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#225820 - 04/07/2004 17:59 New Ride... A 2001 Oldsmobile Aurora
mwest
old hand

Registered: 01/05/2003
Posts: 768
Loc: Ada, Oklahoma
I traded in my Xterra and now the challenge of integrating my empeg begins... My friends claim I switched cars only because my last install was finished and I got bored. The factory radio isn't bad, however the build of the car is not custom friendly. Some of the car's computer functions rely on a connection to the radio. I'm thinking of going with a glove box or trunk install. The trunk has a pass through to the back seat which is actually standard din width... If anyone's installed in an Olds without posting or you've done a non-dash install your comments are needed! I'm on dial up now but I'll post a link with pictures later.
A few questions...
  • Has anyone tried a Sony Stalk and an infared repeater?
  • Has anyone used Palantir through an infared repeater?
  • There's lots of lcd projects listed in the forums... but which one is the easiest/cheapest route?
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#225821 - 04/07/2004 18:13 Re: New Ride... A 2001 Oldsmobile Aurora [Re: mwest]
pgrzelak
carpal tunnel

Registered: 15/08/2000
Posts: 4859
Loc: New Jersey, USA
A link with photos will certainly help. I was able to install in the ashtray / CD holder area of my Riv - there may be "creative alternatives" instead of putting the empeg somewhere out of sight.
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#225822 - 04/07/2004 19:19 Re: New Ride... A 2001 Oldsmobile Aurora [Re: pgrzelak]
mwest
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Registered: 01/05/2003
Posts: 768
Loc: Ada, Oklahoma
The ash tray is much to narrow and the cup holder actually folds out from underneath the center console. Take a look ....
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#225823 - 04/07/2004 21:15 Re: New Ride... A 2001 Oldsmobile Aurora [Re: mwest]
wfaulk
carpal tunnel

Registered: 25/12/2000
Posts: 16706
Loc: Raleigh, NC US
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Some of the car's computer functions rely on a connection to the radio.
You might want to check into that. The same thing was said of my car, but there was a way to disable the radio at the shop. Consider the notion that if your radio goes bad that other things in the car would stop working. Would GM make you repair your radio to get these things fixed? (Maybe, but they might just be expecting the radio, and if there's a way to tell them not to expect it....)
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#225824 - 05/07/2004 13:54 Re: New Ride... A 2001 Oldsmobile Aurora [Re: wfaulk]
mwest
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Registered: 01/05/2003
Posts: 768
Loc: Ada, Oklahoma
Yeah... I could have said that more correctly... If I remove the stock stereo I'll lose two things... I'll lose the date on the travel computer and the steering wheel stereo controls. I think I've found an adaptor that will fix that for about 80 dollars...

For the time being I'll use the Radio Shack cigarette lighter adaptor and a cassette adaptor.
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#225825 - 08/07/2004 11:31 Re: New Ride... A 2001 Oldsmobile Aurora [Re: mwest]
cushman
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Registered: 21/01/2002
Posts: 1380
Loc: Erie, CO
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Has anyone used Palantir through an infared repeater?


You have to ensure that the repeater will repeat IrDA signals, and there is only one I know of (after some short research) that does. It's at http://www.irdasender.net/.
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#225826 - 08/07/2004 19:02 Re: New Ride... A 2001 Oldsmobile Aurora [Re: mwest]
Laura
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Registered: 16/06/2000
Posts: 1682
Loc: Greenhills, Ohio
I hope we will be seeing this install at the meet.
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