Posts tagged with carputer

In 2006, I bought a new Nissan Frontier crew-cab pick-up truck and shortly thereafter I migrated the guts of the Mazda MX-5 ‘Miata’ Carputer.  Basically, everything is the same except that when I installed in the truck, rather than using the factory audio, I replaced it with an Infinity Reference Series 560 watt, 6-channel amplifier, Infinity Kappa component speakers and a JBL GTO1002D 10″ Dual Voice-Coil Subwoofer.

Rather than repost every detail and every challenge, I’ll just give a shout-out once again to the guys over at MP3Car.com and post some pictures.  Read More

In 2005, I undertook an interesting project.  I bought a 2003 Mazda MX-5 Miata and in it installed a custom-made “carputer”.  At the time, OEM’s in the U.S. had just started thinking about in-car MP3 players, built-in navigation systems, touch-screens and hands-free voice control. I know because, at the time, I worked for Harman International‘s automotive OEM group, Harman/Becker.

At the time, I blogged and documented the entire process, and got a lot of help and ideas from the guys over at the MP3Car.com forum.  Rather than repost everything, the following is just a brief summary and pictures.  Read More