 Acer a100 tablet as a head unit |
 Apr 30, 2012 - 1:54 AM
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earlier i attempted to make a custom phone dock to replace my stereo head unit, but my fabrication skills were lacking. I wanted something cleaner and a little bigger screen size. I bought a acer a100 7" tablet and permantly installed in my dash and so far I love it.
 first order of business was using a razor blade to remove plastic ribs and the 2 clips that were preventing the tablet from sitting flush  checking the fit to make sure I could get the whole screen visible within the double din opening the using some double sided mounting tape around the edges of the inside bezel I pressed the tablet into place, hooked up the charger and the headphone jack to the factory amp   finished product, I should have been a little more careful with the mounting tape, was too close to the edge and is visible, tomorrow I will pull it back out and have the mounting tape a little further from the edge so that it isn't seen better pic in daylight with toyota wallpaper  Update to include parts list 1x Acer A100 Tablet 1x Acer A100 Vehicle Charger 1x 12V Accessory Socket 1x 90 degree 3.5mm to RCA jacks 2x Male to Female RCA 2 way splitter 1x Wiring Harness Adapter for 6 speaker stock amp 1x Volume Control 1x 3M double sided automotive mounting tape This post has been edited by b22ri22an: May 19, 2012 - 4:24 AM --------------------  |
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Apr 30, 2012 - 6:44 AM
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interesting, can you download one of those equalizer apps for it to have more control over the sound ? I guess in my case I would need to get a amp first, as my speakers get all their power of the headunit.
really cool idea. EDIT. what about stealing the internet of my iphone so I can have GPS everywhere I go ? and Pandora ? now that would send me to the store right after work. 
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Apr 30, 2012 - 7:27 AM
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QUOTE (Culpable04 @ Apr 30, 2012 - 6:44 AM)  interesting, can you download one of those equalizer apps for it to have more control over the sound ? I guess in my case I would need to get a amp first, as my speakers get all their power of the headunit. really cool idea. EDIT. what about stealing the internet of my iphone so I can have GPS everywhere I go ? and Pandora ? now that would send me to the store right after work. All possible =P Have fun, can do just about anything on them http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1324 This post has been edited by rave2n: Apr 30, 2012 - 7:34 AM |
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b22ri22an Acer a100 tablet as a head unit Apr 30, 2012 - 1:54 AM
jordisonjr So this is just taped into place?
Whats the advant... Apr 30, 2012 - 2:09 AM b22ri22an its automotive mounting tape like used on exterior... Apr 30, 2012 - 2:58 AM Tigawoods ............ this is
iwas never into the double d... Apr 30, 2012 - 6:19 AM Culpable04 damm it, now I'm looking more and more at this... Apr 30, 2012 - 10:45 AM b22ri22an some needed apps for the install
Volume control ap... Apr 30, 2012 - 11:18 AM rave2n This is a very nice option I may consider.
It is ... Apr 30, 2012 - 11:40 AM Culpable04 it takes SD up to 32 GB Apr 30, 2012 - 11:44 AM b22ri22an it also has a usb host that you can put any size d... Apr 30, 2012 - 11:46 AM rave2n QUOTE (Culpable04 @ Apr 30, 2012 - 12... Apr 30, 2012 - 11:53 AM spy00005 hmmm this would be a real nice set up and i know a... Apr 30, 2012 - 12:02 PM b22ri22an Car Charger This is a must as this tablet does not... Apr 30, 2012 - 12:14 PM
rave2n QUOTE (b22ri22an @ Apr 30, 2012 - 1... Apr 30, 2012 - 3:43 PM smkr3w I often thought about this after a friend of mine ... Apr 30, 2012 - 4:35 PM Xander_X This is awesome. But it lacks one thing for me ..... Apr 30, 2012 - 4:47 PM b22ri22an QUOTE (rave2n @ Apr 30, 2012 - 4:43 ... Apr 30, 2012 - 6:51 PM rave2n QUOTE (b22ri22an @ Apr 30, 2012 - 7... May 1, 2012 - 7:11 AM stephen_lee i like Apr 30, 2012 - 8:47 PM njccmd2002 awesome.. May 1, 2012 - 2:21 AM b22ri22an QUOTE (Xander_X @ Apr 30, 2012 - 4:4... May 1, 2012 - 10:53 PM b22ri22an been lied to micro usb is not a host usb its slav... May 2, 2012 - 2:37 PM spy00005 QUOTE (b22ri22an @ May 2, 2012 - 3:3... May 2, 2012 - 3:03 PM Culpable04 I'm already looking for parrts for my setup ... May 2, 2012 - 4:25 PM spy00005 i can tell you right now most of the internal comp... May 2, 2012 - 5:22 PM JPATTT So how do you run the audio jack to the car stereo... May 2, 2012 - 8:15 PM b22ri22an QUOTE (JPATTT @ May 2, 2012 - 9:15 P... May 3, 2012 - 2:29 AM b22ri22an QUOTE (spy00005 @ May 2, 2012 - 4:03... May 3, 2012 - 2:43 AM b22ri22an QUOTE (spy00005 @ May 2, 2012 - 6:22... May 3, 2012 - 2:55 AM JPATTT has anyone found a solution to be able to remove t... May 3, 2012 - 9:27 AM b22ri22an QUOTE (JPATTT @ May 3, 2012 - 10:27 ... May 3, 2012 - 3:27 PM JPATTT if there was a way that it could clip into the tri... May 3, 2012 - 10:23 PM ricochet1490 F-ing outstanding!!
