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    Official jdm conversion/aftermarket body thread

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    Official jdm conversion/aftermarket body thread

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    The beam I used was from an 08 and I found out is shorter by a couple inches and thinner then the one in those pictures which is the one on the 05's. I didnt get exact dimensions but with the 08 beam I only had to make one cut on each end and that was it.

     

     

    Thats really interesting. Does the 08 beam bolt up directly to an 05 LGT?

     

    And if you find any pictures of an 08 beam can you MS paint to show me what you did? That would be excellent.

    Official jdm conversion/aftermarket body thread

    in Exterior/Aesthetic

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    For early models (05-07 or Rev A-C), you do not need headlights for sure, (Rev D+ is another story with fenders and headlights required). The headlight brackets are slightly different (I got some JDM ones), but you can get the USDM ones to work as well. For my conversion I have the JDM beam, as well as the lower air dam brace which trims the radiator and provides support for the lower section of the bumper, as well as the JDM headlight brackets to eliminate some gaps left by the USDM brackets.

     

    I've been working with valleylegacy on procuring the rear bumper cover, bumper support, a sport mesh grill and some other JDM STi suspension goodies. Still have a few other items to scratch off the list to complete the conversion I'm working towards. :cool:

     

    Any pics of the shaved USDM bumper beam?

    Sound inside dash when I turn off the car.

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    I haven't fixed it. It's an $80 part and it's functioning correctly, just making noise.

     

    I believe it is accessible by removing the passenger glovebox and going into the side.

     

     

    the $80 part is the Door Actuator part?

     

    I have the same problem here. I figured after testing and opening up the floor in the passenger seat that what I had was the door sticking. I realized that after trying to change the AC direction from Feet to Face to WIndshield and everything in between the motor just kept clicking and not moving, and also the air has only been coming at my face and has never switched to my feet or the windshield. So in essence I do not have a front windshield defroster. Can you link me the part because I really gotta get on this and fix it before the winter season.

    Tablet PC as Carputer?

    in Interior/Audio

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    Yea EquinnoxX, it'is SpawnGT. I left to go to med school, sold my car to my best friend Gareth, he owned the car for a year, and then the insurance got way to expensive and sold me back my baby with an extra 6k on the clock. But I got her back. Couldn't be happier. I just can't get back into my SpawnGT account because the email account no longer exists for the "Forgot Passwod option"

    Tablet PC as Carputer?

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    Ill be doing a Android Tablet set up on June 23rd in my car (I'm away at school now so the car is 3000 miles away).

     

    But so far these are the pieces that I have collected and are waiting for me at my parents home in addition to my car :spin:

     

    1- HTC Flyer from CowBoom - $150 + $20 (Tax + Shipping)

    http://img.gadgetian.com/HTC-Flyer-06.jpg

     

    Why I chose this 7 Inch Tablet?

    This is one of the only tablets that has the on screen buttons not only on the skinny side of the tablet, but it also has those same buttons oriented on the long side of the tablet. So that when I install it into my dash it will have the buttons oriented for a landscape situated tablet. As opposed to other setups like the Galaxy Tablet and the Nook color which have only buttons on the skinny side, and when you install it in the landscape oritentation the buttons end up being on their sides and looking quite awkward. As opposed to this one, where I will have 3 nice buttons on the bottom of the tablet when its in the dash.

     

     

    1- HTC Flyer MHL Cable - $25

    http://ak.buy.com/PI/0/500/225745254.jpg

    It has the charing port and the headphone jack on the same side which makes my idea somewhat easier, because otherwise the charging port is one side and the headphone jack on the opposite side.

     

    1- Otterbox made for HTC Flyer - $50

    http://shop.htcpedia.com/images/detailed/HTC-FLYER-DEFENDR-CS-B-front.png

    Why I chose the Otterbox for this build?

    I plan on removing the HTC Flyer from my dash while the car is at home and I am away at school, plus I plan on using the HTC flyer at school to make any necessary drawings since it has Stylus functionality. But besides the fact that the case is very good at protecting the HTC Flyer, it comes as two pieces. It comes as the Hard Shell that goes around the phone, as well as the Shell-Case which is what is pictured on the right. So basically that Shell-Case can be used to stand the tablet up on a table, but the case that is actually around the phone can fit into that Shell-Case either face down or face up. Ill explain alil later down why I wanted the dual case capability.

     

    1- HTC Flyer Car Charger 9v - $25.00

    http://ak.buy.com/PI/0/350/223710438.jpg

    This car charger is specifically made to allow charging to be in greater amount then the de-charging aspect. A lot of people on XDA developers complained that normal car chargers would produce a message on the tablet that said the car charger was not producing enough charge and that the tablet was still de-charging.

     

     

    1- LGT JDM Double Din In Dash Kit - $350

    We all know what it looks like, no need to add a picture

     

    1- Sony DSX-S210X - $50.00 (Friend sold it because he needed some cash)

    http://www.quadratec.com/Showcases/sony_stereo_head_units/images/SONY_DSX-S210X.jpg

    Why I chose this headunit?

    This headunit has BT, Aux IN, as well as that nifty new SONY Ipod Pocket for my Ipod Nano in case I want to use it, or have one of my parents use the car when the tablet isn't in there.

     

     

    So Basically, I'm gonna install the JDM Double Din kit with the Single Din Sony Head unit in it, in the upper din pocket as opposed to the lower din pocket. But I plan on installed the head unit recessed in the Double Din kit about 1.5-2 inches back. Then in front of it I want to fab up a bar that goes across the back of the Otterbox Shell-Case. So that the Otterbox Shell-Case will be flush with the back of the JDM kit. The bar would be able to be screwed on and screwed off to allow for me to put the Tablet w/ Otterbox in the Otterbox Shell-case. Then connect the MHL adapter to the Tablet, and run the audio into the AUX in on the Sony. The Sony stereo will always be in AUX-IN mode, and the included remote will allow me full ability to control the volume of the speakers. The only drawback is that the Tablet will appear recessed in the Double Din hole because the Otterbox has a 6-7mm lip all around it.

     

     

    I want my setup to look almost exactly like the this set up over on the MP3CAR forums.

     

    http://www.mp3car.com/android-tablet/149047-galaxy-tab-7-evolution-ix.html

     

     

     

    Any comments or Ideas?

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