diy car radio / bluetooth / usb
Hi guys,
I was hoping for some guidance.
I have an 1995 audi a4 and the 1 din cd/radio player you see is kind of outdated.
I was looking for a replacement unit that is simple, clean looking and has Bluetooth / USB connectivity.
Didn't find any and in case I did find something it looked ugly or had bulky buttons or tasteless lights glowing all over the place.
So I thought maybe a raspberry pi could replace the current unit but this brings up a whole s*itload of problems.
1. Is there a way to power the pi with the power cable that powers the current unit? Are there any converter cables?
2. Currently as you can see there are 4 rca cables in use. 2 front and 2 for the back. The latter go trough an amp in the trunk. I stumbled into a small board with two rca ports for the pi. Can I use a splitter and plug in all 4 cables to that?
As you can tell already by now, electricity, current, amps and all that is not my slice of pie :P
3. If we could sort these out as a first step we could move onto adding a power on / off sort of thing so the pi doesn't drain the car's battery when not in use?
Maybe add a touchscreen later on. Print a case for it and hack it into the car's console somehow, but these later ones I could sort out on my own.
The foundation tho' would be the first 3 questions.
Thank you in advance for your feedback. Much obliged and much appreciated!
Cheers!
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