Interestingly enough,... May 3, 2012 - 11:29 PM b22ri22an QUOTE (JPATTT @ May 3, 2012 - 11:23 ... May 4, 2012 - 12:25 AM ricochet1490 did you get it with 3g? So you can navigate, stre... May 4, 2012 - 9:42 AM b22ri22an QUOTE (ricochet1490 @ May 4, 2012 - 10... May 4, 2012 - 2:09 PM Culpable04 so, after some digging, found pictures of one take... May 6, 2012 - 2:58 PM rave2n QUOTE (Culpable04 @ May 6, 2012 - 2... May 6, 2012 - 4:09 PM spy00005 link to the pic of it ripped apart just for kicks ... May 6, 2012 - 3:20 PM ricochet1490 I've been looking for a way to bring the funct... May 6, 2012 - 11:40 PM b22ri22an another need to have app for this installation Tab... May 7, 2012 - 2:00 AM JPATTT Im most likely going to be using a rooted Amazon K... May 7, 2012 - 8:50 AM JPATTT Bought a 7inch MID tablet for 90 dollars going to ... May 11, 2012 - 9:13 AM b22ri22an QUOTE (JPATTT @ May 11, 2012 - 9:13 ... May 12, 2012 - 4:53 AM richee3 I like the concept If I was going to do this, I w... May 12, 2012 - 1:16 PM rave2n QUOTE (richee3 @ May 12, 2012 - 1:16... May 12, 2012 - 9:01 PM spy00005 well i guess you do lose some stuff but the stuff ... May 12, 2012 - 10:10 PM rave2n QUOTE (spy00005 @ May 12, 2012 - 11... May 13, 2012 - 6:15 AM Culpable04 no need for wifi to get GPS, this works just like ... May 13, 2012 - 1:24 AM spy00005 good to know. my gps is my phone but the 7'... May 13, 2012 - 1:41 AM richee3 Truthfully, if I was going to do this, I would go ... May 13, 2012 - 11:58 AM ricochet1490 I totally agree on being a mac guy. I love my mac... May 13, 2012 - 3:43 PM rave2n Well I was cool with Richee and Ricochet...until t... May 13, 2012 - 4:35 PM spy00005 QUOTE (rave2n @ May 13, 2012 - 5:35 ... May 13, 2012 - 5:05 PM rave2n QUOTE (spy00005 @ May 13, 2012 - 6:0... May 14, 2012 - 8:59 AM ricochet1490 Like they say with anything boys.... don't kno... May 13, 2012 - 6:13 PM b22ri22an after using this as a head unit for 2 weeks I have... May 14, 2012 - 12:34 AM spy00005 could always get a anti glare screen protector pre... May 14, 2012 - 1:08 AM JPATTT So this is temporarily how i have mine set up. I u... May 14, 2012 - 7:57 PM Tigawoods what do you do with apps ( if there are any) that ... May 17, 2012 - 7:31 PM richee3 I won't hold it against you, Rave There's... May 17, 2012 - 8:17 PM spy00005 pretty sure there developing (if it isn't alre... May 17, 2012 - 10:40 PM yellowchinaman I too was thining of doing this but needed to thin... May 18, 2012 - 10:23 AM b22ri22an QUOTE (yellowchinaman @ May 18, 2012 - 1... May 19, 2012 - 1:13 AM yellowchinaman QUOTE (b22ri22an @ May 19, 2012 - 2... May 19, 2012 - 2:26 AM b22ri22an i was in the hospital for 3 days last week and whe... May 19, 2012 - 3:50 AM yellowchinaman I think its best if I wire in the charger to a per... May 19, 2012 - 6:00 AM b22ri22an i have almost the exact same gain control, however... May 19, 2012 - 7:22 AM yellowchinaman nice one! May 19, 2012 - 7:37 AM yellowchinaman found this:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pyle-Marine-... Jun 20, 2012 - 4:15 AM b22ri22an i'm sure it would work, but i am also sure the... Jun 24, 2012 - 4:27 AM MisterRay nice job you done there.
im planning on doing th... Jun 24, 2012 - 9:15 PM richee3 It was the 6 and 8 speaker systems that were amped... Jun 24, 2012 - 11:29 PM b22ri22an Updating my setup to the nexus 7 when it arrives, ... Jul 4, 2012 - 10:47 AM KAOS Remember this article I posted a while back, Brian... Jul 4, 2012 - 10:56 AM b22ri22an after having a tablet mounted in the car I can nev... Jul 4, 2012 - 12:52 PM njccmd2002 why not just get the app radio from pioneer. Jul 4, 2012 - 7:11 PM b22ri22an QUOTE (njccmd2002 @ Jul 4, 2012 - 8... Jul 4, 2012 - 11:16 PM njccmd2002 500 its a drop in the bucket for most people here.... Jul 5, 2012 - 1:48 AM yellowchinaman I was looking in another direction of buying a GPS... Jul 5, 2012 - 2:15 AM b22ri22an QUOTE (njccmd2002 @ Jul 5, 2012 - 1... Jul 5, 2012 - 2:30 AM kurt95gt QUOTE (b22ri22an @ Jul 5, 2012 - 3:3... Jul 5, 2012 - 3:04 PM njccmd2002 lol, JK.
the most i paid for a radio was 300, and... Jul 5, 2012 - 9:54 PM b22ri22an QUOTE (njccmd2002 @ Jul 5, 2012 - 9... Jul 6, 2012 - 12:24 AM JPATTT ^agreed Jul 6, 2012 - 12:45 AM masr1979 I'm running the same setup, but I haven't ... Jul 10, 2012 - 6:33 PM toyota123 B22ri22an. I have a question for you . I know some... Jul 20, 2012 - 9:58 PM b22ri22an QUOTE (toyota123 @ Jul 20, 2012 - 10... Jul 22, 2012 - 8:32 PM toyota123 It was thank you I want to hard wire head unit thr... Jul 22, 2012 - 9:38 PM yellowchinaman just bought my self this:
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