Hi all. I realize a couple of people have talked about something like this and I did see the one guy did it. Kudos to him. I'm not sure I want to have that finished look, though. Wanted to brainstorm a little here.
The Nexus 7 is too tall to fit properly where the stock HU is currently.
I was thinking of taking the face of the center vent off and making a solid piece (no holes) to put there instead.
I would mount the Nexus by installing a back vinyl cover I have onto the solid face I will fab. The Nexus could then be popped in and out of the cover when entering/exiting the car. It would sit here:
I know many of you thinking, "What about the vents?" Well, I typically put my cool/hot air through my defrost anyway. I feel like it doesn't overly cool/heat the cabin, especially not directly on my face. So it would not be a change or loss for me. I guess another option would be to do the same thing except to the center part (where the HU is) as opposed to the vent. I just like the thought of the screen being higher up so I'm not having to look down so much. I'll be running an rca to headphone jack from the tablet to a mini amp w/remote to control volume, fader, balance, bass, etc. The speakers will be wired directly to the amp as well so either way there will be no need for the stock HU. Thoughts?
The Nexus 7 is too tall to fit properly where the stock HU is currently.
I was thinking of taking the face of the center vent off and making a solid piece (no holes) to put there instead.
I would mount the Nexus by installing a back vinyl cover I have onto the solid face I will fab. The Nexus could then be popped in and out of the cover when entering/exiting the car. It would sit here:
I know many of you thinking, "What about the vents?" Well, I typically put my cool/hot air through my defrost anyway. I feel like it doesn't overly cool/heat the cabin, especially not directly on my face. So it would not be a change or loss for me. I guess another option would be to do the same thing except to the center part (where the HU is) as opposed to the vent. I just like the thought of the screen being higher up so I'm not having to look down so much. I'll be running an rca to headphone jack from the tablet to a mini amp w/remote to control volume, fader, balance, bass, etc. The speakers will be wired directly to the amp as well so either way there will be no need for the stock HU. Thoughts?
