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Actually I think it's rather cool, just not for watching dvd's whilst driving, which will get you in the market for another car rather soon, if not in the new body market. I wonder if you coud get a rotating wireframe of you car playing whilst driving along? Or replace your rear view mirrors with cameras tied into this? or an infrared forward camera for driving though fog? Wasn't someone working on radar imaging using parking sensors?
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No, Best Buy is not going to install it. I'm going to have a local speciality audio shop do it.
Dude...that accident was over two years ago. Hardly recent.
I've seen some rear-view mirrors that have a screen built into it for watching movies.
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Lee, if it helps at all, legally, those screens have to be hooked up to the e-brake, meaning that the video functions will only work when the e-brake is engaged.
There are ways around that, yes, but you've gotta really suck up to your installer to get it done - OR you can just know how to do it yourself, as I do.
However, I have no screen. Too much of an insurance liability. I'm not ready to "go there" yet.
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True, I'm gonna have the guys at Custom Car Stereo bypass that. After making numerous long road trips and being bored out of my skull... it's not like I plan on paying 100% to the player instead of the road, just a little extra entertainment.
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Its technically called the park(ing) brake. The NA fascination with calling it an e-brake (emergency brake) I suppose stems from the indicator light on dash displays incorporating a (!) to warn you the brake is on. I've never called it a hand brake because my family has only recently had vehicles with an actual hand brake (all others had a pedal).
So there you have it: another piece of automotive lore.
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So you have PARKING brakes that are actually pedals? Well, I suppose if you all drive automatics you'd only have two pedals down there anyway, so could fit a third in.
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Newer cars (ford etc) here have electronic hand/parking brakes. Takes a little getting used to (especially hill starts) but i like. It's usually called a emergency brake as it uses a different system to the normal brakes, so can be used as a brake if the standard brakes fail (I've had a master cylinder go on me before now)
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I call it a parking brake. Cause I use it when parking. When I use to drive an automatic I never used it, but once you advanced to a manual you need it.
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Don't get caught watching a movie while driving - hefty ticket for you, possible problems for the shop that's putting your unit in.
Personally, I'm not one that agrees with watching a movie while driving. If boredom is your concern, then for $13 a month you can get satallite radio and be dazzled with the sounds of everything ranging from todays hits to Elvis to howard stern.
Seems like a much safer way to go. Even if I ever do go video, there will be no video watching in the driver's seat while driving.
All it takes is a couple of seconds as your staring at "Debbie Does Dallas" and you've got time to CREAM Bambi's mother as she runs into the road in front of you.
I work in insurance, this shit happens everyday. And everyone always says "I didn't think it would ever happen to me..." well, no shit. No one does.
So the thought of having a DVD playing in my line of sight while driving? I'm not impressed by it, I'll be honest.
Also, check your insurance limits - make sure that you're covered for the theft of that piece. Some insurance will on regular coverage, some won't. You're at a much higher risk for stereo theft (or vehicle theft in general) the second you get that piece put in, so you'd best know that it's covered, unless you can afford to replace it and do all of the repairs to your vehicle when those pesky theives tear the thing up trying to get your "goodies".
Also, if your insurance states that they will not cover it because of the cost or the assigned risk factor, ask if you can add it on as an additional coverage. That's what I've done with my equipment for years. I'm not going to kid you - it's pricey. I pay almost $50 a month for my stereo coverage. But it's worth it, as I found out when my Protege was broken into.
Be smart and don't die!
~Liz
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My 1988 Ranger has 4 pedals: gas, brake, clutch, park brake. Common sight in older cars. It wasn't until imports started becoming common that hand brakes started showing up in NA cars, I think.
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quote:There are ways around that, yes, but you've gotta really suck up to your installer to get it done
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