My Install (CarPC and all )

Stinky · 23 Jan 2006 at 18:28

http://www.dashboardmonkey.com/blog/stinky

i have finally started the install after a troublsome week this has been what i can stress out and knuckle down to.

please post your thoughts

thats as far as i am atm

Freefaller · 23 Jan 2006 at 18:30

Page doesn't load for me

Stinky · 23 Jan 2006 at 18:36

should do now :eek:

Freefaller · 23 Jan 2006 at 18:52

That's better!

Looking neat. Any more pics?

Stinky · 23 Jan 2006 at 18:57

thats it so far.

i dont have an amp. or any subs atm lol. so i cant really do much else. hense why i am trying to sell my digi cam for some money

dont no if you read the blog. but planning to put the subs each side of the PC then the amp in front

Freefaller · 23 Jan 2006 at 19:06

Yeah I saw that. You're not going to have much boot space left

You getting the screen and everything else mounted inside? That wood looks really neat I have to say. Wont it rattle a bit though with heavy bass?

-westy- · 23 Jan 2006 at 19:10

Freefaller said:
You getting the screen and everything else mounted inside? That wood looks really neat I have to say. Wont it rattle a bit though with heavy bass

bass.

/grammar nazi

where are you going to be running all the wiring? is some of it going to be in with the loom?

L0rdMike · 23 Jan 2006 at 19:25

Fish?

Bass

Stinky · 23 Jan 2006 at 19:25

the pc audio runs through the amp. there is enough room behind that back peice of wood for a lot of wire. the battery cable from amp to battery will be run under the rear seats then either under the carpet or behind the rear qauter then over the top of the door inside the cars body work. should then come out behind the dash i am hoping.

any ideas on that?? it should rattle once i have it all in place. and once it is all carpetted in black

Stinky · 23 Jan 2006 at 19:27

L0rdMike said:
Fish in the boot?

fish?? what fish? am i missing something here

Freefaller · 23 Jan 2006 at 20:28

-westy- said:
bass.

/grammar nazi

Don't know what you mean?! :confused:

Stinky · 23 Jan 2006 at 21:05

got you now on the fish front.

dont suppose anyone knows much about the interior of a 306?? 3 door? wondering how hard it would be to run my amp cables through the car body. above the door mainly

Freefaller · 23 Jan 2006 at 21:59

There will be the wiring for the rear speakers, wipers, lights etc... just trace those wires and run them along with them.

Stinky · 23 Jan 2006 at 22:07

i have come accross a problem :'(

i dont have some cables with my M1-ATX power supply

and i dont know if i can get any

MaXXeH · 23 Jan 2006 at 22:36

lol remember how a hdd works, next to a sub = dead hdd in no time!

Stinky · 23 Jan 2006 at 22:51

bah forgot that. what about if it is in a USB case?? still the same?

-westy- · 24 Jan 2006 at 09:07

Stinky said:
bah forgot that. what about if it is in a USB case?? still the same?

I'd imagine so, unless its very well magnetically shielded.

Stinky said:
i dont have some cables with my M1-ATX power supply and i dont know if i can get any

What kind of cables are you looking for?

Freefaller said:
Don't know what you mean?!

Confused · 24 Jan 2006 at 09:29

MaXXeH said:
lol remember how a hdd works, next to a sub = dead hdd in no time!

Many people on the Digital Car and MP3Car forums have been running hard drives next to subs for a very long time with no ill effects.

It's usually user error that kills a drive in a car

As for the M1-ATX cables, the 3 power cables are basically spade connectors - available from any place that sells electrical parts. The pwr-on cable may be a little more difficult to source.

Garry