[Nexus 7 (2013) Q&A] lilutosh:
Hello all,

This is actually my first post here and I hope this is the right place to start this thead.

First of all I should say that I have no experience regarding android phone/tablets as I am an iphone user and always have been BUT I start to consider firmly to install nexus 7 2013 3g + wifi tablet in my car (honda civic 2004 1.3 ima hybrid), as an alternative to the boring 2din's available on the market.

I know I know I could go for ipad mini but in my case I believe nexus 7 suits my needs best. I am looking to get and user-friendly interface and customisable (most important) .

For that I started my research on various forums, watched a lot of youtube videos and finally ended here on this forum where I found a lot of interesting materials to work with.

In my case, I am looking to relocate the aftermarket player I have currently installed ( sony gt something ) and install the nexus 7 2013 instead, filling the 2din space in the dash ( will post a picture of my dash on the bottom ).

From what I understood from my research is that people removed completely the car stereo unit and figured out ways to integrate the nexus to do the same things but in my case, i want to make things easier for me as I don't have so much experience in electronics, so I am going to connect the tablet via 3.5mm audio jack to the aftermarket car player's aux input . So if i'll want to listen anything off the tablet, I will switch it to aux mode and if I want radio/cd/ipod I will select that from the source menu.

Correct me if I am wrong, but this should be the list of things I will need for this project :

nexus 7 2013 3g + wifi (obviously)

right angle micro usb adapter ( if the space behind the dash won't allow me to use a regular one)

otg + charging cable

usb port ( 3-4 usb's inputs - usb thumb drive to add stuff such as music, movies, etc and 2 spare ones in case I will ever add a rear parking camera or anything else)

3.5mm audio jack cable male to male ( 1m long) - possibly with right angle on both ends

2 slot usb car charger ( to replace the cigarete lighter cap and to use in the future for charging devices)

2 slot usb car charger ( here I don't know what specs it needs to have, from what I've seen people are using 4.2 A 20W ones, I hope I will find one too) - 2 slots because one will be used to charge the tablet and one I will probably use to charge the dash cam

and last but not the least obd2 bluetooth diagnostic tool to use with the torque app

Am I good so far ?

besides that, I understood I also need timur's kernel ( i'm not really sure what it actually is but from my understanding it allowes otg+charging cables to work properly + some extra stuff) -> where from ? is it free? alternatives?

other that this, I will probably need other apps such as tasker ( for wifi, sleeep mode and others) and ... ?

My main questions is : did I cover everything ? will I need anything else ( fuses, amps etc ? )

Secondly, what about the timur kernel software ? can somebody elaborate please ?

Oh, and I have never rooted an android tablet but I guess it should be the same as jailbreaking an iphone right ?

Sorry for my possible spelling mistakes or android understanding lack of knowledge but I am new here and I want to learn more from the experienced guys and don't mess things up. Thanks !!!

As promissed, picture of the dash(it's actually a picture from google because I don't have one on my pc atm) :

The idea is that I can move the aftermarket car player on the bottom of the dash right under the cigarete lighter and put the nexus above.