[Nexus 7 General] unrly:
Hey all, here is another car install in my '99 Acura TL that I thought I'd share. I think I've seen a ton of other projects on xda, and they all helped so I'm hoping this will help some others as this is such an easy and cheap project to do that I think I've convinced a couple of friends to let me help them go this route instead of spending 500+ on an indash system.

My original setup was with a rooted CM 10.1 Nook Color. I thought I'd go cheap with it, and after too many headaches and the want to be able to do more things, I gave up on it. Here is a photo of my original setup, which was very unclean.

The Nexus 7 seemed like my best option for features, my only problem was the lack of storage. However, with OTG, that problem was easily solved. My requirements were:

Enough storage for music and a couple hundred music videos

Bluetooth audio to eliminate need for AUX input

Bluetooth connectivity to phone via Tablet Talk

Bluetooth OBD-II (no real reason other than the adapters are dirt cheap anyway, why not?)

Easily removeable if I have to leave my car somewhere

GPS built in

Cleaner look

Parts List:

Nexus 7 16GB

iKross Car Dashboard Mount Holder

Sima 225-Watt Dual Outlet Power Inverter

Nexus 7 wall charger + cable

HHI ReElegant Crystal Shield Hard Case

Down Angled Micro B USB Cable

Micro USB Host OTG Cable

Belkin USB 4-Port Hub

IOGEAR SD Card Reader

Yongtek ELM Bluetooth OBD-II

Blackberry Remote Stereo Bluetooth Gateway

HON/AUX DMX V.1 Acura AUX Input

Apps List:

SmoothROM 5.0

Timur's kernel

Poweramp

Audio Glow

Volume+

MX Player (Music videos)

Tablet Talk

Automateit Pro

CoPilot Live USA

BT Auto Connect

Torque

The mount that I used put it off center, which was fine for me but if anyone was in the passengers seat, it was kind of annoying.

So I decided to mount it in the middle and remove the cd tray that was above the cd player. I knew I'd have to remove the tray because the mount that I bought is huge. But it's solid and I really like it, and wouldn't have any use for the tray anyway with it being covered up. Plus, removing it gives me room to store all of the OTG stuff. I didn't want an indash setup because replacing my stock system is a pain to retain the stock Bose speakers, amp, and subwoofer. Moving the stock stereo was more than I wanted to deal with, and I wanted to be able take it out to troubleshoot, update, take on trips, etc. But I still wanted to get as close as I could to an indash setup.

However, because the shape is meant to curve over dashboards, it created a bit of an issue and stuck out quite a bit.

Doesn't look like much, but I could easily touch it while my hand was on the wheel. That needed to change. So, I hacked off literally as much as I could with a dremel and glued it back together. I was afraid this glue wouldn't hold, but it feels pretty solid. I may have to use a stronger epoxy in the future, but this works for now. Not great looking, but you can't see it anyway.

This same day, all of my OTG parts came in. Loaded up the card with all of the music videos I own, and it worked on the first try. Thanks Timur!

Had to get the OBD-II reader in, but it's in a really awkward spot in my car. There is supposed to be a change tray here, but the reader sticks out so far and would leave a huge hole that things could fall in. Until I can get some plastic to mold in there, this is the best I've got for now. Honestly, I may not even use it 99% of the time. Don't need to monitor much, but cool to have.

And everything is ready. Decided to cover up more of the stock radio since I don't really need it. I have steering wheel controls that I use, and only use one FM and one AM sports talk stations, so it's unnecessary for me to have to see the screen. Would rather have less of the air controls covered.

As you can see, the gap is much smaller and hugs the radio closer.

As an added bonus, I can remove the tablet from the case instead of using the suction cup on the tablet itself. These cups on this mount are very strong, but I don't really want to remove it from that every time. The case isn't terribly easy to remove from either, but it gives me that option. I have 5% tint on my car, so I need a sun shade and I should be pretty theft deterrent. My car is rarely left in bad places, and if so, I can lock it in my glove box or take it with me. Heat and cold are the only other elements that might affect it, but a shade should help that in combination with my tint.

Future plans:

More OTG stuff - Not sure what else that entails yet

Backup camera - I wish there was a Bluetooth option because I don't care to wire through this car

USB Audio - It's not really necessary at this point with the BB Gateway, but it's easy to do

Thanks for checking this out, feel free to ask any questions or leave any comments. The photos really don't do any justice to the setup, but it gives you the general idea. I never really felt like I had what I wanted with the Nook, the Nexus is exactly what I was looking for the whole time!