Not Another Car PC :) - Team-BHP

abhi182 · 18th May 2007, 20:59

Pics are worth a thousand words!

Sorry for the low quality pics..
Just a couple of things remain now
- Phone Integration
- Installing satguide destinator maps...mapking maps are off by 10-100 mtrs half the time

More pics in the daytime

highwayblaze · 18th May 2007, 21:06

I must say thats a great job right there !!

Does that screen roll down?
Keep it up!

rjstyles69 · 18th May 2007, 21:11

abhi neat install man. Do post complete details once you have done it up completely.

DCEite · 18th May 2007, 21:28

hmmm
so you are the superczar of TE

nice work dude.

aZa · 18th May 2007, 22:34

Awesome job Abhi! is that a Stationary screen or Flip ? And are you using PC for the audio and video?

xinome · 18th May 2007, 22:59

Nice work man, can you give us more details on the build.

from where you got the parts.
how did you manage to power up the PC.

is it custom built or branded.

would love to know what parts you have used as well,
thanks a lot.

looks neat!

kpzen · 18th May 2007, 23:07

Fantastic work man..!!!
Does the PC work as a GPS too along with playing the music??

Keep it coming.!

hydrashok · 18th May 2007, 23:12

Looking good, abhi! DIY?

speed0mania · 18th May 2007, 23:56

nice neat job abhi! do elaborate on the details and costs involved!

zenopio · 19th May 2007, 00:21

wow thats a nice work..............

navin · 19th May 2007, 00:40

abhi, in tour dash where the Ac knobs are the lower right light (behind the dash) is fused. You might want to replace that bulb. ok I am nitpicking but what else can I say. Fantastic.

P.S. My wife drives a Corsa Sail if she sees your car I am doomed.

low_bass_makker · 19th May 2007, 10:44

Nice work sir....so how are you powering the computer......

abhi182 · 19th May 2007, 12:21

Thanks for appreciating guys!

Quote:

Looking good, abhi! DIY?

yup pretty much

Quote:

Originally Posted by Navin

abhi, in tour dash where the Ac knobs are the lower right light (behind the dash) is fused. You might want to replace that bulb. ok I am nitpicking but what else can I say. Fantastic.

not sure if I got you Navinjee
should i replace that bulb to a dimmer one so that it doesn't distract?

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Originally Posted by LBM

Nice work sir....so how are you powering the computer......

I need to source a DC-DC PSU, but until then, it is running off a 150W 110V AC inverter (Xantrex)
The Xantrex is hooked to a Tank circuit (Diode Isoltaor based) connected to a small gel type sealed battery ....
So I can let the setup run even when the engine is off without any risk of draining the main battery..and the battery powering the comp gets charged when the car is running

OT, Is that your son in your avatar?

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Does the PC work as a GPS too along with playing the music??

Works as a music player (with over 6K songs on the HDD currently

)
as a DVD/DivX player
as a GPS
Setting it up to integrate it with my cellphone over bluetooth
Runs games

Oh well, it's a PC, it can do anything that a PC can do

[quote]nice neat job abhi! do elaborate on the details and costs involved![quote]
The total cost so far is just a tad above 30K
All the gory details are here: http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/diy-do...ff-ground.html (Yay- My Carputer project just got off the ground)

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Originally Posted by DCEite

so you are the superczar of TE

Yessir...I presume you go by the same nick there though

navin · 19th May 2007, 14:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by abhi182

not sure if I got you Navinjee
should i replace that bulb to a dimmer one so that it doesn't distract?

OT, Is that your son in your avatar?

