Ok... some ppl might buy the ready made car pc like Voom and some other brands in the market that uses Mini ITX mobo.... but no many people can buy those after market car pc with liliput touch screens which is expensive and not available here ... so here i post my D.I.Y car pc which have serve me for 1 year plus already...and have not given any problem so far. here are some pix of my car pc. Might not be much..but it works ..



Here's the CPU unit that i have D.I.Y with acrylic and laminated with checked plate stickers



The internal desktop and laptop part that i have installed... the PSU enclosure have been removed so taht i can fit it in the case...some of the cables have been removed oso... the rig consist of a P4 2.6ghz, 512 mb Apacer DDR ram, 40gb WD Scorpio lap top hdd, Geforce 440mx GC, and a MSI mobo.



I use 12cm and 8cm vizo uv led fan for cooling , 12cm blowing and 8 cm exhausting all the heat from inside of the case


The power switch, reset switch, power LED and HDD LED



My USB ports which i have integrated on my center console.



I use wireless Logitech mouse to navigate.



I bought this LCD TFT indash monitor from Brother, using the svideo output from my GC, running Windows Media Player at that time.



This how the temp like when it is idling, picture was taken around 10am in the morning.



Temp after 45 minutes of drive, I'm running media player in the background at that time.



This the night shot of my TFT screen cool huh?




Some of you might wonder how i power the pc...I use DC to AC (12v-240V) inverters which i wired directly to my battery, i have made some test by not switching of my inverter for 3 day....the inverter that i bought seems to be on standby if the pc is not switched on. After 3 days of not using the car....the battery does not die...which means the inverter doesn't consume power even though it is not switched on... I also made a switch for the inverter which i integrated it on my center console. Well that's all I think.... so far no problem... no bad sectors on my hdd... battery did not die... and NO SHORTCIRCUIT oso, I am happy with it


p/s Sniper dude...as requested by you

Where you get the DC to AC converter and how much?


edit by mod: pls dont quote pictures.

This post has been edited by ianho: Mar 8 2007, 11:59 AM

You can get it from Brothers and E-Life... my advice to you, get a greater watts Inverter...300watts and above is sufficient..last time i use 150 watts on a 350 watts rated PSU...after a month the inverter overloaded...

great diy

*tumbs*

Thanks dude..

just wondering, wat benefits u get by having a com in the car? watch movies? and u use mouse only ar? keyboard?

no offence. i'm seriously turned on by ur DIY and wan to know more

OMG this is insanity, i thought most people only mod a hifi system into a car...

never thought of such mod...

brilliant ...

fuiyooooooooooo extreme.. PIMP MY RIDE.. MALAYSIAN VERSION.. now you only have to fit in some nice speakers and an amp....btw.. what car are you driving??

judging by the pics, i'll say it's a proton for sure

gen2 is my guess

i think is either wira or satria old model

nicely done.. the usb port at the console looks oem.. *thumbs*

or is it a wira? hmmm...

Basicaly...it is tedious having loads of CDs in your car than having a loads off MP3s in your hdd...same goes for movies also... yet you can play games in your car rather then installing a PS in your car oso.... i was advice by Sniper on the roof to use trackball mouse rather then conventional mouse.... basicaly at least my GF can watch movies while in a jam.... less talking to my GF less fights we have...ehehehhe. I'm planning to install a visor LCD screen so that my GF can watch it form her seat rather then watching through the center LCD...she did compalij bout neck pain... as for me having a playlist of my favourite songs in my car is good enough. The best part is surfing the net when i parked the car next to Starbucks SS15 wihtout having to step out of the car..just for a quick surf.

Wira is my guess... hmm....


btw, Nice mod ...... the usb port is greatly fitted... looks nice...

Mind to share the steps of your D.I.Y ?

yes its a Proton wira UK model

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Added on March 8, 2007, 12:05 pmGot influenced by PIMP MY Ride

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Added on March 8, 2007, 12:06 pmThanks dude....

This post has been edited by Zyntherius: Mar 8 2007, 12:06 PM

Its Wira aeroback limited edition.

I wish i had made a worklog for this... but you can ask me if you need help on how to built one...dun mind sharing at all

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Added on March 8, 2007, 12:08 pmIts a Sedan... bought in 1999

This post has been edited by Zyntherius: Mar 8 2007, 12:08 PM

yay, wira it is.. i think if u do a guide for this diy, most ppl would be interested. might be pinned too =))

btw, ur usb slot doen't interfere with ur handbrake? looks scary from the pic angle. just a thought

nope...does not at all.... can even plug in my removable hdd case there...

very very nice setup there.....looks like those old skool PC does come in handy after all....

did you wire the sound output to your car audio system also ??? it must be really cool coz can play songs directly from the PC and have a VU effect on the screen......

the part which i worry is the inverter part coz not sure whether its the real quality ones coz inverters can go kaboom and if not wired properly, it might fry other things together also.....


btw, dont make it so obvious........nowadays a lot of car thief around....