In-Dash Video

[92accord_WA]

I was just curious if any of you guys had a double din in-dash video setup in your car. My main concern about getting one is the viewing angle because of the positioning of the system being so low. Anyone have any info on this?

[4rthgencord]

the viewing kinda sucks because of where the heater controls are. ur lucky if it can go up at a 90 degree angle. id stick with a reg deck. kinda regret spending money on one instead of the engine....

[90accordman]

the viewing kinda sucks because of where the heater controls are. ur lucky if it can go up at a 90 degree angle. id stick with a reg deck. kinda regret spending money on one instead of the engine....

I couldnt agree more, had a Clarion VRX765VD, was a pain in the neck to see

[cp[mike]]

heres a pic of something ive been working on... definately not done yet, but it gives you an idea of what im doing.. the angle is much better than a double-din unit...

[img]http://www.****.com/pics/screen_dash.jpg[/img]

[palinix]

heres a pic of something ive been working on... definately not done yet, but it gives you an idea of what im doing.. the angle is much better than a double-din unit...

That looks pretty cool. Is that lcd part of that honda unit? Do you plan on keeping the heater and a/c controls?

Looks like you've relocated the hazards switch up top there.

[CustomLowz]

That looks pretty cool. Is that lcd part of that honda unit? Do you plan on keeping the heater and a/c controls?

Looks like you've relocated the hazards switch up top there.

I wouldnt be surprised if he relocates the heater conrols to the glove box

[maroonaccord2.2]

heres a pic of something ive been working on... definately not done yet, but it gives you an idea of what im doing.. the angle is much better than a double-din unit...

Yes, yes, yes....... MIKE!!! Fiberglass, but I'm sure you already knew that. lol You've got it setup nice, now comes the fabrication......

*edit* That's not your car..... And it's an auto, ugh...

[HenRoc]

Yes, yes, yes....... MIKE!!! Fiberglass, but I'm sure you already knew that. lol You've got it setup nice, now comes the fabrication......

*edit* That's not your car..... And it's an auto, ugh...

I think its the grey one...after all he owns more than ONE accord

[maroonaccord2.2]

I think its the grey one...after all he owns more than ONE accord

Oh, okay.... I was confused by the image URL. I didn't know about his site. Where the hell have I been.....

[cp[mike]]

That looks pretty cool. Is that lcd part of that honda unit? Do you plan on keeping the heater and a/c controls?

Looks like you've relocated the hazards switch up top there.

thanks. no its not part of it, its a 7" widescreen touchscreen LCD, its got a VGA input (computer) and two RCA inputs. got a computer for under the driver seat i have a pic of it turned on in this thread: http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=56608 that honda deck is from my moms car, im just using it as a mockup, i have my panasonic mp3 deck for it, which has an aux input for the PC audio.

i relocated the hazard switch up top so i could cut out that whole section under the vents that has the three buttons in it, so i could fit this:



its a jdm digital climate control unit from a prelude (thanks to phatdoughnut)

Yes, yes, yes....... MIKE!!! Fiberglass, but I'm sure you already knew that. lol You've got it setup nice, now comes the fabrication......

*edit* That's not your car..... And it's an auto, ugh...

fiberglassing is the last step after its all mounted and functional and yeah its my other car, my sedan that had the auto h22 for a while. i have a black dashboard in my room that im using to mock and fit everything into before i start putting it into my coupe.

[HenRoc]

Hey Mike

How about something like this?



This is from JADiss's Accord here

Dont know why but I like his setup, but is that climate control from a US-spec Lude or a JDM one?

[maroonaccord2.2]

i have a pic of it turned on in this thread: http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=56608

Okay, I remember that pic....from the "blown monitor" incident. lol Anyhow, looks really good.

[cp[mike]]

i remember seeing that, very nifty... cant decide if i want to just fiberglass in the gaps and leave the screen removable, or do that... that definately looks more finished that way... hmmmmm... decisions decisions

[HenRoc]

i remember seeing that, very nifty... cant decide if i want to just fiberglass in the gaps and leave the screen removable, or do that... that definately looks more finished that way... hmmmmm... decisions decisions

Yeah some guy over at Ranger-Forums.com is building a carputer as well, I wanted to do the same thing he did actually customizing the bezel to fit a screen in it, came out pretty nice and so far is running but according to him its not up to par yet..

Progress can be read here. Carputer Thread

Heres an image of what he had to work with..I think it came out great in the end.

The mockup


Finished product:



And a computer mockup of where he planned to mount the pc.

[maroonaccord2.2]

See, that looks cool. But, the screen is not angled back which makes viewing it a bitch. Also, the finish is so/so.....and the bottom half where the ash tray is looks kinda incomplete.

Other than that, very cool.