Have been thinking of trying something similar in my s-body with a cheapish screen and raspberry pi. This chap has done an extremely tidy job of it. http://www.reddit.com/r/DIY/comments...looks_awesome/
Have been thinking of trying something similar in my s-body with a cheapish screen and raspberry pi. This chap has done an extremely tidy job of it. http://www.reddit.com/r/DIY/comments...looks_awesome/
Holy shit thats tidy as ****
Hmm i like that rom, support for usb audio (which is a must as using a headphone jack for car audio is gay)
Might as well just buy one of the touchscreen stereos you can get now, I stuck a Pioneer one in my E39. Uses the same surround as that.
Originally Posted by silverzx
I've got a nexus 7 in my scooby, in the dash top pod sat nav position. I tried the rom listed above, but it's got a few bugs and is getting pretty old now (and I don't use it for audio - I've got a normal car radio for that).
I run a standard android build - combined with Tasker it starts up / shuts down on the ignition key, runs all the needed apps (Torque ODB, Waze etc). It took me ages of faffing around to get it to work right, but now it's pretty much spot on
edit - looks like that's a different rom actually than the one I used to use, so ignore the old comments...
Last edited by Jonny; 20-10-2014 at 11:13.
One will be going in the rx8 soon so i can have a GTR style system with all the temps and numbers along with internet an blue tooth
This is what I want but I have no idea how I would gather that data off my s 13.
Most of the installs use an OBD reader - I have a cheap bluetooth reader that I can plug into the diag port which will show gauges for boost, all temperatures, injector trim, MPG, speed, BHP etc, a bit like a GTR. If the car doesn't support OBD, or you don't have an aftermarket ECU (you can do similar with megasquirt etc) I think you are pretty scuppered...
Top work, that looks better than the OEM installs on most new cars. There's a bizarre trend for interiors that look like someone's just glues a tablet to the top of the dash.
http://www.defi-shop.com/products/sm...y_smart_adp_w/
You need one of those
I think it still requires and OBD output though? Which the standard s13 ecu doesnt have
It does OBD info and info from Defi sensorsI think it still requires and OBD output though? Which the standard s13 ecu doesnt have
I'm actually really tempted to buy one now
Hmm - £80, and I have a load of defi sensors in the mazda... And a spare Nexus7....
That will be mine it looks a big job to swap a rx8 dash with nav.Top work, that looks better than the OEM installs on most new cars
But that price is mad and no Bluetooth or hdIt does OBD info and info from Defi sensors
I'm actually really tempted to buy one now
Be about £250 for the Advance Controller + Smart Adapter... Not too bad IMO...
On touchscreens in aircraft cockpits they do that intentionally to provide a places to anchor and stabilise your hand while poking at the tablet with a finger.Top work, that looks better than the OEM installs on most new cars
I have no idea why they do it in cars though, most of them aren't even touchscreens.
But, that won't have performance monitoring on which you could feasibly add to this setup with what ABT has posted up. I (and many others) don't want gauges everywhere and the only other alternative would be to make a new instrument cluster. This is quite a neat solution. With navigation as well it probably works out cheaper than one of the double DIN touchscreen units (Pioneer ones start at £550 or so) that still won't do the performance monitoring.
Let us know how you get on if you have a bash with it.
Last edited by zeppelin101; 21-10-2014 at 08:55.
-idiot post-
Last edited by zeppelin101; 21-10-2014 at 08:55.
The headunits you can get are android based IIRC so you can run diagnostics etc on them. i also didnt spend anywhere near £550 on mine (about £250 I think but it was in a sale)
Dont the tablets keep turning the screen off if you are not using it?
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