Upgrades and Aftermarket - GeneralUpgrading and adding aftermarket equipment to your 1999-2007 Super Duty. Please confine discussion of topics in this forum to those items that are not engine-specific.
Anybody running a "carputer" in their superduty? What screen did you use in the double-din stereo opening and how do you like it?
I got an older thinkpad T22 laptop from a friend which I'm repairing (needs new mobo - loses cpu fan control - got one on ebay cheap). Then going to get a docking station. I already got a 12v to 16v power supply to run it.
Anyway, I figured a $200 laptop with decent power and getting a docking station (ebay cheap) would be a better solution than a dedicated car pc for $500+. If you install a $15 docking station in every vehicle you own you take your tunes with you.
Just need to find a decent computer fm tuner.
They make external usb or firewire dvd reader/writers too. Only your wallet and your imagination are limits.
I used one of those FM tuners once. I hated it, seemed like the power was so low I couldn't pick up a good signal with it on the dash in the middle. I just bought a DF-FORD20 Aux Interface from Crutchfield and love it. Plug and play. Seriously. It was $70 or so and took me all of 5min to install. Just don't run your audio wires next to the power wires or you'll get bad noise. Or just run a shielded wire and you should be find as long as your system is properly grounded.
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'02 F-350 "Babe The Big Blue Truck" 4x4, Ext. Cab, 8' bed
DP-Tuner 80T, ATS Compressor housing, DIY intake, DIY exhaust brake, openair CCV, 80HP 'pane shot, SBC DD all ceramic clutch, ISSPRO EV boost/pyro/HPOP pres./rear end temp gauges, 4" lift, 255/70R22.5 tires, engine mounted York air compressor, brake linelock, 16 flashy lights, 12 strobes, 12 switches on console, 9 switches on the dash, 7 two-way radios, 5 air horns, laptop, siren, 105 gal. in-bed fuel tank, and who knows what else... oh and a Kennesaw Mountain front bumper (now tried and true)
'66 Bronco "Big Little Monster" - 5.0L EFI, AOD, D20, 3.5" WH sus. lift, 3" body lift, 35" BFG muds, Stock Dana 30 front with Lock-Rite, disk brakes, Warn Hubs, Stock Ford 9" rear with mini spool
I have yet to actually install mine but I got the puter all built and pretty much 90% of my parts. I got the same user name on mp3car.com as I do here, whats yours? I am looking at going a bit bigger screen wise, actually its what got me hooked on the entire idea all together. This thread here is what made me take the plunge into the whole project GREAT DEAL: 10.4" Touchscreen - Samsung LCD $215! - MP3Car.com I picked up a 10.4" screen new 10.4 Desktop TFT LCD Monitor w Touch Screen + VGA I have yet to install it in the truck but I have used it for a little bit while setting up the computer and fiddling with the FE (using Road Runner) So far its been pretty sweet and I am really looking forward to getting it all isntalled. I'm not sure yet exactly how I am going to tackle it but I know that the LCD panel itself will fit in my dash (05') without moving the AC vents, however the heater controls need to be moved.
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86 Ford F250 4x4 with 4in Rough Country lift and poly bushings all around converted from 351W to 6.9L Diesel (rolling chassis at the moment)
Not a carputer but I just installed an Eclipse DVD/NAV in my '01. What I learned was ya don't get a 'true' double-din opening until '05. The earlier trucks are just a little shy of 4" tall opening. Sounds like you're not using too many 'off the shelf' components so it shouldn't matter, but I was suprised. I was able to fab my own mounting system/brackets and it turned out good, but it was not plug-n-play!!
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2001 F-350, DRW, 4x4, XLT Crew Cab, flat bed, 7.3, 6 spd, LSD, 4.10's NAPA 6637, Dipricol Optix gauges on pillar - EGT, Boost, Fuel Press., HPO Press. - No Muffler, AIH delete, Mobil 1 in trans, t-case & diffs, LUK clutch, Swamps single-shots!!! Vegistroke-inspired WVO system w/95,000 trouble-free miles! DP-Tuner F5 - stock-high idle-40t-60t-80e-100 - Lovin' it!! 203 t-stat w/billet housing, Evans coolant, coolant filter, boost relief valve, Dieselsite IC boots, Hella headlight harness, '07 grill/lites and big, bad front bumper!
2000 Excursion 4x4 Limited - F5, AIS, Frybrid/V3 SVO conversion that does 100mi/day. 30k flawless VO miles so far!
I started with an IPAQ 3835 and test installed my truckputer last fall. It was great on our trip to Florida with navigation, music, OBDII (for those pesky SES lights) and paying my bills online. I took the system out to finish the install and make it more user friendly. You may want to consider keeping your head unit if it is a decent one. The computer's audio output can be sent to the head unit via a PIE (or similar) adapter. I mounted the monitor on a custom bracket on the center console.
Good luck and have fun. This is a hobby that a lot of people enjoy.
DNR
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2001 F250 4x4 crew lariat 7.3L auto, DP Tuner F5 no-start/valet/20tow/80econo/140aggressive, powerstrokeconverters.com triple disc, transgo tugger HD2, ISSPRO egt/boost/pyro, foil delete, 6" stainless tip, Magnaflow 17979 4" turbo-back, dieselsite boots & coolant filter & HX crossover, Fleetguard LF9027 or LF3630 hi-cap oil filter, Rotella T 15w40, DIY 6637 Tymar, billet grill, line-x bedliner, bug deflector, tint, 08' alum diff cover, clear corners & tails, silverstar bulbs, Xtreme XT855 reverse lights, 1500w inverter, Tekonsha Primus, EQX, Epicenter, Autotek MM4000.1D, 2x Audiobahn AWT12X, 2/0 cables, JVC KD-AVX44 El Kameleon dvd deck.
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