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Failson posted:Even these old touchscreens are preferable to current interfaces just because the elements didn't move around. I'm at the age I don't care that the world is burning down. What I do care about is what is presented will work and obey what I'm asking. Suprise...the new poo poo doesn't operate that way. It can go gently caress off.
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Colostomy Bag posted:I'm at the age I don't care that the world is burning down. What I do care about is what is presented will work and obey what I'm asking. thank you for reminding me about the other infuriating thing about that MB loaner On the door there's what look to be switches laid out to represent the seat; so the seat, back, headrest, etc Intuitive right? Well it would if they were rocker switches. Instead they're some kind of capacitive button poo poo that you touch and the seat part moves, except when it doesn't with no indication of why it isn't.
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My parents bought a home stereo (receiver/amp) in the early 80's that has a capacitive slider strip for the volume and it was so cool as an idea but completely trash from brand new, and you're not even being jostled around/trying to look at the road while trying to use it like in vehicles.
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Number_6 posted:Best interface: Makes driving a car feel like operating an Apollo capsule.
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mobby_6kl posted:You may I'll be in my bunk
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Olympic Mathlete posted:OK so question for the thread, what's the most ergonomically 'right' interior you've been in? Probably a tie between the Honda S2000:  And an early Citroen CX Pallas:  While the Honda was a superb 'cockpit' and a great man/machine interface, I think for sheer ease and comfort the Citroen beats it (but then I would say that). Once you fathomed the odd layout and realised where everything actually was, it was amazingly logical and you could drive 100s of miles without taking a hand off the wheel - just extending a finger to flick a switch on the 'satellites'.
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I forget which French car, but I appreciated the one that put the gear shifter (?) stalk at 2 o’clock on the steering column to make one-handed driving easier.
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mobby_6kl posted:You may The "cruise" panel refers to the missiles.
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Full Collapse posted:I forget which French car, but I appreciated the one that put the gear shifter (?) stalk at 2 o’clock on the steering column to make one-handed driving easier. The CX's predecessor, the DS:  It's an electromechanical selector, so has very little weight to it. The true French way to drive one is to steer with your right hand at the 2 o'clock position while the left hand holds a Gauloises cigarette out the window, just extending the fingers of the right hand to flick the lever between gears as needed. It's also the starter switch, so it's impossible to start the car in gear since 'Start' is a position off Neutral.
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PainterofCrap posted:I have a post somewhere in archives, where I adapted a JVC removable-face CD unit to work in my Pontiac without cutting the dash by remoting the control head with an IDE cable. That's fantastic. Nice match on the woodgrain. What was supposed to go in the hole I presume is behind the radio? Who was videoing this and why? I mean, comedy in hindsight, but was that what they were expecting? Hey, remember that pic that was posted a while back about the locking diff feature coming soon? Not here yet! e: f,b Colostomy Bag posted:I'm at the age I don't care that the world is burning down. What I do care about is what is presented will work and obey what I'm asking.   BalloonFish posted:It's also the starter switch, so it's impossible to start the car in gear since 'Start' is a position off Neutral. That's really a neat idea.
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jesus christ that fiskar the fuckin backup cam only works sometimes? how is that even possible?
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Darchangel posted:Who was videoing this and why? I mean, comedy in hindsight, but was that what they were expecting? It's a crop/pan from a doorbell camera or similar.
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Darchangel posted:That's fantastic. Nice match on the woodgrain. What was supposed to go in the hole I presume is behind the radio? If you look at the first photo, showing the original radio case, you can see the display: it has a horizontal bar bisecting the opening, that would have to be cut out (and often was) in order to install aftermarket radios. So it's fairly rare to find the opening unmolested / uncut. The frequency display was above the bar, and the station preset buttons were below. Darchangel posted:Who was videoing this and why? I mean, comedy in hindsight, but was that what they were expecting? I have come close to doing this. He parked on a nearly-level surface & threw it into Park. He did not set the e-brake. Then, he crawled under & disconnected the driveshaft from the transmission, thereby defeating the purpose of the parking sprag...which is located in the transmission to prevent the driveshaft from spinning. My actual d'oh moment was putting the front end of my sisters '02 4Runner up on ramps, then jacking up the rear axle assembly to install stands. As soon as the wheels unstuck, the truck rolled right back off down the ramps. Fortunately, it took its sweet time working off the ramps, plenty enough for me to walk away & watch the truck roll backwards off the ramps, riding my trolley jack to a gentle stop. PainterofCrap fucked around with this message at 03:10 on Mar 7, 2024 |
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opengl posted:It's a crop/pan from a doorbell camera or similar. Ah, that makes sense. PainterofCrap posted:If you look at the first photo, showing the original radio case, you can see the display: it has a horizontal bar bisecting the opening, that would have to be cut out (and often was) in order to install aftermarket radios. So it's fairly rare to find the opening unmolested / uncut. The frequency display was above the bar, and the station preset buttons were below. D’oh! What I took for the original radio still installed is actually the HVAC controls that share a similar form factor. quote:I have come close to doing this. He parked on a nearly-level surface & threw it into Park. He did not set the e-brake. Then, he crawled under & disconnected the driveshaft from the transmission, thereby defeating the purpose of the parking sprag...which is located in the transmission to prevent the driveshaft from spinning. Oh, I understand what happened (don’t ask how I know…). I was just wondering why it was being videoed, which was answered above.
