Where to put my PS2???????

[Green Eyed Monster]

I was wondering where the best place to put my PS2 would be????I want to mount it somewhere with easy access......

[OpalaAlero]

Most people seem to put it under the glove compartment on the passenger side.

[Oldsmopimp]

How bout in your living room? Most any free spoy in the entertainment center works good. :thumbsup: :P

[johny_boy32]

^lmoa^ i think he wants it in his car though....to answer your ?...i'm putting mine under the glove compartment too...thats the only easily excessible place in the front of the car.

[keytonic]

or your glove department. They're easy to rip apart and place in different spots not sure if it would all fit in there though

[Green Eyed Monster]

I was thinking about the glove department, but I will have to do some mods to make it work and look good. I am not sure what is behind it ....... :unsure:

[Silentalero]

under the dash worked for me for a temp install...

[johny_boy32]

I'm going to tear apart my glove compartment today in auto class and see if i will do some modifying if it will work.

[Green Eyed Monster]

cool, tell me what you find ...... and nice pic.....I think I would end up killing it where it is. ;)

[Green Eyed Monster]

where did you get the install kit for head unit???? all I can find put the unit out to far, and there is no place for any switches.....

[Aleromaster]

Originally posted by Green Eyed Monster@Feb 23 2004, 11:36 AM
where did you get the install kit for head unit???? all I can find put the unit out to far, and there is no place for any switches.....
Thats an alpine deck. You are able to tilt the angle on the face so thats why it looks like it sticks out probably

[Aleromaster]

Originally posted by johny_boy32@Feb 23 2004, 09:29 AM
I'm going to tear apart my glove compartment today in auto class and see if i will do some modifying if it will work.
I had mine out today and there is not much room in the box. There is a little room to the sides a bit but the hinge gets in the way. I did find out that you can fit an atx motherboard in there that has 3 pci slots but you can't use the slots unless you remove the tray in the door. oh yeah also got a hard drive in there but that may be it. Anyway back on topic

[Green Eyed Monster]

If I take the whole glove box apart and not have anything but the door , will there be enough room??? I think I would have to put some other kind of heng on it to make it work.....I want it where I can close the door so you can't see it......... :popcorn:

[johny_boy32]

there will be definately enough room...if you open your door and look how much room the black molding on each side takes up there has to be enough room. As soon as I can get into the shop I'm gonna take all that crap out and set up some kind of shelf so I can mount it in their and still shut the door when its not being used.

[Green Eyed Monster]

Thats what I want to do...... :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[johny_boy32]

Alright, heres the delio. I took the glove compartment apart and there is no way that i can see that you can even get your ps2 in their let alone shut the door without doing some serious modifications behind their. I'm gonna look again tom morning since i have everything torn apart and laying on my passenger seat but if anyone has any great ideas i would really like to heam them???

[keytonic]

you can take the casing of the playstation it should be able to fit then

[Silentalero]

yea kinda remote mount the stuff

[Green Eyed Monster]

ok sounds like a plan......when I do this I will take pics and give a step by step..... :eek:

[johny_boy32]

thats what i'm gonna have to do to because thats the only place that its easily exceccible for me when i'm driving

[Green Eyed Monster]

that is what I was thinking.... :huh?:

[Voodosoup]

Get a mounting bracket and stick it in the trunk

http://www.mobilevideo4less.com/PS2.html

[Hobbes]

First of all, you can get it in there(the gap, not the glove box) there's only one way to slide it in, so mess with it for a while, and you should be able to figure it out...

I've had the same problem, I hated going to the trunk, and I didn't like it floating arouns, there is a mounting bracket for a 100 bucks, search for "PS2docking station" but then it would still be in the way, under the dash takes up foot room, and in the back, dosen't work....


I am in the proccess of the solution, I'll take some shots tonight, and show you later, I promise... but if you notch the plastic without affecting the screw patterns, it wedges in there quite nicely.


after reading about the carputers, though, should I be worried about heat?

