Well, since I have photobucket fired up and am in a picture posting mood I decided I will go ahead and post pics of my stereo modification I did a few months ago.
So I have wanted to build a car pc in my dash for years so that I could have music, movies, navigation, internet access, etc. all in one system. I had an old laptop that I wanted to use with a 7inch touchscreen as the display. Just this last year though mobile tablets have started coming out and it turns out that a 7inch tablet is almost a direct fit for out double din dash. Not only that, but its got everything I wanted all built into a device that I can pop in and out of my car to use for more than just my stereo. So, I bought a Dell Streak 7 since it was dual core, had decent internal storage, 4g, and designed to be in landscape mode because of the ffc and button layout. I bought a sony head unit that I have set up underneath my pass seat that has bluetooth and connects wirelessly to my tablet when its in the car so the sound plays through my mach 460.
Anyway, as you can see in the pic below it is just a little wide so I had to make relief cuts in the plastic to drop it down.
After making relief cuts I was able to place a piece of cardboard down where I wanted the tablet to sit so that it was pushing out the sides of the radio bezel area to the correct width. I then epoxied a plastic backing to the bezel for the tablet to sit back up against. Unfortunately I dont have pics of this process, but I then got body filler and shaped the relief cuts in the bezel to contour the round edges of the tablet. I then painted it and placed a fabic for the tablet to sit up against as well as give a finished look when the tablet is not in my car.
Here are a couple pics of it finished. I rushed it so it would be done for a long trip, but eventually I will find the perfect matching paint and then re-cloth it. This thing works great though :dancenana:
If anyone else has a car pc please post pics. Its always cool to see other ideas
So I have wanted to build a car pc in my dash for years so that I could have music, movies, navigation, internet access, etc. all in one system. I had an old laptop that I wanted to use with a 7inch touchscreen as the display. Just this last year though mobile tablets have started coming out and it turns out that a 7inch tablet is almost a direct fit for out double din dash. Not only that, but its got everything I wanted all built into a device that I can pop in and out of my car to use for more than just my stereo. So, I bought a Dell Streak 7 since it was dual core, had decent internal storage, 4g, and designed to be in landscape mode because of the ffc and button layout. I bought a sony head unit that I have set up underneath my pass seat that has bluetooth and connects wirelessly to my tablet when its in the car so the sound plays through my mach 460.
Anyway, as you can see in the pic below it is just a little wide so I had to make relief cuts in the plastic to drop it down.
After making relief cuts I was able to place a piece of cardboard down where I wanted the tablet to sit so that it was pushing out the sides of the radio bezel area to the correct width. I then epoxied a plastic backing to the bezel for the tablet to sit back up against. Unfortunately I dont have pics of this process, but I then got body filler and shaped the relief cuts in the bezel to contour the round edges of the tablet. I then painted it and placed a fabic for the tablet to sit up against as well as give a finished look when the tablet is not in my car.
Here are a couple pics of it finished. I rushed it so it would be done for a long trip, but eventually I will find the perfect matching paint and then re-cloth it. This thing works great though :dancenana:
If anyone else has a car pc please post pics. Its always cool to see other ideas
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