Hi guys, thought id splash a bit of cash on the vrs...and since we have more daylight i have been cracking on with a few bits and bobs

Some mods might be "marmite" but i ove it and thats all i care about

firstly i changed my Wishbones over with ball joints...made a world of difference

I then used the Flyeyeskit i read about on this forum

before

and i did the fronts aswell

before

one done

up close

with HIDS on

Both,, going for the Murked out look hehe

Also waxed it with collinite

I then started work on my CarPC

Edited 12 April, 201016 yr by vRShafz

for those interested in the spec

Intel atom d945gclf2 mini itx mobo

m2-atx

160gb hd

2gb DDR2 Ram

Windows 7 64bit

centrafuse 2 front end

Voom case

Double Din liliput touch screen (bezel need some work doing to it)

gps receiver,camera, wireless etc

oh an I can use 3g net by tethering it of my iPhone

Today i managed to get it all crammed in the case

The case acts like a big heatsink

and a Hovis shot for people

and a Heinz beans one too to show the height of the case

Then i moved on to stripping the Dash down. Nice double Din space

I then modified the Double Din frame to fit inside the space. That was as far i got on that front. i need to do some filling and sanding so i left that for today

i then moved onto giving the PC a Home in the boot. I opted to use the spare wheel well foam as its out of site + the foam will act as a shock absorber

Foam Before

and after some cutting the pc fits in perfectly

i did have to trim some more to accommodate the ports

Since i want to control volume through my standard headunit, i had to relocate it.This will be going into theglove box

After some cuts/bruises/swearing..i managed to get the wiring loom free so its enough to plug into the headunit in the glovebox

This will be securely fastened once i get time to finish it

car as iv left it for today

i love the fact we have more daylight

roll on modding days!

im hoping to have this all in fairly soon!

comments welcome

*update*

done a few more bits and bobs

All in the boot with wiring

and then carpet hides everything

headunit in the glovebox - this is purely for speaker output

and the big switch on was this evening and im pleased to say it went without a hitch

the screen will now be smoothed in so it sits flush with everything else

Only fitted it for now for testing purposes

at night

Pictures of my car can be found here http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/144462-pics-of-the-black-beauty-mk1-octy/page__p__1808171__fromsearch__1entry1808171

But iv now got the Whole care tinted

Edited 12 April, 201016 yr by vRShafz

Mate that is cosmic (my word of the day)

I take my hat off to you guys, ive seen someone do this before on a mk4 golf.

Looks brilliant

Wow that is awesome!

Have you thought about getting VAG-Com running on it, then you can leave it plugged into the OBD port all the time too?

Mate that is cosmic (my word of the day)

I take my hat off to you guys, ive seen someone do this before on a mk4 golf.

Looks brilliant

thanks bud just something a little different

Just waiting on a chap to get back to me so i can get the screen properly flushed into the console for that OE look

just working on getting my In-Car camera setup

How much has that set you back by? I quite fancy a PC in the car, and would be a definite bonus to run vag-com on it. As I have an older serial cable it looks like that machine might do the trick..... Where have you mounted your PSU, I assume that is separate?

what about radio features? Is that provided by the original HU?

Looking good though :-)

How much has that set you back by? I quite fancy a PC in the car, and would be a definite bonus to run vag-com on it. As I have an older serial cable it looks like that machine might do the trick..... Where have you mounted your PSU, I assume that is separate?

what about radio features? Is that provided by the original HU?

Looking good though :-)

Hi mate, the PSU is a m2-ATX which is a DC-DC powersupply made for automotive use

good place for bits is linitx.com or digital-car forums for used bits/advice

its only a small circuit board PSU

My PSU is mounted on the motherboard plate in my case (right hand side of the picture with 3 wires coming out of it)

only needs 3 wires to power it

1-Perma live

2-Switched Live

3-Earth

i bought everything used or had lying around so saved a fair chunk, i guess iv spent around £250 inc screen

I dont listen to the Radio, but i can turn the PC off and use the headunit as normal or a USB FM transmitter can be bought for the PC

(no idea how well it works)

hope that helps

Edited 12 April, 201016 yr by vRShafz

sorry to bore you guys

CAR PC?!!1 OMG COOOOL :)

if a little pointless

i can safely say this is pretty cool, looks like you are good with the old wiring then

I am Impressed with that matey

excellent project

Wow that is awesome!Have you thought about getting VAG-Com running on it, then you can leave it plugged into the OBD port all the time too?

Thanks Mate, fitted a camera in the front grill over the weekend which records automatically when the pc is running and configured to delete recording more then 3 days old. will post up a sample when i get time

I have got one of them cheap ebay VAGCOM leads which i use to check for error codes. im running windows 7 64bit ATM and VAGCOM is a pain to get it to work with that. ( i believe there is a new version out that is compatible with win7 but not tried it yet)

I may revert back to XP but il see how it goes with this

Also fitted my wireless adaptor so i can easily download songs to the car from my home network

CAR PC?!!1 OMG COOOOL :) if a little pointless

does more or less the same a £600-£700 unit does at less then half of the price + the upgrading options on this is larger then a normal double din unit

here is the system in my old car

also sending my screen off this weekend to get it smoother professional. Want to have the screen sitting flush with the console so it looks as OE as possible

great pics love the lights.did u go with the dark or black tint when you ordered it

great pics love the lights.did u go with the dark or black tint when you ordered it

darkest black tint

defo looks the muts nuts.very nice

I`m liking that, proper good work! This is the first time I`ve seen the Fly Eyes kit, looks superb, question though, did you order 2 kits to do all, headlights/indicators/rear lights? Also, have you fitted the darker versions to yours I`m guessing?

I`m liking that, proper good work! This is the first time I`ve seen the Fly Eyes kit, looks superb, question though, did you order 2 kits to do all, headlights/indicators/rear lights? Also, have you fitted the darker versions to yours I`m guessing?

i ordered the varient 1 shade of black

http://www.flyeyeskit.co.uk/order.php?col=black

But i ordered the £20 roll of ebay where you get more (none listed at the moment though)

i ordered the varient 1 shade of black

http://www.flyeyeskit.co.uk/order.php?col=black

But i ordered the £20 roll of ebay where you get more (none listed at the moment though)

Love the onboard pc install,top job

and i ordered my light tint from lamin x website which is pretty good and it's great stuff too,i got the lightest tint though as my headlights are poor as they were so didn't go too dark,need to buy some hids again i think lol

Edited 23 April, 201016 yr by dsmithmobile

Love the onboard pc install,top job

and i ordered my light tint from lamin x website which is pretty good and it's great stuff too,i got the lightest tint though as my headlights are poor as they were so didn't go too dark,need to buy some hids again i think lol

how easy is the lamin x stuff to apply? especially around the curves of the lights

how easy is the lamin x stuff to apply? especially around the curves of the lights

Apparently it goes around curves pretty well but i didn't mess around to be honest,i just applied it to the face and trimmed around as i thought it would be easier but once it's warmed with a hairdryer its pretty flexible stuff

did a few bits and bobs today

Fitted a rear camera into the Skoda badge

(still needs tidying up but you get the idea)

Also fitted a front on behind the mesh, so its hidden

Removed Badge - Nasty marks underneath it

Edited 27 April, 201016 yr by vRShafz