Power A Car Stereo With A Raspberry Pi

3 responses to “Power A Car Stereo With A Raspberry Pi”

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   grayda

   January 4, 2014

   I want to do something like this, but there’s stuff like steering wheel controls and dash mounts to deal with, which I’m not sure on.

   I went to Autobarn the other day to look at car stereos (I just wanted a cheap stereo for bluetooth audio, as I rarely listen to the radio and don’t play CDs. A $79 stereo turned into $159 if I wanted bluetooth (since when did bluetooth in something drive the cost up by almost double?!), and if I wanted it installed with steering wheel controls, it was $100 for the steering wheel control cable, $20 for the “harness” that allowed the steering wheel cables to hook into the stereo, plus $100 for installation. $379 for a $159 stereo?

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      Anons

      January 7, 2014

      If you’re going to pay that much, it could be worth looking at some of the Eonon stuff (if they make one for your car).

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         grayda

         January 22, 2014

         But then that’s $400 (having a 2 second glance at their site), then the $100 installation fee and other stuff (mounting kits and stuff) on top of that!

         Truth be told, once we get some of this home maintenance stuff out of the way, we’ll probably look at a new car anyway. My wife’ll have the old Ford and would be more than happy to use my existing bluetooth -> FM device.

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