2000 Toyota Solara SE V6 5-speed   (new pics uploaded 4.26.09)
Page 1: Carputer (new videos and pictures coming soon)
Page 2: Car Pictures
Page 3: Speaker Mounts

Mods:
18x8 BSA 264 Wheels
TRD body kit
Eibach Springs / Tokico Struts
Custom CAI
Painted Calipers
Blacklights
DLS MS6 6.5" Components, Focal 6x9s, 12" MTX Sub, 5 Channel Kicker ZX700.5 Amp (700 watt). All speakers mounted with full dampening (MDF rings, deadener, molding clay, and plexiglass for sealing).
20% tint all around
Custom Grill
Optima Red Top battery along with a new 130A alternator for extra juice (big 3 wiring done)

Well here is the carputer folks! I gotta say that I'm very pleased, it's way better in sunlight than the screen I had before. Here is a listing of the main features:

-IBM Thinkpad R50 Mounted vertically behind back seat 

-Auto on/off with ignition with override kill switch, Laptop remains in standby when vehicle is off

-CNX-P2140 Intelligent power regulator to monitor battery voltage and prevent run-downs

-7" LinITX TMR Touchscreen

-Auto switching Rearview Camera

-Fully customized 5 channel audio with independent crossovers and EQs per channel (KXProject Drivers)

-HD Radio fully integrated with computer (does AM/FM as well)

-GPS navigation with iGuidance 

-Google Earth

-Audio and Video Player with iPhone like scrolling and Album Art Viewer

-FM Radio (HD Coming soon)

-WiFi with full web browsing

-Mini keyboard and mouse for extra input

-Running RoadRunner software with LSX Void skin, many many thanks to guino and liquid smoke over at mp3car.com

Here's a new video, hopefully still be replaced with a better, more organized one eventually:

And now for the pics:
I upgraded my screen to a LinITX TMR which is wayyyyy more visible in direct sunlight. The last picture especially highlights how visible even dark images are in direct sunlight. Those pictures were all taken outside, with the windows down, in bright sunlight. The previous Xenarc would be completely washed out and invisible in the same setting. You can compare by scrolling down towards the last few pictures showing the old screen on a bright day, windows up. Note: I have now transplanted the LinITX into a Xenarc casing so it sits flush like the pictures you see at the very bottom of the old Xenarc screen. Best of both worlds!

Laptop mounted on back of driver's side back seat, so it sits vertically when the seat is up. The thing up top is a docking station I had to use to be able to tap into the power switch.

Amp mounted similarly on passenger side backseat.

Left two boxes are the main fuse mounts, the box in the middle is the power supply that controls everything. The small black box just to the right of that is the fuse block for the laptop, screen, and usb devices. And on the far right is the HD Radio box fully controlled by the laptop.

Shot from the back of the car

Sub Hides everything

Shot with the seats up, showing all the wires running underneath that came from the front of the car

Driver's Side

Passenger Side

Seat bottom in back, hiding everything

This is a closeup of what's behind the screen. Blue thing is a Wifi card, the rest are cables coming in for the monitor

Monitor Seating

GPS sits above the AC vents

Closeup of GPS

USB Devices in glove box. This is where the GPS, TS, and Wifi cards plug in. I also have a mini mouse and keyboard in case I need to do something specific.

Switches that I mounted. Top one acts like a power switch for the laptop, in case I need to manually shut it down or reboot (normally it turns on and off with the car); red switch is to manually switch on the rearview just for kicks while driving (normally it auto switched when I go into reverse gear); bottom switch is a 3 way rocker: position 1 has the computer turn on and off with the car, position 2 has everything off completely (for valet), and position 3 allows me to leave the computer on while the car is off.

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2/13/08: Here are some older pictures from when I had a Xenarc Installed. The Xenarc fit better so I am thinking of taking the LinITX and putting it into a Xenarc Casing.