Recent content by tarheeltp17

I don't think the viewing of a headrest monitor will be very good for someone in the row behind them. Like you mentioned, the screens are small (normally 7") but you can get bigger it just makes your headrest look awkward. As far as the headphones are concerned, I've found that some people...

A lot, and you don't want the factory navigation. You can get waaay better features for half the price and blends in just as nicely with an aftermarket unit. Check out Kenwood's lineup. You can make those buttons light up any color you want, and you'll get 3x the unit, half the work and half the...

It's on every setting. Doesn't matter if its just feet, feet and vents, defrost and feet, just vents... if the unit is set on anything other than "Cold", hot air is coming out. It is cold here now. I noticed it a week or so ago. It has been pretty cold here lately so it hadn't bothered me, but...

With the exception of having my digital AC controls set on "Cold", it puts out hot air. I can have the AC button pressed, auto, you name it... the next step up from cold is 65, and its definitely not 65. It goes from cold to hot. That's all of what I'm experiencing. Not sure what else would help...

I've got a 2000 limited with the digital AC Controls. They go from cold to 65 to ??. Anyway, when I have it on "cold" it will actually blow out cool air. However, if I go to 65 it blows out hot air even with the A/C button selected. Has anyone else ever had this problem? Does the A/C system...

You are correct by all means. I didn't do a great job of explaining the use of a line driver - I was merely trying to show how a high signal is important at the amplifier. A line driver won't really boost quality but what it does do is decrease the amount of work your amplifier has to do. Gains...

No... i never messed with amplifier settings. My entire setup was to show the importance of signal to the amplifier. I simply plugged the line driver power into an outlet, unhooked the RCAs going into the amp and connected them to the input of the line driver, then plugged in RCAs from the...

I find this kind of amusing... you want 12 gauge wire but then ask about cheap RCAs. 12 gauge is capable of handling a pretty good amount of wattage for speakers so you aren't planning on skimping by on just some 16 or even the factory wire. But yet you ask about cheap RCAs... ha sorry just the...

How is it the best? Because that's what you did in your car? Because its the biggest you generally find in a car audio shop? Overkill is an understatement. It's just stupid to run 1/0 when you don't need it. Decent 1/0 is $8 a foot... Not to mention you are going to have to buy additional parts...

Computrack isn't exactly the same thing. You can basically only lock/unlock and remote start your car from a cell phone, everything else is done on a computer interface. The viper interface forwards alerts, such as your alarm going off, to your phone in addition to the basic keyless entry and...

The stock speaker wire is fine - no need to run new wire to each door as that will be overkill. The only reason you would need to run new wire into the door is if you plan on installing components and not installing the crossovers inside the door. Power wire - depends on your amp. 1/0 is not...

Yes it is pretty cool... it is exclusive to Best Buy until Christmas so you won't find this at your local shop for another month (unless they do like I did and go buy buy best buy out of them for my shop). I would be on the lookout for a Blackberry application soon.

that really long light green wire in the harness is the parking brake wire. If you connect it with the black wire on the harness, all your video and nav functions will be unlocked. Luckily the garmin navigation in these units give you the option to unlock nav functions while in motion regardless...

You won't be able to go directly from the head unit to the speakers. You can pick up those harnesses at most custom audio shops or online. Metra makes them and the part number is 71-1761.

ghetto rig is an understatement...