How to install android tablet as car stereo! - mx5
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- cheap android tablet install ! today I installed a tablet to replace the existing head unit. the head unit was relocated to the glove box to make the install cheaper not requiring a amplifier.
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earned a sub buddy, very informative video and educational. Looking to do somthing similar as i hate my car but need to keep it for 6 months before i upgrade, and dont feel like spending 200 pound on a radio..
Thanks man! I was the same didn't have the money to go buy another headunit or amp so this was the cheapest option by far keeping the existing headunit!
@@AndrewRegan1219 im gonna be trying to fit mine into a 2004 fiat punto (if i attempt it) so the biggest issue is going to be getting a tablet to fit into the centre console without it looking sh*t
Ye i was lucky i have a cnc machine so was able to make a surround for the tablet. Yoh mighy be able to use the existing surround if a double din headunit was already there
Without dac, amplifier, radio in comparment (seoriusly?), poor plexa cutting... Nothing to boast about. Best to show your knowledge when it is worth showing. Sorry.
Kamil Oblak well if you watch the video you degen, you’ll understand the whole point of the video is to do a tablet install the cheap way. He’s just documenting what he’s done. Not claiming to be a pro tablet installer. If you’ve got nothing nice to say piss off
What I loved about DIY thing is that when it breaks you know how to fix it. And the fulfilment it gives when youre done doing it.
What the hell is going on in that interior with all sorts of random colors
The radio inside the glovebox is an awesome idea!
thanks man
Unique idea - I hadn't thought of putting my stereo in the glove box! My car doesn't have an amp other than inside the stock stereo and I know nothing about installing one, so I thought I would just need to use an external solution anyway, but now I have this to consider! Thanks!
Thanks man! Its not ideal but i never use my glove box and it saved me buying an amp aswell!
Awesome! Just got a cheap-ish car with an ancient stereo (not even an aux jack, just the iPod 30-pin) and really just want a simple dock for my phone in place of that old CD/radio unit. Thank you so much for showing that this is possible, and doesn't cost that much. I think I'll dig around for some empty space to put the actual radio besides the glove box, I might end up wanting space in there.
Nice cheap & quick build, I'd prefer using an speaker amp which is connected to the stock speakers and hooking it up to the tablet using an RCA to 3.5mm aux adapter for the long run though
I'm doing something like what you did your car, but the Android tablet is going into an A Class RV, backup camera, Android tablet, tire air pressure minder. I like the idea of using some plastic to hold it all.
Great job. I did a similar install but I bypassed the stereo completely. Infact I removed the stereo all together. If you Want to see what I did on my install let me know.
Did you use a amp ? Planning to do that in the future when i have the money
@@AndrewRegan1219 yeah used an amp directly attached to my tablet. I used Tasker to keep the screen on and turn off when no power is detected
@@AndrewRegan1219 here is the link to my video it's the second phase of my install you can check phase one for the software setup. ruclips.net/video/94f6DGsy_bU/видео.html
Let me.know if you want any other information.
thanks man
@@AndrewRegan1219 you shud try Timur's USB Kernel meant for use tablet in a car
Looks good! Clean 💪🏻
Great Video, very informative. Planning on doing the same
My car has an MP3 player (no CD), and I bought a floor mounted holder for a tablet, which I can use via Bluetooth if I want. But that cost me $25.00 for the tablet holder and I just had to loosen a seat bold, slide the holder under the sear mount and tighten the bolt up. So I still have the car undamaged and have a tablet, but I can take the tablet out anytime I want by loosening 1 bolt. Plus...I can fit a 10 inch tablet in the holder.
How can u send me links thnx
I'm really impressed with the size of that glove box.
Its small now with a stereo in it haha
@@AndrewRegan1219 even with the stereo on, it's about average for today's cars.
Ye i never use it anyway as the arm rest behind the handbrake has storage compartments!
@@AndrewRegan1219 youre just feckin showing off now!
Bro, put your cam on manual focus so you can focus it on the dash, and not the reflection. I was considering doing a similar project, but oped for a full android hear unit instead because all the integrations I am considering like back up cam, aux inputs, etc are already baked in and work seamlessly instead of having to use all kinds of adapters and hacked software. Great that we have these options now, and not too expensive either. A decent android head unit is less than $150 USD.
