*******Motors Chat - Round 7*******

bear1

OSI wrote: »

You're better off ringing them. Despite their reputation, they're actually pretty decent to deal with.

Sent them an email a few mins ago with my phone number and email address. I guess I'll have an answer soon enough.

ShadowHearth

New head unit is in a car. Awesome! Finally can put my tunes on usb sticks and not burning ancient cd-r with 12 songs...

Had to go to town for some stuff. Just when I wanted to put some money to get parking ticket an old lady came over and gave me her ticket with 1h left on it. Sweet! I always do that myself, if no one around I even leave ticket in machine for someone else. This time I got a free ticket! Karma and all!

Special Circumstances

bear1 wrote: »

Sent them an email a few mins ago with my phone number and email address. I guess I'll have an answer soon enough.

Im in credit with them since last owner. Ka ching! Had a panic one day after forgetting to pay and moving house but not updating address. Thought I'd have to take out a mortgage but it turns out I have several more free trips I can make.

Foxhole Norman

ShadowHearth wrote: »

New head unit is in a car. Awesome! Finally can put my tunes on usb sticks and not burning ancient cd-r with 12 songs...

You're still in the past :pac: Aux in all the way!

ShadowHearth

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

You're still in the past :pac: Aux in all the way!

It has that too, but I find it so much easier just to pop in USB key and thats it. Then if needed, I iwll take it out and pop it in to my pc to update list.

toastedpickles

OSI wrote: »

You're still in the past :pac: Bluetooth A2DP all the way!

8 track lads is where it's at :pac:

Foxhole Norman

OSI wrote: »

You're still in the past :pac: Bluetooth A2DP all the way!

I must see if I can retrofit that, calling BMStuff!

Eric Cartman

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

I must see if I can retrofit that, calling BMStuff!

A2dp can be done on an e39 with a DiCE kit or a few other cd changer replacement providers

joujoujou

I'd never go aux-in or bluetooth way. Have my favourite tunes on usb stick, approximately 50 Gbytes of data - would take more than a year to hear all of them.

Toyotafanboi

kind of a novice question from someone who would consider themselves a regular

my car is due it's NCT on November 26th, they just posted me a letter for the 11th January.

does this leave me in a position to pull the "free test if it's not within 28 days" stunt.

i don't want a free test, i just want to NCT the car before the old one expires. or at least this side of Christmas.

Toyotafanboi

that was easy. just rang and got a date for the 13th of November :pac:

ShadowHearth

I called NCT centre today and I want to try to get NCT before Januaty first to get 2 year slip. No dates for December, but they are putting me on the list if something shows up.

jprboy

ShadowHearth wrote: »

I called NCT centre today and I want to try to get NCT before Januaty first to get 2 year slip. No dates for December, but they are putting me on the list if something shows up.

Check the NCT website after 23:30 each night and it shouldn't take too long to see some slots that have been freed up.

GvidoR

joujoujou wrote: »

I'd never go aux-in or bluetooth way. Have my favourite tunes on usb stick, approximately 50 Gbytes of data - would take more than a year to hear all of them.

I thought that was the best option as well until I started using the tablet.

joujoujou

It's still the best option as I have no tablet. Don't need one.

bear1

Eflow emailed me back, they were able to check that I did indeed become the owner on the 4th so they have removed all the penalties from the previous months and have told me that the fines have now been sent by letter to the previous owner result

Chris_Heilong

ShadowHearth wrote: »

It has that too, but I find it so much easier just to pop in USB key and thats it. Then if needed, I iwll take it out and pop it in to my pc to update list.

I use USB too, on my JVC up and down jump folders so its easy enough to find something I like without taking my eye off the road.

Stheno

Chris_Heilong wrote: »

I use USB too, on my JVC up and down jump folders so its easy enough to find something I like without taking my eye off the road.

Did I see your car on the rathbeale road coming out of jcs earlier?

GvidoR

My music is all over the place so I still haven't found a very easy way of switching songs while driving. :P

CianRyan

I use TXFM.
I hate listening to albums or play lists in the car, much prefer the radio.

toastedpickles

CianRyan wrote: »

I use TXFM.
I hate listening to albums or play lists in the car, much prefer the radio.

Ahh good ol phantom </3

Bpmull

At the minute in using one if them Belkin fm transmitters that plugs in to the 12v outlet and has a aux in. It's actually not too bad really you do have to search for a clear station the odd time but by pressing a button it does it itself.

I think I might get one of these it plugs into the back of the rcd300 radio and tricks it into thinking its a cd changer when really it's an aux in. I'm not too push as the minute as the fm transmitter is not that bad I have an Ipod in the glove box and I just plug that in.
http://m.ebay.ie/itm/321464029843

ShadowHearth

GvidoR wrote: »

My music is all over the place so I still haven't found a very easy way of switching songs while driving. :P

That's why I do a list on my usb that I really love, then shuffle and I am sorted. Why would anyone pit music I'm to their car that they don't want to listen too!

toastedpickles

So I got let go from the garage fair enough, and im up to my eyes in projects now so it made sense i suppose, so to make myself feel better, tomorrow I'm making sugar rockets :pac:

Chris_Heilong

Stheno wrote: »

Did I see your car on the rathbeale road coming out of jcs earlier?

No, was not me, I am not around swords much.

Chris_Heilong

toastedpickles wrote: »

So I got let go from the garage fair enough, and im up to my eyes in projects now so it made sense i suppose, so to make myself feel better, tomorrow I'm making sugar rockets :pac:

Ah, sorry to hear that.

toastedpickles

Chris_Heilong wrote: »

Ah, sorry to hear that.

Ah sure, be grand! been a bit of a howler of a day, so im going to blow sh1t up tomorrow :pac:


After college of course :P

wotzgoingon

Bpmull wrote: »

At the minute in using one if them Belkin fm transmitters that plugs in to the 12v outlet and has a aux in. It's actually not too bad really you do have to search for a clear station the odd time but by pressing a button it does it itself.

I used to use a fm transmitter that connected into the arial port on back of radio, I had it for years I got it back in 2003 and it was pretty expensive at the time too. Now I have a AUX port on front of JVC stereo.

toastedpickles wrote: »

So I got let go from the garage

Not good. But it would be worse if it was a full time job and you depended on it.

toastedpickles

Well i kinda did depend on it, I've no money now :P

dgt

I'm feeling stupid.

I need some speakers, an indicator for a Mercedes C class and a Garrett GT35r....