Car computer
I was thinking of doing this for a summer project sometime and I was wondering if anybody has ever put or built/installed a computer in their vehicle. I was thinking about building something small and installing a touch screen in the dash, with built in GPS and definately lots of music. Whatcha think? 
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evanderburg
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Danman32
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Quite a few discussions on the subject in PriusChat and PriusOnline as a few have tried to make use of the existing touch screen display.
Google 'car pc', tons of links. -
TheShadow
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Here is a guy that was quite popular on a collapsed cert site that is really into this. Nice guy, he can probably give you some tips. There are several pictures on his web personal web site.
http://www.freenetpages.co.uk/hp/enforcer/carputer.shtmlWho knows what evil lurks in the heart of technology?... The Shadow DO -
Enforcer
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TheShadow wrote:Here is a guy that was quite popular on a collapsed cert site that is really into this. Nice guy, he can probably give you some tips. There are several pictures on his web personal web site.
http://www.freenetpages.co.uk/hp/enforcer/carputer.shtml
That link is a bit old I'm afraid.
try www.en4cer.co.uk/carputer.shtmlMission statement : To change and deviate from the subject at the earliest opportunity. -
ThePistonDoctor
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I'm doing it as we speak.
Check out www.mp3car.com - All the resources you could EVER need.
you can build the component part for about $300, spend a couple hundred on the touchscreen, then hook it up to a nice sound system. For $1500-$2000 you will be in heaven, but that amount is certainly not required. I have budgeted about $2500 for mine, but most of that cost is in high quality amps/component sets/subs/wiring/equalizers/etc.