Chris Rogers

dale, more info please.

it was earlier that that when you bought that car. late 99 from memory and it was somewhere in 2000-2001 where I fixed it. the box is prone to vibration and that breaks the two relay that drive the motor off the board. its visible with the naked eye and once you see the 8 broken joints it will make sense. the plug is the other point of interest. if you cannot fix it run it past and I will.

since you are in brisabane run it past to me and I'll tell you. easier than asking the world that may or may not know what you are talking about. details below.

no probs- I'll wait for your call

haha!

thanks!! I tried to buy TUFF31 on R31 and the owner didnt wish to reply to my postings. I was prepared to fly to SA and drive it back. been looking at wrecks to gauge rust in the chassis onthem ( I spend a bit of time scouring local yards) and I now have a decent idea where to look. didnt know about the Z31 connection. though if nissan is anything like subaru then anything fits anything. with the rear end I figured redrill was the only way to do it. HR31 as I understand is a different kettle of fish. (been looking at HR31 coupes)

sounds familar. was it around the ampol servo?

for those following this (trevor as well) this is NOT a quick thing I'm doing. I'm costing it out first then building a prototype then its going to be tested for ages and then put into a car for more testing.

ok I have a reply from VIA - board looks the goods!!

Nesa DVD 8000. - want one - ask

trevor, ring me - 3256 7741

anyone note the description of the car. HR35 ??

true. though the goal I have is a drop in affair for the non technical people. its for those that can't grasp the set it to TV idea and simply want to push buttons. I see more than my share of them and they are older people. Also bear in mind I deal with a lot more than just the SAU crowd on these cars and I have been asked for some time if there was a easier method. looking at it there are 3 key variances in these cars. early that had no phone, the middle ones that had a wired phone and the last that had wired and BT function. all of them are harnessed differently. the later two have the microphone inbuilt so thats one less step to account for. anyway its a big task and I figure I'll cost it out and make a demo box for a early car as tehy are more common. I have access to a few mules so that side of things is taken care of.

been looking at SSDs for the Hard drive setup. costly but I see them as doable. I'm going to send off a few emails, one to a local PC supplier and I know someone with a panbrake machine so cases can be done easily with that.

not really. I just work on a lot of them.

I was looking at a group project myself. there are 3-4 people I know here that can do the software side of it. from my perspective I can do the hardware modding and sub boards (plugs) but would like a group effort on the software side. if we could duplicate the layout of the existing2003 system then it would look and feel OE and we would not be stuck with a unit that is not useable and needed hacks to make things work. the concept retains the OE screen and pop up mechanism. the buttons could be kept if someone wants to hack the data stream into a USB format. for me I would simply blank off that panel. only issue I see is the audio routing. the stock system routes the TV via the radio AUX in and there is 5V trigger into the radio to switch it over and the radio will switch it back. The navi has a dedicated input with a +12 trigger to switch out the drivers door. audio wise its a 4Vpp audio signal into the radio and a standard line out (0.75Vpp) wont cut it. so these issues need to be addressed. I have a FULL 2003 spec navi system here that I stripped and on measurement the VIA board barely fits. to be honest it would fit neatly behind the dash panel in a custom enclosure and the only thing you would have to delete would be the ETC reader IF you had it. only reason would be space. I'm not entirely sure the whole thing would fit into the OE case as I do not know how big the front loading DVD mech is and the fact we need to shove a 30Gb HD in there as well. if we came across into the ETC area then I know it will fit. that would mean a panel swap for some to the non ETC dash panel. thoughts??

I did. looks like a VERY workable solution given the amount of software people on here. I can do the hardware side of it. given the size of it I would think you could rework the stock navi box to accept this board and retain the stock plugs so its a drop in affair. this is the board in question: now for building/ implementing it: we need one of these modded to fit into the OEM DVD ROM casing Using that means we can retain the OE look, play DVD video and update the software/GPS maps. interface wise. touch screen. I have sourced the overlays for the 2001-2004.5 screens. if someone gets me a 2005+ one I'll measure it and source an overlay for that. software wise its imbedded XP. there are enough lightweight apps written for XP that I figure will work for this application ( my preference is still linux) ------------ feature wise: GPS running destinator maps (unless someone can find me a IGO engine- new clarion navi runs these) DVD video Reverse camera DVB-T TV tuner Bluetooth Handsfree USB Slot (for music and external devices.) 30GB automotive harddrive. there are bigger versions btw. vehicle diagnostics. -------------- the only real interfacing will be with the TV module. that will need to be USB-> IR for control and remote emulation, the vehicle diagnostics (via K line) and the rest is PC related I was going to use a HITV module as the tuners in them are the high spec panasonic items. this is essentially the CKV36 spec unit built in a custom way. so do we build this and forget about the russian DVD hack?? I'm game - who else?

heated front screen. that would make your car a northern car. its on a few of them but not all. geek, nissan.

no it does not light up. the ring around it does. the cable that you show is the handsfree phone system that is useless here. pop the panel out that it pokes through and tuck it out of sight, that would also make your car a 2005+ version.

run it past and I'll have a look at it. its doable on a CKV36.electronics platform. I have the parts book for the JDM R35 and local R35 as well. give me a call monday to discuss what you are after exactly. details in sig.

they squashed a 35 series.. still for the price point I'd say it would sell.

found this in my browsing for neat hardware. http://hothardware.com/News/VIAs-EdenPower...-Into-Vehicles/ that is small enough to do a board swap on the OE NAVI box and configure to what ever you heart desires. now all I have to do is find one.

for a GOOD inverter you are well over $500 for a pure sine item. I'd refrain from a HD based unit UNLESS you grab a automotive drive - toshiba do them in various sizes.

its a blue one and in came from a place on the nothside (he's a customer of mine.) nice car.

yep they fit. you will need to remake the mounting plate.