Did a few quick things to my Polo today

knaps · Post by **knaps** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 8:45 am

Rewired my power inverter to the battery with a switch in the dash (soon to be used for a external HDD enclosure connected to my laptop)

Rewired some blue LED's with a switch in the dash

Put wires in for a laptop PSU which will be connected to the battery with yet another switch in the dash

Now I have to find somewhere to mount the laptop which is connected to my LCD via s-video.

I will post pics when it is all done, including a mini USB keyboard and a trackball mouse mounted on the centre console.

Here is a link for a pic of the dash switches.....

http://www.knaps.org/dash%20switch.jpg

dino · Post by **dino** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 9:40 am

Nice OEM looking switches

DanDiesel · Post by **DanDiesel** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 11:01 am

hmmmm will be interesting to see how this turns out!!

samil87 · Post by **samil87** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 11:13 am

looking good so far

i'd be way to scared to even ettempt something like this

knaps · Post by **knaps** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 4:55 pm

cheers for the feedback, a little way to go yet before I get everything the way I want it but it should work out pretty sweet. There is not much under the glovebox to secure a place for the laptop, it needs to be taken out and put in quickly as I dont want it in the car all the time. Will do some more work on it over the weekend and post some more pics (ones that are not taken with my phone)

vwclub.gr · Post by **vwclub.gr** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 5:28 pm

Now that you are working with cables in the dash, I'd suggest you to go for a pair of cool cathodes

knaps · Post by **knaps** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 5:58 pm

Yeah I've seen your pic before with the lighting near the ashtray, loos damn sweet! thats where one set of LED's is going to be

the other somewhere in the back.....

stani540 · Post by **stani540** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 8:57 pm

vwclub.gr wrote:Now that you are working with cables in the dash, I'd suggest you to go for a pair of cool cathodes

how did you do this

DIY guide?????

GaryUK · Post by **GaryUK** » Thu Oct 05, 2006 10:18 pm

Why have a laptop in your car?

It's not like you can surf the internet or anything, what am I missing?

knaps · Post by **knaps** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 2:02 am

Laptop in car for yes doing exactly that surfing the internet (wifi) , playing movies, games, music, watching tv etc etc....