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06-05-05, 12:54 AM
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and my modded ashtray which has the switch to select between:
1. Regular ML System
2. XM radio
3. DVD changer
I dont smoke, so ashtray is used for the switches and dollar bills...
1. Regular ML System
2. XM radio
3. DVD changer
I dont smoke, so ashtray is used for the switches and dollar bills...
06-05-05, 01:03 AM
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This is roughly what you'll see from the driver's seat (although if you tilt your head ever so slightly you can read the text on the screen)... I use the remote control, since the way I set it up the mirror hides the last few buttons on the actual unit (if you move it over, you wont have that problem). Additionally, since I look at the text only when I dont know the name of a song, it's not really that big of a problem to actually have it mounted in such a weird place...
This mod taps directly into the ML System, therefore the sound quality is the same as using composite (L/R) wires. Overall, you get the crappy XM radio quality (man, I wish they would bump their sampling rate up a little). DVD player quality is indistinguishable to my ear from CD quality (and no, I am not tone deaf, and I have a lot of musical background).. No hiss, and no engine noise...
It's a little ghetto, but for 50-60 bucks (about 40 for the PIE adapter, about 10 for the switches and a about $1 for network cable - rest is shipping costs) to rig it... I can't complain... It took me a few hours to do it, but that included soldering the switches (and actually cascading them) and running all the wires. A one switch setup would be much much easier.
Hope this helps.
This mod taps directly into the ML System, therefore the sound quality is the same as using composite (L/R) wires. Overall, you get the crappy XM radio quality (man, I wish they would bump their sampling rate up a little). DVD player quality is indistinguishable to my ear from CD quality (and no, I am not tone deaf, and I have a lot of musical background).. No hiss, and no engine noise...
It's a little ghetto, but for 50-60 bucks (about 40 for the PIE adapter, about 10 for the switches and a about $1 for network cable - rest is shipping costs) to rig it... I can't complain... It took me a few hours to do it, but that included soldering the switches (and actually cascading them) and running all the wires. A one switch setup would be much much easier.
Hope this helps.
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