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gadget · May 9th, 2003, 03:11 AM

I need some ideas on what gadget I can get next for my Cooper.

So far I have:

MP3 player
Ipaq with SatNav
Radar detector
AA Trafficmaster

Any suggestions??????

(Though I am running out of dashboard space)

minimarkcs · May 9th, 2003, 03:30 AM

Take a look here "www.incargadgets.co.uk " (not a link sorry) but then again you probably already know them!

schorah01 · May 9th, 2003, 03:38 AM

Gadget - That's cool. And very cool to see the inside of a righthand drive MINI. It still feels weird to me driving on the 'wrong' side of the road (here in the US), and it will probably never really feel natural, but I'm getting used to it - more so now that I have my MINI!! Are they as super-popular in the UK as in the US?

minimarkcs · May 9th, 2003, 03:47 AM

Just take a closer look at this forum. Should give you a general idea of how popular and well loved this car is all over the world........

gadget · May 9th, 2003, 04:52 AM

I don't think a day goes by when I don't pass another Mini on the roads around Donny.

And I try and wave everytime!

Gryphon · May 9th, 2003, 05:06 AM

How about replacing the horn with a custom sound?
(Thumbs up from me.)
Or, the under the car neons (too crazy for my taste but I offer them up as a really gadgety gadget.)
Tinted windows?
I await your next innovation.......

jeremyp · May 9th, 2003, 05:09 AM

My latest gadget is a Trafficmaster Monitor which I love - tells you where all the hold ups are on a 5.7" touch screen

JP

gadget · May 9th, 2003, 05:10 AM

hmmmmm tinted windows, sounds like a good idea. Off now to find prices!!

godzappa · May 9th, 2003, 05:19 AM

what about one of those little dogs that bobs its head up and down in the back.

And a velvet Elvis on the inside roof

gadget · May 9th, 2003, 05:31 AM

Does about £350 for a full tinting kit (includes fitting) sound about right to you guys??

Speedd · May 9th, 2003, 05:44 AM

Yep.. thats what I was quoted by Pentagon in W/London. They do a very good job and have years of experience.

Gryphon · May 9th, 2003, 06:09 AM

I can see I will have to learn the pound to dollar conversion rate. Tinting runs about $240 in the States. (Could someone fill me in on the conversion rate? : )

DNV122 · May 9th, 2003, 06:31 AM

I've got a similar iPaq model - is it worth investing in the Satnav (which one do you have - NavStar ?)

Wasn't there an option some time ago to use the iPaq as a trip computer or something like that (apologies is this has been posted in the past - I'm still new in here).

Bonjour · May 9th, 2003, 07:01 AM

How about this start button from www.mini-design.com?

Pretty cool.

gadget · May 9th, 2003, 11:32 PM

DNV122

I have a GPS receiver which I connect to the Ipaq via a cable, which also powers the Ipaq see (http://www.routeplanners.co.uk/produ...roducts_id/125)
and TomTom Navigator Software installed. Works really well, though it can send you on some strange routes much like Autoroute on the PC does. To attach it to the windscreen I have an Arkon mount.

On the whole it works really well, if you want some more info let me know

Loui · May 10th, 2003, 02:14 AM

How about go go gadget stilts or an austin powers submarine conversion lol

BartMack · May 10th, 2003, 07:11 AM

That START button is 200% cool! (It was 100% cool when I thought it was only a gag!) but I looked at the site and it is legit!(in the UK at least) Any possibility that is accessible in the US?

Dark Silver S · May 10th, 2003, 11:42 PM

Gadget, how about an overhead console to hold all of your gadgets (and keep them out of bypasser view)?

gadget · May 11th, 2003, 10:05 PM

One of those Heads Up Displays would be even better so it could project all the information from my gadgets on to the windscreen so I don't have too take my eyes off the road!

I'm sure I remember seeing something like this on Tomorrows World

tip · May 11th, 2003, 10:25 PM

How about a picture of Brain and Penny in the back seat.

Go Go Gadget guy.

May 9th, 2003, 03:11 AM	#1
gadget MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Vodatown Local Time: 03:37 AM Posts: 13 Offline	What other gadgets can I install???? I need some ideas on what gadget I can get next for my Cooper. So far I have: MP3 player Ipaq with SatNav Radar detector AA Trafficmaster Any suggestions?????? (Though I am running out of dashboard space) Attached Thumbnails

May 9th, 2003, 03:30 AM	#2 (permalink)
minimarkcs MINI2 Regular Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Bielefeld, Germini. Local Time: 05:37 AM Posts: 180 Offline	Take a look here "www.incargadgets.co.uk " (not a link sorry) but then again you probably already know them! Passengers ride at own risk !

May 9th, 2003, 03:47 AM	#4 (permalink)
minimarkcs MINI2 Regular Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Bielefeld, Germini. Local Time: 05:37 AM Posts: 180 Offline	Just take a closer look at this forum. Should give you a general idea of how popular and well loved this car is all over the world........ Passengers ride at own risk !