That’s nice! Your video Is a good one I have been wanting to do the same thing in my 2011 Escalade but I would like to use an Apple iPad I didn’t know how to connect iPad to radio the way you did it is a more simple way thanks for this video
wow,infotainment unit.nice connection
I have installed dual dvd player can you do a video about it
Just out of curiosity could you bypass the stereo if you had all of your speakers wired directly to an amplifier. Could you run a 3.5 to rca splitter and run the RCA's directly to the input of the amplifier? I was trying to figure a way to do this without a receiver/head unit.
Sweet man good job
Great job
Great now where can I find a cnc machine laying around
“I’m gonna put the radio in the glove box, then we can spray paint part of the interior” Great Video!
E echo casi lo mismo , solo que e puesto los cables directo al tablet , soldados a la placa , para encender con un interruptor magnético , para cargar ,y la salida de audio . Te quedó muy bien , te felicito por el vídeo
me no speak Spanish
Jaja 😂 no speko Spanish but question dont u need a fuse for the cigarette lighter ? Or u just connect directly for the second cigarette lighter for the tablet ?
Well done bro
HIi bro...
I want to connect my rear cam having 5pin or 2.5mm pin ......
so how to connect 5 pin or 2.5 mm car cam pin to Android tab....? Which accessories is needed for that.........?
Great job man! I'm thinking about what can I do with my dated OEM head units in my cars. Currently, I'd like to install one of those aftermarket Android-based head units, but all of them don't come with nice screens like modern (i.e. Samsung) tablets have or are not as fast as modern tablets. It just bugs me when I see a $1000+ Kenwood head unit that has a slower interface than my old Android phone. I'd like to install something like Galaxy Tab 8 in my car but my cars use F/O cables, and I guess it may be a royal pain in the butt to DIY such project unless I swap the whole stereo system as well...
Hi, if the battery on your tablet goes flat if your car is parked up for a while. Would it still power on as soon as the ignition is turned on?
Whats the on screen volume app called? I cant find it on play store
Incredible
Cool! I need to see if there is a customised libreELEC distro and do this. Kodi as a media center would be good. Just need Open Street Maps also!
Do you have an A2DP solution with your set up?
Whats a2dp ? Haha
@@AndrewRegan1219 Bluetooth A2DP enables a device such as a smartphone to connect wirelessly to a Bluetooth stereo headset and transmit music or other audio, as from a video.
I like the idea
But you can install it with small audio amplifier because you can't reach the glove box while you driving
I know i could use an amplifier but i would have to buy one and i done it this way to keep costs down. Dont need to touch the stereo tho ? I control volume and everything else from tablet
Nice glovebox
Thanks for the informative tutorial.
I have a couple of questions.
From what I understand, the tablet stays powered on when the car is turned off. Would that not get the tablet's battery drained and turn the tablet off?
And In case if I plug the tablet charger to a line that stays powered on even after the car is off, would it not drain the car's battery?
The tablet it always on but when not in use the battery should last a very long time even if it does die, when it gets power from the car it will turn back on again. and yes if wired in to keep taking power when car is off it will drain the battery. hope this helps :)
Honestly if you have a live charging wire connected to your tablet when the car is off as long as your cars battery is healthy a tablet will not drain your battery because once it fully charges it will stop pulling power..I keep a live charge for my phone while the car is off
@@Gr8rome407 questions... I'm in South Florida (HOT)... having the tablet "on", whether pulling battery or not, isn't that a recipe for disaster, having the car's interior temp hot and the device is basically on? Just asking....
@@joealonso2692 Yeah I live in Florida too (Tampa)a Tablet like a phone could go into overheat mode and shut down but then its fine when the AC cools the car down Its worth some inconvenience bcuz if done right it dramatically improves the look or your interior
how to use this tablet for navigationlike the waze app on android please
Use a car launcher app it will look more sharp and easy to use ☺️👍
Really nice build. I am looking to do this to my Corsa since it has the crappy factory stereo. question, how did you get your acrylic to stay on the dash? Does your battery drain? I mean when the ignition if off, is the tablet running on its battery. Thanks. I differently think this is the best video on this car dash hack.
mumihp thanks so much man ! It’s wired into the cigarette lighter so only gets power when the ignition it turned on it will never drain car battery when connected here. The acrylic is a very good fit but I am going to glue it in place soon as has fallen out once or twice the past few months.
