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Make sure you get the right charger. I found that some 2A chargers were still not charging the Nexus at the proper 2A and were cut down to 0.5A instead (it's a "safety" thing done by the Nexus). Also, on my tablet I have it automated to go into flight-mode (ie: all connections are off) and it automatically turns off the screen when power is disconnected. The Nexus is pretty smart, and when you turn off all the connections and have no running apps, it will actually go into a sleep mode. When in this sleep mode, I've found it uses up less than 1% of battery per day. So for me, when I turn my car on, it's almost always at 100%. Now, with the most recent android update to Nexus (that came a couple days back), the app that I have to automate a bunch of stuff isn't working as well. It's not putting it in flight mode, and it therefore doesn't let the Nexus sleep. But even then, it's only about a 1% drain per hour, which still gives you plenty of battery life.

Using Google maps, you just set it to download your entire city. For me I've downloaded the entire lower mainland of vancouver, and then I don't need data for google maps. You cannot do routing, but if I need that I just fire up my mifi.

No. My Nexus 7 is probably the largest that will fit in. With the ipad mini at 7.9" screen diagonal, I highly doubt the ipad mini will fit without serious modification to the stock cubby.

I prefer it a lot better at that angle, and it just seems more "stock" looking. It's how you would see it done in most cars with a factory nav, so that was my intention. The screen is slightly angled towards me and with the phone holder it is very difficult for the passenger to see the screen. So, no movies on their parts. I mostly did it like that to make it look as "factory" installed as possible.

Just a small update. I was able to get my hands on a free Mifi portable hotspot and it is working great with my tablet. I already have an addon plan for my phone which gives me a second SIM card and shares my 6GB data plan. So I took the second SIM card (which was in another tablet) and installed it into the Mifi router. The Mifi router is connected to the car power through a cigarette lighter adapter, and the wonderful thing is when the car shuts power, it will go to "sleep" after 10 minutes. When I start the car up, it becomes active right away and now my Nexus 7 has a data connection. Also anyone riding in my Legacy has free access to my wifi hotspot. Girlfriend seems to love that!

This is what I have: http://www.proclipusa.com/?sectionpath=383&pageid=8754&processor=content&pcategoryid=12930&categoryid=13018&year=2006&lightwindow=true&usermode=_dualselect&v_pcat=12930&v_cat=13018&year=2006&d_pcat=1&d_cat=NULL&have_holder=true&have_mount=false&p_pageid=1&dtype= However, I wouldn't buy it again. The design is such that the top clip will break after very little wear and tear and they offer no warranty above 1 year. For something that'll sit in the sun for half the year, it will break over time and they just expect you to keep buying it again and again. Horrible service.

It still can't call or txt though.

Here ya go. The little piece of black electrical tape at the top of the bezel allows me to press the power button on the tablet, oddly enough. By pulling up on the tape, it'll depress the button.

Hahaha, a picky bunch are we? I'll see what I can do.

Here ya go. This is an older photo with my Pioneer system mounted in the cubby, but now it looks much the same but just with my Google Nexus 7.

I used the stock USDM bezel. Relocated the info panel to where the ashtray is and carefully dremelled out the opening. The nexus 7 is definitely larger than the opening, and pushes the vents out a bit, but once it is all installed it squeezes together nicely.

Sure, I'll snap more photos so you can see the finished product. For the surround I used a bunch of different things, but in the end they either didn't last or didn't look professional. This is actually a tupperware box that I ended up dremeling out the bottom to the sze of my tablet. Works perfectly and looks professional. Everyone thinks it's a stock screen.

Just finished mounting my Nexus 7 in there. I didn't tilt my screen like many others were, but otherwise it went much the same. Can post more pictures if you like.

No solutions yet for any sort of Bluetooth headset functionality (ie: pair with my cellphone, also Android, to accept incoming calls), or a backup camera input?

Subscribed. Any updates? I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab 7" and have been toying with using it. But I'm waiting for two features before putting it into my car: Needs to act as a bluetooth handset for my cellphone Needs to accept my backup camera video feed Both of them can be worked around, but it means adding extra hardware to my car (ie: another bluetooth handsfree kit and another monitor for the backup camera). Right now I've got a Pioneer AVIC F500BT and it does the job, but my android tablet (and phone) does everything it can do, and it does it so much better. I've fitted my tablet into the slot like you did, and figured that I would have to modify the vents also, to allow for the power connector and the aux in. As for turning it on and off, there are plenty of Android apps that will allow you to set actions to triggers (search Tasker, or AutomateIt). You can, for example, set your android screen to never timeout when connected to ac power (ie: car is on) and set the screen to timeout right away and turn off when on battery power, you can then also set it to turn off all connections, like GPS, wifi, 3G, etc when on battery power to keep it in a low power standby state (or enable airplane mode). There are so many advantages to running an Android tablet as a carPC. First and most important is it's a complete built-in solution with little hacking required. Then with all the apps that are available, you can do things like create a really simple lo-jack for your car (imagine having your car stolen and being able to not only activate the GPS to track it live, but also take photos of the driver with the front facing camera...). With apps like GasBuddy, you can easily find the cheapest gas prices at local gas stations.

That's about right for what I'm getting on mine. Usually is at about -17 during car startup, and then as I go along closer to -19 and -20. What's the highest boost you've ever gotten? Mine is 14.3 on a completely stock setup.

I found the nylon signal line not necessary. Because we aren't putting the vacuum tube through anything that is pinching it, we're ok with just the vacuum tube. I purchased 1/4" tubing that did the trick for the signal line. And the "T" adapter I got was also from the same place. I'm sure any generic auto parts store would have it. Get atleast 5" though, as I bought 10" and probably used up 6" of it.

For the amount of current this draws, I don't think it'll be an issue while cranking.

Excellent placement of the cable input! I preferred to have mine terminate in the cubby and arm-rest, but that looks very clean, and OEM-like.

Not only do the colours match perfectly, the brightness matches perfectly too. If I didn't know, I'd think this was stock. It matches perfectly, also during the opening ceremony. One of the best purchases I made, and a very simple install (I was worried about that part).

Ok, now it's more like it. -18 is my typical vacuum, and boost went up to about 13 psi.

Thanks! I'll fix that tonight.

Nice, so it looks like I've got it wired up properly, but just have to enable it in the menu. Thanks for the input, and the amazing work you've done on this gauge! Just tested mine out on the drive to work today (mostly stop and go). But I was able to get a peak of 20.3 psi while on the freeway, and when idling my vac was only around 2-3. Is that normal? The highest the vacuum got was around 7 or 8 and only briefly after I stepped off the gas (while boost was high).

For my 12v Accessory, I plugged into the Cigarette fuse. For my ground, I wrapped the wire around a screw on the body. For the 12v signal for lights, I plugged into the Illumination fuse (however, it doesn't do anything). For the 0-5v signal for the AFR (what's that?), I left it unattached to anything.

I just finished up the tube part of the install, and it all looks great. I ended up using about 6' from the 10' of tubing I bought, so it's actually not all a waste. Now I just gotta figure out what I'm reading on the boost gauge.