Let's update a bit around my installation of the stereo and Playstation console in the trunk!
Since I'm a real Fast and the Furious nerd I thought it would be cool to have the same setup as the guy in the white Honda playing Gran Turismo before Brians first race.
A PS1 console was not hard to find – But what kind of screen was used in the movie?
After many attempts on Google, Youtube and visits to a lot of pages, I finally managed to find the actual model: Panasonic CY-VM1500EX, a 7″ LCD color screen which you can see shows in the movie as well.
Straight to Ebay – Jackpot! Found one with original box in Germany!
Connected everything to a 12V feed and started up. That startup sound from the PS1 console was a direct flashback to childhood, and all the hours spent in front of Gran Turismo. This is exciting!
During the relocation of the battery to the trunk and testing everything out, the trunk looked like total madness! But with battery moved and everything connected first test run was a succes. I power the Playstation console with a DC converter 12V to 220V normal house power outlet. I just have to be aware of the time spent running all the stuff on only battery power as it will drain it.
The box built to cover up the battery and house the stereo and console was made from mdf board and cut to fit side to side of the trunk.
Box was then covered in speaker fabric with pre-mounted glue for easier application. Really happy I choose the more expensive fabric with glue since this was very easy to apply and work with.
All the wiring was the made to a flip switch panel placed in the dashboard that controls the Pioneer stereo, japanese backup speaker and the underglow.
The led-strip installed in the speakers are controled by the remote that came along with it.
This concludes the Playstation and speaker installation – I’m super happy with it, and everywhere you go this draws a lot of attention!