Matt's 95 Stang

Yeah I looked into this and the Iphone doesnt allow you to do this. I might just have to disconnect my phone and use the tablet and hope no one calls me while im driving haha.

Yeah I read that thread about this and was looking into this BUT the Galaxy wont charge properly via USB cable. You have to be charging with a Samsung cable and car charger so I think that SYNC USB wont be an option. But I will give it a try.

Thanks for the info. Keep any and all ideas coming.
Matthew

Nocturnal'14

Not true...mine does it just fine.

ColSaulTigh

It depends on the USB cable itself. Some are data-only, some are charge + data.

Make sure you have a dual use cable.

Matt's 95 Stang

What did you use underneath the CF to make it so smooth? I have my stereo out right now and am looking at where I want to cut and such.

Matthew

Nocturnal'14

I used a thick plastic material to "trim" the hole I cut. Its actually a piece of plastic school folder you buy at walmart!

DONT Cut the hole too big! Only just slightly larger than the LED screen on the tablet!
You dont want to cut the inner pieces to match teh width of the top edge of teh original hole for the preset buttons. that whole should be your furthest right/left points.
like this picture, notice the ink marks...

Rando

That's not true. All USB cables are created equally as far as charge/data. If your device has issues charging it's because they've limited it to only accept certain ampere or the charger you're using isn't putting out enough amps to counter the battery drain occurring. I believe most phones won't charge unless it's 2 amps. Tablets are 3+

ColSaulTigh

http://forums.androidcentral.com/goo...ata-cable.html

This is what I was referring to (having the data pins shorted vs. not).

Matt's 95 Stang

Well StangLife I got the tablet in, wired the power switch to the center and its all good. Now I have to learn how to use Tasker to get it to turn the screen on and off when the car gets turned on and off (can that be done?), and how to get it to connect to SYNC without me having to do it manualy. Any pointers?

Thanks

Nocturnal'14

Tasker will not control the tablet on/off...however you can set the "state" up to "any power" and name the profile what you want it to do...turn car on - screen display indefinite & Airplane mode off.
Turn car off - screen display 7 sec & airplane mode on.

With the new software on the tablet it will not currently connect to bluetooth automatically. HOWEVER, taskers new update has better blutooth control functions I have not messed with.

Once you turn the car on and the tasker turns off airplane mode thus bluetooth on...give it a couple min before trying to connect the "blutooth audio" via the sync button.

Matt's 95 Stang

Ok thanks. I hope you dont mind but I might be bombarding you with questions about tasket interface and such. I will try to play with it as much as possible so you dont end up wanting to kill me but.... Maybe have to use PMs as to not cluter up this tread.

Matt's 95 Stang

So I almost finished my install yesterday. Decided to wrap the face plate and center area with CF wrap as I kicked the face plate while cutting it . Guess my hands aren't as steady as they use to be. Anyway here you go.

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Let me say that I'm not sure how Stanglife made out but this mod is not for the faint of heart. I used wooden BBQ skewers and a hot glue gun in ways that would make Henry Ford roll over in his grave .

I am using 3 apps that I bought on Google Play.
First for GPS is CoPilot ($5.99)
Second for music is RocketMusic or something like that (free)
Third to transfer my music from Itunes to the tablet over wifi (do I dont have to take the tablet out ever time I buy new music) is iSyncr for iTunes - PC users ($4). Works great and transfered all my music without any problems.

Nocturnal'14

Looks pretty decent man. I am using Kies Air to transfer my music...works great for me! Glad you got it all buttoned up, how are you liking it?

Any problems with charging? Sometimes when my tablet gets real low on juice I turn it off using my self made on/off button (which I see you elected not to do) This allows the tablet to charge quicker and I can still use my FM radio to listen to music.

I have noticed that if the tablet is off and I start the car then turn the tablet ON it automatically connects to bluetooth...hmmmm.
I see you also elected to cut your bezel more than I did (Larger hole) thats the way I did my first one, but the second Tablet mod I did I thought it woudl look cleaner with just teh size of the screen showing.

zeroaviation

wow, I really like the look there! Excellent job!

Matt's 95 Stang

[QUOTE=StangLife'12;6662490]Looks pretty decent man. I am using Kies Air to transfer my music...works great for me! Glad you got it all buttoned up, how are you liking it?
I am really liking it now that I have it installed.

Any problems with charging?
No problems with charging. I just leave it plugged in 24/7 and havent had any problems yet.
Sometimes when my tablet gets real low on juice I turn it off using my self made on/off button (which I see you elected not to do) I do have the on/off button its just really small and hard to see. I am going to have to redue it as its not worked as desired . This allows the tablet to charge quicker and I can still use my FM radio to listen to music.

I have noticed that if the tablet is off and I start the car then turn the tablet ON it automatically connects to bluetooth...hmmmm. Mine does the same thing. I just wait to hit about 15 seconds to power up my tablet and the B/T automatically connects.
I see you also elected to cut your bezel more than I did (Larger hole) thats the way I did my first one, but the second Tablet mod I did I thought it woudl look cleaner with just teh size of the screen showing.I agree it does look cleaner the way you did it I just couldnt get smooth lines so thats why I choose to cut a larger hole (plus that allows me to upgrade to a larger tab in the future if desired). [/QUOTE]

Thanks!

Im thinking of getting these to kinda smooth the CF wrap around the corners of the controls as they dont look good how they are right now.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/261092003407...ht_1073wt_1161

http://www.ebay.com/itm/261092003407...ht_1073wt_1161

I just need to find one for the A/C, defrost area controls area. Make it all match.

bones302

nice job guys. you know if you used bondo or epoxy to straighten out the cuts and stuff, then sand it down smooth, you can just repaint the whole console covers instead of doing wraps. that's the way I would go if I did this project.

Matt's 95 Stang

I think I am going to end up having to do that. I was trying to avoid doing that as I have never worked with bondo before but I am not 100% happy with how the vinyal looks so bondo it is.

Matthew

roadrunner

I saw Matt's setup yesterday, it looks really nice! I dont know much about any of this stuff, so i cant comment on the specifics, but from a noobs(me) point of view, it looked awesome!

Especially since of you see the rest of his car, the vinyl wrap fits perfectly color wise

Matt's 95 Stang

Thanks John.

Matthew

zeroaviation

How many of you guys whom are doing this still have the HVAC controls in place?

All your lacking is just control of the ACM right?

-Matt

Matt's 95 Stang

All of my HVAC is still in place, didnt move anything. Im not sure what ACM means (Im guessing radio controls) but I did have to remove all the radio controls (volume, tunner, 1-10 buttons, Audio selector.

Matthew