Here is the car pre-installation, Acura 2005 TL
Here is a picture of the interior before panels were removed, (i.e. pre-instillation)
This shows the glovebox removed. Note that the pair of arrows point out connectors to switches within the glovebox.
This picture shows the glove compartment as well as the right panel removed
This shows the center console removed. The red arrows point to connectors for the seat warmers. The green arrow points to the connector for the central cigarette adapter.
this picture shows all of the wires for the harness, it covers the navigation LCD as well as the central clock display. The bottom 3 that are pointed to by blue arrows connect to the navigation LCD, and the top two connectors(With red arrows) go towards the top display.
This view shows the rear of the stereo. The arrow points to the connector that is removed and connected with the iPod adapter.
Sideview of the carputer that shows the M2-ATX power supply
Alternate view of the carputer that focuses more on the power cables
Top view of carputer with the case removed
USB touch pad with accompanying screw to fasten to the bracket in the car. I put a piece of foam between the touch pad and the bracket to reduce vibrations. The annoying thing is that the buttons still vibrate.
This shows debugging of the car PC by plugging it in to a standard power supply.Just remember that you have to run power to the SATA hard drive (Black, black, yellow, red).
This is the Acura with all of the panels removed
This is the front console with the gear shifter exposed.
I drilled a hole in the back of the storage compartment so that I could pass the USB cable to the slot loading DVD drive.
this is the side panel showing the side airbag
this shows the front panel on the passenger side floor being deflected to allow passage of the GPS antenna
here you can see the grommet through which the power cord traverses to reach the car battery in the hood. This view is taken under the steering wheel. The other end of the wire runs directly to the positive battery terminal.
this shows the splicing of the video converter wires into the navigation display connector
another view of splicing the video converter to the front end of the navigation connector as opposed to installing in the trunk
the finished product. You can see USB touch pad in the bottom left corner of the picture. The slot loading DVD player is in the top storage compartment, above the cigarette outlet.
