iPad mini - now a possible replacement for the stereo.
 

At 7.9 inches, the iPad mini may just fit in that oversized hole in the dash. Can't wait to see what some of you come up with between now and when I get my car.

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I've been waiting for someone to make an in dash mount for the iphone.

Now with the ipad mini, I think this would be great.

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Been thinking of this for a bit.

Nice.

It's very cool but what if you want an external video in source like a reverse camera or something?

I'm short and struggle to see well out of my 86 so I fitted front and rear cameras into my Pioneer head unit. Bitch of a job but came it out well

I dont get it, you would think that car companies would get it by now. Not only it will be cheaper but more efficient with preinstalled ipad in a vehicle. Interface is so much more advanced in apple than any other vehicle smart navigation screen period.

It would be totally bitchin' to be able to get in your car, plug your iPad in, and control every function with it. Charge the device, take incoming calls, send SMS messages by voice, adjust the climate control, all with minimal distraction! It would clean up the center console and eliminate a whole lot of buttons, that's for sure. Manufacturers could charge whatever they charge for their normal navigation package-equipped cars and I bet you people would pay it!

There's a company called Savant that installed an iPad in the dash of a Lexus IS300 and made it control the HVAC as well as stereo and whatever else. It's totally possible, just hafta wait for the technology to become cheaper.

Then again it would be uncool if you broke it and couldn't do anything with your car, but that's another story.

People have done it with the Nexus 7 too, which is even cheaper at $199. The downside is you really can't control any of the audio pieces except for the volume, as it's all done by the head unit. Another con is the heat and direct sunlight, tablets aren't rated for the heat that cars see in the summer, especially in the south. I believe the iPad is rated at 115 degrees when it's not in use.

can anyone install that in a FR-S?

No only in a brz. :slap:

Sounds pretty great, but there would have to some kind of OS alteration or lock outs while driving, no? Last thing we need on the roads is more temptations for distraction...

Officer: We're you texting, Ma'am?
Idiot Driver: No! I was just playing Angry Birds!