its working!!!

Here are some pictures finally of it working.

Mounts

I spent all weekend trying to figure out how to mount everything and made some progress...

I made a bracket for the PC where the stock amplifier was originally. I used the stock bracket from the amp and unscrewed the amp from it, then welded a frame out of some angle iron and flat stock and riveted it to the bracket:

And I'm trying to figure out how to mount the amplifiers still. This is what I've mocked up. It allows me to fold down the back seats still all the way and the amps are then flush with the seat.

almost done! no really!!!

Big status update i guess...

I got the HORM working and everything A OK, but i decided to switch from igo8 to sygic drive and it is soooo much prettier. I need to test the GPS with hibernation because igo8 didnt like coming out of hibernation. but im sure itll be fine.

Im taking the car to my dads shop this weekend and am going to string all the wires and try to get everything mounted sans LCD screen. then come home and wait til my screen bezel paint looks perfect. the actual cutout is a bit chunky on the paint so i need to wet sand it down hopefully and then thats it.

i have a hard deadline of august 21st. so ill do it.

almost done!

i've got carbot in its case. everything functioning properly as well. i'm getting excited cuz i might get it in this weekend! woohoo. i still need to copy some music to it though.

So, the only REAL thing left right now is to figure out why my HORM (hibernate once, resume many) isn't functioning properly. and if it continues to be annoying, i'll just say eff it. enable ewf on its own and boot up. oh well.

New paint + SSD mount + GPS + newsetup

So first off, the SEM classic coat didnt match. so scratch that. waste of 15 dollars. i bought some black plasti-dip aerosol ($6 @ home depot) today and will try that out when i get a chance. its supposed to be a decent match. otherwise im gonna go to SEM color coat satin black and give that a shot.

I was able to get some scrap aluminum sheet about 0.08" thick from the scrap at work. i work for a local government agency and our sign guy had a bunch of 12"x3.5" pieces of scrap so he let me have one. I'm gonna bend up the sides and mount it to the same platform taht the pc will be on. and mount the hdd inside of the U shape.

I got a new skin for iGo8 that Spawn from Digital car put together and what a world of difference. the only problem im having is that only california maps seem to work. which luckily for me i live in california, but i go to reno and tahoe sometimes and always seem to get lost. so hopefully ill find some better maps.

I've also connected the m2-atx power supply to the system with my 300watt PSU supplying the 12v line with a toggle switch emulating the ignition. This allowed me to get all of the cable tied and squared away as well as organized and ready for the top of the case to be put on.

i'm very tempted to reinstall windows on the hdd because its running a bit sluggish. but im not sure. its kind of hit or miss. i'm gonna see what happens once i get a codec pack on there and videos working better.

Oh, and I'm still waiting on Lilliput factory to get back to me regarding the flipping of my screen. I may have to get a newer 629GL to do so. I have the right model, but hte firmware is from 2007 instead of 2009 like the new one. when i tell it to flip, it just stays normal. its strange.

Pics of RideRunner

Here are some pictures of my front-end software RideRunner actually running with iGO8 embedded into it...

Bezel at 95% completion

Bezel: It's painted. Some dust got on it after i wet sanded down the first coat and ill have to sand it back down and throw another coat on it. I need to wear gloves next time because im apparently allergic to something in the SEM Classic Coat paint that makes my skin break into hives. SWEET!!! Here's a pic after the first coat:



GPS: I switched from DeLorme Street Atlas to iGo8 and WOW. What a difference. iGO outperforms delorme by a mile (no pun intended)