2003 Pontiac Vibe GT 56K Beware.

**Grimoire** · 05-27-2006, 05:36 PM

I have redone this post and included the latest stuff and deleted the mistakes... Its still not perfect, but getting there...

Here are some starter pics. I have more to take tomorrow as even THESE are not most current. Still Rewiring all of the speakers, Installed Tweeters into the pillars and will be making a new enclosure for those... But here are some starter pics for everyone to tell me good/bad/other... :P

Pic 1: Dash Booting at night

Pic 2: Dash with unpainted USB/LED's

Pic 3:Modified the AC/Circ Air Control to have a Power LED and HDD Activity LED and a working USB Port. Its been painted since...

Pic 4: Back of the PC. The big *** hard drive has been converted from IDE to SATA Laptop hard drive...

Pic 5 & 6: The old PS2 case. The fan is now flush and sanded smooth. Pic to follow, its also color matched to my car.

Pic 7: My 5 Channel Amp's new home. Some Plexiglass will cover it and the area around needs to be carpeted still... NEED FUNDS!

Pic 8: Blank button is now the Master Shutdown and a hidden button for the Computer Reboot button.

Pic 9: Painted and sealed. Hopefully done with the dash.

Pic 10: PS2 installed. The USB cable in front is the Dash USB. GPS and touchscreen are in back.

Pic 11 & 12: The new Sub Box. I was going to install another one, but really, I dont need it.

Pic 13: Tweeter installed. Need to make a new tilt enclosure, but thats to come...

Pic 14: Where the Radio is now installed.

**ppgt94** · 07-12-2006, 11:04 PM

Wow very nice dash and center console fab work. But, those choice of switches... :/ sort of spoils it all a bit.

**Grimoire** · 07-12-2006, 11:06 PM

I know, Im looking for a nicer push button style, havin a hard time finding a good push button that fits though. Im not done yet! If you have any suggestions, Im open for any.
The dash someone else made, Im making a new one now, sanding and sanding, I'll post that when its done.

**Grimoire** · 07-30-2006, 09:21 PM

Everything has been redone. Including the buttons....Pictures to follow.

**breaker021** · 08-10-2006, 12:12 PM

damn ur couch and ur uber n00b carputer skills!

what i mean to say is - awesome job man. very smart using a laptop, rather than building a machine with half the capability but double the cost. and i'm also thinking of integrating a touch pad somewhere around my arm rest too... just trying to find a usb touch pad, used, for like $10 somewhere.... ;]

major props.
- sh00k

**Redian** · 08-20-2006, 01:42 AM

breaker... use ebay lol

as for the install, amazing.

**blackedoutxb** · 11-21-2006, 03:32 PM

hey man nice install. Yeah bondo cracks easily i would suggest using bondo-glass or marine tex. you can find marine tex at any marine supply store and the bondo glass is basically bondo with strands of fiberglass in it. very strong material, i would say the strongest of the two would be the marine tex.

**PontiacGA** · 12-29-2006, 09:59 AM

Nice install. Glad to see another Vibe GT owner on here.

**McAND** · 12-30-2006, 07:49 AM

I have a pc car with old lap top me too, maked 2 years ago.(mediacar--roadrunner)
I have a question, for turn on pc I have seen the switch, but with my laptop, I have a problem of resolution of the lilliput, When i turn on pc, I need to press 2 times the keys: FN-F5
How have you resolved thi point ?
Thank you,

P.s.:Sorry for my bad english

**Grimoire** · 12-30-2006, 10:33 AM

Yeah, sounds like your switching between VGA settings. Meaning your laptop is defaulting to "projector" or "Laptop Screen" instead of external monitor. Check in the Bios and Windows settings to change that.

Oh, and update on me car. I gots into a small accident. (4 cars is small right?) and now have some body damage. I blew some fuses and had to remove my entire Carputer. BUT, with a 400w inverter and a 350w ATX power supply, Im back in action. Ive also gotten an SDC. Both of these I have GenesisFactor to thank for! So, thats it in a nutshell, pics to follow.