parthiban Posted September 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 It's now in! A nice little surprise was the Ferrari logo on startup which I wasn't expecting, much more fitting than the big Clarion logo that flashes up on the standard version - definitely glad I paid the extra Only negatives, sticks out of the dash a bit more than I'd ideally like but I think all of these flip out screens do a bit to accommodate the size of the screen plus it's a bit sluggish at times - had a bit of a chuckle that it runs Windows CE! Other than that it's brilliant, most surprising is that the audio quality has improved significantly, which means the original Becker must have had a pretty poor amp in it. Btw I didn't cut the hole for the USB cable, it was already there so assume a previous owner must have done something similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 Looks brilliant and i don't think it sticks out to far, looks about right to me.... I bet paying that little bit extra gives you things like the start up logo and better sound Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted September 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 Thanks! The sound would have been the same, the extra cash really just paid for the logos. It's fine though, I'm happy I went for this version. Managed to load the speed cam database on as well though so no need to set my phone up each time any more - can just get in and drive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 Looks good mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P4UL T Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 Looking good mate. I would have to put a grommet of some sort round that hole tho. Would bug me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted September 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 Looking good mate. I would have to put a grommet of some sort round that hole tho. Would bug me Yeah I do need to sort something for that - wasn't really sure what to use though, can you get anything that shape? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 Can you remove that part and cut a circle with a circular saw? It'll look neater as well then cos it does seem abit hacked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted September 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 Can you remove that part and cut a circle with a circular saw? It'll look neater as well then cos it does seem abit hacked. That might be the best option - although does mean making it even bigger. Having said that it doesn't look anywhere near as bad as it does in that photo, it looks far worse than it is. I didn't even notice there was a hole in it until I took the glovebox out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 It would probably look smaller once you've got the grommet in there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted September 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 It would probably look smaller once you've got the grommet in there True! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMARTLY Posted September 8, 2014 Report Share Posted September 8, 2014 The pictures in #221 and #226 seem to have a different faceplate. i.e. the one in #221 stands proud of the dash whereas the one in #226 is flush. Have you fixed it correctly? Is the other faceplate available as IMHO it looks neater. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted September 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 The pictures in #221 and #226 seem to have a different faceplate. i.e. the one in #221 stands proud of the dash whereas the one in #226 is flush. Have you fixed it correctly? Is the other faceplate available as IMHO it looks neater. That's an F430 - it has a different fascia so the headunit clears the air vents (which stick out further on the 430). It's hard to tell from that picture but the headunit sticks out just as far on the 430 one as it does on mine so there's no difference there. In actual fact it looks hideous in the 430 because it all sticks out so much, the solution in the 360 is a lot neater. These pictures make it look clearer: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMARTLY Posted September 9, 2014 Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 That's an F430 They all look the same to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted September 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2014 That's an F430 They all look the same to me To be fair the F430 is in many ways an updated 360, so there are a lot of similarities! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted April 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2015 Picked the car up earlier today so time for a little update! Seeing it fully detailed it looks amazing! Time will tell whether the Gtechniq is as good as they say it is, but the paintwork looks incredible right now. Plus there was a scratch over the drivers wing and headlamp when I bought the car (from when someone had keyed it) and that's all been polished out so quite happy with that. Reverse camera now installed: Dash cam in, brief vid sample from the drive home (rough taster of how it sounds at about 0:42!). Can't quite get the gel sticker to fix completely to the windscreen which isn't too attractive - anyone have any ideas on how to get the whole sticker cleanly against the screen? https://youtu.be/VF15b8fVIGc Can somebody remind me how you embed a youtube video - tried a few options and none of them are working! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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liner33 Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 Looks fab Camera view looks good , try warming the screen up with a hot air gun and pushing hard . Are you happy with the camera? I see the quality has been dropped by youtube Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 That looks awesome mate, you must be well chuffed! Video quality looks good, can you change it to mph? That's a nice straight road just as it finished, good place to open the throttle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 Does look stunning ...... Reminds me of when i had the Lotus done. I thought i had done a good job, i was wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted April 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 Looks fab Camera view looks good , try warming the screen up with a hot air gun and pushing hard . Are you happy with the camera? I see the quality has been dropped by youtube Thanks - good tip I'll try that. Yep really happy so far, the app and the wifi works really well as well, so could get the live image up on my phone when setting the position. Quality looks great as well, it was still 1080p on youtube, has it dropped the bitrate then? Didn't really watch the youtube version so didn't notice it had dropped it. I'm assuming it'll keep overwriting old videos as it runs out of space? The wifi is great as I don't really need to take the camera out, can just download videos to my phone as I need them. What does it mean when the videos are coloured red, green and blue? My guess was parked, stationary and moving but wasn't sure. That looks awesome mate, you must be well chuffed! Video quality looks good, can you change it to mph? That's a nice straight road just as it finished, good place to open the throttle! Really pleased, it's turned out amazingly well, worth every penny taking it up to Dove House Cars. I've changed that to mph now, didn't realise until I got it home and watched some of the videos. The thing you can't see in the pics is the work they've done on my clutch, which has completely transformed the car - it drives like a completely different car now and feels incredible! Yeah it is a good bit of road, national speed too until the bottom of the hill, there's a good few roads around where I live which are good for a Sunday morning blast Does look stunning ...... Reminds me of when i had the Lotus done. I thought i had done a good job, i was wrong. Your car looked just as amazing, it was in stunning condition. I went through with the detailer how I need to look after it and he said no need to do anything particular, just wash with a lambswool mitt, two bucket method, and a nice microfibre towel to dry off and that's it! Ticking all the boxes so far, but the real test will be how long the coating lasts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 The colours represent normal, parking mode and an event ie the g sensors triggered an impact etc It will over write the normal videos but not events Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted April 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 The colours represent normal, parking mode and an event ie the g sensors triggered an impact etc It will over write the normal videos but not events I'm assuming red is an event then? I seemed to have quite a few red ones, perhaps it's seeing hard acceleration/cornering as an event. I'll have to monitor it then, might need to reduce the sensitivity a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner33 Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 I have mine set all the way down and it still records a red event if i floor the 370 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parthiban Posted April 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 I have mine set all the way down and it still records a red event if i floor the 370 Lol, I'll turn it right down as well then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHAHZ Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 Looks awesome bro! And the cam looks cool! Where did you get the car detailed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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