Carputer Project

[necromax]

You just need to change the skin on Frodoplayer, there are loads of very finished looking skins on MP3car.. including a brush metal one with a Lexus logo on it... :)

You could even make your own, but basically you can rearrange and change the sizes to whatever you want.

[Fargo]

couldnt find a lexus skin,, links i found were al dead,, haveyou got the link..

[necromax]

Have a look here, you can download a skin for Mediacar or Frodoplayer, and grab the Lexus logo :)

[Fargo]

hmm will have a play later, see how i like it,, although Scarface is kindly putting togther a skin for me for mediaengine.. maybe he can use these photoshop files to help...

[Brettster]

Im using media engine, its worked great for me, built on winamp and sounds great

[Fargo]

your using the default skin then...

[Brettster]

yeah im happy with it, but would be interested to see a lexus skin for it :)

[Fargo]

mr scarface is being very nice and making a little something..

[Fargo]

mofo technologu.. my f'ing cdr/dvd drive has gone up the knacker..

whole thing wont work now,, gota get new drive now..

[necromax]

You're not having much luck lately mate.. sorry to hear you've got more problems :(

[Brettster]

mofo technologu.. my f'ing cdr/dvd drive has gone up the knacker..

whole thing wont work now,, gota get new drive now..

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How long is the cable that connects them?

and is it IDE?

its very strict with cable length is IDE

I had to buy a high quality one with foil wrapped wires to get mine working and it was only going from the glove box to the trc/seat buttons

[Fargo]

im aware of that little kiddie Brett, i havent even got that far yet,, ive got the IDE to USB adaptor, but havent installed it yet..

Currently the CD drive was just plugged into the mobo normally, ie via the IDE cable supplied.. all was working till i removed the kit and took it indoors for an update etc..

i tried the drive in my Dell at home and it was dead, i also tried a drive form the Dell in the epia and it worked so conclusion is my drive is dead.

[Fargo]

so now im in the market for another drive,, any recomendations.

would liek to stay witha small unit, maybe slimline again. but may go bigger,, am thinking of mounting it inthe glove box, either behind the door or going a little trick install with a cut out so when the glovy is closed you can still get to the drive, when glovy opened the drive will stay where it is..but to be honest, the amount of dvd's i wil be watching maynot warrent a trick install, i could get away with tucking it else where.

[Brettster]

to be honest, I mounted my slimline dvd under the trc/seat buttons, and I never use it.

I transfer mp3's using a usb2 memory key or using wireless lan if in range. and never watch dvd's as im in the car on my own most of the time

[necromax]

You could get a regular size Pioneer DVD slot drive, no annoying draw to contend with then. They are down to about £20 now I think... or go mad and get a DVDR...

[Fargo]

yeh,the one that is broken was a panasonic slot drive cdrw/dvd..

i think ill stick under the screen, i wil have to make a block to drop it down a bit as the mouting area/lip is higher than the bottom of screen..

but then if i do that, i'll hav to mount my s-afc somewhere as that would be in the way of the drive... maaan im runningout of room..

[necromax]

What about using a Brodit mounting bracket for your S-AFC ?

left of headunit (screen in your case)

console mount (left of gearshift)

left of AC controls

right of AC controls

[Fargo]

lol a what..

[necromax]

lol.. was just editing post with links.. have a look. they are used for mounting pda's & phones... no reason why you couldn't use one for S-AFC

[Fargo]

hmm interesting,, think i may have a use for that for my minimax controller

ta

[necromax]

I found a guy through eBay who I have bought some of these from (to mount phone & pda), very reasonably priced too if you're thinking of getting some. The brackets are £13 + shipping IIRC

There is also one you can use to mount a TFT on the centre console just behind the armrest for rear passengers.

[MrADeveci]

yeah im happy with it, but would be interested to see a lexus skin for it :)

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Here it is ........

What do you think Mr Brettster ?

[Brettster]

I think that is pretty awesome :)

did you make a skin for the playback controls too?

[Fargo]

I found a guy through Ebay who I have bought some of these from (to mount phone & pda), very reasonably priced too if you're thinking of getting some. The brackets are £13 + shipping IIRC

There is also one you can use to mount a TFT on the centre console just behind the armrest for rear passengers.

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ordered a couple of items from the uk supplier..

[necromax]

The brackets are well made, and won't mark your dash. Which ones did you go for ?