When the car is turned off the tablet runs on its own battery but the screen will only light up when it is receiving power/ignition turned on, to do this I went into developer options as shown in the video and changed the setting so that the screen always stay lit when charging !! This is pretty essential to do as you want to tablet screen on all the time while you are driving, and want it to turn off when not driving/ignition off. Should be explained in the video if your unsure :)
Nice job man. Dont get me wrong though , a friendly recommendation. That red could be blue to match the dash colour 😌
Real cool stuff man.
cool video thanks!
Nice made, can it also charge? and take it out?
Ye always gets power from the usb cable, and ye depeding on the frame can come out easily
It's a great idea but you could have done it so much cleaner, and without having the deck put into the glove box. For example you made a custom piece to hold the tablet, you could have made a modified cover that would have a swivel hindge that would move the tablet up and down, but when set in a resting position, it'd be flush with the deck. Or various other ways. Sure good tech, and sound are important to a vehicle overall feel. But having an asthetic look that blends well with a great looking car is just as important.
eh. i went the extra step and made a fiberglass mold so my tablet is removable
Will the tablet battery explode if car is left in sunshine,
Bro you need a drill and a belt sander lol props for doing it hard way though! I thought maybe you were just getting started fabricating but you have a cnc!!
Was my first time using the cnc it isnt mine! Ye this was basically the start of myself working on my cars
@@AndrewRegan1219 cheers then and good luck on your adventures! Glad to see today's generation still having the passion!
how to screen on/off on usb power plugged in?
Wish or ebay can sell you all in one 2 din touch radio for 30 bucks !! Nice project bro.
I priced them before cheapest I could see was 100 euro! not sure what the quality is like either
don't buy the ones that cost 30 bucks! Those are crap, but 100-200 bucks are great
Good idea bro
battery gets hot and charging pauses in hot summer days....I had samsung tab 2 4 years old...atleast no issues till now...hope dont gets a blast
Great vid💪😎👍
How did you hard wire your cigarette lighter extension from the back of the stock cigarette lighter
Hey I just spliced into the wires that lead into the cigarette lighter, easy enough to do !
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Top. Muito bom amigo
U need to fix ur glovebox, it's on ta wrong side of car
Lol
Do you need to make your phone into a wireless WiFi for the tablet to work, can you listen to the radio stations or do you a standard radio ?
Since the radio itself is in the glove box it might be tricky to control radio via the tablet; one guy I saw (been really digging deep on this subject) had a USB-to radio antenna adapter and a hub for thumb drives and alternate inputs including radio. Yes, you would need to hotspot to use internet radio or Google Maps, but the whole point of this tablet thing is that you want to listen to your own preset stuff instead of random low-quality stuff on the radio. If you really like certain songs and are going for a setup like this, you can just download them. And sure, it's technically illegal, but when you play a song on Spotify the artist only gets 0.0029 cents, which is basically nothing. To rip audio from RUclips, try ytmp3.cc. It's clean, reasonably efficient, and doesn't have any ads (as long as you give it a hard NO whenever it asks you to show notifications-- that's the only scammy part).
Mitchell Marquez super info !!!👍👍👍 thank you so much 😊
Nice audio...great work friend
Thanks man
Hi Andrew, when a parked car gets 110 degrees inside on a 90 degree hot day, how does that affect the tablet? What is your own experience? Thanks.
I havnt had any problems yet but doesnt get that hot here in ireland
easy,,thanks mate.. i just have to buy a cnc machine,,,then buy a tablet...
can you put some links in the description for those aps?
I'll try get all names tommorow night!
Ok thx
best played at .75 speed so can understand speech.. otherwise good video
Why do you make the border red It looks completely out of place
Does it provide front and rear fader control?
not sure if there was an option for that I only have front speakers in the mx5 so didn't apply to me
Just get the pioneer app radio with lightning cable
Does your car stereo turn on when your car is turned on, or every time you turn your car on, in order for the built-in amp to work, you have to open a glove compartment to turn the stereo on as well? I hope my question is not confusing.
