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| DiscoStu Member Since: 30 Jun 2007 Location: London/The far north Posts: 253   
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I'm going to fit a car PC in my 110 SW and after having seen this pic....
....I was wondering about fitting it under the rear seats. Does anyone have a picture of what is inside here? Are there braces/supports etc, and whats at the bottom? Admin note: this post has had its images recovered from a money grabbing photo hosting site and reinstated  My Disco 'best bits'
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15th Jun 2013 12:39pm |
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| DiscoStu Member Since: 30 Jun 2007 Location: London/The far north Posts: 253
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I've got an 'in-carpc' PC, similar to http://www.in-carpc.co.uk/c3-series.htm. Lilliput screen to be mounted on a Ram mount, either off of the dash or up from seat/cubby box area.
Just looking for a good place to mount the PC itself, along with all the associated cabling. Also got a few Phidget devices in a housing that's roughly the same size. My Disco 'best bits' Defender 110 XS CSW 2013 |
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15th Jun 2013 2:23pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 19647
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Ah very nice. Something interesting to look at for once.
 Ideally could you not do with a screen in-dash for it to display on? And see what you mean that certainly needs somewhere clean and dry to be mounted. Diesel$ Live$ Matter. ⛽️🛢️👨🔧🧰⚙️ RED, WHITE & BOOST! 🇬🇧 |
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15th Jun 2013 2:33pm |
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| SGH Member Since: 27 Sep 2010 Location: Hellingly-Sussex Posts: 1527
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This is the underside but on a 130 Hicap as in your first post I think 110SW is different.
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15th Jun 2013 2:33pm |
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| DiscoStu Member Since: 30 Jun 2007 Location: London/The far north Posts: 253
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Thanks for the replies.
I've already got the screen (the whole PC setup is from my previous car), so I don't really want to buy an in-dash screen. With the Ram mount I can position it for driver or passenger. Thanks for the pics On a SW the top of the seat-box runs back into the load area. It doesn't seem to be removable in the same way, meaning it will need cutting in position. Obviously I don't want to weaken it or cut in the wrong position. I'll need to get a few cables into it too. Also, I want to add a few 12v sockets and USB sockets in the front face for rear seat passengers. My Disco 'best bits'
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15th Jun 2013 3:17pm |
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| willy eckerslike Member Since: 15 Jun 2009 Location: North yorks Posts: 1789 
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This might not help but.
I bought a toughbook mount and mounted a toughbook here. Click image to enlarge Wired it in to my screen under the matts and up behind the dash Click image to enlarge Taken before i ran the wiring in, bought a cheap usb gps ariel which is mounted ontop of the bulkhead behind the seats ( magnetic) The toughbook can be locked into the mount or easily removed if required, connects to iphone for on the move internet. Original Member Pie n Pea Club. 110 HCPU Tipper |
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15th Jun 2013 4:13pm |
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| DiscoStu Member Since: 30 Jun 2007 Location: London/The far north Posts: 253
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You're right  Good to 'see' you again
That's a good idea - again, if I didnt have the PC already.... I've just found a sticker-covered hole in the seat-box. Took a torch out, peeled the sticker back - I didn't need the torch, I can see the ground under the car  . If it wasn't pi**ing down I'd have a look underneath. My Disco 'best bits'
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15th Jun 2013 4:20pm |
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| excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5745 
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If you have a cubby box, would it be possible to raise the height, create a frame and sit the car-pc under the cubby box? Maybe make the cubby hingable so you could tikt it up to get to the car-pc ?
You would need some ventilation for the car-pc and then you are closer to the battery, and closer to the monitor so less cable to run ? 1999 Defender TD5 110 Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock |
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15th Jun 2013 6:08pm |
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| DiscoStu Member Since: 30 Jun 2007 Location: London/The far north Posts: 253
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A good idea
I'll size it up. I think the number of cables may be an issue, but I'm not familiar with Defenders yet, so may be proved wrong.
The other option would be to fit an enclosure under the seat-box, rivet and seal it in place, and then cut an opening above it. I'll have a look underneath in the morning. My Disco 'best bits' Defender 110 XS CSW 2013 |
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15th Jun 2013 7:50pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 19647
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You could do this with the plate under the cubby IMO all be it with slightly less room. I think there is photo's in my gallery somewhere. Just remove the plate and copy it for size and current fixing points but make a box of it. (I think you know what I mean) Diesel$ Live$ Matter. ⛽️🛢️👨🔧🧰⚙️ RED, WHITE & BOOST! 🇬🇧 |
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15th Jun 2013 8:47pm |
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| rustyboxx Member Since: 08 Oct 2012 Location: Poole Posts: 548 
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I had a carpc in a previous Defender and after that in a Disco 2. In the Defender I made my own cubby box and made a false floor with the carpc underneath it. Worked a treat! 2015 90 XS CSW TDCi - Beautiful
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15th Jun 2013 10:06pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 19647
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^^^ That was the sort of thing I was meaning.
Diesel$ Live$ Matter. ⛽️🛢️👨🔧🧰⚙️ RED, WHITE & BOOST! 🇬🇧 |
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15th Jun 2013 10:08pm |
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| diesel_jim Member Since: 13 Oct 2008 Location: hiding Posts: 6043 
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I've got an MDF speaker box up in the rear roof of my 110 (had it in my 90 as well), full width of the body, is about 14" deep.
holds my 6x9's amps and voomPC carpc box. Last edited by diesel_jim on 16th Jun 2013 9:19am. Edited 1 time in total |
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16th Jun 2013 8:01am |
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| DiscoStu Member Since: 30 Jun 2007 Location: London/The far north Posts: 253
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There's nothing under the seat-box in a 110 SW, it's basically the floor of the car.
Great idea
Will look into this and area around cubby. Thanks all. My Disco 'best bits' Defender 110 XS CSW 2013 |
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16th Jun 2013 8:40am |
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