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Hey King, what kind of connectors are those white one's? Where could I get something like that? It doesn't even have to be the same type, I would just like to have some kind of connectors where I can just plug in/unplug the pwr/grnd/rem wires.. I've never really seen any quick disconnect connectors at radioshack, unless I'm blind.
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Originally Posted by King of Pain
Radioshack. I think it's part #274-154. I found them where they have the standard molex connectors. The other connector is part #274-224
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I would like to learn skin editing, just too little time to do things. I've seen some previews of the new Digital FX, it will have more customization that before. I'm good at building and configuring PCs. Car audio installs/fabrication too.
I just finished building my wife a new PC for christmas. An AMD dual core with 2GB of memory and twin 250GB SATA drives in a raid and an ATI midrange video card. Nothing fancy but it looks nice. She likes white and purple
I just finished building my wife a new PC for christmas. An AMD dual core with 2GB of memory and twin 250GB SATA drives in a raid and an ATI midrange video card. Nothing fancy but it looks nice. She likes white and purple
https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=168308
I'll find some time during the next 2 weeks to fix the stock LCD in the car
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Originally Posted by King of Pain
OK,
Here are some more pixs of the way I have mine wired. The quick disconnects help alot
This photo shows the small green/white wire at the botton left corner of the opus that is connected to the motherboard power switch pins
This is where the green/white goes on my motherboard. Notice the ribbon cable is pulled off. This ribbon is put back on when I use the regular desktop power supply and use the front button to turn the computer on.
The blue wires are banded and sealed. The Black wires (Ground) are banded together and soldered onto one main cable. The Yellow wires (Positive) are banded and solder together soldered into one cable. These two go to my fused distro block, same as the amps. The red (Remote on) and orange (12v) are together but wired in different directions in the car. The red is sent to the same remote turn on as the amps. The orange is wired to the LCD. I also have the remote wire switched in my car center arm rest compartment. I use this switch to turn the computer and amps off/on if I'm moving the car around briefly (driveway into garage type moving). Also as a valet switch so they don't mess with my stuff.
Does all this help?
Here are some more pixs of the way I have mine wired. The quick disconnects help alot
This photo shows the small green/white wire at the botton left corner of the opus that is connected to the motherboard power switch pins
This is where the green/white goes on my motherboard. Notice the ribbon cable is pulled off. This ribbon is put back on when I use the regular desktop power supply and use the front button to turn the computer on.
The blue wires are banded and sealed. The Black wires (Ground) are banded together and soldered onto one main cable. The Yellow wires (Positive) are banded and solder together soldered into one cable. These two go to my fused distro block, same as the amps. The red (Remote on) and orange (12v) are together but wired in different directions in the car. The red is sent to the same remote turn on as the amps. The orange is wired to the LCD. I also have the remote wire switched in my car center arm rest compartment. I use this switch to turn the computer and amps off/on if I'm moving the car around briefly (driveway into garage type moving). Also as a valet switch so they don't mess with my stuff.
Does all this help?
#86
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All my negative wires (amps and PC) go to a seperate block that then goes to a ground point on the car. The yellow goes to fused power block (along with my amp wires). I also have a fuse near the battery up front under the hood. Running a decicated fused line from the battery to the pc would be fine too. Since I have 3 amps and a PC it's easier for me to use a distro block in the trunk for all my junk. My Optima Yellow top battery really gets a work out with all that junk in the trunk.
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i went and look at your work log. and see you done a good job on that old LCD. how you coverup all that gab? did you cut that front stock old face plate to fit it? and fill the gab with something else?
i went and look at your work log. and see you done a good job on that old LCD. how you coverup all that gab? did you cut that front stock old face plate to fit it? and fill the gab with something else?
#88
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I filled the gap with a body filler putty, almost feels like playdoh. I'll try to get the name and get back to you. Getting the touchscreen flush and appearing stock was the toughest part of the install for me. Honestly, I'm still not 100% satisfied and may end up taking it to a professional. West Coast Customs is down the street from me. I've met Ryan a couple of times. His son goes to the same private school my kids go to and we run into each other sometimes. I may give him a call but I'll know he'll charge me an arm and a leg.
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king can you take a picture on your gps configuration screen. i couldn't get my rr to read my gps reciever. im assuming i need the compatable gps software towork with rr like iguidance ect. i have MS street. its work when i run it self.
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The metal housing from the LCD holds the touchscreen securely in place. To fill the gaps I used this:
http://www.loctiteproducts.com/repai...=8&Product=160
Do some research there maybe other putties you can use
Here's what I did:
I covered the front part of the touchscreen with foil. I pressed the foil firmly around the edges of the screen to get a good mold. I added putty to the inside of the bezel. I then pushed the foil covered touchscreen against the bezel while the putty was still soft. This closed the gaps around the inside of the bezel. I very gently took the screen off the foil . This left me with the foil on the inside of the bezel. I then trimmed with a razor blade while it was hardening and sanded/filed smooth the edges of the bezel opening. Once I felt the opening was good I covered the entire bezel with masking tape making sure was the opening was only exposed. I took some flat black sray paint and painted the inside of bezel wher I had applied the putty. Since I have a big touchscreen (8") The gaps were pretty big for me and the top and bottom of the bezel.
Working on the bezel is not for the faint of heart. Be ready to buy another if you mess this up. This will be the hardest thing I had to do on my install and it took me some time figure it out and get it right.