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yeah when two ton plus steel rolling stock is involved you dont have to be stupid to die, just forgetful
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when i was like 4yo, my dad had me sitting in his Nova while it was on ramps and he was underneath doing an oil change. i for some reason decide to shift it out of park and it starts rolling back off the ramps. my dad seeing it happen, shimmied as fast as he could towards the front and it drat near scalped him with the bumper as it rolled off. i was too young to remember it but i've been told the story multiple times over the years by my old man
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Cactus Ghost posted:jesus christ that fiskar Just lmao my hack job Chinese touchscreen headunit with poorly crimped connectors somewhere has always worked since I installed it. Doing worse than a stoned idiot with the wrong connectors on a weekend.
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mobby_6kl posted:You may Three speed auto...probably a TH400 but that slaps. As for the truck rolling down the driveway...been there done that. My fat rear end never moved as fast, and the neighbor of all times parked his car right in the path that day.
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Don’t you guys use wheel chocks when working on your car?
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Didn't then, do now lol. I can't remember the exact circumstance on how my situation happened...been drat near 25 years ago.
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mobby_6kl posted:You may I've just realised on the right hand side of the screen those are the fuses. Also on the bottom of the screen there seem to be menu pages, I wonder how you toggle through them, surely it wasn't touch? Anyway, definitely one of the cooler interiors.
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I'm probably talking out of my rear end but now with your fuses comment I'm recalling that was an intentional design decision given the history and involvement with aviation.
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Olympic Mathlete posted:I've just realised on the right hand side of the screen those are the fuses. Also on the bottom of the screen there seem to be menu pages, I wonder how you toggle through them, surely it wasn't touch? Anyway, definitely one of the cooler interiors. There's a Doug DeMuro video that goes through every nook and cranny https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WEhsS9ybwk Also that rolling truck video, now I've got the "no cock like horse cock" song stuck in my head lol
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Scratch Monkey posted:Don’t you guys use wheel chocks when working on your car? Yup, especially if I'm going to lift the car and put it in jackstands or need to remove a driveline component
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To work on? poo poo, my parking brake cable broke years ago, so I chock my wheels every time I park.
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Wheel chocks? Oh you mean a cement brick.
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I'm a giant idiot but the car goes into gear, handbreak applied, and wheels chocks any time I get under it. Getting crushed like a bug for no reason isn't a risk I like taking. Olympic Mathlete posted:I've just realised on the right hand side of the screen those are the fuses. Also on the bottom of the screen there seem to be menu pages, I wonder how you toggle through them, surely it wasn't touch? Anyway, definitely one of the cooler interiors. It's definitely very plane-inspired especially if you check the Doug video (yeah I know). It's basically an MFD with buttons in a convenient place which IMO makes a lot more sense than having them right around the display  IMO it'd be pretty cool in a modern car too. You really only need a few features to be accessible during driving. Everything else can be in the touchscreen once the car is stopped.
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mobby_6kl posted:IMO it'd be pretty cool in a modern car too. You really only need a few features to be accessible during driving. Everything else can be in the touchscreen once the car is stopped. My car is so weird about this. It's happy for me to set the clock while I'm cruising down the highway, but god forbid I switch from miles to kilometers.
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Cage posted:Wheel chocks? Oh you mean a cement brick. On a jobsite a few years back I came across a set of wheel chocks sized for the big offroad articulated forklifts/telehandlers/whatever you call them in your region, just lying there on the side of the road. i obviously couldn't let that hazard just sit there, so into my truck they went. In the years since they've seen regular use. They are hilarious oversized for typical vehicles but that sucker won't go anywhere. 
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Colostomy Bag posted:Three speed auto...probably a TH400 but that slaps. If that is indeed the Vector W8, then I looked it up last night, it was the TH425 (transaxle version I guess) from the various large GM front drivers.
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i had a poster of the vector when i was a kid. always have loved the peak awesome fighter jet vibe of that car
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Large Testicles posted:when i was like 4yo, my dad had me sitting in his Nova while it was on ramps and he was underneath doing an oil change. i for some reason decide to shift it out of park and it starts rolling back off the ramps. my dad seeing it happen, shimmied as fast as he could towards the front and it drat near scalped him with the bumper as it rolled off. i was too young to remember it but i've been told the story multiple times over the years by my old man Love how some older cars not only didn't need the brake applied to shift out of park, but didn't even need the column unlocked, pre-'70 GM included. Dodge, too. I reportedly rolled my mom's ex-cop '63 Polara out of the driveway into the street back in the day doing the same thing. Scratch Monkey posted:Don’t you guys use wheel chocks when working on your car? I do now, ever since my Cutlass shifted while I was changing the rear coil springs and it trapped my hand between the chassis and axle. Data Graham posted:There's a Doug DeMuro video that goes through every nook and cranny God drat that car still looks so good. I got to see several in person at a "new car" car show here in Dallas when Vector was still a going concern.
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Darchangel posted:God drat that car still looks so good. I got to see several in person at a "new car" car show here in Dallas when Vector was still a going concern. It's the custom made up-sized wheels. Like 15 -> 18 or something (I think DM mentions it in the vid). Makes a MASSIVE difference IMO
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lmao the Pontiac Aztek tent looked about this good https://twitter.com/elaifresh/status/1765815627032219711?t=ihtNMtnzeYIjm2RZRY4k8g&s=19
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From the latest JRI: I also have concerns about the size of my "Raptor" when I pull up next to another guy.
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amenenema posted:It's the custom made up-sized wheels. Like 15 -> 18 or something (I think DM mentions it in the vid). Makes a MASSIVE difference IMO They looked good with the original wheels (which looked the same, just smaller.) The W2 was also bad-rear end, and you can see the clear evolution to the W8.
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Olympic Mathlete posted:lmao the Pontiac Aztek tent looked about this good lmao
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