Ive just bought an xbox for £40 and intend to fit it to my mini cooper to use as an music station and games console. Does anyone know of a guide for doing this or have any advice with regards inverters and other bits of kit i would need?
ICE wise, I already have in place a pioneer head unit , pheonix gold speakers in front pods and kicker amp powering kicker 6x9's in the back.
For monitors I was thinking of fitting lcd sun visors.
help fitting an xbox
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, Nov 11 2005 09:07 AM
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Posted 11 November 2005 - 01:54 PM
Right, in my Rover 1.3i I had:
Head unit with AUX input
PYLE flip out in-dash TFT screen headunit
MAJOR Ice system! :tongue:
PS2 mounted on a shelf under the passengers side dash.
I dont have any pictures, but what I did was. Buy the 600 watt 240 power invertor from maplins. Chop off the crock clips on the ends, and mount battery terminal conectors.
Fit these to the battery, and then run the inverter leads up into the driver side rear wing (behind the boot board kit) and then through into the cabin. (As this has an on.off switch).
I mounted my power inverter under the rear seats so I could access the switch. Im sure you could wire a relay switch up to the dash board though, and then break the power lead to the inverter.
I then ran the power lead from the PS2, down and under the carpets, I disconected the plug, and ran the wire through the X-member.
under the rear seats, and plugged it in.
Simple as... Just dont forget to switch it off when you leave your car. you CAN NOT wire it up through the ignition because there is a VERY high current running to the invertor, and it will burn out your remote live wiring. but again, Im sure you could rig up a simple relay to the remote live so it comes on with the ignition. But only do this if you know what your doing.
LCD sunvisors, They are my future mod in my mini. but im going to fabricate 8" LCD screens into my current ones.
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Head unit with AUX input
PYLE flip out in-dash TFT screen headunit
MAJOR Ice system! :tongue:
PS2 mounted on a shelf under the passengers side dash.
I dont have any pictures, but what I did was. Buy the 600 watt 240 power invertor from maplins. Chop off the crock clips on the ends, and mount battery terminal conectors.
Fit these to the battery, and then run the inverter leads up into the driver side rear wing (behind the boot board kit) and then through into the cabin. (As this has an on.off switch).
I mounted my power inverter under the rear seats so I could access the switch. Im sure you could wire a relay switch up to the dash board though, and then break the power lead to the inverter.
I then ran the power lead from the PS2, down and under the carpets, I disconected the plug, and ran the wire through the X-member.
under the rear seats, and plugged it in.
Simple as... Just dont forget to switch it off when you leave your car. you CAN NOT wire it up through the ignition because there is a VERY high current running to the invertor, and it will burn out your remote live wiring. but again, Im sure you could rig up a simple relay to the remote live so it comes on with the ignition. But only do this if you know what your doing.
LCD sunvisors, They are my future mod in my mini. but im going to fabricate 8" LCD screens into my current ones.
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Posted 11 November 2005 - 03:07 PM
Thanks for that. I'll give it a go! Will post pics etc. when I'm done.
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Posted 11 November 2005 - 03:23 PM
Yip i agree but safest bet is to use a relay and a simple switch in the dash
you might not want the invertor powered all the time so this way you can switch it off, and if you forget then it goes off when the ignition is off.
It is very easy to wire a relay, 4 wires normally, ask in the place you buy it from, Maplins are good they will give you a diagram.
Just locate wire that is live when you switch the ignition on from behind the ignition barrel.
sun visor tv's a pair of 5.6 inch for 119.. tg in car, great place
click here tg in car, click me
To get the sound through you will need a line input into your head unit, if you dont have one then you need an fm modulator, this transmits the signal from the ps2 on a radio frequency you tune your head unit into.
saves a whole load of hassle wiring in sounds.
alternately you can use an amp and feed the xbox through there.
we done this in my 200sx and it kicks ass, monster system in there and playing need for speed with super bass etc was awsome..!
between maplin and tg incar you can get everything you need..
you might not want the invertor powered all the time so this way you can switch it off, and if you forget then it goes off when the ignition is off.
It is very easy to wire a relay, 4 wires normally, ask in the place you buy it from, Maplins are good they will give you a diagram.
