Recent content by Martin8

Alright Kids, drove home from work today and noticed that at lower speeds (<45mph), my gas pedal vibrates ever so lightly when accelerating. Once you pass 2000 RPM or about 40-45 mph, the vibration stops. Now, the vibration is light but noticable. Admittedly, I'm a noob when it comes to...

Check out this thread for my backup camera installation: Sony Bullet Camera Good luck - glad you're thinking about other people's safety.

Thanks for the feedback Alex. Well, the camera is really skinny, so when I look into the inside mirror it's really not that noticable. plus, I've always used the the side mirrors to back up. yeah, when it comes to transporting big stuff, I will have to unscrew the camera base and tape the...

Pip, try the camping section of either Target or Walmart. The smallest ones are all uniform size and really do fit very nicely in the console. The one I found (Igloo brand) just happened to have a neat little lid on the top which is velcroed down. Very easy to get to your stuff without having...

Well, I went to Target last week and picked up a lunch pail cooler - the small ones fit perfectly in our deep console. Given that I live in sunny LA, I'm tired of reaching for my sunglasses/mp3 workout player/cellphone and having to wait until they cool down after a long day of parking the car...

Chiraz, note that the connector also lights up the ring around the cig lite at nite...could explain the additional wires...

You got it Chiraz - the unconnected wiring goes to the cig lighter. Toyota likes to standardize its cars it seems.

Chiraz, the white connector belongs to the cigarette lighter - do a search under cigarette lighter mod and you'll know what I'm talking about. It's for people who a) smoke or b) like to have two power outlets up front. It looks nice, given that the cig lighter has a lit up ring surrounding it...

And yes, I asked the techs to bypass the DVD block when driving. Essentially, you need to add a switch which simulates the parking break engaging...I do take full responsibility for this decision and hereby absolve Al & Ed's of any liability arising from the parking break bypass. As you can...

And finally, with the camera in action...

Here's a cleaner pic of the Pioneer - gotta say, even with stock speakers, I notice a significantly better sound.

This is what you feel like when my Bass is thumping (or when someone cant hold the camera still)

This is someone's very sexy (and hairy) leg...I take tips via Paypal, thank you very much

This is where the wiring and connections went for the camera...please note that the camera cost about $210 but came with the extension cable and all necessary adaptors. Check it out at: http://www.eyespyvideo.com/color/weatherproof/cc-5hr.htm

It's hard to tell from this pic, but we originally tried to attach the PAC adaptor which supposedly could link to the OEM steering wheel controls. After calling the Pioneer rep for LA (who happened to be one of the former assistant managers for this branch), we realized the P5700 couldnt wing...