What's up guys? I'm working on my latest mod for the TL. I'm not completely done, but here are some teaser pics of what's going on. Can someone guess what I'm doing?

 

Treasure chest in console? haha, but seriously, carputer or some crazy screen?

 

Ding ding ding

 

Dang. I was going to guess that you were putting a stone table top in there!

 

Nice, its going to be awesome. I wish I could have the time and funds to do something like that.

 

nice cant wait to see the finished product

 

good stuff... what are you going to be using for the deck.... had a carputer before, need to put it in again... check the photogallery for my setup under "tl in the snow" section.

 

you plan on putting a touch screen in there? how big of screen will fit?
what kinda computer you putting in? something basic for music/video purposes?

 

^ yeah, what's the size of the screen, and how much did ya pay for it? That's always been what's keepin' me from doing a carputer.

 

Screen size i'm using is 7"..You can probably fit an 8" though. Cost wise...I don't know yet..i'll let you know when it's done.

And i'm going to be using RoadRunner as my front end.

 

LOL!!!

 

It's done!!!

Here are the rest of the pics...






finished product...



What a pain in the ass this project was lol. I spent a little over week working on it everyday (about 3-4 hours of work a day)

Let me know what you guys think!

 

Well Done!!!!

 

nice

 

Wow, you should go work for Pimp My Ride!!

Go Big or Go Home in the modding world

 

Very nice! What are the specs?

 

Thats pretty damn hot.

 

great job man! is that like epoxy resin or something you used to mold? and if so, what was it for.

 

Damn, my balls are big..but not that big to do something like that! Great work!

 

It's just fiberglass and resin...

Thanks for all the comments guys!

I've got a couple more mods coming up soon.

 

looks cool, but cleanup the wires in your trunk. maybe integrate a mouse and a keyboard? or a laptop's mouse and pad if you dont already have it. purpose for needing a computer like that??

man...Q did you happen to take that DELL from your school? jaja

 

Looks nice and clean good work

 

nice work

 

I like it! Few questions though...

Where do you live? If you live in an area where it gets really warm, you need good cooling for the PC, and if it gets really cold, you want to be careful of frost or moisture.

Do you go into the trunk every time you get into the car to turn it on; or did you install a button in the front?

Thanks!

 

I live in Florida, and i've had no problems so far with the heat.

and for the turning on and off, I installed what's called a "shutdown controller" it senses the 12v off of the acc of the car. When it's on, it pulses the motherboard and tells it to turn on and off.

 

very nice install! I would be careful placing the cpu right next to your subs like that- the magnets might be a little close to your HD. And thats the same computer i'm on at work right now

What did the screen run you?

 

I would also be worried about the vibration of the sub messing with the reader heads on the HDD.

 

thats sickkkkkkkkkkkkk. i want one of these so bad but im not nice like you are. how much was the screen? how much was everything total and how much would someone charge for labor like this?

 

The screen was like 200..

Everything in total..probably like 400.

Labor on this would probably be expensive seeing as how long it takes!

 

I have to say that you did a VERY good job man. Keep it up. I don't have the skill nor balls do to things like that. As you have read above...hide those wires in the trunk. It would so much cleaner then
Once again, pimp upgrade man!!!

 

i seen your vid in your other post. what kinda software is that that youre using? where can i find it? im gonna start building a carputer in the next month is it ok if i pm you with some questions?

 

Looks real nice, keep up the good work

 

RoadRunner with LSX void 2.0 skin...

www.mp3car.com

 

Very nice install. You might want to just post everything it took to install it; I, for one and interested and it would prevent a bunch of questions on it...

Also, have/can you integrate the steering wheel controls to it?

 

u can integrate pretty much anything in the car that you like.. using the relay controller/software for the car comp....

also.. mounting it to the sub is a bad idea since the hdd will develop bad clusters eventually.. maybe not now.... as well as loosen the components slowly....

most of u here need not worrY, this is a very fun/exciting project.... just get urself a touchscreen.. and the carcomputer will depend on specs/size... if ur low on $$$, build a regular size desktop, super cheap nowadays.... the rest is the same as connecting a computer together.... just make sure u have regulated 12v going to the carcomputer's powersupply.....

after u did this....everything else is the software and trust me.. this is where the fun part kicks in.... if u have video out/dual screen video cards, even better... more fun! :P ...

and like the author of this tread mentioned, check out www.mp3car.com ..... the one and only site for all ur carcomp needs/questions.

 

did you use a metra kit? if not what did you use to make it look so clean. im sure its custom but what did you use for it? any quick pointers or in depth details would be greatly appreciated