

| Subject: | Re: Was Insurance now iPhones relating to Vanagons |
| From: | Ned Savoie |
| Date: | Mon, 20 Jul 2015 22:45:55 -0400 |
Here here. Or better yet, hear hear. Ned _ _ Ned Savoie Creative Director Harbour Light Strategic Marketing Savvy Software, Inc. 621A Islington Street Portsmouth, NH 03801 [Telephone] 603.427.2821 [Facsimile] 603.427.0938 [Mobile] 603.828.2400 On Jul 19, 2015 6:24 PM, "Alistair Bell" <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > Oh don't get me wrong Angus, I'd do what you did ( and give up my four > channel amp) if it weren't for the lack of radio. You know one of my > pleasures is being camped high on the South Island, warm summer evening > drink in hand, and listening to various NPR stations (almost line of sight) > from the U.S. > > If that nails my demographic then so be it :-) > > Alistair > > > > > > > On Jul 19, 2015, at 2:24 PM, Angus Gordon <birdworks@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > You're way ahead of me in entertainment systems Alistair. Along with > every other aspect of Syncro modification. :) > > > > I find that the phone is enough for my music needs, so I thought why > carry around this big box? The beauty of using a dock is in just plunking > my phone into it. Charging and sound are available with no extra wires to > fiddle with. Navigation is plenty visible and turn-by-turn directions come > through the sound system if desired, a boon for my lousy hearing. > > > > Currently the entire amp is behind the dash, including the > potentiometer. Volume is controlled through the phone, though I may > consider moving the pot to the dash in the future. > > > > Angus > > > > > > > > > >> On Jul 19, 2015, at 1:54 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote: > >> > >> That's pretty neat Angus. > >> > >> I got frustrated recently with the tight fit of my pioneer head unit in > the dash. I dread pulling the head unit to do any work back there. > >> > >> I'm thinking of ditching it and buying one without the disc drive. They > appear much shallower and I'm not using the cd drive very often anymore. > >> > >> I'm looking for a mech-less unit with 3 pairs of pre outs, and a remote > control. USB input of course and Bluetooth would be nice. > >> > >> I had a home made iPad holder that replaced the ashtray and held the > iPad down over the dash. But recently I found a RAM mount and I popped in a > 1/4-20 riv nut beside the lighter and I can screw in the ram mount base to > that. I can hold either the mini or the air 2 on that. The mini is less > intrusive and works very well as an off road nav system ( Bluetooth > connection to garmin glo receiver) and I lead USB cable out through ashtray > to the pad. > >> > >> I also made a base for the ram mount that I have screwed to the > underside of the rear overhead cupboard. That way I can, should I wish, lie > in bed and have the iPad I'm position to watch a movie. > >> > >> Alistair > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> On Jul 19, 2015, at 1:11 PM, Angus Gordon <birdworks@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > >> > >>>> And with that... Y'all going too far off topic.;-) > >>>> > >>>> Back to Vanagons please! > >>> > >>> Easy enough to do - the best part of my Syncro (not saying much eh?) > is undoubtedly the iPhone dock, which I've shared before. > >>> > >>> < > https://picasaweb.google.com/113695512730964451253/IPhoneDock?authuser=0&feat=directlink > > > >>> > >>> > >>> Recently I freed up some valuable dash space by throwing away the > (original) radio. Today's project is to install this little amplifier to > play my iPhone tunes through the dock. > >>> > >>> < > https://picasaweb.google.com/113695512730964451253/IPhoneSoundSystem?authuser=0&feat=directlink > > > >>> > >>> > >>> Angus > >>> > >>> > >>>> > >>>>> On Jul 19, 2015, at 12:02 PM, Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> well.. > >>>>> > >>>>> I don't have an iPhone... > >>>>> > >>>>> just a cheap $19.00 prepaid cell phone... > >>>>> > >>>>> I don't anybody call me... not counting I don't all the nice stuff > on the > >>>>> iPhone.. > >>>>> > >>>>> yes know the iPhone is very very nice... but I have no use for all > the > >>>>> features except to call when I have breakdown on the road... > >>>>> > >>>>> a Ferrari is nice too... > >>>>> > >>>>> :-) > >>>>>> > >>>>>> >
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