Reddit mentions of ICESPRING 2 Ports Dual USB 3.0 Male to USB 3.0 Female AUX Flush Mount Car Mount Extension Cable for Car Truck Boat Motorcycle Dashboard Panel -(3 Feet)

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Bartop kit - $139.99 link


Buttons - $66 link


Raspberry Pi 3 - $35 link


Raspberry Pi Case - $7.95 link


Power Recpetical - $5.99 link


USB Hub - $11.99 - linl


Zip Ties for cable management - $5.98 - link


External USB Ports - $11.90 link


Velcro Pads for mounting speakers and Raspberry Pi case - $2.98 link


64 gb SD Card - $24.88 link


HDMI to VGA adapter - $7.99 link


20 ft of 3/4 inch t-molding - $6.99 link


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Sure thing! 2 Ports Dual USB 3.0 Male to USB... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MY1WDIU?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Those holes in the front drove me nuts!

I put a USB extender in where the hole was (https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MY1WDIU/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 ) had to expand it a bit with a rotary tool) but I just covered up the rectangle with the graphics I ordered from Game Room Solutions as I couldn't find anything that really fit.

I did something like this for power: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4Vhkgq4JEg and just have my PC set to boot automatically upon power restoration in my BIOS settings. As soon as my master switch is turned on in the back, it boots up.

I also have hot keys setup to put the PC to sleep and wake. I'm using an iPAC Ultimate so it sort of had those built in, I think the Mini-iPacs can do the same thing though.

It was a pain to put together for sure but well worth it.

I purchased this 4-pin connectors from Amazon to connect to the speaker output on the video board:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07F8JKLGM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

They fit perfectly so I just connected them to some Dupont jumper wires (using some butt crimp connectors) and then plugged the male jumper wires into the connectors on the original speakers. I could have soldered everything, but I wanted something that would be easy to remove.

For the first cab I worked on, I tried drilling holes for the sound similar to what A1UP did on the control deck speaker, but I kind of screwed up the hole placement because some of the "sound holes" are right next the "mounting holes", but it's in a pretty non-visible location you don't really see it. For a second cabinet I had speakers and speaker grills, so I cut out circular holes the full size of the speaker for each speaker and they look much better.

I also added a dual-port USB port so I could plug in a XBOX controller or keyboard fob without having to reach around the back to the raspi. It has already proven very handy for testing/configuration.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MY1WDIU/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

For the video control board, I still don't have a good solution for where to place it. If the cable was longer, I'd try to mount it on the same panel as the speakers. Right now, I have it double-stick taped to the screen bezel just above the control deck, so it is accessible but doesn't look great. If I had a 3D printer it would be a great project to build a small case to cover the board and mount it, but I'm not sure I want to buy one of those at the moment...though it is the most tempted I've been to actually buy a 3D printer.

No problem. I think your plan sounds okay. I don't think it's going to come out looking very clean, but it'll work.

Ideally, I'd look for a flush planel mount kit of some sort, but I'm not finding any for usb c, particularly with the mobo header.

Something like this would look cleaner as you can hide the edge - ICESPRING 2 Ports Dual USB 3.0 Male to USB 3.0 Female AUX Flush Mount Car Mount Extension Cable for Car Truck Boat Motorcycle Dashboard Panel -(3 Feet) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MY1WDIU/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_NU.zDbR78XJET

I made a control panel and added one of these for usb controllers