Luckily the 84-85 RX-7 comes with a 2.5 DIN stereo opening. With minor trimming, I got the screen to fit.
The screen and console:
test fit:
Behind the scenes - I affixed the rear plastic mounting plate directly to the console face and snapped in the screen from the front:
...as seen here, sans screen (but with console face now painted and clearcoated to match the car colour)
screen mounted:
DVD/CDROM drive mounted in the top of the glovebox. I cut two slits in the top of the glovebox and strapped it there with black metal strapping. left over from a shipping crate. Cutting out a small rectangle of plastic behind it made room for connecting wires, though I still haven't got it to work right.
Carputer tucked inside / behind storage bin behind driver's seat. I've since installed a new bin with less plastic cut away.
up and running. You can see the thumb drive I use to quickly load new music onto it - it's hanging from a silver USB cable in the passenger footwell (tucks up into the dash when not connecting or disconnecting it)
that car was built for a carpc. That bin behind the driver's seat looks perfect for a PC.
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