I was pondering and wondering what would one have to do in order to add a car computer (in the truck or under the dash). I saw articles online, and I'm just wondering if anyone in the mustang community has done this.

John

 

Anybody?

Well, I did some research and I found a place which has quite a bit of componets: http://www.mp3car.com

 

I was looking into putting a cpu in aswell. I have alot of the equip already. Check out this site as well.. Simplified Innovation

Pretty much a home computer but about 1/10 the size..

 

I don't really think it's much different than building a computer for your home. I've seen a couple of these done before. You just have to have a screen that accepts the signal from the video card on the computer. Several places online sell these. You'll also have to have a power inverter. I think those can be found about anywhere. If I were building the system I'd make sure I got a durable hard drive because it will be under a lot of shock from the roads. Other than that, you should be good to go. Maybe a wireless mouse and keyboard if you wanted it, but if you get a touch screen you wouldn't even need that. I think there are also devices to put the computer into hibernation mode when you turn the car off, but I don't know if it's hardware or software.

 

You'll also have to have a power inverter.



Stay away from that they just create noise and waste power.

DC-DC computer power supplies only

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