I'm pretty new here but I thought some of you might be interested in my radio upgrade. My truck came with a tape player, which I new I needed to get rid of quickly. After looking at the current stereos in the market, I decided to install a Nexus 7 in my dash so that I could have music, nav, movies, and the Torque app all in one place. I took some pictures during the install to document it.
First off I started with a first gen Nexus 7 tablet. After rooting it, I installed Timur's USB ROM. This allows the tablet to power external usb devices and is perfect for for a fixed installation.
First I installed a power port off of the switched radio power wire and added a usb charger.
Connected to the tablet is an otg usb Y cable. One half goes to the power port, and one to the usb hub I mounted behind my glovebox
Also seen in the previous picture connected to the hub is a USB DAC. I wasn't thrilled with the sound quality of the Nexus' headphone out, so I routed the sound through the DAC with much better results. The DAC is connected to a 4 channel amp under my seat.
I welded up a plate to mount the tablet to
After generous amounts of dremeling, the tablet mounts cleanly behind the dash. A few daylight shots (note install an anti-glare screen protector)
night shot
The screen automatically turns on with the ignition key. When the truck is turned off it enables airplane mode and goes to sleep so that the battery doesn't drain.
I've still got a few bugs to work out, but so far I'm really happy with it. Hopefully this helps someone out, I couldn't find any info on someone doing this to a Superduty when I was planning the project.
First off I started with a first gen Nexus 7 tablet. After rooting it, I installed Timur's USB ROM. This allows the tablet to power external usb devices and is perfect for for a fixed installation.
First I installed a power port off of the switched radio power wire and added a usb charger.
Connected to the tablet is an otg usb Y cable. One half goes to the power port, and one to the usb hub I mounted behind my glovebox
Also seen in the previous picture connected to the hub is a USB DAC. I wasn't thrilled with the sound quality of the Nexus' headphone out, so I routed the sound through the DAC with much better results. The DAC is connected to a 4 channel amp under my seat.
I welded up a plate to mount the tablet to
After generous amounts of dremeling, the tablet mounts cleanly behind the dash. A few daylight shots (note install an anti-glare screen protector)
night shot
The screen automatically turns on with the ignition key. When the truck is turned off it enables airplane mode and goes to sleep so that the battery doesn't drain.
I've still got a few bugs to work out, but so far I'm really happy with it. Hopefully this helps someone out, I couldn't find any info on someone doing this to a Superduty when I was planning the project.