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A Big-Screen Mobile MP3 Console
psymaster writes: "I found the link to this mod over at hardocp.com; it's a car MP3 player mod, the guy ripped apart the whole center panel of the car to install it and did it all over again in fiberglass." This is dedication.
Actually, not even close. I have a built-in GPS in my car. You enter in your destination before starting and it speaks instructions to you. All you do is listen to it. If you make a mistake or go off their recommended path, it automatically recalculates its directions, all with no user intervention.
There's a webpage here. He did it with a 2001 Nissan Pathfinder, an older Mac Powerbook (utilizing Airport for file transfer), and a lot of ingenuity. His page also goes into detail, instead of just photos.
(I'm thinking about trying the same thing with my 2001 XTerra.)
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I have a 2002 VW Golf TDi into which I installed an MP3 player. The player is mounted in the center console. It has an electroluminescent, multi-color display, infrared remote control, motorized, multi-angle display/control panel, and plays MP3s that I burn onto CD-R/RW media. That way I don't have to hook it up to my PC to put songs on it. And the CD-R/RW media holds probably 10 hours or more per CD, so it's a great way to have lots of music in a small space. That also freed me from having to worry about shock-mounting a hard drive, how the drive would deal with temperature extremes, etc.
To see a picture of the unit, go to this web page.
Total investment: Less than $400
Installation time: Less than two hours
Serviceability: Excellent
Permanent modifications to car: None