View Poll Results: Can I make a comp run on my 1999 TL

yea, but it's gonna be hard

44.44%

maybe, I don't really know...

44.44%

no, you are absolutely foolish to think this... go back to your *()$ books and read

I don't know.... I don't wanna decide so I just chose this

11.11%

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so, I was thinking... can you replace the NAV system with a computer in the back...

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Nov 2, 2008 | 02:53 AM

1oooop

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so, I was thinking... can you replace the NAV system with a computer in the back...

let's list what I have...

1. Service manual for tl 1999(HEHEHE.... it has the pinouts)
2. Time
3. A computer I don't need anymore
4. electronics experience(enough to make a Tesla coil)
5. people

6. common sense(alot of people don't have it XD)
7. a lot of curiosity(I would be called curious george if I lived with any of my friends...)

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Nov 2, 2008 | 10:18 AM

tegkid

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do you mean use the navigation touch screen lcd as the touch screen lcd for a carputer?

if so that will be very hard since no one that i know of has been able to get into the wiring enough of the factory navigation screen to have the touch signals outputted to a computer.

if you want to use the factory navigation screen as just a monitor for a carputer setup and have a keyboard and mouse so you can use it then thats not hard at all.

you can easily get doms nav2go unit and have your computer's signal going out to a yellow and just plug it right in.

but if you want to rip apart your nav touch screen monitor and do what has not been done; please do and let us know how to do it too.

theres also a guy in the blackmarket who is selling a custom fabbed dash with a built in ts monitor if you are interested.

good luck.

Nov 2, 2008 | 11:04 AM

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this would be a great idea. i have all the knowledge you need to build a carputer. if you can figure out how to make the nav screen output the touch signals we can callabo and make this happen

Nov 2, 2008 | 07:06 PM

1oooop

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so... I guess I'll have a KB and mouse on the side

... maybe I can access the touch screen and use it as a mouse since windows XP has an on screen keyboard

Nov 2, 2008 | 08:32 PM

tegkid

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if you can access the ts and make a dongle to dvi or something you will have a real money maker on your hands

if i recall i think someone tried this before but never posted any type of results.
good luck and let me know first if you come up with something.

Nov 8, 2008 | 09:47 PM

1oooop

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well, it seems I have luck on my side.... the manual says there's a composite, red, green, and blue signal

I can probably make the nav system work on my TV... and for the display... there are 2 wires which I go WTF at... LOL disp + and disp -... and I'm not willing to sacrifice anythig so....