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install LCD screen into BMW E46 sunglasses holder?
I've been considering putting a carputer into my 2003 E46 330ci with minimal effort.
I think the easiest possible way to install a carputer is to take out the sunglasses box and install a retractable touchscreen LCD screen. Then take the USB+VGA inputs and run them to the glove box.
I already have an AUX input in the glove box so I can install a mac mini into the glove box, put the audio out to the AUX, hack a DC-DC adapter I already have to power the mac-mini
Total project cost:
-$299 mac mini (UCSD special price)
-$500 retractable VGA touchscreen LCD
-$20 dc-dc adapter
The biggest draw of this project is it is so little work. No need to route wires, etc all over the place. The only installation is the LCD screen into the sunglasses box.
Does anyone know if there's some instructions to removing the sunglasses box and installing some sort of mount or bezel to install a screen into it?
If this isn't an option, one can drop the AC controls into the glove box as shown in several Double DIN E46 installs then you have a free DIN below the stock radio but this seems like more work.
Any pointers to people installing single DIN devices into the sunglasses holder?
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