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M4RSH4LL wrote:Every guy loves a "dirty box " :L!

screen wudnt come up .... so right ur useing hard drive and a screen i take it has playback on the screen so tis more like a video photo screen?
yes the HDD is a 80GB external 2.5" laptop HDD however the screen has its own 2GB onboard so i dont always need the external

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ahhh its an andriod! sweet idea i have one tho mines a 7 inch one ;) with 8g sd card :L! seems promising idea downside will be connecting to ur car cd players or another screen
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basically ur makine a fancy holder for a fake ipad ( ps better than ipad as its more user firendly in the fact it will play nearly any video format :D )
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M4RSH4LL wrote:ahhh its an andriod! sweet idea i have one tho mines a 7 inch one ;) with 8g sd card :L! seems promising idea downside will be connecting to ur car cd players or another screen
I will try and use Wifi(data pack from mobile supplier) as i have a Spotify account so wouldnt need Car radio but will put something else in the radio space :)
M4RSH4LL wrote:basically ur makine a fancy holder for a fake ipad ( ps better than ipad as its more user firendly in the fact it will play nearly any video format :D )
Yes which folds into my glove box... i hate ipads so unfriendly!

never had one of these before looks like fun :)
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downside to it
tad laggy but its becaue they havent released the update for it yet

ipads are fine dnt get me wrong tho ive an iphone 4 ... i wanted andriod because its sooo easy to mod :P
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oh and i should be able to run diagnostics off it! should be a possibility!

have on the fly diags :D although before stating this i will add i am still in confirmation and investigation status :) maybe later once ive got some more moneyz, for now lets get this one done il be happy! i used to do some computer modding back in my day lol but then woke up and smealt the petrol and left IT :D
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aye stick to media centre type ideas with it ;) u just need an app that does voice recognition let u control it by talking to it ;)
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/iPad-Car-Mount-Ho ... 2a0d5a3cb1 something like that not be easier ;) means u can twist it towards u and stuff if u mounted it to ur draw it would slide out then cud make it face u
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M4RSH4LL wrote:aye stick to media centre type ideas with it ;) u just need an app that does voice recognition let u control it by talking to it ;)
:thumbs: good idea actually! the pad has got a mic in it!

this is actually a pretty easy install, the worst is ive never done this before :D

its held to the window by suction cap... they fail pretty quickly! dont trust a £100 odd piece of equipment in the hands of suction cap :P
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no more nails ;) who needs a windscreen ... and no i mean connect that to the runner device ur making so u can twist and turn it in the direction towards the driver and there pretty strong them irobot things :D bulkin in hand make sure if u make a sound for it to leave space for pusing buttons that are ont he edges (like on a phone ) should look well tho i think u should just fast and furious it and cut up ur passanger seat and set it up under it ;) :P
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M4RSH4LL wrote:no more nails ;) who needs a windscreen ... and no i mean connect that to the runner device ur making so u can twist and turn it in the direction towards the driver and there pretty strong them irobot things :D bulkin in hand make sure if u make a sound for it to leave space for pusing buttons that are ont he edges (like on a phone ) should look well tho i think u should just fast and furious it and cut up ur passanger seat and set it up under it ;) :P

LOOOOOL!

yeah i wont be using nails to fit it in the glove box il be using rivets... easier,cant hurt ma self and well less noise

im looking for small hinge remember i dont have much space to work with :P
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loads of space BEHIND the glove box :P cut it :D
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M4RSH4LL wrote:loads of space BEHIND the glove box :P cut it :D
im looking for something like this.. Image
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no idea what that is! :L
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M4RSH4LL wrote:no idea what that is! :L

lol tilt n turn hinge...

however seeing as im having the perspex unit fabricated, i mght aswel have them add the hinge to the design :)
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