switches



That's pretty much were I'm at for now. I'm waiting on more cables before I tear apart the interior.