Citroen C4 with in-car PC

[socrammlp]

lindoo esterio de musica ............

[ugeshnair]

Can i know where u download the Software for you car system??

[C4owner]

@ugeshnair

Can't remember the 'front-end' name, but I downloaded it from the MP3car forums.

[djpauliero]

whats with the peugeot logo in the citroen ?:))

[C4owner]

@djpauliero

This was as initial boot up to check the system was working - the PC was second hand and was originally installed in a Pug :)

[RecoveryTTA]

Great Looking, Very Professional

[leitox99]

Hi, im from Argentina. the car pc forum is todocarpc (dot) com (dot) ar it deals with carputers. I love your proyect and will coment it. keep up with the good work!

[C4owner]

@leitox99 Thanks mate, I appreciate the comment. Do you drive a C4, or do you just have an interest in carpc's?

[leitox99]

@C4owner I don't own a C4 a friend of mine does, personally i love suggesing specific carpc to all my friends and using the forums to let others know what we did for each car.

[edimenn]

i will have this in my car soon .. can't w8 :P

[N111MSC]

dude, wot alpine headunit u got??

[C4owner]

Not sure what the model number is sorry. It has MP3/WMA, AUX port and MX base feature, along with full mixer.

[C4owner]

The model is at least 5 years old btw.

[MakINE16V]

you are the boss,...how you did it? amazing

[C4owner]

I could have bought a C4 VTS navi screen but that was expensive so moulded a touchscreen into a standard C4 VT, with the cabling running to the PC into the boot.

[AzNTuan86]

Ouch the integration is ugly.

[C4owner]

I bought the system off a guy who used it in his Pug..at the time I couldn't figure out why the touchscreen wasn't working so I concentrated on that instead of the software!

[CordobaInc]

Yrr Why A Pug Skin For A Citrion Car ?

[Hernandragoprofile]

Hi,Im from argentina.,.coudl you please contact me? im having problems to save the stored information on my car pc!

thaks a lot

barbie

[asdhokker]

hibernation work, by putting all the information on a harddisk, so you won't loose any information if the power goes out..

[C4owner]

It's something I could look at - but there is definately a problem with the power supply as to blow up 2 hard drives in a matter of minutes suggests something wrong!!!

[GodEagle]

i allready send you my email thks

[GodEagle]

Can you send me that skin???

[C4owner]

Sure thing - let me know your email and I'll email it to you. I'm assuming you have the software required to run the skin? It is called 'Roadrunner'. My advice though is to check out a new program called 'FreeICE' - search for it on Youtube...it's far better!

[rrrrmrrrr]

how much does citroen c4 cost in US dollars? please...

[C4owner]

They cost around $20,000 brand new, although its far better to buy second hand now as you can pick up a VTS (180bhp) for $16,000.

[asdhokker]

why don't you use hibernation?

[C4owner]

I was going to investigate using Hibernatation, but I never got the chance due to the computer failing. That was 6 odd months ago and I'm still trying to fix it! Not 100% Hibernation would work anyway due to the C4's "Economy Mode" which kills all power after 30mins if the engine isn't running to save the battery.

[tunespt]

if you use a car aware PSU, it could shutoff (or hibernate) the pc after a preset time, also if you are using a inverter to power the pc, get rid of it, ground loops will kill everything and ruin the audio outputs.

[C4owner]

I use a M2-ATX. This would keep supplying power to the motherboard if I wanted to use Hibernation in WinXP. Trouble is - the car's economy mode would detect the power drain (albeit a small one) and eventually cut power to it - basically the same as the M2-ATX does.

In regards to my system..I think I've found the problem and will be looking to try and fix it this coming weekend. If I do...watch for a new video with a new frontend!

[andreym24]

If it's a Citroen why does it have the Peugeot logo? Is is a computer from Peugeot installed on a Citroen C4?

[C4owner]

The computer displays the Peugeot logo because the system was bought off a 406 owner. At the time of posting this video I was having problems getting the touchscreen to work, and so this video was made to show off the work done rather than the finished system.

I've run into problems with the install at the moment...I think the Harddrive has blown up so I'm looking for a cheap replacement drive. If that solves the problem then I'll be setting all the software up to my liking. Check back soon!

[rayc5993]

hey nice install try citroen-tech-live co uk (. and w missed out as cant post website addreses on youtube lol) wer a new citroen based car pc club.

[C4owner]

Thanks. Registered at your site and posted a thread detailing my install. Will hope to see you on there soon.

[wozza1983]

Thats a bad welsh stealing peoples names :-P

[C4owner]

lol I'm sure Dave won't mind! :)

Still working on finding a solution to the problems I've been having - I think it's down to the BIOS I'm using having bugs/issues with USB keyboards. Because the BIOS has possibly reset due to static electricity it may have changed a setting and introduced the keyboard problem - will hopefully get a PS/2 keyboard on the weekend to test!

[Ciaran2903]

Stolen someone's forum name there mate...;-)

[C4owner]

Hi! Roughly £350, as all the work was done by a family member - far cheaper than a head unit that could video, audio etc. Gives more problems than a simple plug and play headunit though.

[nikoszervos]

Hi how much did it cost to do this??