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CarPuter/Car Computer – Vauxhall/Opel Astra Coupe install - Page 3/5
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Date: 2008-06-01
Category: Miscellaneous
Author: by Davemark
Starting the Build Part 2

OK the PC was complete, had a quick test fit in the glove box, notice on the above pictures I used the easy connector lead that comes with the Voom2 for easy removal from the car if needed.

The Next job was to blank of the whole to the right of the PC, I decided to do a bit of a custom mod there with a Blue LED Fan

Meanwhile my amplifier had turned up and it was to much of a temptation when I saw that it fitted in the bottom half of the glove box. OK so we are getting there now, PC is in amp secured in glove box, and this glove box was getting heavy!!!!

 

I then started to finish of the wood panels, I added one to block of the bottom amp and a quick test fit in the car.

I tried to paint the wood panels but I never really like the finish of paint so I decided to cover them both in black speaker cloth which had a great result (WARNING STAPLE GUNS HURT IF USED WRONG!!!!)

It was defiantly coming along, mean wile the dash had a bit of a change, I decided I wanted to use the bottom din slot for a Volt meter + some extra switches so the bottom din got blocked of with a bit of ply

Time to get it all in the car, wiring wiring wiring!!!! The PC was powered directly from the battery and as it was so close I even took the ground from the battery as well. For the tft I wanted clean power so cut of the floppy drive connector in the pc and spiced into the 12v line so the tft was being powered of the Cars PSU which is alternated power.

Ok then comes finished item

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