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Very Nice, I love this!

 

amazing :bowdown:

 

Can you use stock Bose speaker and sub setup?

 

My car was the cheap model which didnt have the Bose, amp, or subwoofer. I think this made the job a lot easier for me as the speaker wires were directly there. I wired a cheapy amp for the time being to the speakers under the drivers seat.

 

Excellent job. I like the idea..

 

Sweetness!
Some pics from my install might give you an idea about running/hiding the amp wires.
http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w163-m-class/1643184-goodbye-mcs-bose-stuff-hello-aftermarket.html

Consider a mini amp like the Rockford fosgate mini (4 channels x 75w RMS)...also in the picture. Tug it up high above the brake pedal where the Bose amp would be if you had Bose system. This little guy kicks butt!

 

Currently have a 400 watt 2 channel crapstastic amp. It's hiding under the driving seat right now. Planning to hide it under the carpet eventually. How big is that amp and will a normal sized amp fit there?

 

It's 6 3/4" L x 4 1/2" W x 1 1/2" H.
I doubt a normal size amp would fit.

 

Here is a photo of some of the nasty drenelimg that was required to fit this sucker in. Like I said, nasty. I mean to clean it up but from the outside its clean and none of this is visible

 

Picture of the semi final product at a distance.

 

And the best part is if you ever flip the ML the iPad will rotate with it. So even waiting for emergency crews you could still check Benzworld.

 

Or take a turn REALLY hard haha.

 

Here's a in car dash cam view of what it looks like when driving at night...

 

i used my samsung for a while but decided since i already have a nice head unit and gps there was really no need for it. but i have to say google satellite view and trapster was freaking sweet.

anyways things i would suggest:
1.) get a bluetooth remote audio receiver if you encounter any issues with noise in the system. (you can run it off 12 volt...i tested it lol)

2.) control the volume via a rotary switch that on your center console. it will be faster to access and quicker to change to the desired volume. i bought an equalizer that has a rotary volume knob in it and have been happy ever since. the install looks clean, the equalizer costs only about $50 and you have the possibility of really fine tweaking your system, even on the go. I often catch myself touching the frequency buttons depending on what music genre i listen to....

nice work so far! keep us updated about your progress... personally would have gone for android because you could have ran an IOIO/arduino board and just controlled your entire car that way haha. but then this wire mess might result:

 

I was pretty exited about my iPhone charge and play through the CD player, you guys are on another level.

 

Did you make a thread about that? If so yours was the inspiration for this project after I saw what was possible using the stick wiring to charge and play audio out of the speaker system.

 

Things left to do
-Add a USB port for extra charging for other devices (the iPad has a dedicated power line from the ACC of the power harness for the radio).
- Bluetooth remote to control volume without touching the iPad
- hide the wires for the amp under drivers side carpet (any instructions for that?)

Here are some pictures for your enjoyment.

Did you get any of the above (besides hiding the wires) or any other additions?

 

Hi CGL!
I added an always on USB port to charge devices, which is very nice, you can leave a device charging overnight somewhere where you don't have power
Then I added a volume knob as a replacement for the Bluetooth remote I had planned. Basically the volume knob is a potentiometer between the ipad and the amplifier, and you leave the ipad at full volume and change the volume with that. Right now it's sort of loose under my seat but its MUCH better and safer than fiddling with the iPads on screen volume control. (Obviously) I hid the wires.
Other additions as this setup evolves are
- a 5 channel amplifier (2500. Watts or so it says)
- Bose stock subwoofer under the passenger driver seat (since it didn't have one)
- bass volume knob

The way this amp works and why I picked it is because it allows the 2 RCA plugs to spread audio through all 5 channels without using any Y adapters, which is PERFECT for the ipad.

 

Awesome!
Showoff some pics. LOL.

Have you heard of Waze Navigator? It's a free social/community based GPS navigation!

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/waze-social-gps-maps-traffic/id323229106?mt=8

 

Yes, but I use apple maps. The navigation on it is better than any garmin I've used recently and integrates with the iPad perfectly
Here's some pics!

I don't have too many good pics for some reason


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Super cool!!!

 

Freaking sweet, looks great!

 

Hi all, just thought I would update this thread with a link to my front page post on Jalopnik about this project, as it's probably relevant. Thanks!
How I Achieved An Automotive Dream

 

That's cool mars. Have you got it hooked into your 16 pin diagnosis plug


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I haven't got it hooked in because I carry a dedicated code scanner with me at all times that I paid about 100 dollars for haha. I just use that when needed (thankfully not very often)

 

It's a cellular model using ATT and it's been awesome. Tethering is too much of a hassle every time I want to drive. Didn't know 8.1 had continuity... Might update.

 

I can't really tell from your photos, but is the iPad's Home button exposed? Or have you rigged something to depress it? What about situations where you have to force restart using the power button? Has that ever come up? Are you able to manually lock the iPad with the top power button?

 

Hey Mac128, it's been a while since I've logged on here.

I use the "accessibility menu" for lock unlock, but the lock button is also accessible thru the area where the "low range"/"fog light" switches are since, tbh, I never quite finished the job and left those (rarely used) buttons kinda dangling behind the wooden fascia due to the fact that their "clips" had to be eliminated to make the iPad fit. They can be properly affixed, I just never got around to it.

The Home button is fully accessible on the face of the iPad, don't think the idea would've worked too well without physical home button access.

FWIW, this iPad setup is still operating perfectly with what looks like around 4 years of service basing off my original posting here. Highly recommend this upgrade!

 

Welcome back Mars

 

Hey mars welcome back where have you been?


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