[Silentalero]

feel lucky your only finding a spot for it..Hell i was gonna relocate the cd tray but that task is not my personal favorite so now i have to resolder the controllers inside the ps2 so no wires show :)

[BLK03GXS]

Originally posted by Silentalero@Jun 4 2004, 02:50 AM
feel lucky your only finding a spot for it..Hell i was gonna relocate the cd tray but that task is not my personal favorite so now i have to resolder the controllers inside the ps2 so no wires show :)
Your gunna hard wire the controlers??

Um interesting.... :huh?:

[Hobbes]

Yeah, I know it voids the warranty to take it apart, but I did too, just to see what can be done. I wanted that reset button to be remote, but it dosen't matter anymore.

p.s. I'm new at soldering, and everything I've tried has kind of melted together, does anyone have any links, or suggestions... I've heard some talk about heat sinks but still don't know. I've had no formal electrical training, everything I've learned is by experience...


anyways-like I promised...

http://img3.photobucket.com/albums/v13/Hobbes/Oldsmobile/Picture_017.jpg

I think this is the best place for the PS2, whether that is the case or not, this is where I have chosen to put it. I'd appreciate comments, but keep in mind :"Don't approach me, I won't approach you, cause you don't know what I will or I won't do!" -Eminem

Also, I feel I have to add, that is called the Golden rule; something that seems to be taken for granted here. Funny is one thing, but rude, arrogant, insecure, pety people who hatefully mock others for their own enjoyment is just not cool people. "You don't have a glove box, I hate it, you dummass!" <-- typically poopty comment from aleromod.com

Honestly, I'm posting because you people have knowledge about Aleros and can provide some great insight. Besides that for the maturity level alone I've witnessed on here -- in one days time ( i'm sure to get flak for saying this) and that people is pathetic. You know It's pathetic I even feel this way, sure does say alot for the integrity of this community. dis-represent, yah!

enough about me, back to the cars, sorry for anyone that didn't deserve that mini speech, and GROW UP to the punks that did!

http://img3.photobucket.com/albums/v13/Hobbes/Oldsmobile/Picture_022.jpg

You can see the notch I cut out, on the left side... I'm thinking CD changer, or normal CD player, so I can DVD the PS2 and music the "......" right above the PS2, and of course to polish the whole thing, switches for inverter, fogs, lights, whatever... maybe even a light to see the cd tray....

http://img3.photobucket.com/albums/v13/Hobbes/Oldsmobile/Picture_007.jpg

and here's the head unit, I made two switches to allow it to work while driving, no biggie...

Silent---Hardwiring the controllers sounds coo- I want a wireless system.. with a remote optic eye or something, I know it can be done, hell, I got a wireless keyboard..

[Hobbes]

http://img3.photobucket.com/albums/v13/Hobbes/Oldsmobile/Picture_024.jpg

And here's the inverter I'm using, picked it up at Freddies' nothin special, I will hide it somewhere and hardwire it to have a switch and turn on/off with a key twist..

So far I've been to a few places, and for a custom finally wrapped fiberglass or aluminum piece it will be round 3oo I've gotta have everything set-up though first, so I know how many switches to install, and I've measured the CD changer and it will leave about two inches of space to the left of it, above the PS2, hopefully enough....

[Hobbes]

and night shots, of the screen, on dim mode... running standard PS2 Cd player...

http://img3.photobucket.com/albums/v13/Hobbes/Oldsmobile/Picture_039.jpg

also I'm having a few problems...

http://img3.photobucket.com/albums/v13/Hobbes/Oldsmobile/Picture_050.jpg

I took my car in for the hazard switch recall, but ever since, at night, the service engine light comeson, the dash display lights don't work, my tail lights are out, and what else.... more, it goes ding ding ding, when it happens, and I think it's the same problem with the hazard switch, I'm gonna look at it this weekend, I had to wait until my windows were fixed...

