This is my 2000 Lincoln LS, which will (Hopefully) soon be a carputer
UPDATES:
I AM READY FOR THE INSTALLATION PROCESS!!!!!!!!!!!!
(TOO BAD MY CAR IS IN THE MECHANIC SHOP FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, THEN GOING TO THE BODY SHOP... :\ ) I WILL BE GETTING THE CLUTCH FIXED AND O2 SENSOR REPLACED. THEN WE SHOULD BE GOOD TO GO!
I WILL BE USING EITHER MY HP PAVILLION ZV5000 (OLDER) OR MY NEW DELL M1530 (HAS BLUETOOTH!) AS THE COMPUTER SYSTEM, WHICH WILL BE MOUNTED IN MY TRUNK. I AM CURRENTLY RUNNING THE LATEST VERSION OF ROADRUNNER (RR), AND THE USING DITIAL FX 3.0 (DFX 3.0) SKIN. I INTEND TO BUY A BLUETOOTH ADAPTER (IF I USE MY OLDER LAPTOP) AND AN OBD II CAR DIAGNOSTICS COMPUTER W/ BLUETOOTH & PC INTERFACE. BEING THAT THESE THINGS ARE NOT NECESSITIES, WE'LL SEE HOW THE INITIAL INSTALL GOES FIRST.
CURRENT (WORKING) APPLICATIONS & HARDWARE INCLUDE:
GAS (LISTS NEAREST STATIONS BUT NOT PRICES)
TRAFFIC CAMS (RR PLUGIN)
VIDEO PLAYER (RR PLUGIN)
MUSIC PLAYER (RR PLUGIN)
WEATHER *1 DAY, 3 DAY, 5 DAY, RADAR, SATELLITE IMAGE W/ ZOOM (RR PLUGIN)
iGUIDANCE 4.0 (APP)
GPS RECEIVER (HW)
LILLIPUT 7" TOUCHSCREEN MONITOR
HP PAVILLION LAPTOP OR DELL M1530 (I HAVEN'T DECIDED YET) RUNNING ROADRUNNER WITH DFX 3.0
APPLICATIONS AND HARDWARE THAT I STILL NEED:
BLUETOOTH USB DEVICE (IF I DECIDE TO USE MY OLD HP LAPTOP)
BLUETOOTH OBD II FOR CAR DIAGNOSTICS (HW & APP)
VOICE RECOGNITION CONTROL OF ENTIRE SYSTEM - optional
LINKS TO USEFUL INFORMATION/PRODUCTS:
http://www.mp3car.com/ - Be Sure To Check Out The Forums For Any Carputer Questions You May Have
http://www.cablestogo.com - Good Cables For Cheap Money
I AM CURRENTLY TRYING TO PUT A COMMENT BOX IN HERE, BUT CAN'T SEEM TO FIND ONE THAT WORKS!
[FOOTNOTES]
I WILL UPDATE MORE, ADD PICTURES AND ADD LINKS TO WEBSITES AND INFORMATION I USE WHEN I HAVE MORE TIME AND/OR NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
Thanks for visiting! Come back soon, as I will be updating regularly. Hope you enjoyed the site!
UPDATED 7/16/2008