Everything turns on with the car no need to touch stereo
@@AndrewRegan1219 Thanks, but my stereo stays off when my car ignites. I have to turn it on manually. Great video, nevertheless.
@@vlasteemeerbabych5407 then you have it wired wrong
why not cut the back of the glove box out and mount the radio in controls facing out two lL brackets will hod the radio
How can I connect my mobile in from my pocket to get all notification like sms, whatsapp message,call etc...plz reply.. thanks
Whats music 8'00
Any way to mount a tablet without its battery inside and just have current from car? In the same time i wonder how if there is a way in which tablet turns on once it gets current from car.
I show in the video how it turns on when getting power from the car! not sure about removing the battery of the tablet don't see the advantage of that
@@AndrewRegan1219 I had a tablet installed in my car, but in the summer it overheated the battery and it inflated a lot. There are a lot of people removing their battery and hardwiring it to the car because of this
@@jjs9672 im in ireland, doesnt get very hot here in summer ! If you removed the battrry comoletely would it not takr a while to turn on ? Since the whole system woulf be dead until it gets power
@@AndrewRegan1219 some people flash a custom OS to their tablet which is so minimal that it takes about 10 secs to boot up. I had a Nexus 2012 with custom commands installed, so when I powered my car off, the tablet went into ultra hybernation, turning every function off including wifi data bluetooth and what not. When I turn the car on and the tablet senses it gets charged, it turns all those functions on again. With these settings, the screen can be turned off and barely losr any battery percentage. I don't know if you still have this mod, but you could look into that
@@AndrewRegan1219 Install a simply capacitor instead of battery...No owerheating and no exploding and no problems with power on "without" battery. Supercapacitor is better but is not a cheap solution.
very good
Thanks!
Man I'm not sure if this is gonna be a negative comment, but why all the trouble when bluetooth on my tablet has been working for me just fine??
Any chance you could add a link to that app? There is a bunch of like named apps on the Play Store now and it's difficult to find a decent one.
For the rotation ?
@@AndrewRegan1219 correct. The rotation app.
You can use nova launcher by teslacoil software which has rotation
What’s the volume button app
not sure of the name, don't have tablet in the car anymore but search for volume app and look for logo that loops similar!
Thanks man,
What about reverse camera display on reversing...?
I never tried anything like that but imagine it could be done easy enough using an app on the google play store
9:05 looks like someone forgot to put the handbrake on lol
Hahahahah ! I only noticed that now, How did you spot that ?
idk lol
I have a couple of questions. 1. Can you no longer use your stereo? *I'd still like to use some of the features 2. This was the simplest demo I've seen, it's also the only one that kept the stereo, is that why you didn't need an amp?
Well I'm not the one who made the video (sorry) but yes, the stereo contains the amp still, and that's why another is not required. It's exactly the same as plugging your phone's headphone jack into an aux cable and that into the stereo and setting your phone in the drink holder like a boring person. Audio comes from the phone/tablet, goes through the aux cord to the headphone jack on the stereo, and is simply amplified and distributed by your stereo (whether it be in the dash or the glove box). Your stereo still works fine, and you can probably adjust the mix on there if it has that feature-- you just have to get to it first and resign yourself to only tweaking it when you're parked/ at home/ bored. CDs-- sure, if you want to be that guy with a CD player in his glove box. But come on, you can get a decent size MicroSD card for like $20 and load all your stuff onto there and stick it in your tablet-- or use Google Drive or something if you want it synched or don't have a card reader.
Removing the stereo adds a ton of complexity; this setup is the most straightforward I've seen in all this searching, and accounts for pretty much all the things. Amp? Built into the stereo. Adapters? The stereo has all the less standard connectors still plugged into it, so no mysterious eBay searches required. Speaker array detection and distribution? Stereo takes care of that.
The only problem is, this guy's glove box is huge, and mine isn't. Need somewhere else to stick the old radio.
come do mine please!!! I like that idea!!!!!
What kind of cnc table?