Here is a link to MP3car.
http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/fabr...k-warning.html
http://www.loctiteproducts.com/repai...=8&Product=160
Do some research there maybe other putties you can use
Here's what I did:
I covered the front part of the touchscreen with foil. I pressed the foil firmly around the edges of the screen to get a good mold. I added putty to the inside of the bezel. I then pushed the foil covered touchscreen against the bezel while the putty was still soft. This closed the gaps around the inside of the bezel. I very gently took the screen off the foil . This left me with the foil on the inside of the bezel. I then trimmed with a razor blade while it was hardening and sanded/filed smooth the edges of the bezel opening. Once I felt the opening was good I covered the entire bezel with masking tape making sure was the opening was only exposed. I took some flat black sray paint and painted the inside of bezel wher I had applied the putty. Since I have a big touchscreen (8") The gaps were pretty big for me and the top and bottom of the bezel.
Working on the bezel is not for the faint of heart. Be ready to buy another if you mess this up. This will be the hardest thing I had to do on my install and it took me some time figure it out and get it right.
Here is a link to MP3car.
http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/fabr...k-warning.html
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Originally Posted by RTLNOOBIE
king can you take a picture on your gps configuration screen. i couldn't get my rr to read my gps reciever. im assuming i need the compatable gps software towork with rr like iguidance ect. i have MS street. its work when i run it self.
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yeah i got it to read the gps for RR. some time is not locked to gps and some it does. i use the digital fx too. it a very nice skin. i never know it so hard to set up RR. media engine is way easier, but it not as cool as rr. right now im having problem with music can't get RR to load music even those i DL winamp the one they recommanded. i setup the winamp path and the music folder path and i load RR no music show up. that wierd
i got some pic of my progress below.
after i put all the pc part in and run it for the first time.
config touch screen and messing around with RR front end
pic of the back of LCD where i home made the extented cable from climate control
my opus psu with 4 pins quick connect
king
what the pin set up on your opus? one in the middle and one at the side?
i got some pic of my progress below.
after i put all the pc part in and run it for the first time.
config touch screen and messing around with RR front end
pic of the back of LCD where i home made the extented cable from climate control
my opus psu with 4 pins quick connect
king
what the pin set up on your opus? one in the middle and one at the side?
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im talking about this shut down jumper on the opus. for JU1 i have the jumper pin on 0-0-0(10 sec ) and then after sd delay(JU2) ihave the pin on 1-0. is that what what you have setup too?
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man i have a brand new build computer and RR is keepon crashing on me. why? say like im listen to music then exit the screen and look at other thing alse it just froze. and a not repsond message is pop up. that's wierd.
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i think that what i had installed. it from this forum. yeah i did add the line to rr.ini
http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/road...r-updater.html
yeah i couldn't believe it iether. even those i'm not using fx skin. it still do the the same. i think it could be my computer. or HDD. but they all new. and xp fresh install. i might have to use difference front end if keep freez.
http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/road...r-updater.html
yeah i couldn't believe it iether. even those i'm not using fx skin. it still do the the same. i think it could be my computer. or HDD. but they all new. and xp fresh install. i might have to use difference front end if keep freez.
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oh my god at lease i work agian!!. i went in to rr configuration and took off the midia classic path out and it run smooth.., but king what your JU1 and JU2 pin configuration.
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Originally Posted by King of Pain
I think it time to check all you parts and make sure they are all seated properly. R you running it off the opus or Desk top PSU?
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GOOD, now you can move to your next step. Dont give up!
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Originally Posted by RTLNOOBIE
oh my god at lease i work agian!!. i went in to rr configuration and took off the midia classic path out and it run smooth.., but king what your JU1 and JU2 pin configuration.
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Originally Posted by RTLNOOBIE
oh my god at lease i work agian!!. i went in to rr configuration and took off the midia classic path out and it run smooth.., but king what your JU1 and JU2 pin configuration.
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Originally Posted by King of Pain
Here are my carpc specs:
Aopen XC Cube EZ482
AMD 64-bit 3200 939 Socket CPU
Maxtor 160 GB Hard Drive
1GB DDR Memory
ATI 300 Video (On Board Video)
E-MU 0404 Sound Card
Opus 250 PSU
Iguidance GPS Software
Windows XP
Roadrunner frontend with digitalFX skin
Dynamix 8" touchscreen
The opus has extra power lines so other devices can be run off it like my touchscreen.
Currently I have it setup for only 2 channel since I'm going through the XM input on the HU. My soundcard outputs in optical or digital so I could watch movies in true dolby digital surround from my DVD player. The only draw back is finding a car amp or processor that can handle that input signal. I would have to fabricate a switch to going between the 2 channel/XM/HU configuration and a direct input from the PC to the amps. Alot of work. I really don't do serious movie watching in my car anyway. That's what my Home Theatre is for.
Aopen XC Cube EZ482
AMD 64-bit 3200 939 Socket CPU
Maxtor 160 GB Hard Drive
1GB DDR Memory
ATI 300 Video (On Board Video)
E-MU 0404 Sound Card
Opus 250 PSU
Iguidance GPS Software
Windows XP
Roadrunner frontend with digitalFX skin
Dynamix 8" touchscreen
The opus has extra power lines so other devices can be run off it like my touchscreen.
Currently I have it setup for only 2 channel since I'm going through the XM input on the HU. My soundcard outputs in optical or digital so I could watch movies in true dolby digital surround from my DVD player. The only draw back is finding a car amp or processor that can handle that input signal. I would have to fabricate a switch to going between the 2 channel/XM/HU configuration and a direct input from the PC to the amps. Alot of work. I really don't do serious movie watching in my car anyway. That's what my Home Theatre is for.
king you remember what collor of xm radio wire you tapped it. i couldn't get mine to ballance. only once side work.
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i think i fried my xm unit. when i cut the wire it spark and after that when i press the xm button it dont go xm radio anymore.. does it has it own fuse some where. i check the fuse box everyfuse look good.
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my project has finish come check it out at
https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...01#post1949201
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