Hi Guys,
I'm very bored and after much searching both the internet generally and on this forum I haven't found anything to help me as yet.
What is my question you ask well it is more of a possible idea.
I have a conventional computer in my car and I'm thinking of doing some modifications to various parts of the care which brought me to thinking, the HVAC controls could be relocated and that space used for something else. Then I though why relocate them to somewhere else on the dash and have them taking space when the computer could do its job for it.
So the big question is, has anyone moved/removed their HVAC unit and let a normal PC do its job for it? I have a feeling that I can't get rid of it entirely which is fine I can hide it in the dash.
What I want to do is basically copy the buttons on the HVAC unit as well as the display and have them displayed on a computer instead.
At present I'm thinking that the best thing would be to map the buttons onto a computer controlled relay card and to reposition the display by extending it. I would prefer not to do this and to just have the buttons mapped to the computer and the display on the computer as well, it would be a lot cleaner install this way.
I hope the above makes sense!
All thoughts and tips welcome. Obviously if this is done then a full write up will be given.
I'm very bored and after much searching both the internet generally and on this forum I haven't found anything to help me as yet.
What is my question you ask well it is more of a possible idea.
I have a conventional computer in my car and I'm thinking of doing some modifications to various parts of the care which brought me to thinking, the HVAC controls could be relocated and that space used for something else. Then I though why relocate them to somewhere else on the dash and have them taking space when the computer could do its job for it.
So the big question is, has anyone moved/removed their HVAC unit and let a normal PC do its job for it? I have a feeling that I can't get rid of it entirely which is fine I can hide it in the dash.
What I want to do is basically copy the buttons on the HVAC unit as well as the display and have them displayed on a computer instead.
At present I'm thinking that the best thing would be to map the buttons onto a computer controlled relay card and to reposition the display by extending it. I would prefer not to do this and to just have the buttons mapped to the computer and the display on the computer as well, it would be a lot cleaner install this way.
I hope the above makes sense!
All thoughts and tips welcome. Obviously if this is done then a full write up will be given.