Go Back   United Bimmer Community - BMW Forum > UnitedBimmer- Model Categories > E21, E30
Register FAQ Members List Calendar Advertise With Us Mark Forums Read

Welcome to the United Bimmer Community - BMW Forum forums.

You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today!

If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact contact us.

E21, E30 General discussion and technical help for 1975-1991 3 series cars.

Reply
 
Thread Tools
Old 09-26-2005, 11:52 AM   #1
htp.bmw

Name: htp.bmw
Title: Member
Status: Offline
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Nevada City, California
User not setup in Rate My Car.
Click here to set it up.
thinking about installing a comp

so a while back when I read harry was putting a computer in I dreamed about putting a computer in my car. I would like to seriously do it now. Harry do you think you could give me some insight on how you went about putting it in?

im really not sure where to put the monitor, maybe I could see a few pictures of your setup to get some ideas
__________________


Member of the Top Down Club
  Reply With Quote
Sponsored Links
Old 09-26-2005, 11:59 AM   #2
komodo
 
komodo's Avatar

Name: komodo
Title: Administrator
Status: Offline
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Athens, GA
Rate My Car: 50 / 245
Your Ride: 1995 M3
Sure, mp3car.com is a great place to start. Don't buy a computer from them (complete rip off), but you'll probably end up buying a lot from there for extension cables and SSCs (startup-shutdown controllers). I also would recommend their lilliput 7" lcd touchscreen, as it has supervga for good quality and it fits PERFECTLY in place of the sunglass holder and obd computer in your dash. I also spent HOURS on the phone with the people there, they're very helpful and can explain it very clearly.
__________________

  Reply With Quote
Old 09-26-2005, 11:59 AM   #3
komodo
 
komodo's Avatar

Name: komodo
Title: Administrator
Status: Offline
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Athens, GA
Rate My Car: 50 / 245
Your Ride: 1995 M3
Erm, but actually I just realized you have an e30, haha. I'm not sure how that screen would fit in there... try measuring around.
__________________

  Reply With Quote
Old 09-26-2005, 12:21 PM   #4
htp.bmw

Name: htp.bmw
Title: Member
Status: Offline
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Nevada City, California
User not setup in Rate My Car.
Click here to set it up.
yea, ive been thinking about having the screen on a hinge that would fold up from beside the seat, (obviously not for when driving) ill take some pictures later and see what you think.
__________________


Member of the Top Down Club
  Reply With Quote
Old 09-26-2005, 06:43 PM   #5
xsperf
 
xsperf's Avatar

Name: xsperf
Title: United Baller
Status: Offline
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Syracuse, NY
Rate My Car: 144 / 245
Your Ride: 95 325is
dont know about the size, but go with liliput, when i had the DVD player in my car i had 2 screens, 1 boss and 1 liliput, liliput pwns
__________________

Quote:
Originally Posted by c1apton
I keep forgetting that - I have a great memory but it doesn't last long

CRS disease = Can't Remeber Shit
  Reply With Quote
Old 09-26-2005, 10:02 PM   #6
DEATH2000
 
DEATH2000's Avatar

Name: DEATH2000
Title: The UB Pimp Masta!!
Status: Offline
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Rate My Car: 90 / 245
I dont remeber what the console of the E30 looks like very well so you could always try getting a DVD head unit like Harry's and have it hook up to that if theres no room for a flat panel one.
__________________
Do you talk that big in person? No? then shut the fu*k up.
All trouble starts out fun.
Ah, VTEC. All of the lag, none of the turbo. It's like waiting for bad sex


I am worth $1,597,050 on HumanForSale.com
  Reply With Quote
Old 09-26-2005, 10:17 PM   #7
defkon99
 
defkon99's Avatar

Name: defkon99
Title: Upgraded Member
Status: Offline
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: San An, TX
Rate My Car: 42 / 245
Your Ride: 1993 E36
__________________
  Reply With Quote
Old 09-26-2005, 11:09 PM   #8
Chris
 
Chris's Avatar

Name: Chris
Title: Visiting Mod
Status: Offline
Join Date: Apr 2005
User not setup in Rate My Car.
Click here to set it up.
Your Ride: Whatever I can get my hands on
^^^ maybe god enough for a tracker, shouldnt be found within a mile of a BIMMER
__________________

Nuke (n): a large firework that makes pretty lights and large lakes out of annoying countries.
You have three choices, stand behind our troops, grab a gun and toe the line with our troops, or stand in front of them, they can use the extra armor.
  Reply With Quote
Old 09-27-2005, 02:49 AM   #9
htp.bmw

Name: htp.bmw
Title: Member
Status: Offline
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Nevada City, California
User not setup in Rate My Car.
Click here to set it up.
hes got alot of wires running around... i hope mine isnt like that
__________________


Member of the Top Down Club
  Reply With Quote
Old 09-27-2005, 02:49 AM   #10
htp.bmw

Name: htp.bmw
Title: Member
Status: Offline
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Nevada City, California
User not setup in Rate My Car.
Click here to set it up.
hes got alot of wires running around...
__________________


Member of the Top Down Club
  Reply With Quote
Old 09-29-2005, 10:14 AM   #11
Red_Rocket
 
Red_Rocket's Avatar

Name: Red_Rocket
Title: Senior Member
Status: Offline
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Coeur D' Alene, ID
Rate My Car: 169 / 245
Your Ride: E30 325
sound like fun
__________________
  Reply With Quote
Old 09-29-2005, 10:42 AM   #12
german speed demon

Name: german speed demon
Title: Senior Member
Status: Offline
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: You don't want to know...
User not setup in Rate My Car.
Click here to set it up.
Your Ride: 88 325is
What about angling a screen down by the lighter socket and eliminating the ashtray for additional space? Plenty of room then, and it would detract from the looks of the console.

Dave
__________________
booyah.
  Reply With Quote
Old 10-03-2005, 10:17 PM   #13
325Extatic

Name: 325Extatic
Title: United Newb
Status: Offline
Join Date: Sep 2005
User not setup in Rate My Car.
Click here to set it up.
http://www.engadget.com/entry/1234000450061569/

I am SUCH a geek!

Someone wanna pay me $60,000 + to be their "Tech Bitch?"

Josh W.
  Reply With Quote
Sponsored Links
Reply


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Thinking about an E21 Dudesky E21, E30 15 10-16-2006 01:26 PM
installing a perfomance chip cabrit E36 50 07-06-2006 03:11 AM
price for a/c comp and sunroof parts B3M2W5i E36 12 08-25-2005 09:40 PM


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 03:43 PM.

A vBSkinworks Design

 
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.6.8
Copyright ©2000 - 2008, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Search Engine Optimization by vBSEO 2.4.0 © 2005, Crawlability, Inc.
Copyright © 2007 UnitedBimmer.com
Ad Management by RedTyger