Thread: Zebel 2001 BMW 330ci Carputer

Originally Posted by bmwe46m3

i see you didnt install a gps....

Gps is installed, I have stuck the antenna within one of those holes under the rear deck. It still get reception. I have not added all my receipts but have stack of them, the project so far cost me roughly near 2k. Oh, I am in San Diego.

05BSZHP,
How do you become a member of CCA? Thanks for the tip, I need to go get more quotes as that was the first one.

Here are the pictures of the rack I made. I have to give credit to Gork; I followed his idea as it made sense to place the PC in a rack mounted in the trunk below the HK subwoofer. The cool thing is that you can access the wires by bending the back seats.




I added two industrial velcro pads flushed with the surface of the carpet.




I have installed velcro tape around the rim of the rack so I can later add a front access panel.



With the back seats flipped down I can access wires behind the PC.


Running wires to the rack:

I made a hole, more like a cutout, on the rear corner of the rack to pass wires and cables. I added a clip so I can slide the cables in and out of the hole.

I used a piece of plummer's tape, rolled one end of it and covered it with the carper material:

Determining the desired gap before screw the metal piece into the wood:




Now I can easily slide the cables in and out.

Here is how I mounted the rack to the chasie. I used four L shaped metal braces I bought from Home Depot.

The carputer seems somewhat stable now. To overcome the Source Sych issue with M-Audio, I have setup my RR to go straight to SIRIUS upon start up which powers up the SIRIUS tuner so the M-audio can sync with 'extenal source'. I am ok with this constraint at this point. To void this altogether I can always use the analog output instead of optical output of the SIRIUS.

I have already put back the center console, the backseat and right sider liner.
What is left:

-Make a panel to cover the rack, I have already put velcro tape around the front rim of the rack all I need is to put the trunk liner and cut a piece of wood going across from one side to another.

-Play around with skins.

Dman! I think I am done!