The total cost so far is just a tad above 30K

No no. what i meant is behind where the 3 knobs of the AC controls are there are 6 bulbs to illuminate the legend of the AC. The lower right legend is not visible and hence I believe the bulb behind that legend is fused. It happened to my wife car eventually I replaced all 6 bulbs with new bulbs (or were there 8 bulbs?).

abhi182 · 19th May 2007, 14:58

^^ Hehe, I had never even noticed that and you spotted it in a picture

On a side note, I was wondering whether to mould /mount the LCD in dash but after a couple of trial runs by just ghetto fixing the LCD in the dash, I realized that having it there would mean taking my eyes off the road and downwards
while on dash, it is exactly at eye level so I just need to steal a sideways glance to look at the GPS or to change the music

18th May 2007, 20:59	#1 (permalink)
abhi182 BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Chennai Posts: 117 View My Garage	Not Another Car PC :) Pics are worth a thousand words! Sorry for the low quality pics.. Just a couple of things remain now - Phone Integration - Installing satguide destinator maps...mapking maps are off by 10-100 mtrs half the time More pics in the daytime

18th May 2007, 21:06	#2 (permalink)
highwayblaze BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Chicago/Mumbai/Pune Posts: 761 View My Garage	I must say thats a great job right there !! Does that screen roll down? Keep it up! __________________ Chill Pill Blaze

18th May 2007, 21:11	#3 (permalink)
rjstyles69 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bengalooru.. Posts: 1,689 View My Garage	abhi neat install man. Do post complete details once you have done it up completely. __________________ Cheers rjstyles You never really learn to SWEAR until you learn to DRIVE.

18th May 2007, 21:28	#4 (permalink)
DCEite Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: (Gur)Gaon Posts: 1,923 View My Garage	hmmm so you are the superczar of TE nice work dude. __________________ What goes around comes all the way back around

18th May 2007, 22:34	#5 (permalink)
aZa Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Noida / Delhi Posts: 1,209 View My Garage	Awesome job Abhi! is that a Stationary screen or Flip ? And are you using PC for the audio and video? __________________ -[ " If the ride is more fly, then you must buy. " - Snoop Dogg ]-

18th May 2007, 22:59	#6 (permalink)
xinome BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Banglore Posts: 345	more details on the build! Nice work man, can you give us more details on the build. from where you got the parts. how did you manage to power up the PC. is it custom built or branded. would love to know what parts you have used as well, thanks a lot. looks neat! __________________ " I meant what I said and I said what I meant. " बूम शाकालाका बेबी

18th May 2007, 23:07	#7 (permalink)
kpzen Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: !!Himalayas.!! Dunno where? Posts: 3,363 View My Garage	Fantastic work man..!!! Does the PC work as a GPS too along with playing the music?? Keep it coming.! __________________ Prajesh - << will be offline till August >> A true friend is someone who says nice things behind your back...

18th May 2007, 23:12	#8 (permalink)
hydrashok Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In my Office Posts: 2,039 View My Garage	Looking good, abhi! DIY? __________________ Seven are my colours Many are my lovers What was three will soon be two The music will again sound pure and true

18th May 2007, 23:56	#9 (permalink)
speed0mania BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: new delhi Posts: 265 View My Garage	nice neat job abhi! do elaborate on the details and costs involved!

19th May 2007, 00:21	#10 (permalink)
zenopio BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: hyderabad Posts: 409 View My Garage	wow thats a nice work..............

19th May 2007, 00:40	#11 (permalink)
navin Team-BHP Moderator Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: mumbai Posts: 11,779	abhi, in tour dash where the Ac knobs are the lower right light (behind the dash) is fused. You might want to replace that bulb. ok I am nitpicking but what else can I say. Fantastic. P.S. My wife drives a Corsa Sail if she sees your car I am doomed. __________________ Scixelsyd Etinu

19th May 2007, 10:44	#12 (permalink)
low_bass_makker Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Faridabad Posts: 5,748 View My Garage	Nice work sir....so how are you powering the computer...... __________________ Looks Can Be Deceiving

19th May 2007, 14:58	#15 (permalink)
abhi182 BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Chennai Posts: 117 View My Garage	^^ Hehe, I had never even noticed that and you spotted it in a picture On a side note, I was wondering whether to mould /mount the LCD in dash but after a couple of trial runs by just ghetto fixing the LCD in the dash, I realized that having it there would mean taking my eyes off the road and downwards while on dash, it is exactly at eye level so I just need to steal a sideways glance to look at the GPS or to change the music Last edited by abhi182 : 19th May 2007 at 15:01.