If it were mounted in that down-low location, would you have trouble pulling it in and out because the shifter is in front of it?

I think you forgot. I want mine mounted permenently.
Besides the gear shift pulls back. ^2

-- Glenn

I think you forgot. I want mine mounted permenently.

I didn't forget. I just think you're nuts and I'm trying to convince you that you should still give yourself the option to pull it out.

I really think that all-around, you're safer and you'll have less trouble if you just take it with you in its carrying case.

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Tony Fabris

Am I nuts for wanting the insruance company to pay off on a loss that they have agreed to cover. Why would I want comprehensive coverage if it won't cover the things in the car? Including the empeg. If they want it permenently mounted in order to include it in the coverage, that's fine with me. I bought it for the car. If it will serve mp3's via wireless ethernet, that will be ok too.

-- Crazy Glenn (I guess we will just have to agree to disagree on this.)

my car insurance wont cover anything that I install in the car.

I pay my insurance company (Allstate) an extra $36 per year, and they cover any and all stereo equipment in the car, whether in the original locations or not, removable or not (I called and asked), subwoofers, amplifiers, whatever. I think that $36 covers stated value up to $3500.

tanstaafl.

"There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch"

Wow, that is a great candidate for a completely stealth install.

A new thought occured to me tonight. Put the empeg on a powered platform so that when it is turned on it will desend from the cavity above, down to about where it is shown. Power off and it goes back up out of sight. Powered would be ultimate, manual operation would work too.

-- Glenn

I dunno. After what Doug just posted (about his company letting him pay a tiny premium to have it covered), it seems like it would be a lot less trouble to simply switch insurance companies.

Ya think?



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Tony Fabris

Not in Holland, it isn't...

One of the few remaining Mk1 owners... #00015

fwiw, I have mine mounted in the second din slot in my integra, which is down by the shifter. It's a simple matter to pull the shifter back when taking it out; also, it's a small bit of extra security when leaving the empeg in the car.

Fly me to the moon...

When I installed my empeg I checked with my insurance company.
Now I pay an extra 5DM (~US$2.5) per motnh to have it covered.
I only have to remove it when I park closer than 500m to my home.

There was a picture somewhere in the BBS of a guy who put his empeg behind the dashboard and cut a small hole into it, so it could be seen but not removed.


just my 2cents ...


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MKII 08000073 12GB BLUE

Greetings!

You mean this one?

Paul G.
SN# 090000587 (40GB Green)

Yeah, same here - I pay an extra Fl 25.00 per car I run the empeg in for a year's theft cover from the car while it is installed (Aaggh! 100 bucks extra per year )

The point was, though, that it's pretty hard to change insurance companies here. Not what you would call a free market, in spite of rules against anti-competitive business practices.

One of the few remaining Mk1 owners... #00015

That's gotta be a Chrysler vehicle !

Greetings!

Actually, no. Buick Riviera. For more images and install information, you can look here.

Paul G.
SN# 090000587 (40GB Green)

Yeah, same here - I pay an extra Fl 25.00 per car I run the empeg in for a year's theft cover from the car while it is installed (Aaggh! 100 bucks extra per year )

My insurer told me they wouldn't insure my car AT ALL if I installed the empeg in it, let alone insure the empeg itself. Apparently the stereo to car value ratio was just too great for their actuarial tables. The fact that I never leave the empeg in the car didn't interest the flunkies that I spoke with. I found this... disappointing.

Richard.

Reminds me of the Monty Python sketch where the guy tries to make a claim on his insurance, and is told, "Oh, no, you opted for our NEVER PAY policy. Which is great if you never claim, but here you had to go and claim..."

Can you switch insurance companies down there in Oz?

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Tony Fabris

I CAN change insurance companies, but I don't know if any of the normal local ones will be any better. I will look into it soon, actually, because it's nearly time to renew, but it's such a pain and the chances are that nobody will actually cover the empeg. The car is worth about half as much as the empeg, apparently. Yeah it's a bit of a shitbox (I wonder if that will get censored) but I've decided I'm not getting a new car until either I pay off the house, or the old car gives up the ghost. Besides, I've grown quite attached to it. :)

Maybe I should ask a local car audio shop, they might know of specialist policies that are used in these situations.

Richard.

Maybe I should ask a local car audio shop, they might know of specialist policies that are used in these situations.

You might also see if you can insure your empeg and other stereo equipment through a rider on your homeowners insurance as opposed to your auto insurance.

tanstaafl.

"There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch"