Post pics of your in-car gadgets!...HU's, iPods, RA's & Sat-Nav's etc...

[Christopher]

As above, i would be grateful if people could post up pics of their in-car gatgets and gizmos.

Only DVD/iPod Head Unit pics though please.

I'm about to order a TomTom One Europe and i wondered if the dash will look cluttered, considering i already have a Road Angel hardwired in at the centre. :S

Anyways, i'll kick off with mine at the moment...

Cheers

Chris

 

[makavelli]

how often wud u use the tom tom chris?
i have the same layout as you with the road angel, then i have the alpine with the ipod sat in the cup holders.
when i use the tom tom i put it on the right hand side of the steering wheel so it doesnt look too cluttered.

andy

 

[Justin182]

I just sold my RA2 and got satnav.

Carbon Copy: Do you prefer the RA up that high? If you stick the suckers in the non-heat reflecting bit, its sits nicely on the dash.

 

[Christopher]

cheers mate

the tomtom would be dead handy as i'm using my car for work sometimes.

plus, i've just always liked them, and have heard good things about the One.

 

[f0xy]

ummm at the mo mines:

alpine 9855r
alpine kca-420i
ipod mini 4gb
tomtom go 700

(yes before anyone says its dangerous i dont care, i dont really use it for route planning just speed cameras )

ipod mini in glovebox, kca-420i behind the dash, control the ipod through the headunit...

tomtom go 700 hard wired into the power, permanantly mounted in the cup holders, permanant external antenna (well its on the back shelf) and external mic for recieving calls...

 

[Christopher]

I just sold my RA2 and got satnav.

Carbon Copy: Do you prefer the RA up that high? If you stick the suckers in the non-heat reflecting bit, its sits nicely on the dash.

tbh mate, that pic makes it look a lot higher than it really is.

i would say half of the suction pads are now on the little clear window thing.

 

[makavelli]

mine cos im a fellow pic *****
i put the tom tom on the right of the wheel when i use it

hope u like my pink ipod case :clown:

andy

 

[Justin]

my efforts

 

[Christopher]

looking good guys...

how much did you pay for the DVD HU Justin?

...surely that's weighing down your Cup.

 

[Justin182]

Well, here is my RA before it was sold, and my now illegal laser detecter behind the grill.

Oh, and ive got a TT one mate. Highly recommend it. Dont see the need to buy more expensive versions.

 

[Christopher]

yeah, thanks lad.

i'll be going for the basic TomTom One, it does everything i'll need it for.

 

[Justin]

all in, including the ipod its touchin £2k, and your right, weighs too much, think im gonna strip it all out!

seriously awesome unit though.. and guess as long as im still faster than the FF's, then thats all that matters

 

[Christopher]

lol!

if you ever decide to sell it for £300 then give me a PM.

 

[Justin]

there is one for sale on pistonheads for £300 mate

 

[Rich]

No Pics - Got my RA2 where yours is Chris in the center but lower.

Ipod is Installed in the Glove Box with a Dension dock cable so I dont see it,out the way so never an issue.

My TomTom One is on the drivers side at the bottem corner next to the A pillar. Does look odd having both the RA2 and One stuck to the screen but I only use the TomTom on journeys I don't know where I am going though.

Though if the RA2 gets outlawed this will no longer be an issue!

 

[Christopher]

perfect.

exactly what i'm doing Rich.

what's the battery life like for the One? do you really need to hardwire it in?

 

[makavelli]

i get a couple of hours out of my tom tom so never bothered hardwiring it in

 

[Rich]

Only just got it so no real battery life figures yet. Got a longish run down to Rentech on Sat so will see how it goes.

 

[Christopher]

cheers guys.

ordering it tomorrow, although i might hardwire it as it'll be staying in the car most of the time due to me using the car for work quite often until the summer.

anyone else is still welcome to post pics though, just so i could see some different set-ups.

Ta!

 

[Justin182]

I got a promo email from amazon for the tomtom one for 160 i think... might be worth a look.

Ive had just over 3 hours in operational mode. Dont think ill bother hard wiring it in.

 

[Christopher]

thanks for that mate, although i can get the One UK for £138 inc vat.

good old business discount.

 

[Justin]

yeah amazon have them for £162 just now

 

[Justin]

too slow lol (unusual for a cup driver )

 

[mas]

chris do you need a thread for everything??

lol

 

[Christopher]

if it's helpfull, then yes.

coming soon...

"best FHM girl to knock a quick one out to, before a date"

 

[Mikey]

haha, im worried about andy with his pink ipod case, pink is good but not florecent pink loooool!!! next he'll be doing his badges, dash inserts and calipas that colour!!

 

[JD]

if it's helpfull, then yes.

coming soon...

"best FHM girl to knock a quick one out to, before a date"

FPMSL

always thought about gettin a sat nav, tend to just type the addy into the AA website but it is so s**t and slow at getting used to new roads etc, usually end up using my sense of direction!!

pro's and cons people? (not hijacking mate ) -->>>

not the best pic in the world; and not that uptodate since ive had an upgrade as this kept breaking; but 9853r, now a 9855r. big quality difference, god knows why.

jamie

 

[makavelli]

haha, im worried about andy with his pink ipod case, pink is good but not florecent pink loooool!!! next he'll be doing his badges, dash inserts and calipas that colour!!

now thats an idea

 

[JD]

and yes my dash was greasy through messing with cleaning exterior and engine bay then not cleaning the inside properly lol

jamie

 

[FiDoDiDo]

Jamie, best thing with the TomTom is you don't need to route plan as it does it as you go and you have the added benifit of the speed camera locations too.

 

[JD]

that what i was thinkin mate, but just always see them for 100s of pounds and think " why not just use a map!!" lol. guess theyre good if you make a wrong turn thought as they plan it from where you are.

what would everyone suggest sat nav/make/model?

jamie

 

[FiDoDiDo]

I've looked into it before and the TomTom of any sort comes up every time, most of the time the TomTom One is all that people need. It's simple to use and has all the features you need, you can also upgrade easily.

 

[JD]

ok cheers ben mate, might have to invest, any hidden charges like 50 quid a year for updates etc?

jamie

 

[FiDoDiDo]

There isn't any need to upgrade really only the speed cameras, you might want to update the maps every year or so but you aren't forced to do it. I would say it's a very good investment if your going to places you don't know for example.

 

[JD]

ok cheers mate, sorry to hijack a bit andy mate

jamie

 

[Tigger]

Quick night shot of my dash
Please ignore the Star Wars light saber in the passenger side, the clip has broke to hold it up

Are those MY feet? :clown:

I have pedals ordered before you ask haha :nono:

 

[makavelli]

ok cheers mate, sorry to hijack a bit andy mate

jamie

its ok its chris's thread anyway hehe
im just a pic wh*re

 

[Christopher]

lol

you're worse than me!

fitting my hoodliner this weekend matey.

 

[makavelli]

lol

you're worse than me!

fitting my hoodliner this weekend matey.

finally :rasp:

 

[Christopher]

shaaart it!