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Old Apr 20, 2005 | 03:06 PM
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I am considering putting a computer in my A4 and a touch-screen moniter in the dash. Anyone had success with this? Would like to know what I am getting into.
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Old Apr 20, 2005 | 03:31 PM
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Default There is a couple guys here that have them...

There are more over on the B6 forum. What kind of computer set up are you looking at? I am planning on a mac mini this summer sometime.
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Old Apr 20, 2005 | 03:44 PM
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Default Re: There is a couple guys here that have them...

I was all set to get a Mac Mini also, then I remembered taht it wouldn't run VAG-COM so I nixed it...
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Old Apr 20, 2005 | 03:59 PM
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Default There are guys out there that have made it work i belive...

I don't think Ross-tech supports it at this time but by the looks of it they might be here in the near future. In my eyes it would be the ideal set-up.
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Old Apr 20, 2005 | 04:21 PM
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Default i have one..search for nickelmedia, brrrman, sharkweb, j in ny

Also search on mp3car.com I've done a lot of reading on it and know a decent amount but I'm not gonna write you a walk through when there are a bunch of them out there. If you have any particular questions then ask me.
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Old Apr 20, 2005 | 04:55 PM
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Default toying with the idea

i purchased a 5" widescreen lcd and a mini itx motherboard the other day. i already wrote a custom unix-based mp3 player for my previous car mp3 project so I'm thinking of adding mpeg support so it can play music videos or dvds as well. check out <A href="http://www.mp3car.com/">www.mp3car.com</a> for more inspiration
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buy VirtualPC and it will
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Old Apr 20, 2005 | 08:48 PM
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Default I am finishing up mine...(more)

I have a 1998 and I installed a xenarc 7" touchscreen in the dash custom molded. I fitted a slim dvd/cdrw drive where the buttons are located. I have the computer mounted under the rear deck. If I include the time that I researched, the entire project has taken me 5 months so far but I havent been working on it everyday, mostly on weekends. When I first took apart the dash, I asked myself WTF was I doing. I actually asked myself that alot while I was cutting/bondo/mounting/drilling during many stages of this project. It all cost quite a bit too, upwards of 1400-1500 dollars. If you need any help or advice on what to buy, I'm sure I can help; just email me.

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Old Apr 21, 2005 | 05:42 AM
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Default Re: IN-DASH COMPUTER

I have a 01 1.8T and am looking to put a 7" in place of the stock deck, and most likely a pc in either the glove box or the truck. Have looked at Xenarc, but still looking for other ideas. Can the aftermarket deck fascia work with a screen?
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