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Hi Fred, still around now and then. As you know the earlier units from China were poorly made and HVAC was not implemented correctly, hopefully this unit is a lot better, certainly seems to have a...

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It's R797, replace it with a link or a 1 ohm 1/4 watt resistor.

Top of the picture on the PCB just left of centre.

This is a relatively easy repair for anyone with basic soldering skills. The Head unit is relatively easy to remove, it is very simple to unplug the Radio-CD from the HVAC mother board. Someone who...

Dismantled the install in the dash - cleaned up all metalwork and painted - reinstalled and grabbed this shot. Still without the trim insert but certainly clean (or is that vacant) when the Tablet is...

Thought I'd post a view of the centre console cavity of the Honda. Now I know the metal work may not look pretty but I'm limited to the tools I have - a drill, a bench vice and a few hammers, and the...

Couple of quick shots of the fixed outer Dash cover plate filled and painted black - soon to be vinyl wrapped. Before that, I'm going to attempt to make the removable Trim insert plate in fibreglass...

FYI a few pictures to give an idea of how the SP2 mounts and the removal process.

First a picture of the Tablet sitting on the Docking Cradle plate without the Dash Cover plate. The Dash cover...

Fredoops & kryptonite, thanks for nice feedback.

FYI here is the prototype car cradle and SP2 tablet power button on/off control using a solenoid.

I eventually came up with a way to control the...

1. Basically finished the backing plate and almost set on the position.

2. Made a vehicle Charger/PSU for the Tablet.

It's night time and I just fired the system up after installing the...

Thanks, slowly getting there, BTW max current will be limited to 1.8A so worst case is 11W and 90% of the time <9W.

Hi Brendan, yes the backing plate and compartment for the tablet it a big sheet of thick aluminium so cooling for a T03 device is not a problem. I'll be adding current limiting to 2A in any case so...

Did a test drive yesterday - everything worked, however it will take a few trial and error fitments to get the best angle for viewing the reflective screen of these Tablets.

Warning Technical...

I just powered the system up for the for the time in the vehicle - always an anxious moment - waiting for smoke, or worse :eek:

A few weeks ago I managed to get an old Radio board, the only...

Finally - Trunk Control unit installed: See Post 11 for a picture of the tablet and the system running on the test bench.

Wires lying around are for Amplifier speakers, power, remote on/off (mute)...

FYI for anyone interested in more technical information:

This is the circuit of the Controls Micro and iDrive panel. Combined with it is the Rear Trunk control panel. Tends to make it look more...

Small Update:

More delays - very hot weather - too hot to work on the Vehicle. However the delay was a blessing as it gave me time to reprogram the Controls microprocessor interface and mount it...

Finished the following recoding my FE. FE = Front end Software. IE Software that makes it look and act like a fancy vehicle integrated display screen/head unit.

1. Auto Reverse camera...

Also new layout:

I got totally sick of the USB DAC not randomly initialising or chopping sound for no reason. Tried the Line out from the Tablet and it's as good as the DAC on this unit, tested...

Small Update:

Got the rear control unit almost finished and running on the bench. This unit fits behind the Amplifier in the rear left recess in the trunk.
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FYI for anyone into DIY electronics and Car computers.

Ran in to a few problems with the +5v USB supply:

The 30A device I had on hand has a FATAL FLAW in the design - As 12v dips below its...

Fredoops, cl9_luxury, thanks for comments.

Biggest problem for the Dual Zone Climate 2003-2007 Accords, is that you can't fit anything in place of the OEM Head unit - Well there are some Chinese...

I'd thought I'd post a bit of this install as part of it pertains to controlling Dual zone HVAC after the Radio/CD Head unit has been removed.

I started another thread on removal and basic...

Hi, I rarely get replies to my posts so it's nice to hear from someone.

I'll post this new install of a 10.1" Surface pro 2 here once I get started, this device is what prompted me to cut the OEM...

Not sure if the luxury Euro has NAV or Radio/6CD stacker, but the CD units often go through a reset sequence (mechanical parts moving) at power up. Could that be what you are hearing?

For anyone still interested in completely removing the Gen 7 2003-2006 Accord/Euro Radio & 6 CD Dual Zone Climate control Head unit and installing a Tablet/Car computer or aftermarket Head unit in...