2003 2004 2005 Honda Accord CarPC - Page 3

mnapoles · 03-09-2006, 12:17 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by 98EXL

oh but of course it is the easy way....but who wants to do that?

someone that lives in miami and doesnt feel like reaching around the entire car everytime i want to adjust the AC. I was also looking to keep the car as stock looking as possible. i doubt that the head unit being in the glove compartment will meet that expectation

98EXL · 03-09-2006, 09:40 AM

I think you and I are thinking different things.....you are not moving the climate control controls...just the display. How often do you change the temp...and do you really need to look at it to adjust it?

Basically, what I thought you would want, is to move the display of the HU to the cubby, and in place put a screen in it. Plain and simple

mnapoles · 03-09-2006, 10:55 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by 98EXL

I think you and I are thinking different things.....you are not moving the climate control controls...just the display. How often do you change the temp...and do you really need to look at it to adjust it?

Basically, what I thought you would want, is to move the display of the HU to the cubby, and in place put a screen in it. Plain and simple

Well if in fact this was possible I wish I would have spoken to you earlier. The entire reason i mounted the TFT low was so i didnt lose the functionality of the dual CC. I have already fabricated the lower bezel with the lilliput in it. I would have liked it much more if it was mounted up higher.

Oh well maybe one day down the road i will switch the two.

Is it possible to but another lilliput case without the screen in it? like a replacement part list somewhere online?

98EXL · 03-09-2006, 11:52 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by mnapoles

Is it possible to but another lilliput case without the screen in it? like a replacement part list somewhere online?

huh? I'm confused

mnapoles · 03-09-2006, 12:29 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by 98EXL

huh? I'm confused

Sorry im still 1/2 asleep. what i meant was...

Is there anyway to "BUY" another liliput case that i could cut up to remount the screen.

98EXL · 03-09-2006, 02:33 PM

probably, check the for sale forums

mnapoles · 03-11-2006, 02:35 PM

I updated my sig to include the link to my 2003 accord install thread... its a work in progress though so dont expect to see finished pics for a couple weeks

amthar · 03-18-2006, 08:30 PM

just as an update, my buddy and I got around to working on his 2003 LX accord. He had purchased one of those upper dash metra conversion kits, the kind that adapts the radio area to a single DIN hole (he didn't have dual climate control so this was easy). We swapped that in, looks real nice and stock (with the exception of the fact that there is no device in the hole yet

).

We also swapped the CD storage area behind the shifter witht he metra single DIN conversion kit. Installed an aftermarket CD player in there that has an aux input for his up and coming car PC. We're also going to use the small cubby below the DIN slot for a slim USB DVD drive and a mini USB hub.

Dash disassembly, wiring harness soldering and taping, desk installation and dash reassembly took about 2 hours.

Next up we're going to try and follow the instructions posted here for running a power wire to the trunk to power the car PC.

Thanks for the help so far, working out great!

98EXL · 03-19-2006, 02:10 PM

got pics?

mnapoles · 03-19-2006, 04:20 PM

Hey if anyone has done the dash in this car could you give me a hint for the paint you used to match the dash? it seems to have a light texture that i cant get with regular spray paint? im on the last step of finishing this DAMN fabrication step!

amthar · 03-20-2006, 11:52 AM

yeah I should have taken pics

I'll take them asap, although you'll see a gapping hole where the flipout 7" VGA screen will be.

Broo · 03-21-2006, 09:43 AM

to some of the people concerned about the dual CC in the dash- if it also has the in-dash CD changer then it is nothing like the single CC controls (that has a temp setting and a fan setting) or dual CC controls without a CD changer (which does not use the OSD of the radio?)

The dual CC has a temperature setting that integrates into the stock CD changer head unit and displays the temperature settings on the stock unit's screen- so I can set the driver side for 65 degrees and the passenger can set the dial to 72 degrees. Hell- it is even possible that the dual CC controls are integrated into the radio head unit- but I have not taken it apart myself.

There is no stop/start point on these dials- you keep turning it left, the display will indicate 'lo' under 60 degrees- you keep turning it right, the display will indicate 'hi' over something like 88 degrees- so without the display, you really have no indicator of if the setting is on high or lo or somewhere in-between.

i found this out when the backlight in my head unit died (an issue with some 03 accords)- i could not see where the temp was so I had to keep screwing with it until it got hot/cold enough... you could somewhat see the numers in direct sunlight, but at night it was black. luckily I got the 5 yr/100k warranty so it was a free swap \...

the dual climate control seemed pretty cool when I was first lookign at the car as I like cold-*** temperatures (usually on 65 in the summer- 70 in the winter) and my passengers usually do not. in retrospect, it is a pain-in-the-*** for trying to get a LCD display installed as neither upper or lower locations are optimal for a motorized display: I do not know of a pre-fab upper cd changer+dual climate control panel and a lower pre-fab install will hit/block the radio buttons and A/C contols or the shift handle).

I will proably either hack the lower 'pocket' and install a fixed 7" LCD or learn about the fun of fiberglass and fabricate something so I can keep the pocket in case i want to go back to stock when I sell the unit.

I think someone makes a 2 DIN motorized LCD- I need to find some more info one that- does anyone have one installed?

Something like this is what I will probably end up doing: http://www.kuo.freakstylehosting.com/car.html

I would like something like this, but you can see how the screen is in the way: http://www.sounddomain.com/ride/690811/4

This is the upper panel for a dual climate control system (which looks like ***) but without the in-dash CD changer: http://www.autotoys.com/x/catalog/HO...AL_p_5065.html

...and this is the lower kit: http://www.autotoys.com/x/catalog/HO...WER_p_694.html

Oh, and if you haven't found the 2003 Honda thread on this forum, it is pretty helpful: http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/show...ght=2003+honda

peecee · 03-21-2006, 09:59 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by mnapoles

Sorry im still 1/2 asleep. what i meant was...

Is there anyway to "BUY" another liliput case that i could cut up to remount the screen.

You mean like this one?

http://www.digitalww.com/lilliput_housing.htm

mnapoles · 03-21-2006, 10:13 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Broo

Oh, and if you haven't found the 2003 Honda thread on this forum, it is pretty helpful: http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/show...ght=2003+honda

lol, thats THIS thread... :-X

oh and ^- thanks for the link thats exactly what i needed.

i just got done spray painting sandable primer on the screen bezel i will take some pics tonight after a bit of sanding as im going to be an hour late for work as it is... i have 6 days to get this thing all mounted and working before our little regional mp3car.com meet!!!! wish me luck...

amthar · 03-26-2006, 09:27 PM

Hey, my friend came back into town and I snapped some pictures per your requests. The gapping hole is for a 7" flipout VGA touchscreen that he has not purchased yet. so I guess for now, it could be considered a "theft deterent"

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