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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 07:41 PM
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Nice work I installed one too. I use it when I'm waiting to pick the kids up from work or waiting for the wife at the mall. I used it for concert DVD's while on the Hot Rod Power Tour. I love it and my son watches movies when we go on long runs but the driver always keeps his eyes on the road, no different than a nav unit. My Nav unit in my CTS V will also let you watch movies while driving. That was a surprise from the factory.

I'm not sure about your gauges. Doesn't that block the A/C





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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 09:51 PM
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Originally Posted by timgman
i would like to replace the pos 8-track in my vette with a touch screen ... linux based mp3 player that has 802.11.x su i ca push files to iy when need be... (use smb)....
but i simply dont want to impede on my gauge cluster or re-mod my dash....

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Damn I'm getting old....I have no idea WTF most of you guys in this thread are talking about

And I'm only 38
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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 10:18 PM
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Very nice clean install.
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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 10:30 PM
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It would be nice if you could display your gauges on the screen.
Watch a movie when parked, get temp, fuel and oil when driving.
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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 10:40 PM
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Originally Posted by MN-Brent
I suppose you can impress your date with a little DEEP THROAT movie action, you know, keeping it 70's time period correct!!!!
A Timberwolves player crashed his Hummer into a parked car…he was drunk, high, watching **** and masturbating.
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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 11:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Attfay Elleybay
It would be nice if you could display your gauges on the screen.
Watch a movie when parked, get temp, fuel and oil when driving.
Thats the only reason I would chop up the center dash. I was looking at CArputers a while back. The inputs and all that are available, I just have not found the software for the GUI for the gauges.
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Old Jan 30, 2009 | 12:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Attfay Elleybay
It would be nice if you could display your gauges on the screen.
Watch a movie when parked, get temp, fuel and oil when driving.
I'm considering doing something like that with my LS1 conversion. There is a lot of info that can be extracted from the OBDII connector. I recently saw a video from a company that has a video guage package that would be perfect for my needs. You can select what information you want to display, select guage skins, etc. Price is comparable to replacing the existing guages. Have to get my sons to work on building a custom center panel.



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Old Jan 30, 2009 | 12:19 AM
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[QUOTE=chris75stingray;1566992748] although with these old corvettes you can pull the e-brake and still drive normally so that would be useless

I thought I was the only guy to hate my useless parking brake that never adjusts correctly...--DDBS
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Originally Posted by Paranoid
....I'm too busy monitoring the gauges and listening to parts falling off.






Seriously tho, I think it's cool. He prolly has it for navigation. It can also be used to play cd/s interactive dvd's, sitting in a parking lot w/ his mates BS'ing around. It's cool dude. It's clean & inventive.
Don't let these ol crabs talk your brothers wheels down.
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Old Jan 30, 2009 | 05:26 PM
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[QUOTE=Daddybugs;1568750361]
Originally Posted by chris75stingray
although with these old corvettes you can pull the e-brake and still drive normally so that would be useless

I thought I was the only guy to hate my useless parking brake that never adjusts correctly...--DDBS

Hey, I'm happy, I just got my parking brake light to work! That was an accomplishment for me, so now I can have it on or off while I drive!!!!
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