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lmao good luck mate. Do you know if rusty can activate the mpg and fuel left in the tank on the small screens mate?

I'm not sure yanno... @rusty2009 you able to do that?

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Of course I can do it.

I'll do it free if let me take pics.


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(7:th-Feb-2016, 12:26:44)Rusty2009 Wrote: [ -> ]Of course I can do it.

I'll do it free if let me take pics.


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Deal i need to sort out a day where hes free and I can take the car and when your free. I'll see him later mate see what he says. Thanks so much.

Okay after messing around for like an hour and half I've finally managed to get the power and video cables pulled through from the camera outside of the car and into the boot itself via the rubber grommet! I then wired up the wireless transmitter and secured it to the side of the bit under the boot floor where the spare tyre would go:











Now I just need to wire the power and earth to the relevant location in the left hand side compartment in the boot doing that when the head unit arrives though

Nice one mate, well done! I just found out this morning that where my spare wheel is water is getting in... And the foam sheeting is a little mouldy anyone had this or know how to cure?


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Cheers mate!!! and ewwww that's crap!! could it be coming in via the grommet I mentioned? or any of the grommets in the metal base...? can you see where it's coming in?

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Oh and yes...there is a reflection of me and i do look like a chav! it's cold out...i only had a hoodie to hand that i didn't mind getting dirty...I have no shame! hahaha

No I didn't notice but was all wet! Out atm but will check later!! Will check later and get some photos! Hopefully just something that needs a hole plugged and nothing major!


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***** dude! Hope it's nothing serious!! No warranty then on the car?

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Probably be the tail lights letting water in.

Nah no warranty, the top and sides are dry though. Will check soon!


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stick the receiver on with 3m tape to keep it fixed in position
but you are getting there i am doing a reverse camera myself soon too

Yeah I used double sided 3M pads ...same ones I used for the reg plate so they're super strong.


Ooooo nice! Will it work with factory setup or you going official? I am indeed...just need that bloody head unit now!!!!! Hahaha

good to get a head start
i will be using an aftermarket box that taps into the factory nav600
and will make it a reverse camera or play a dvd.

Yeah I always try too as this reverse camera business would have been an extra hour or so on the head unit install day!

Ahhhh that's brill then! Anything that doesn't involve faffing with VCI codes etc. Is a bonus eh! [WINKING FACE]

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I installed this camera ( http://www.phonocar.it/en/media-stations...VM274.html)
on color display cd600 working perfect.


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did you get that programed and vci coded
i will be using this for the rear camera

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/301808364262?_...EBIDX%3AIT

Sheppy your best putting where the fuseboard goes in the rear.


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(7:th-Feb-2016, 20:53:32)Rusty2009 Wrote: [ -> ]Sheppy your best putting where the fuseboard goes in the rear.


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Whys that mate? Mine won't reach that far anyway which is why I've had to leave it in the spare tyre place

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Another bit of prep done! Got myself an unlocked dongle and will be signing up to a data plan soon too for getting Internet on the Android unit [SMILING FACE WITH SMILING EYES]

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Ahh that's what I was going to ask you about lol! So it needs a data plan, does sat nav still work without?


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It doesn't need a data plan mate for all the basic stuff to work... You can ever tether your phone to it and have it use your phones data but I don't want that as my phone battery is bad enough as it is haha.

Yep navi will work without data [SMILING FACE WITH SMILING EYES] it comes with maps etc on a card I believe which provides it with offline navi... I'll confirm obviously when it arrives

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Ah excellent thanks mate!


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Noooo problem! [SMILING FACE WITH SMILING EYES] I prefer waze over any satnav app so will give the official one a try anyway and see how it is and then probably go back to waze as always (which does use data)

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Cool, thanks. Having iPhone I've never used any android apps so looking forward to seeing what you use!


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Sure! I use android myself and a few apps like spotify, audible, waze, youtube etc. i stream to my cars speakers...so I'll be getting all those apps on the unit itself to save me having to have my phone sat there displaying stuff and streaming audio.

I'll browse for other car related stuff and make a list of cool or useful apps

(7:th-Feb-2016, 19:40:05)tucpal Wrote: [ -> ]did you get that programed and vci coded
i will be using this for the rear camera

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/301808364262?_...EBIDX%3AIT

yes, the VCI code and programming needed.
I have only one remark, in the night I would prefer the camera switch to b/w mode. The color picture in the night is not so nice at the day light. Anyway I like the camera because I don't like the bumper with park sensors.


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thanks agree there should be a night mode

Those bulbs arrived for the rear plate to replace my yellow halogens...and as @tucpal said...they give errors haha. Oh well, my other ones with the resistor on the wire did too so I'm in the same position but with a camera now in the reg plate bulb holder so I'm happy . Will get the resistor wire thing eventually when I cba!

get the load with connectors i linked

Yeaaahh I am doing mate

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And not so much progress on the car but I signed up for a data contract for my 3g dongle for the head unit

@tucpal I have a question for ya. I'm looking to splice into some of the wires in the connector block which us under the rubber boot in the frame of the rear door to get power and ground to my led strips. Any idea which wires are safe and best to splice into for this? I want them to come on like the front door pocket ones do.

Ta

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if you have rear electric window then yes
other wise you will have to tap into the the front ambient lighting and run cables to the rear doors

*****! Hahaha. How do you even get the wires to the front then with that connect block being in the only place where I can see the wires would be able to run through?


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push them through the gap in the top that is what i did
or drill a hole in it where there are no wires

Fair doos mate! Thanks for that [SMILING FACE WITH SMILING EYES]

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Soooo I'm gonna repurpose the Reg plate lights and fit them into the boot in place of the current ones. Will need to lengthen the slot that's current there with a Stanley knife but yeah... Will do to tomorrow and report back [SMILING FACE WITH SMILING EYES]

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Will do a mini how to for this but I've swapped out one of my boot lights (that already had an led bulb) for the full light strip that was originally in the Reg plate



Old


New




Comparison


Doing the left hand side one tomorrow [SMILING FACE WITH SMILING EYES]

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Oh wow that's awesome mate! I would have never thought of using them for that! I'll do this myself then instead of buying an extra boot light!


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Defo! You don't even need two but as I'd already created the hole for the second one i may aswell do both [SMILING FACE WITH SMILING EYES].

All you need to do is slightly widen the current hole and make it a few cms longer too. Can be done with a Stanley knife as the boot lining is only like fabric and some soft plastic stuff so knife cuts through like butter [SMILING FACE WITH SMILING EYES]

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Ah awesome, not sure I have enough wire to stretch to do extra light but I'll give oem one a go


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Only need some cheap wire though mate if you did want a second one... Like a meter would do it [SMILING FACE WITH SMILING EYES] but doubt you'll need a second one anyway with how bright these Reg plate lights are!

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Ketchup and water in your trunk? =)

Looks like the new lights light up the dark better then GM original. Very good.

Do you need to splice wires together or is it connectors for standard light?


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should there not be a massive show shovel in there sheapy Haha

Cut off the connector and splice job mate [SMILING FACE WITH SMILING EYES] haha I do have snow shovel @tucpal!

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Shame it didn't help you when you needed it most @sheppy1


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Poor @sheppy1 is never going to live the snow incident down

Why did I tell you guys about it [PENSIVE FACE] haha

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Not only that, but he got his poor missus to push..... Whilst all the time he had a shovel.... Terrible!

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