[Silentalero]

yea hardwiring is tricky soldering BUT i have to do it becasue i dont want the controller wires hanging from the ps2 since its gonna get embedded in the fiberglass mold....makes it look tacky

[Hobbes]

If you do do that, would you please take some pictures, or make a how to, I'd be interested in working the same thing, I think you're right about the wires, where would they go to the controllers though? just come out in a different place?

[FormulaNERD]

Originally posted by Hobbes@Jun 4 2004, 06:47 AM
and night shots, of the screen, on dim mode... running standard PS2 Cd player...

http://img3.photobucket.com/albums/v13/Hobbes/Oldsmobile/Picture_039.jpg

also I'm having a few problems...

http://img3.photobucket.com/albums/v13/Hobbes/Oldsmobile/Picture_050.jpg

I took my car in for the hazard switch recall, but ever since, at night, the service engine light comeson, the dash display lights don't work, my tail lights are out, and what else.... more, it goes ding ding ding, when it happens, and I think it's the same problem with the hazard switch, I'm gonna look at it this weekend, I had to wait until my windows were fixed...
check the fuse relay box under the hood, i had the same exact lighting problem, 2 15A fuses were blown.

[Silentalero]

Originally posted by Hobbes@Jun 4 2004, 02:23 AM
If you do do that, would you please take some pictures, or make a how to, I'd be interested in working the same thing, I think you're right about the wires, where would they go to the controllers though? just come out in a different place?
yea i will, good thing ya mentioned it becasuse i have to anyways....the controler wires will just lead out the back but the only porblem is once they are in there there is no taking them out....actually gonna work on that sunday when i get back so ill have some pics by monday

[Hobbes]

Sweeet-- I'm gonna try and fix my lighting problem, what else are you gonna put in there silent?

[Silentalero]

Alot

ps2/xbox/computer/2 subs/4 tv's/led's/lightning tubes and thats just the back seats...i still gotta do my trunk and dash/doors n whatnot

[Hobbes]

Nu- uhhh! All that stuff, wow! That'll be incredible-

check the fuse relay box under the hood, i had the same exact lighting problem, 2 15A fuses were blown.

I pulled every 15a fuse, and couldn't find one that was blown, was it exactly like my problem? did it come and go with the night time auto lights... I'm really stuck on this, I thought it was the hazard recall thing, so I took it to the dealership, but it still heppened, even after they said they replaced it.

Would there be any problems If I took out the hazard switch completely? I want the space and can afford to lose it.

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Does anyone know how to get the center vent out? I'm really stuck here...

http://img3.photobucket.com/albums/v13/Hobbes/Oldsmobile/Img_1738.jpg

I really don't wanna brake it by pulling on it, if there's bolts instead of clips, I could rip it to pieces.. has anyone taken this out before?

http://img3.photobucket.com/albums/v13/Hobbes/Oldsmobile/Img_1736.jpg

I took out the dash display...

http://img3.photobucket.com/albums/v13/Hobbes/Oldsmobile/Img_1735.jpg

But all I could get out was the clip, and I can't reach the air vents from anywhere, glove box, behind the dash, or from here. so It's gotta be a straight removal or from the stereo...

http://img3.photobucket.com/albums/v13/Hobbes/Oldsmobile/Img_1742.jpg

I got one of the bolts out, but that was all I could reach. If I could get at it from the other side (the vents) then It would be a snap..

and Silent, I'm really looking forward to that interior job! Do you by chance know how to hardwire a power inverter?

[Silentalero]

you have to take the radio down and theres 2 clips under it, just push em up and slide it out

[Hobbes]

I actaully convinced a girl to help me, and together, with me reaching from the instrument side, and her from the glove box side, we got both the clips and stuck two screw drivers under neath the clips from the front...

then I was able to slide it out, I cut my hands all up, and it was a pain to do, but I got it out wihtout taking out the radio, just in time, to take out the hazard switch too... before I lost light, but thanks... next time I will definitely go through the radio..

Now If I can only find that screw I dropped....