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Old Oct 3, 2009 | 06:37 PM
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Has anyone done this? I want to get Double din monitor/dvd player and replace the hvac controls with my current headunit and move the hvac to the center console. How do you get them both to work with my sound system?
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Old Oct 3, 2009 | 07:41 PM
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Why would you want to do that? Just get a double din headunit instead of just a monitor.
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Old Oct 31, 2009 | 12:44 PM
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bringing this back up can i put a dvd player underneath or somewhere else and put in a screen in the dash how hard would this be and would it be cheaper?
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Old Oct 31, 2009 | 06:21 PM
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not understanding why you want 2 headunits though
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Old Oct 31, 2009 | 06:52 PM
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That's allot of extra work for no reason. Just get a double din that plays DVD's or even a single din with a flip out monitor.
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Old Oct 31, 2009 | 10:11 PM
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something sort of like this http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_...oss+BV7HR.html and this http://www.crutchfield.com/p_077DV17...0.html?tp=6219 just for representation but you get what i mean
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Old Oct 31, 2009 | 10:15 PM
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Originally Posted by redbeauty2012
something sort of like this http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_...oss+BV7HR.html and this http://www.crutchfield.com/p_077DV17...0.html?tp=6219 just for representation but you get what i mean
The whole question is WHY?!?!? What is the purpose? Seems unnecessary.
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Old Oct 31, 2009 | 11:14 PM
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there are alot better areas to spend the money on don't you think???
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Old Nov 1, 2009 | 12:10 AM
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But by all means it's your car do what you want but I would like to see pics if you do do it
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Old Nov 1, 2009 | 01:49 AM
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i wanted to do something along the lines of thisi know i can go get one for $500+ but with this i can do it for like $200
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Old Nov 1, 2009 | 08:30 AM
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I don't get it either. Never seen it done and I'm sure its possible, but don't see why.. and moving the hvac controls to the console would be a b*tch. I would save up a few extra bucks and get a decent dbl din and mod the bezel. With all the work you'll put into moving stuff around it will end up easier and cheaper.
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Old Nov 1, 2009 | 08:40 AM
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get what you pay for, i wouldnt waste my time with crap products
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Old Nov 1, 2009 | 09:04 AM
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i wasnt going to get those i was going to get an alpine lcd screen and find a good dvd player. i dont think im going to move the controls anymore but rather put the dvd player in the center console or under the seat.
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Old Nov 1, 2009 | 09:11 AM
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I'm going through trying to return my dads vette back to original after someone did a hack job on different things and let me tell you it's been a f'in disaster IMO if you are going to do mods like this be carefull or put in the extra effort to try to be able to reverse whatever you do, when you sell it might make the difference to your potential buyer wheather or not you sell it.
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Old Nov 1, 2009 | 10:30 AM
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alright i changed my mind i think im going to turn this into a carpc and get a 7" touchscreen
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Old Nov 25, 2009 | 11:31 PM
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So NOBODY has done this??

I'm interested as I have several vehicles, a t/a being one of them, that I'm trying to setup my HTC Touch Pro as a central computer system for. The idea is outfit the 3 vehicles identically, and just bring the "computer" with me when I go.

Can this really be done or not? And can it be done economically...as in, less than 50 bucks for a clean looking setup at the end?

The rest of the car is already outfitted, so it's just the dash situation I'm trying to sort out......if I knew it would be possible to physically mount two separate units in the dash I could save some serious bucks here.

EDIT: Found someone here who had done it, actually doesn't look half bad! Now to figure out how to bolt the units in place....

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