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The Comvette Project - diy BOSE Replacement for C4e Corvettes
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2017-06-20

From The Workbench To The Car!

Time for another update:

I finally moved the system from my workbench to the car!

The system isn't installed in the dash yet but I have it all hooked up and working. Making the leap from workbench to car was a little nerve-wracking. And there was one casualty... In the confusion and clutter of wires everywhere, I managed to kill my first Raspberry Pi. But after replacing it and finding my wiring error the system came up just fine.

The newest addition is the FM radio module and its touch-screen interface. When the radio is turned ON or OFF the power antenna extends and retracts like it should. And the system manages the power to the BOSE speaker/amp relay.

I even added a yellow rounded-rectangular border around the digital frequency display to mimic the border around the oil pressure/temperature & battery voltage/coolant temperature gauges in the center of the cars instrument cluster. I'm really trying to make this project look like it could have been a creation of the 80's.

It was pretty exciting to see the system starting to come to life in the car!

I apologize in advance for the shaky video. Trying to get a good camera angle and operate a tiny wireless keyboard at the same time was harder than I expected.

I'm now working on getting some prototype chassis pieces fabricated. Once I have that done I'll be able to at least put the dash back together and drive the car.

The bulk of the electronics are in the cargo area in the back of the car so that I can continue to enhance and refine the functionality of the system.

If it turns out that there's just too many components to fit in the dash (as some of you predicted), I'll fabricate a cabinet to fit in the cargo area and call it good. Really, the only components that must be in the dash are the touch-screen, the volume control knob and the auxiliary USB jack. Everything else can be stowed somewhere else.

Anyway, let me know what you think. The feedback is always helpful!

 
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