This is one of the coolest mods I've ever seen on this forum. Props to you.

 

me too and its legal? modme needs to fly here and hook me up. im sure it will cost me parts, plane ticket and living but hell its worth it

 

Amazing work. Btw how do you switch back and forth between the gauges and the OEM screens?

 

he has a switch which powers a relay to make the switch i believe

 

oh ok that hadn't even occurred to me haha

 

Exactly right. I just purchased an additional heated seat switch. So I'll wire that permanently to where the blank switch is currently, for 6mt center consoles.

 

This setup is awesome, props on the technical work! I would give you a cookie if you wrote a DIY :P

 

That's nice! Looks alot better than my camp2

 

Not only RGB display, but touch screen too ... I am totally impressed ... great work!

How much would you say it costs to put the whole thing together without sensors or SSD? It seems to be cheaper than CAMP2.

Have you figured out a way to integrate audible alarm set points on the displayed gauges yet? Dedicated PC speaker?

 

Thanks Terry. Most the cost for me went to the PC itself. I really went for top of the line parts. Breaking down the approximate costs:

PC: $900
Scan Converter: $80
Dashcommannd: $40
Relay, wiring, etc: $100

You could probably get this system going for around $500 bucks for an Atom processor based unit. That should be suffice for gauge viewing.

I dont think Dashcommand has the ability to output sounds yet.

 

That gigantic SSD is about 50% the cost of the PC. What were you planning on doing with all that capacity? Maybe I can meet up with you one of these days to check out your setup? I'm curious to see how it starts up and shuts down.

 

Sure, would be glad to show you. It's basically all done by the power supply. It monitors the acc wire and turns on the pc when acc is on. After acc is off, it triggers shutdown by stimulating the push of the power button. If for some reason windows is not shutting down properly, the power supply will cut off power after 1 minute.

I'm planning to fill up the HD with music and blueray movies.

 

Good work man

 

Very, very pimp.

On a side note, I do find it funny how people seem to find it a negative to "bring out the heavy equipment" and modify things (drills and what have you) on this site. I am still getting used to this nice car stuff.

Great looking display man.

 

There are a few guys that ain't afraid. They usually come from different backgrounds where that is the norm. Stick around and you'll start to see guys who get their hands dirty.