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Old 10-24-2016, 03:13 PM
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Ive been slowly putting this tablet and wiring put together in my car. Been reading from multiple sites trying to figure this out. I know very little about wiring and audio stuff but like the idea of having all the features of the tablet on the go. Heres a pic of what i have so far. If anybody could point me in the right direction I'd appreciate it.

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what are you having issues with? only thing I noticed from the picture is that that converter is saying input where it should be output and vice versa.

edit: looking at that part, its not going to do what you want it to do. That part is for using a stock style stereo output to RCA's to be used with an AMP for a SUB. It won't work in reverse.
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Oh ok. I have a small amp i can use if that helps. Im not getting any sound out of the speakers. The rest of the system is stock. I took out the monsoon radio for the tablet just need to figure out how to make it work.
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Very interesting to see how this goes

how did you mount the tablet?
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That was the easy part. I had some scrap aluminum from lowes laying around and just cut it and bolted it where the stock radio bolts go. Then used the nexus 7 plastic case and glued it to the bracket. Doesn't move at all.Had to trim the radio bezel a bit but not much
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Still need some insight on finishing up the install. Should I just use a mini amp and a usb dac? Any help would be awesome thanks
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Still need some insight on finishing up the install. Should I just use a mini amp and a usb dac? Any help would be awesome thanks
This is a little out of the box, but would if you buy a cheap compact stereo that has aux input and mount it hidden behind the tablet just to use as an amp to directly connect to all the wires. Cheap compact stereos can be had for around $20.
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Thats an idea thanks! if i cant figure it out I'll most likely try that lol



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