Been running out of things to tinker with so stumped up and bought a new RPi3. I like the idea of the onboard Wifi as it makes the device a lot more compact for a number of applications.

The project I'm thinking of is replacing my missus car stereo in her Corsa with a RPi3 powered head unit. Problem is she is still stuck in the physical world and buys CDs!! So I'm looking for ideas here. I think the best option is to run it through Kodi as this gives a lot of options.

So currently my wishlist is :
7" touchscreen mounted in dash powered by RPi3
SSD
Kodi
SFTP server
BluRay player http://lifehacker.com/5621471/how-to...ayback-in-xbmc is a starting point
DAB Tuner
DVB Tuner
4G/GPS Connectivity (http://www.pianywhere.com/ maybe?)

Now most of this is straight forward enough but the thing that is bothering me the most is the screen. These are not particularly cheap and I want to make sure I get a good one with a decent quality for not too many pennies.

Problems I see :
Mounting the BluRay player... This is probably going to end up in the glovebox at the moment unless I can come up with a better solution. A slot loading version is needed either way. Trays are just too cumbersome for car installs. Would be nice if once I fabricate the actual fascia if I can get it mounted behind but I'm not holding out much hope on this front at the moment.

Screen fitment - I am currently looking at making this a double DIN module so it can be fitted to other cars in the future but if the screen doesn't look right I may have it fabricated into the console somehow. Not too worried about this as this will be the last part of the project but it's at the back of my mind.

Controls - As it's going to be Kodi based touchscreen will suffice for most of the input but I still want a few physical buttons for power, volume etc. I'll prototype basic buttons to begin with and once it's all working and the fitment has been decided I will streamline this into the final design.

Anyone tried anything similar and come across any hurdles?