Originally Posted by Wrathernaut

Um, physical install was very, very good. It's wired to one of the AUX inputs on the radio, it's got power, it looks about as good as you could hope for without doing any custom plastic or fiberglass. Nobody would question me if I said it was stock, if I replaced that "Special Offers" kindle standby screen with some Infiniti logo. The actual device though? not quite as good. There's two major problems with it - 1) Requires external data connection and 2) No built-in GPS. #1 is expected, and you tether it to your phone, problem is that when you do this, the Fire HD has no idea that it's slurping up your bandwidth instead of being on a unlimited home wifi connection, so it might ruin your data plan. #2 can be remedied with a GPS tethering app, but it's a bit buggy.

Bottom line is, the 6" kindle fire tablet is too dependent on your phone to be a good standalone "headunit". I'd recommend getting an older Galaxy Note, Galaxy Mega, HTC One Max, for a similar-sized phone with built-in GPS, the ability to be rooted easily, and, if you really want, its own data connection. I haven't checked to see if I can throw a giant hard drive of music/videos via a USB OTG cable, that would at least make it more usable, but only if it can have power supplied at the same time.

Originally Posted by WhosUrBuddiee

That is awesome work Frostbite. COP 4x4 makes a ipad install kit for the JK wrangler that I debated doing but never did.

Originally Posted by Frostbite91

Thanks dude. It took a few weeks before I got it to this point. Eventually i'll redo it and hydrodip it rather than wrap it. Bondo is damn near impossible to cut straight though lol.

Originally Posted by Frostbite91

Yea I've heard the kindles aren't that great for much more than reading books lol. I think that nexus 6 will be great. I'll probably setup a custom kernel so evertime I power on the car, it loads up an infiniti logo or something. I also want to install a pressure switch, so when I close the console, the tablet turns off. The way my Jeeps tablet is wired is it senses the charger. When it's plugged in (jeep is on) it automatically loads the music player, hits play, and turns on gps/data. When I turn the jeep off and the charger turns off, it pauses the music app, kills all wireless comms, and dims/turns off the screen. In idle the tablet will last over a week before it needs a charge.