I'm going to try something new.

hellyt6 · March 29, 2015

So I've recently acquired a 2004 Suzuki Forenza. Now, the vehicle I've been driving is a 1978 GMC pick up, so as you can imagine, I'm in heaven with all of the modern amenities this car has but it's missing one crucial thing... Aux input. I got away without it in my truck because it has an opening above the heater/radio where I can set my phone and it echoes out and gets rather loud (Moto G), but the Suzuki has no such thing. BUT, it has a tape deck! And I've already bought one of those adapter things! But the headphone jack on my Moto G is already acting up.. But I have an old laptop that can accept a touch screen. I think you may already see where I'm going with this... I'll explain more after a few replies.

Kyuubixchidori · March 29, 2015

You'll need a power inverter. Running a laptop is hard on a battery, let alone another screen. You'll want a high quality inverter and a heavy duty battery.

Be cheaper to get a used tablet/new head unit. But it is possible

STRMfrmXMN · March 29, 2015

So I've recently acquired a 2004 Suzuki Forenza. Now, the vehicle I've been driving is a 1978 GMC pick up, so as you can imagine, I'm in heaven with all of the modern amenities this car has but it's missing one crucial thing... Aux input. I got away without it in my truck because it has an opening above the heater/radio where I can set my phone and it echoes out and gets rather loud (Moto G), but the Suzuki has no such thing. BUT, it has a tape deck! And I've already bought one of those adapter things! But the headphone jack on my Moto G is already acting up.. But I have an old laptop that can accept a touch screen. I think you may already see where I'm going with this... I'll explain more after a few replies.

I am sorry, but I do not see where you're going...

hellyt6 · March 29, 2015

I'm going to mount the laptop or a tablet to the dash and run it off the tape adapter and have a full entertainment system inside of the car without swapping out the radio. Now Kyuubixchidori there has a point in saying that the laptop will be hard on the battery. It will, so I'm going to come up with a back-up battery system using some old UPS's and convert them to charge off of the alternator when the engine is running. That way the laptop's battery can charge and discharge normally so it doesn't kill the battery it has, and the car's battery will be hardly affected. Now, the alternator on this car isn't the highest quality one, but it's a GM part, so if the one in my truck is all original and has lasted 38 years, I don't see why this one can't handle this job.

Swagmeister · March 29, 2015

Check this out. Not exactly the same thing but it should still kind of work.

Aniallation · March 29, 2015

So I've recently acquired a 2004 Suzuki Forenza. Now, the vehicle I've been driving is a 1978 GMC pick up, so as you can imagine, I'm in heaven with all of the modern amenities this car has but it's missing one crucial thing... Aux input. I got away without it in my truck because it has an opening above the heater/radio where I can set my phone and it echoes out and gets rather loud (Moto G), but the Suzuki has no such thing. BUT, it has a tape deck! And I've already bought one of those adapter things! But the headphone jack on my Moto G is already acting up.. But I have an old laptop that can accept a touch screen. I think you may already see where I'm going with this... I'll explain more after a few replies.

Just get an aftermarket stereo with Bluetooth A2DP audio streaming...