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Now if I could just wire in the coffee maker....
I have always had all of my music ripped to hard disks, and have used a variety of methods for automating and controlling music playback in the house. I love having all of music available at any time in any room.
In order to extend that experience to the car, earlier this year I purchased the Mopar iPod integration kit, which lets you listen to and control an ipod from various Chrysler radios.
I also have various handhelds and GPS units that I have used over the years in the car.
Then I found mp3Car....
Hardware
Jetway JF72 Motherboard - Via 2.0 GHz processor, 1GB memory
Xenarc MDT-X7000 7" in-dash touchscreen
MCS case
M2-ATX 160W intelligent DC-DC power supply
OCZ SSD2-1C32G 32GB SSD drive - system and software
Verbatim Smartdisk 250GB external firewire drive - media
Dlink 802.11G USB wireless network
Generic USB Bluetooth adapter
Andrea USB-SA microphone
Delorme Earthmate LT-40 USB GPS
Elmscan 5 OBDII bluetooth interface
cheap microsoft wireless keyboard and mouse (to be replaced)
Software
Centrafuse 2.0
iGuidance 2009 GPS Navigation software
nlite'd Windows XP Pro SP3
Audio
All speakers have already been replaced with Inifinity Reference series
Mopar subwoofer
Alpine MRV-F307 4 channel amp
Chrysler dash install kit
Chrysler wiring harness
Things to try out later
Griffin Powermate
Optimus Mini-Three OLED keyboard
Visteon HD Radio
PC had been bench-tested for a while as I try out things.
Installation will go in stages:
- Get the Xenarc touchscreen installed and working as radio/cd
- Install the computer and related USB bits
- Rewire the speakers and install the Alpine amp
This lets me keep the factory wiring intact, and the amps in the Xenarc will eventually only be used to send a signal to the Mopar subwoofer.
Dean
Now if I could just wire in the coffee maker....
Here's the case:
And the touchscreen I'm using for testing, with the Andrea mic.
For install later:
The new touchscreen
And the factory radio it replaces
Pry out the window switches, and there is one screw to remove.
Don't forget to remove the climate control knobs, or they go flying.
Got it set up and playing a DVD. No Computer...Yet
I was going to try building my own enclosures, but I found these in the local Future Shop.
My thought is to mount them and the amps between them, so the whole thing is easy to take out if I need the carrying space.
Or I can just pop the shelf in and put the seats down to carry golf clubs or groceries or whatever.
Woohoo! another PT Cruiser!
Welcome to the forums, I like where this is going. I know the first gen bezels don't have a lot of space, and pretty much the easiest option is what you've done. Check out my 07 PT if you want (in my sig below) to see how I did the subs, etc. I'd love to get a computer in my mom's Gold '03 GT, but she has a hard enough time figuring out her laptop.
Where are you planning on mounting the PC? (when you get it)
I hate pre-fab boxes, but those look nice and they fit under the shelf in the lower position. I'd say rotate them so it angles down toward the middle instead, I think it would look better that way. Also it would be nice if the terminals were on the same side, but that's the folly of pre-fab boxes.
2007 Chrysler PT Cruiser TE
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