Bad News For The Project

As you know I have been busy trying to make the system ready for the upcoming UK meet.... I did have most of the system in place at one point. Because of having problems getting the new head unit to work with the Car using the CANBUS adaptor I was delayed, top that off with having some hardware fail ( the M2 and the hard drive ) I will be unable to make it in time for the show this year.

As you can see from the attached photos the system fitted in exactly as planned and looked very good too. I didn’t find reflection a problem when the screen was on and it was much more crisp and clearer than any previous screen I have had.

The majority of the kit ( Hubs, GPS, Silabs, RF Remote Receiver ) was installed within the screen enclosure which was a WRX double din case. I did try a number of modifications to get the look right with this screen but in the end I used a couple of aluminium bars which although slightly raised actually looked ok. To hold the screen in place I had to be a bit ingenious and ended up using some foam pads and a bit of brute force.
The surround of the screen was simply held in place by using double sided sticky tape which I found was more than enough in this case.

The main CPU was installed in the boot cupboard located on the driver’s side. This allowed it to be totally hidden yet still vented. Supplying the power to this was very easy as it was simply a case of removing a grommet in the engine bay and feeding the AWG cable straight in to the cabin area behind the glove box.

One of the main downfalls for this car is that even though it looks big and roomy behind there in reality very little space is available. For instance just behind the glove box ( inside which was mounted the head unit ) the is the main cabin blower which presents a number of challenges. Also to get the standard double din cage in and then the WRX cage some minor modifications where needed to the space behind as it was blocked.

If you’re at the UK meet do pop over and say hello because I am still going and I will be more than happy to talk though what I have done and plan to do.