Comvette diy infotainment system for early C4's released
#1
Burning Brakes
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Comvette diy infotainment system for early C4's released
Today I finally released my Comvette Infotainment software into the wild. If you are interested in building a Raspberry Pi based car computer infotainment system for your 1984-1989 Corvette that integrates both physically and aesthetically into your car without dash-hacking, take a few minutes and visit:
www.comvette.com
and download a ready-made Raspberry Pi image and/or the Xojo source code from the software page.This is a DIY project but I am happy to provide guidance if you decide to build a system for yourself.
-Wes
www.comvette.com
and download a ready-made Raspberry Pi image and/or the Xojo source code from the software page.This is a DIY project but I am happy to provide guidance if you decide to build a system for yourself.
-Wes
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Wow, that looks really interesting. You've obviously put a lot of effort into this.
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LWesthaver (04-23-2019)
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Thats pretty cool, I like it. Do you have any more pics of it, only see the one angled one on the main page. Im curious what the obd1 screen looks like especially.
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#4
Burning Brakes
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#5
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The OBD1 portion is still under development. Since I need to be in the car with the engine running while writing the code, I had to stop work on that aspect of the project over the winter.
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interesting site -
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LWesthaver (04-23-2019)
#8
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I've added more information to the website. Below is a link to one of the new pages:
The Comvette Project
-Wes
The Comvette Project
-Wes
Last edited by LWesthaver; 06-27-2020 at 11:39 AM.
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I have a Bose that doesnt work. Will I need to but some kinda head unit for your unit to work. I will replace the speakers if that callws for. I could not find a price for your unit anywhere. Whaats it cost please?
#10
Burning Brakes
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I haven't posted any prices because I'm not selling anything. I'm just providing information to help others build a similar system for their car.
-Wes
#11
Hey,
Saw your post on the facebook group and was very interested, but I have a 1990. You say this is for the 84-89 as designed but is that due to a change you know about for the 1990 model year or just due to the switch from the old to new style interior in 1990? Based off the blog it looks like you replace all but the speaker connections/amps/speakers, and while I know the early bose and late bose systems are not compatible, I would think that the incompatibility would arise somewhere before the speaker wire, which should make your system as plug and play as a DIY solution could be for later years.
Thoughts? Tidbits of knowledge I missed?
Saw your post on the facebook group and was very interested, but I have a 1990. You say this is for the 84-89 as designed but is that due to a change you know about for the 1990 model year or just due to the switch from the old to new style interior in 1990? Based off the blog it looks like you replace all but the speaker connections/amps/speakers, and while I know the early bose and late bose systems are not compatible, I would think that the incompatibility would arise somewhere before the speaker wire, which should make your system as plug and play as a DIY solution could be for later years.
Thoughts? Tidbits of knowledge I missed?
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LWesthaver (04-29-2019)
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Burning Brakes
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Hey,
Saw your post on the facebook group and was very interested, but I have a 1990. You say this is for the 84-89 as designed but is that due to a change you know about for the 1990 model year or just due to the switch from the old to new style interior in 1990? Based off the blog it looks like you replace all but the speaker connections/amps/speakers, and while I know the early bose and late bose systems are not compatible, I would think that the incompatibility would arise somewhere before the speaker wire, which should make your system as plug and play as a DIY solution could be for later years.
Thoughts? Tidbits of knowledge I missed?
Saw your post on the facebook group and was very interested, but I have a 1990. You say this is for the 84-89 as designed but is that due to a change you know about for the 1990 model year or just due to the switch from the old to new style interior in 1990? Based off the blog it looks like you replace all but the speaker connections/amps/speakers, and while I know the early bose and late bose systems are not compatible, I would think that the incompatibility would arise somewhere before the speaker wire, which should make your system as plug and play as a DIY solution could be for later years.
Thoughts? Tidbits of knowledge I missed?
Maybe someone else can chime in on what the differences are?
-Wes
#14
Melting Slicks
I have to say this is really awesome information. Thank you. I may do something like this to my C4 at some future point
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#15
Burning Brakes
Today I finally released my Comvette Infotainment software into the wild. If you are interested in building a Raspberry Pi based car computer infotainment system for your 1984-1989 Corvette that integrates both physically and aesthetically into your car without dash-hacking, take a few minutes and visit:
www.LifeOfPi.blog
and download a ready-made Raspberry Pi image and/or the Xojo source code from the software page.This is a DIY project but I am happy to provide guidance if you decide to build a system for yourself.
-Wes
www.LifeOfPi.blog
and download a ready-made Raspberry Pi image and/or the Xojo source code from the software page.This is a DIY project but I am happy to provide guidance if you decide to build a system for yourself.
-Wes
I was aimed primarily at datalogging but this is a great idea. Of course I don't know anything about those raspberry Pi computers. Always intrigued by them though. Keep us updated!
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#18
Burning Brakes
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I've updated the Comvette website with some new pictures of the Comvette chassis:
Comvette chassis
The pictures should give you a better idea of what is behind the dashboard with the Comvette head unit.
-Wes
Comvette chassis
Comvette chassis
The pictures should give you a better idea of what is behind the dashboard with the Comvette head unit.
-Wes
Comvette chassis
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#19
I noticed you used acrylic. Do you know if you could use Aluminum or would it cause a grounding issue? Reason is I got a friend with a plasma table who can cut the aluminum but not acrylic.
#20
Burning Brakes
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What are the tolerances of his plasma cutter? Ponoko.com (who cut my parts) can provide accuracy down to around ten thousandths of an inch. Also, the material cost for acrylic is very inexpensive. The total cost for a baseplate, faceplate, and overlay was about $32.00 which includes shipping from Ponoko.
Do you think it would make sense for me to sell these chassis parts or even fully assembled chassis (chassis, touch-screen, volume control w/****, and wiring harness)? Is that something you'd be interested in?