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Old Dec 31, 2007 | 05:47 PM
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Looks great!

It looks pretty wavy in some spots. Is the flash exaggerating these?

I'd suggest painting the temp **** and hazard switch the same color as the bezel or get black ones.
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Old Jan 1, 2008 | 12:56 AM
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yea..its actually not that wavy as the pictures suggest. the waviness is not as noticeable as in the pictures. i couldnt quite get it perfect because the original faceplate of the climate control is rounded, so i couldnt get it flat and flush. as for the buttons, im not sure paint would do so well, especially with the hazard button. it would be quite difficult to paint around that triangle.
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Old Jan 2, 2008 | 03:30 PM
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i kinda have this problem when i connect my carpc to my sound system. i have all my speakers connected to my amp, which then connects to my carpc via an rca to 3.5mm jack cable. when i connect it, theres this static type noise also going on, like when a cell phone gets a call, and your speakers do that static noise, but this is consistent, and doesnt stop. can anybody help? why it does that? when i connect it to my ipod, it makes that noise too, but not as loud, and only sometimes happens. unlike with the carpc, it happens all the time and loud. any ideas? thanks in advance
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Old Jan 2, 2008 | 03:52 PM
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Wow bro, I want one... I don't know how car-pc work though.
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Old Jan 2, 2008 | 10:04 PM
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Originally Posted by JesLet
Wow bro, I want one... I don't know how car-pc work though.
yea..i didnt know either! i didnt know anything. i did a whole bunch of research for mine. a good site is mp3car.com. they have plenty of information on how to build one and all that good stuff.
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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 03:42 PM
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heres a better picture of how it all looks in the car. but still with the temporary setup. i will be ordering the power supply adapter soon, so once i get that, the final installation should take place. hopefully finish this project by february!

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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 04:08 PM
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that looks absolutely awesome! do you have any up close pics of the lower part of the screen where the buttons are?
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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 04:57 PM
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Excellent job! Looks outstanding. Giving me motivation to do mine.

I still suggest getting a **** and hazard button from a black interior. Are they black?
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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 10:57 PM
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yea..the black interior has black buttons. i actually have a couple different options i want for the end, so im unsure of what color i want for the buttons. because im not sure if i want to leave it black or put a woodgrain vinyl on top of it. if i put the woodgrain then ill put the brown or maybe still get the black.

and as for the pix of the buttons, i will go ahead and take some tomorrow.

here are some choices for the woodgrain style i would put. not sure which part to cover. which do you think?

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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 11:32 PM
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#1 ALL THE WAY. Though if you choose to do woodgrain color match please. It would be a shame if the woods didn't match in color.
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Old Jan 7, 2008 | 11:50 PM
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oh yea..i would definitely make sure they are all the same woodgrain. i plan to do it all in burlwood.
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Old Jan 8, 2008 | 05:12 AM
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Holy morning wood batman!

Too much wood for my taste. Not feeling it at all. Besides, how are you gonna get a nice consistent woodgrain around all the buttons, crevices, etc?

I'd color match the bezel to an existing color in the cabin before woodgrain. That's just too much.
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Old Jan 8, 2008 | 05:40 AM
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I actually think it looks pretty good in black.
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Old Jan 8, 2008 | 05:01 PM
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wood = Luxury = good on LS =p

Black = sporty = Good on SC hehe

well i mean that to much wood...
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Old Jan 8, 2008 | 09:22 PM
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i am trying to give it a kind of luxury touch. but yea..i kind of agree i guess. maybe just a few touches of wood then
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