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Feb 14, 2006 | 06:19 PM

#46

SGT

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Lookin good, Carlos. I need me one of those!

Feb 14, 2006 | 06:23 PM

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wow..i just updated the pix and i look and bammm you posted already..LOL..

thanks..still have some audio things i'm working out but i'm pretty happy with it...

Feb 14, 2006 | 11:17 PM

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blkgs4wnav

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project total

how much time and money did the project cost you it looks great

Feb 15, 2006 | 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by DASHOCKER

Good work, Todd told me Friday bout the install at 8 in the morning on Saturday in Shaolin I'm still asleep at 8am on Saturday, couldn't make it. It looks factory. How much for the parts total?

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how much time and money did the project cost you it looks great

it took me a couple of days to do the bezel because i was doing it after i got home from work and put the kids to bed...so it was just a couple of hours for like 2 days. It didn't cost much more than buying a pioneer avic D1....

oh and thanks for the compliments guys it was my first time doing something like this...

Feb 15, 2006 | 10:39 PM

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Amazing work bro

very talented and thorough !

Feb 15, 2006 | 11:44 PM

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BOGOTA

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Looks Hot..

:d Very Nice Pimp..
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Feb 16, 2006 | 04:23 AM

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thanks lext..bogota..

Feb 17, 2006 | 10:00 PM

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wow, looks sweet... thinking about doing something like this, are you speakers and amps stock? or all aftermarket?

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Feb 19, 2006 | 05:06 AM

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Man that looks tight.

Feb 19, 2006 | 06:07 AM

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Originally Posted by noop

wow, looks sweet... thinking about doing something like this, are you speakers and amps stock? or all aftermarket?

aftermarket... i have 6.5" MBQuart in the doors... audiobahn amps... and last minute due to technical diificulties with the other sub.. an MTX 7500..

thanks by the way noop.... it wasn't that bad of an install...itas just the little things that drive you nuts...

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Man that looks tight.

..thanks smitty

Feb 19, 2006 | 07:11 AM

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Originally Posted by GSoup

here they go... My first carputer.. I already see me redoing certain things..but as with all mods ..its a work in progress...

sorry it was night time..when i get a chance i'll do some day shots...

damn Carlos you da man, thats really hot

Feb 19, 2006 | 08:08 AM

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Great job on the install.

Feb 20, 2006 | 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by sha4000

damn Carlos you da man, thats really hot

thanks sha..what happen you didn't go to the meet??

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Originally Posted by DallasLex

Great job on the install.

thanks dallas...

i finally got the audio up and running and it sounds great...so right now i did some quick fixes until the weather gets better then I can really fix the few issues i have left...

GPS

internet

itunes

radioshark (AM/FM radio)

dvd

Feb 23, 2006 | 05:14 PM

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Mar 5, 2006 | 05:44 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by GSoup

Has anyone done the carpc here using the mac mini? I'm going to start this project soon and was wondering if anyone has done it here. If so hit me up because i may need the help if i come across problems...

here's my plan...

7-8" touch screen in dash
mac mini (Itunes/ streaming internet radio??/dvd/etc..)
gps
rear view color camera (possibly front...isight??)internet ..of course
obd II connections
bluetooth
FM radio (USB device)

..what ever else comes up in the process...
already found alot of info on some people that have done it...

there is a dock for it in japan http://minidock.jp/en/index.html

****UPDATE**** got an email from the company in japan not an issue to ship it to the US..

and i know there is a guy here in the US that has made one also ... i'm trying to get in contact with him. http://homepage.mac.com/lazzwaldo/PhotoAlbum2.html

i'm going to get it done by the spring hopefully and i will be posting my progress throughout...
the pix here is someone else that did it on a VW GTI..
http://tunertricks.com/blog/index.php?p=40

I was contemplating building myself a car computer here in the next few weeks, but I just had I few concerns. Firs off, how to hook it up to the speakers? I would assume using a mini-to-RCA cable out of the audio out headphone jack connected to two one male to dual female RCAs ran to a 4ch amp, then having the 4 channel push the speakers, but how do you hook up the remote wire?? Also, is it a good quality clear sound, I am not sure how many volts the mini-to-RCA cables (pre-outs) creates?

So basically if some body could clear up how I would hook up my two amps, a 4-ch and a bridged 2-ch, to the computer I would appreciate it.

thanks

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