Just locate wire that is live when you switch the ignition on from behind the ignition barrel.
sun visor tv's a pair of 5.6 inch for 119.. tg in car, great place
click here tg in car, click me
To get the sound through you will need a line input into your head unit, if you dont have one then you need an fm modulator, this transmits the signal from the ps2 on a radio frequency you tune your head unit into.
saves a whole load of hassle wiring in sounds.
alternately you can use an amp and feed the xbox through there.
we done this in my 200sx and it kicks ass, monster system in there and playing need for speed with super bass etc was awsome..!
between maplin and tg incar you can get everything you need..
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Posted 11 November 2005 - 05:32 PM
SNAP! :tongue:we done this in my 200sx and it kicks ass, monster system in there and playing need for speed with super bass etc was awsome..!
When all the chaveys used to crank their lame systems up in the Odein carpark, We used to get the screen out, and go 2 player on NFSU2. Crank up the paul Van Dyk Choon. The croweds we got around the car were great! :tongue:
As for the FM modulator. DONT DO IT! They are Shat!
Also, Maplins dont help you out anymore. They are gays. I asked and they said the company policy has changed incase somthing bad happens while we are following the instructions they gave us.
Anyway, To wire in a relay its easy peasy...
Your relay will have 4 blades on it. 2 of them will have high numbers on like "84" or somthing. and the other 2 will have low numbers. (like 2.4 or somthing)
The low numbers are the "switch" blades, and the high numbers are the circuit blades for the thing you are powering.
You would need to do it like this...
Hope it helps!
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Posted 11 November 2005 - 05:42 PM
good diagram binge. I like diagrams.
As for a power invertor you don't need over 150watt for a ps2 so i would image an xbox is pretty much the same (might be worth checking though).
My power invertor had a switch on so i just left it plugged into the ciggy lighter all the time and then turned it on and off as i needed it.
Just make sure when you buy an invertor that you get one thats capable of running while the engine is on.
Here's the setup i have in mine
PS2 (mounted uder dash on passenger side), screen built in to dash.
front speaker builds (better than before, see above pic)
Sub and amp in boot
As for a power invertor you don't need over 150watt for a ps2 so i would image an xbox is pretty much the same (might be worth checking though).
My power invertor had a switch on so i just left it plugged into the ciggy lighter all the time and then turned it on and off as i needed it.
Just make sure when you buy an invertor that you get one thats capable of running while the engine is on.
Here's the setup i have in mine
PS2 (mounted uder dash on passenger side), screen built in to dash.
front speaker builds (better than before, see above pic)
Sub and amp in boot
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Posted 11 November 2005 - 06:22 PM
philster what model pioneer hu is that?
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Posted 11 November 2005 - 07:27 PM
doesn't the new slimline ps2 run of DC?
that must be easier to wire in than an old style one
And i have just remembered that you said xbox to start with!!
that must be easier to wire in than an old style one
And i have just remembered that you said xbox to start with!!
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Posted 11 November 2005 - 08:13 PM
deh7700mpphilster what model pioneer hu is that?
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Posted 12 November 2005 - 07:53 PM
PS2 only takes around 30w MAX, the slimline one will possibly take around 25-ish, but thats just a guess
also, the normal PS2 power supply board just gives it 12v @ 3A-odd, so if you dont mind doing a bit of soldering, it's the easy option (you'd have to use a 12v regulator though, not just direct from the 12v-14v car power supply!)
Xbox would possibly take around 40W, but the internal power supply will more than likely be more complex, considering it's based on a pc!
also, the normal PS2 power supply board just gives it 12v @ 3A-odd, so if you dont mind doing a bit of soldering, it's the easy option (you'd have to use a 12v regulator though, not just direct from the 12v-14v car power supply!)
Xbox would possibly take around 40W, but the internal power supply will more than likely be more complex, considering it's based on a pc!
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Posted 13 November 2005 - 09:27 AM
phil what did you use to make those enclosures at the front?
they look mint, much better than anything else i have seen
they look mint, much better than anything else i have seen
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Posted 14 November 2005 - 01:08 AM
they are made from plywood, fibreglass and wire mesh, i built them the way i did so that you can get a reasonable amount of volume for the speaker to perform (plus it lets me tweak the sound with wadding).
You will notice on the pics that the one on the passenger side isn't angled, it is now and matches the drivers side, at that point they were just plywood boxes but weren't aimed very well.
You will notice on the pics that the one on the passenger side isn't angled, it is now and matches the drivers side, at that point they were just plywood boxes but weren't aimed very well.
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