It's not the prettiest thing, but it will all be covered up.

I will be covering the card slot thing and putting 2 knobs there. One for volume, and one for subwoofer controller. Once I get that done, I plan to add a thin felt of some sort to the place for the nexus to sit in.

I still need to figure out how I will make sure the Nexus doesn't move while its in there. I'm not 100% sure if I'm going to be doing the POGO charging at the moment. I'm getting a little tired of this project already, and just want to be done with it... lol.

Next step is some body filler. Hope to get that done in the next couple of days.

How are things going I'm not Michael ? Did you get the resin rolling yet?

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Nah I've been super busy with work, working late. I'll hopefully get it done next weekend.

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So, I stopped at Advance on the way home to pick up fiberglassing stuff, and the cashier asked "What are you working on?" So I told him I was putting a tablet in my dash. He answered with a confused look and "Like uhh... internet tablet?"

Anyway, I have my fiberglass resin and whatnot. Waiting for it to either warm up, or me to find a warm ventilated area to proceed.
Looks like my NFC tags will be here tomorrow, my POGO probes will be here at the end of this week, and my RCA level controllers some time this week as well.

Some tape to hold it in place, to give you an idea of what it will look like when it's done.
Hopefully buying the fiberglass resin this week to get started on the actual build.

Very interesting. I'm in a few IRC channels and there are a lot of us Android geeks. A fee of them have N7s running 4.2.1 and claim to have no issues streaming audio via Bluetooth.

I guess I'll see how it goes when I get to the part of the project. For now I'll focus on the fiberglass dash.

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Hey guys, I don't really come around here much anymore, but I thought since this project is an Android project too, I'd post it here.

FIRST: I don't want to hear about how this is a stupid idea or anything like that.

Anyway, here's what's going on:
I will be installing a Nexus 7 in my dash, completely automated, integrated, and removable. When it is slid into the dash, it will automatically turn on Wifi, Bluetooth, and Music, thanks to NFC tags. The N7 will stream audio to a Bluetooth receiver, which then feeds into an EQ. From the EQ, it goes to my sub and 4 channel amps. The N7 will be kept charged by a hard-wired POGO pin charger.

I'm debating whether or not to make a pod for my GNex (also removable) that will use NFC to automatically turn on Wifi Tether.

Update 12/5
My prototype POGO pin charger works! Although currently looking like a death trap, I will clean it up and hard wire it into the car when it completely ready. (Testing was done with my GNex. I know the pins are in different positions, this was just very early stages of development, for testing purposes.)

Update 12/7
The Nexus 7 will be bought on 12/9. NFC tags and RCA level controllers were ordered and should be here in a week or two.

Update 12/9
Picked up the Nexus, and began cutting my dash to fit it. More cuts will be made, and then fiberglass will come.