How many Australian mp3Cars are there out there?

MikGan · 10-10-2001, 08:51 AM

If your and aussie with an mp3Car sign in here, lets get a newsboard of our own going for Aussie. God knows its had enought for us to find decent parts as it is, lets help each other!

Vampyre · 10-10-2001, 12:45 PM

well i dont have one yet (lacking a psu) but soon i will.

SkinnyBoy · 10-10-2001, 08:30 PM

Same, I don't have a PS, but I am an Aussie, aren't you LUCKY!!!!

This has been tried before, and no-one posts....

Fosgate · 10-10-2001, 09:06 PM

Well there are quiet a few mp3cars on Australian road... I know at least two in Sydney ( my and friend of mine) and there are some in other big cities.
Regarding opening our own BB... Well i dont think I'll ever leave this place as this is the oldest and best source of information and quiet frankly I feel like at home here... but what I would want to see is the some of the oldest Aussie members (inmytree, snakebite, ect) of this board reterning here.

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magnetik · 10-10-2001, 09:15 PM

I'll put my hand up.....

Vampyre · 10-10-2001, 09:35 PM

we could arrange a meet in syd tho if there is enough ppls ?
its only a 2 hour drive for me(i'd see a few mates while up down there) and so i'd be interested once my setup is done

MikGan · 10-10-2001, 09:51 PM

Never had the idea of making my own BB to host a forum, I could never compete with this place, but did want some local email addy's, might be able to hook up some supply connections. Im in melb at the moment but am moving up to canberra soon, so sydney isnt that far out of my range after that.

Well My system isnt up yet, I need a car, but in my room its all good. Up and running, now im in the process of designing my own keyboard buttons to sit in the dash (when I get one).

But anyone that wants to source parts in Australia drop me aline and lets get some supply lines happening

Fosgate · 10-10-2001, 10:13 PM

Meeting in sydney sounds good...
Im ready anytime you guyes want...
I got my orignial MP3car in the car and now working on the second version which looks pretty complicated and seems like will take some time to finish. But its all got to be ready by Christmas!
Anybody else in Sydney With a MP3Car?

Also MikeGen regarding your comment about part supplies... what parts are you talking about?

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kardas · 10-11-2001, 03:03 AM

hey im an aussie, i live in geelong, and i know how hard it can be to find parts, on that note, does anyone know a gps with software that would have say melbourne on it?

kardas

MikGan · 10-11-2001, 04:08 AM

okay just one quick thing, how much did you guys pay for IR-man setups? like the kit, where'd you get it? did you have to order it from NZ?

homar · 10-11-2001, 06:12 AM

Yeah i'm from Perth, no comp in car yet but working on it, I know what i want just need to motivate myself

Technics · 10-11-2001, 07:06 AM

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okay just one quick thing, how much did you guys pay for IR-man setups? like the kit, where'd you get it? did you have to order it from NZ?

I built myself the UIR interface. It is identical to the IR-Man and all you need is a PIC-12C509 programmer to make one. You can build a PIC programmer for $10 and the UIR for about $15. If you cant find the UIR link I'll track it down and post it for you. If you search for UIR here you should find the link. I have posted it a couple of times before.

hornet · 10-11-2001, 09:11 AM

Im an aussie, south aussie to be exact (dont hold that against me!

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I dont have a player working yet, have a lot of parts, but mainly laking a psu.

Who is going to the summernats? maybe we could have a meet there? just an idea.

Technics · 10-11-2001, 04:35 PM

You had a VL from memory didnt you Hornet? My player is working except I havent Installed the DVD drive and I'm waiting on an TFT when finances allow. Which should be soon. I have a character LCD going for MP3s though. I havent got it in my car yet which is a VB by the way

That also reminds me check out http://www.gpss.co.uk/ for GPS software. Apparently there are some maps out there of Australian cities available for download(there are some links on the site). The software is also free if you fill out the guys survey and you can make it talk.

Technics · 10-11-2001, 04:42 PM

Another thing. It has taken me a long time to get to the point where my player is ready to go into a car(well over a year). Some of this time was getting finances together, some was lack of motivation but most was trying to track down the bits I need. It is so difficult to find the right sort of components that are suitable for an mp3 player here. What we need is somebody to start up a small company importing this stuff. The down side is I doubt it would be profitable with the number of people building players here