Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2015 22:45:55 -0400
Reply-To: Ned Savoie <ned@HARBOURLIGHT.COM>
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From: Ned Savoie <ned@HARBOURLIGHT.COM>
Subject: Re: Was Insurance now iPhones relating to Vanagons
In-Reply-To: <39E20FA6-1275-41AF-B782-FCA7545D8ECC@shaw.ca>
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Here here. Or better yet, hear hear.
Ned
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Ned Savoie
Creative Director
Harbour Light Strategic Marketing
Savvy Software, Inc.
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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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