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Old Jan 18, 2005 | 07:23 PM
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flipout tv's

anyone have one in there car. or even any tv's for that matter
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Old Jan 18, 2005 | 08:30 PM
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I've got a 12" I'm waiting to put in my car.. but I need to rig up a carputer first... so I can have mp3/divx/dvd/gps and cellphone internet stuff first... I was gonna put it where my "glove box" is... READ:"Map Holder"... Actually I'm gonna wrap the back of the LCD with the leather-y stuff and make it flip up from the angled plastic in front of the passenger's knees... I think it would be well-hidden in that scenario--as I would not want to have to remove the screen every time I get out of my vehicle---as I already do with my radar detector, and my stereo faceplate.


Plus I don't know for sure, but I have heard people have problems with the flipout in-dash screens having clearance problems with the shifter in an automatic car... dunno about manuals though...

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Old Jan 19, 2005 | 01:49 AM
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i've thought about it but when it comes down to it i'm in the car driving or i'm not in it... tv's are purley for trips or show. unless your using it as a monitor for mirrors.
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Old Jan 21, 2005 | 08:52 AM
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i got a 7" going into the dash with a video switcher... the inputs are for rear camera ( cant afford to scratch my paint ), game and dvd......
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Old Jan 21, 2005 | 10:50 AM
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i planing on getting a screen that flips down where the center air blows from. right under there. i think it would look pretty cool cause i havent seen anyone do that before.
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Old Jan 22, 2005 | 09:40 AM
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You can check out how I have mine put in my car. I have an 8 inch pionner monitor in my car right now attached to the dash so I can actually take it out when I am not in the car for security reasons. Once I get my dash and steering wheel I am planing on getting a 15 inch flip down monitor to put in the car. Here is the link for my tv http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/295097/14
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Old Jan 22, 2005 | 03:03 PM
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where did you buy your monitor from?
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Old Jan 22, 2005 | 03:34 PM
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I got my 8 inch pioneer tv off of ebay and it works awesome. I think I am planning on getting my 15 inch flip down from ebay as well. They have some some good ones and a decent price.
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Old Jan 23, 2005 | 03:29 PM
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hey gambit are those led's or neon in your fog light housings? looks awesome either way.
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Old Jan 23, 2005 | 03:30 PM
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They are blue neon tubes mounted just above the fog lights
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Old Jan 23, 2005 | 03:57 PM
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nice...

one thing I never understood about neon... is why do some people (not you) make the damn tubes so visible??? I thought the point was to hide them and just see the glow... some people are just so obvious when they do their placement...
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Old Jan 23, 2005 | 07:07 PM
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Originally posted by ScrapMaker
nice...

one thing I never understood about neon... is why do some people (not you) make the damn tubes so visible??? I thought the point was to hide them and just see the glow... some people are just so obvious when they do their placement...
lol i was wondering why too
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