Just a home built sort of one !
Your car looks like the lego movie.
cool👍👍👍👍
So what happens if the power to the tablet completely dies and needs charged. Once charged how would you turn it back on without removing it to get to the power button?
It goes into sleep mode once not getting power from the car (when ignition is on) so unlikely yo die, but even if I didn't drive car for months and it did die once it gets power it will turn on itself
the acrylic piece I made is also removal just fits in nice and snug so can be removed if I need to get at the tablet !
@@AndrewRegan1219 You answered: it gets power it will turn on itself.
Yes, but the tablet would need to go thru a typical boot process, so it's not immediate that you'll have full use of the tablet once the car is started. You might have driven three blocks before the tablet is ready. Yes/no?
The tabet has a battery so is always turned on no need for it to boot up, charges back to 100% when car being driven
should have called the SoundMan Doug Bernrds. ha ha ha ha
Sunlight and car temperature will damage this tablet. What about that?
You are absolutely right special where I live in June and July reach 50+ :( unless I keep air condition all the time on hahahaha
If youre really worried you can just take it out over the weekend if you dont have a garage, or drape a blanket over it. Also if your A/C has a separate channel for the back seat that you don't use you can try setting that to cold and blowing it straight behind the tablet if it's getting stressed.
@@mitchmarq428 ok thanks!
OMG :D
Whenever using a dremel tool ALWAYS wear eye protection, you could save one of your eyes!.
I know, probably couldnt find my glasses at the time
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U should install app launcher
ill try it !
your steering wheel is at wrong side!!! how can you drive like that??
Its the correct side haha
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U R fentttttttaaaaaastikkkkkk , mate ..... Cheers Buddy ... Except for the horrible music in the background , ( any music Not required )
Can’t believe that someone would fit a tablet that’s worth more than the car
Lol 50 euro tablet 40 euro car
What’s the app volume name ?
Dont have the tablet anymore so not sure! Just look up on screen volume control on google you might find the app
Why not just get an android head unit plenty on the market bud, but still a great video if you are doing customizing like this
this was a lot cheaper! I have since upgraded to an android headunit :)
@@AndrewRegan1219 lol I recently got an android head unit myself pretty smooth so far but either way like I said I loved the ingenuity how you did the custom dash kit👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Some cars thus is easier than replacing the radio
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I'm planning on doing something like this in my 2017 journey that little 4.3 radio is ass
is there how to make the tablet by calling me to pick up on it
Dont understand what yout asking
Learn English and then go play in traffic.
If you mean taking phone calls with the car audio, that would still be done through the actual radio, or through the Bluetooth of your phone to the tablet. There's almost certainly apps that let you configure Bluetooth audio passthrough for calls with another Android device, if it somehow isn't baked-in already. But you have to have a tablet or stereo with bluetooth for it to work at all.
thanks
Update...
2din radio puno jednostavnije ui bolje riješenje
Ok. So. Can you hook a amplifier to it? Good question hah. Why do this?
Hooking an amplifier in means you can put the amplifier under a seat as they are usually more compact and come with wiring with allows them to sit in different locations. I didnt use an amp as i wanted to do it as cheap as possible
@@AndrewRegan1219 lol. No. I'm asking can you hook a amplifier to it and if so, how many?
@@scottmcbride2237 I have 4 amp hooked up to my tablet directly connected thru a dsp..it's seamless I have even have a knob for volume control and bass control . I have 8 10 inch woofers and 12 other speakers. Mids and tweets all connected and run up front
No demo?
Cant play music or ill get copy right strike, and tablets are easy to use ? I showed they layout of the screen ect nothing else to show
@@AndrewRegan1219 You can play NCS- music no copyright ..
Ahh ye i know but nothing i could play of spotify which i had on the tablet sod didnt see the need!
@@AndrewRegan1219 no need for spotify, just type ncs youtube or google simple but anyway thank you for reply
Typical proper man no sense of colours at all, red and blue together what a stylish combination:) but like for trying:)
Haha the blue has since been removed!
that would actually be nice with an iPad
Android is better as your can change alot on the display vs ipad you cant change much
Nice video :)
Thanks!
Whats the model of the ipad ?