Anybody here have a tablet mounted in a car??

[big_lilo]

Hey guys,

 

Bought a Nissan 2005 X-Trail and it came with a cassette and CD deck... It looked soo dated haha I'm used to having a navi in my other car.... So I decided instead of spending $800+ on a GPS Double din.... why not put in a tablet instead! I've seen it done before and LOVED the idea.... So here is my install Very pleased with it

 

 

Bone Stock....BORING!!!

 

 

Finished Product!

 

Looks killer! 

 

 

I have the charged hooked up to the ACC and TASKER installed on the tablet..so when it gets power, the tablet turns on and screen stays on, also have a task to turn on BT, GPS, launch GPS / Music player etc and once the power is cut TASKER puts the tablet in airplane mode and turns off the screen and kills all the apps

 

I installed a JVC deck in there as well to make life a bit easier... Didn't want rewire everything and amp everything... they way I have phone bluetooth, IPOD, CD and the tablet thru AUX or even BT aswell

 

Soo... anyone else use a tablet in their vehicles??

[Tea1337]

I have to admit, that's pretty cool.

[Dudenstein]

I have a Civic so if I wanted to do something like that I would have to rip out my dash hahaha. That looks great though. What tablet did you use for that?

[big_lilo]

Nexus 7 (2012) 3G  

 

I want to buy a newer tablet for myself... and this tablet would of just collected dust...figured this is a better use for it!

[Unhelpful]

I'm not a huge tablet guy... But this is pretty neat.

[JAKEBAB]

i like this but the only thing i dont like compared to a normal nav headunit is that u have to pay for 3g on your tablet to use nav which sucks.

[big_lilo]

i like this but the only thing i dont like compared to a normal nav headunit is that u have to pay for 3g on your tablet to use nav which sucks.

 

no you can download a full GPS app like IGO with maps and use it offline! only thing you need is GPS to be turned on which is free

 

I pay an extra $5 bucks for the sim a month to share my 6GB data plan  

[dizmo]

That actually looks a lot better than I figured it was going to look, well done!
I agree with @JAKEBAB though. I'd rather have the free NAV. I also find car based systems are a little faster navigation wise but that will entirely depend on location.

[Guest Philosophy]

That awesome... I wonder if I could put one in my 2002 Chevrolet Suburban.

[AndyCapets]

How the hell did you got the tablet fitted so perfectly in this, this is insane, great work man!

[JAKEBAB]

no you can download a full GPS app like IGO with maps and use it offline! only thing you need is GPS to be turned on which is free

 

I pay an extra $5 bucks for the sim a month to share my 6GB data plan

oh i didnt know that ill definitely have to check that out. 

[big_lilo]

How the hell did you got the tablet fitted so perfectly in this, this is insane, great work man!

 

Hahaha it was actually a direct fit man... All I needed to do was get 90 degree angle cables and done! Put some 2-way tape all around it and some "L" brackets in the back for support

 

Done! 

 

I'm probably going to hot glue it in place soon.. It was just a test fit at first.. but i'm loving it!

[ygohome]

Cool!  I like it.

 

But if you ever need to enter the Android Recovery/Restart menu, how would you do it? Like if it becomes unresponsive and can't do regular soft restart.

 

I've only had to do that once on my Nexus 7 when it became unresponsive.  I couldn't do a normal power off.  So I press Power button and both volume keys at same time.  Then I can select PowerDown; RestartBootload; or FactoryReset

[Askew]

Nice work dude.

[big_lilo]

Cool!  I like it.

 

But if you ever need to enter the Android Recovery/Restart menu, how would you do it? Like if it becomes unresponsive and can't do regular soft restart.

 

I've only had to do that once on my Nexus 7 when it became unresponsive.  I couldn't do a normal power off.  So I press Power button and both volume keys at same time.  Then I can select PowerDown; RestartBootload; or FactoryReset

 

I actually drilled a Tiny tiny hole right above the PWR button... I use a paper clip to get at it so I can reboot or turn off / on if I absolutely have to  

 

I also didn't stach the USB/Power cable behind the tablet... I have them in my glove box.. So I could use things like Nexus Toolkit and factory wipe it etc etc without having to remove it

[old reece frost]

That is really cool

[Joshua Ondangan]

I'd love to mount it on a bike though would be awesome with the gps and stuff.

[Cronus97]

I actually drilled a Tiny tiny hole right above the PWR button... I use a paper clip to get at it so I can reboot or turn off / on if I absolutely have to

I also didn't stach the USB/Power cable behind the tablet... I have them in my glove box.. So I could use things like Nexus Toolkit and factory wipe it etc etc without having to remove it

How did you set up the interface with your current audio setup?

[big_lilo]

How did you set up the interface with your current audio setup?

 

 

How did you set up the interface with your current audio setup?

 

I'm actually going to make a little video and put in on YouTube of everything i've done so far

 

I'm using cyanogenmod 10.1 with the USB-ROM kernal on top of it (which will host OTG USB hub with charge) haven't gotten my cable yet some i'm still waiting on that... once I get it, I can hook up an external HDD and a reverse camrea if I want A lot of guys use a USB DAC but i'm currently using it over BLUETOOTH Audio and it's great! sounds good and when I'm in Navigation lets say, I dont have to minimize and open the audio app to be able to switch tracks.. I can use the Next button on the JVC deck to change tracks  

 

It's pretty sweet!

 

I'm actually mapping out a summer project to put in a tablet in my Bimmer e46 next

[Cronus97]

I'm actually going to make a little video and put in on YouTube of everything i've done so far

I'm using cyanogenmod 10.1 with the USB-ROM kernal on top of it (which will host OTG USB hub with charge) haven't gotten my cable yet some i'm still waiting on that... once I get it, I can hook up an external HDD and a reverse camrea if I want A lot of guys use a USB DAC but i'm currently using it over BLUETOOTH Audio and it's great! sounds good and when I'm in Navigation lets say, I dont have to minimize and open the audio app to be able to switch tracks.. I can use the Next button on the JVC deck to change tracks

It's pretty sweet!

I'm actually mapping out a summer project to put in a tablet in my Bimmer e46 next

That's amazing man! Can't wait for the video.

[Bentheguy]

 

Automatic transmission?! 

[big_lilo]

Hahaha yeahhh... It's rare to find X-Trail manuals in Canada... They're aren't too many of them out there in this part of the world  

[big_lilo]

[ShiftHitTheFan]

Now all you need is an elm327 Bluetooth obd2 adapter, and torque. Full fledged onboard digonostics and live view of system functions. Not to me to n the built in engine diagnostics scanner.

[big_lilo]

Already have it that's what the 'diagnostics' icon is a shortcut to