Tamas

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I wonder what would it take to mount a tablet somehow utilizing the Metra kit instead of getting the nav hood assembly.
I realize that the location is better using the nav hood, but the Metra would be a cheaper solution and wouldn't require having to mess with the open/close mechanism, Arduino or something similar and whatnot. On the other hand, the Metra itself seems like a potential PITA...
And of course it would probably require some more elaborate custom fabbing to hold the tablet securely in place, let alone finding the optimal tablet that fits. This route sounds a bit complicated... oh well.

bladeiai

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I have the metra kit with a pioneer head unit and the nav hood with the samsung tab. You would have to find a smaller tablet to fit the metra window and clearance would probably be a pita. You might have to cut some stuff up.

Carbon Fibr

i the galaxy tab in my car too. but its exposed and not tucked away.
Ive noticed on hot days if i leave the tablet on stand by (always plugged into constant power)
the tablet over heats ( even with sunroof cracked)

how do you guys turn off and turn on the tablet while its tucked away and not accessible.
I know theres an application to get a turn off button on the android screen. But to turn on?

heres my setup.

bladeiai

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Mine stays on all the time and charges only when the car is on.

Carbon Fibr

wait for a hot day. it will overheat. inside car temps go through the roof.

Davidjf

I'd need a DIY. I'd have no clue otherwise, I'll try have a dig around for one already on the internet.

That doesn't sound too hard but what would I be soldering? This might sound silly but is it not possible to get like some big 15000mAh battery, wire it up to that and take it out and charge when you need to? how accessible is the tablet once it has been installed?

1.3_LittersOfFurry

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I soldered 5 wires on the back of the hood (+12v, acc, ground, and 2 to light up the buttons).

I drilled a small hole (the size of your average reset button) at the top of the hood to access the power button via toothpick.

Tablet is not accessible once installed, well unless you remove the hood and disassemble it.

Mine only charges with the key.

victor13b

update
i buy torque app and racing meter. because license problems in the app.and I put a little plastic in the top for on and off the

victor13b

Rennis

Press the option "Enable Anti Aliasing" 6 times and your license problem is gone.
I've contacted the developer (who also changed the orientation for "sensor based" as mine is build in "upside down").

I made a custom screen like the 787B...:-)



Here are the settings for the gear indicator, which works like a charme btw! :-)
@2000rpm in km/h: 1st 15, 2nd 24, 3rd 34, 4th 45, 5th 56, 6th 65.

Grtz Dee.

NgoRX8

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Just recently finished the install of the nexus 7 in the navigation housing. Works using the pogo pins for power and audio so no wires are connected to it. It is removable if I leave the screws for the lid off. Had to do quite a bit of cutting and trimming with the top and bottom of the nav screen opening because of the tablet's display aspect ratio.

Tablet is automated with tasker tasks to shutdown after display has been off for a certain time and fastboot adjusted to auto boot when power is supplied.

The screen will turn off when the nav housing closes and turn on when opened using the magnetic sensor of the tablet.

1.3_LittersOfFurry

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Looks great man!

bladeiai

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Did you paint the face of the Nav hood gloss black? Do you have a picture of it further away?

BigCajun

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Hi all,
I would like to do something like this, but I'm afraid to try it because I am not very adept at any kind of electrical work.
Does anyone have an opinion on the degree of difficulty for this project?
I would much rather pay someone who knows what they are doing to do it for me, as I don't want to screw anything up.
I was wondering if a shop that installs stereos & alarms could do it.
Thanks for any input on this.

bladeiai

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I guess I will have to take a video of mine tonight since everyone is posting them

It really isn't that hard if you have any electronic / technical inclination.

BigCajun

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Thanks for responding.
I have very little Tech/elect. skills.
I think I'll ask around town if I can find someone.

bladeiai

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I'm sure you could find a car audio place to do it, but it is probably going to cost a bit of money. Do you already have factory nav?

BigCajun

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Yes I do, GT.
I have never used it since I bought it in July.
I have the dongle & Torque app, but I don't like having my phone in my field of view.
I really think that popup hood would be cool with the Torque.
Do you know if you can use it to stream music too?
Thanks for the input.

1.3_LittersOfFurry

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If you mean like using Pandora, shouldn't be a problem. I use my s3 to hotspot in my car for the tablet. No issues. Even go on YouTube with now problem.

bladeiai

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Well I'm starting to get the battery overheating/can't charge thing now too... I was thinking about drilling a hole down into the a/c tube below and putting a tube or something to funnel air into the hood... any thoughts on whether that might work? Anyone else have any solutions for this?

NgoRX8

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I had the tablet shutdown once from high temp as well and was considering the same idea. Would be the simplest way to direct cool air to the tablet.

DangerousDave

Hi all.. first post in here and unfortunately it's because Ive hit a snag.

First off, massive big ups to 1.3 Litters of Furry and everyone else that has contributed input.. What an absolutely brilliant idea!

I've taken snaps of my install with the intention to do a DIY. However here's the issue.

I've put it together however the issue lies here. The open and tilt buttons no longer work. I must manually lift the hood.

Now it is wired in.I know this as when i hit the "open" button it shuts. It also shuts when the ingition is removed as it was when standard.

Can anyone pass on any advice? i have read that the motor for the tilt mechanism has a sensor however it appeared when i took it out to examine that all was well visibly on that front.

DangerousDave

Secondly.. to all those that may be adverse to cutting the hole in the side of the navi hood because the samsung charger does not fit...word of advice.... DON'T!

There is no need to have the wire come out the side as i found out AFTER i cut the hole to suit.

The Samsung plug is bulked up with plastic. If you remove this cover from the samsung charge plug (carefully break it away) you can pass the wire back at 90 degrees and it fits in snugly.

Atleast i now have a ventilation hole..hmm

DangerousDave

oh and since i'm here..

i purchased the "monster" cable for the 90 degree 3.5mm jack off ebay. works a treat. however what i have discovered that unlike the previous mods that involved an earth and live for both left and right input wires the monster cable infact only runs 3.

whats even more baffling on first inspection is that the wires themselves are simple encased in the plastic wire touching. ?!?!

turns out that the green and red wires are infact coated in enamel giving them the colour and insulation they require to operate.

it's a right beaaatch to remove the enamel as if you supply heat for too long it will remove the enamel further down the line rendering it useless..

you need to give it high heat to burn the enamel off but not for too long.

Get your hands on a "jet" lighter or butane blow torch to remove. give it enough heat till it glows and then you can supply solder (however being so bloody fiddly it's no easy task)

1.3_LittersOfFurry

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Separate the 2 gears, spin it around (360*) reassemble. I had some issues too when I first installed mine. Test, repeat till it opens/closes/tilts with the buttons. Not sure why this happens, mine worked fine on the table prior to installing it. Once I got it to work hooked up to the car I never had a issue since.


Edit* BTW I'm talking about the black gear with the white mark on it. not the white gears in the hood itself.