Car Interface Thingamabob....

[Turtleshell]

Ok... i dodnt know if i should put this in the miniatx section or not , but....

I want to rip out the dashboard of my suzuki sidekick, re-organize the wires to look nice, rip out the carpet and rhinoline the floor. Next i want to paint the inside and outside pitch black with neon green highlights.

Heres the hard part.....
I will make a custom case for a mini Atx mobo, with integrated video and sound, run a 7" touch screen VGA monitor right above the steering wheel where the spedomiter was or where the radio was and set up some sort of sound system.

Ok heres where i lost myself......
The reason i want to put the monitor where the dashboard used to be is i want to read stats directly from the car computer and have serious samurize read out the values through motherboard monitor or something. my question is: What can i use to interface the major pc and the car pc? and how difficult would it be?

Benifits:
Wifi access to mp3 collection
Easier to organize sound
more control over car information
Its Freakin sweet

BTW: yes i know im nutz

[Proplus]

Yes, you can do it, but you'll need to research a bit. It'll all depend on how old your car is first to relate to how easy it is going to be. If you car was built on or after 1st Jan 1996, then it'll have an OBD-II system.

You need to have a look here:

http://www.obdii.com/


and then if you need anymore help and/or guidance, here:

http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=37

[Turtleshell]

Yes, you can do it, but you'll need to research a bit. It'll all depend on how old your car is first to relate to how easy it is going to be. If you car was built on or after 1st Jan 1996, then it'll have an OBD-II system.

You need to have a look here:

http://www.obdii.com/


and then if you need anymore help and/or guidance, here:

http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=37

Wow this is great stuff! thanks alot! i posted a question about obd compatabillity... its a 1994 suzuki sidekick