I'm making a box to manage all of my input/output for my AV system. It's including a place to route my car's new TV antenna, a S-VIDEO/AV decoder and of course a TV for no reason!. It's going to be mounted to the rear of my passenger trunk seat. I'm taking a break for the night. Thought you might like to see pix.



Guess what i'm making it out of....

















It's pictured upside down, but the unit will be vertical when mounted to the seat.



It still needs to be wrapped, fiberglass needs to be added, and the whole thing will be bondoed, shapped, carpeted, and electronics mounted inside before the completed project is mounted in my trunk.



It was kind of hard to figure out where to put power. I don't have the main unit, just the sub-unit for the stand-alone TV. but I finally figured out that the TV needs 9V and ground then it can take the AV input from RCAs. So i've also got to include a 9V power adapter somewhere inside this enclosure. Power has been hooked up directly to the board. Once I figure out how much power will be flowing into my enclosure, I'll select a switch or a breaker. I'm assuming it will be near 4A which could be handled by just a switch.

 

i woulda stuck it on the back of the center console, infront of the bench seat. looks like a buncha fun though.

i wont be able to mess with more stuff like that until the summer. 02.gif

 

Is it worth putting an antenna in the car DTN?

My hu has a TV tuner, and I know that the channel with the simpsons and stuff is tunable, but do you really get a decent reception?

Ill have to look into adding an atenna to mine smile.gif

 

i put my tv antenna right at the top of the windshield, tucked against the headliner. havent gotten a chance to see how reception is yet.

 

My antenna is right in the middle of the U my ATH forms. I want to shorten the stupid headphone cord they sent with the antenna and convert it to some beefy coaxial cord for improved signal. The signal sux. I'll either do that, or have the option of changing it completely.

The other thing is this will give me a optional video in and a place to hide a power cord at the trunk so I can easily hook up my xbox.



The main thing is that It also provides a housing for the extra TV i have laying around and the 9V power supply. It was origonally ment to operate with a portable DVD head unit and be strapped to the rear of a headrest. I'm making it a more fixed housing.

I'll post more pix this weekend. It shaped up very very nicly. I need to paint it black, put on some carpet, and start working on mounting now.

 

O nice man, what are you using to make the mold, fiber glass then bondo? And where did you get the pieces to mold, did you straight cut it from wood urself or just find something similar?

 

here you go, this should answer ALL your questions wink1.gif. You won't believe it.





















And here's the fuel used to power this project. smile.gif

 

why are you drinking mexican rat piss?

if you truely need some of the sombrero fling, go with dos equis.

lookin good though, im anxious to see the final product installed.

 

^^ I like my mexican rat piss.. It seriously sounds like you've tried corona light. corona extra is good stuff.

I can't wait to get this sucker in there. I've got the shell, now i've just got to carpet and mount stuff.

 

I like mexican rat piss too.

Looking friggin good so far sir.. Where do you get the fibreglass and resin from? Im looking to build some pods soon.