May 9th, 2003, 05:06 AM	#6 (permalink)
Gryphon MINI2 Regular Join Date: May 2003 Location: CT Local Time: 11:37 PM Posts: 147 Offline	How about replacing the horn with a custom sound? (Thumbs up from me.) Or, the under the car neons (too crazy for my taste but I offer them up as a really gadgety gadget.) Tinted windows? I await your next innovation....... Gryphon

May 9th, 2003, 05:44 AM	#11 (permalink)
Speedd Don Vito Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Speedd Lane Local Time: 04:37 AM Posts: 16,467 Offline	Yep.. thats what I was quoted by Pentagon in W/London. They do a very good job and have years of experience. Does my @rse look big in this broom broom

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May 9th, 2003, 03:38 AM	#3 (permalink)
schorah01 MINI2 Regular Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Connecticut Local Time: 10:37 PM Posts: 131 Offline	Gadget - That's cool. And very cool to see the inside of a righthand drive MINI. It still feels weird to me driving on the 'wrong' side of the road (here in the US), and it will probably never really feel natural, but I'm getting used to it - more so now that I have my MINI!! Are they as super-popular in the UK as in the US?

May 9th, 2003, 04:52 AM	#5 (permalink)
gadget MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Vodatown Local Time: 03:37 AM Posts: 13 Offline	I don't think a day goes by when I don't pass another Mini on the roads around Donny. And I try and wave everytime!

May 9th, 2003, 05:09 AM	#7 (permalink)
jeremyp MINI2 Regular Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: West Sussex Local Time: 04:37 AM Posts: 77 Offline	My latest gadget is a Trafficmaster Monitor which I love - tells you where all the hold ups are on a 5.7" touch screen JP

May 9th, 2003, 05:10 AM	#8 (permalink)
gadget MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Vodatown Local Time: 03:37 AM Posts: 13 Offline	hmmmmm tinted windows, sounds like a good idea. Off now to find prices!!

May 9th, 2003, 05:19 AM	#9 (permalink)
godzappa MINI2 Regular Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: St. Catherines, Onta Local Time: 11:37 PM Posts: 108 Offline	what about one of those little dogs that bobs its head up and down in the back. And a velvet Elvis on the inside roof

May 9th, 2003, 05:31 AM	#10 (permalink)
gadget MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Vodatown Local Time: 03:37 AM Posts: 13 Offline	Does about £350 for a full tinting kit (includes fitting) sound about right to you guys??

May 9th, 2003, 06:09 AM	#12 (permalink)
Gryphon MINI2 Regular Join Date: May 2003 Location: CT Local Time: 11:37 PM Posts: 147 Offline	I can see I will have to learn the pound to dollar conversion rate. Tinting runs about $240 in the States. (Could someone fill me in on the conversion rate? : ) Gryphon

May 9th, 2003, 06:31 AM	#13 (permalink)
DNV122 Sooperb Join Date: Dec 2002 Local Time: 03:37 AM Posts: 120 Offline	Gadgets - What's the iPaq Satnav like ? I've got a similar iPaq model - is it worth investing in the Satnav (which one do you have - NavStar ?) Wasn't there an option some time ago to use the iPaq as a trip computer or something like that (apologies is this has been posted in the past - I'm still new in here).

May 9th, 2003, 07:01 AM	#14 (permalink)
Bonjour der Hummermeister Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Stuck in a box Local Time: 04:37 AM Posts: 1,613 Offline	How about this start button from www.mini-design.com? Pretty cool. Attached Thumbnails

May 9th, 2003, 11:32 PM	#15 (permalink)
gadget MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Vodatown Local Time: 03:37 AM Posts: 13 Offline	DNV122 I have a GPS receiver which I connect to the Ipaq via a cable, which also powers the Ipaq see (http://www.routeplanners.co.uk/produ...roducts_id/125) and TomTom Navigator Software installed. Works really well, though it can send you on some strange routes much like Autoroute on the PC does. To attach it to the windscreen I have an Arkon mount. On the whole it works really well, if you want some more info let me know

May 10th, 2003, 02:14 AM	#16 (permalink)
Loui 230whp an counting My Classifieds Join Date: May 2002 Location: Mini Addiction Local Time: 04:37 AM Posts: 3,155 Offline	How about go go gadget stilts or an austin powers submarine conversion lol WWW.MINIADDICTION.CO.UK

May 10th, 2003, 07:11 AM	#17 (permalink)
BartMack #1647 of 1960 Join Date: May 2003 Location: RS60ville Local Time: 11:37 PM Posts: 3,383 Offline	That START button is 200% cool! (It was 100% cool when I thought it was only a gag!) but I looked at the site and it is legit!(in the UK at least) Any possibility that is accessible in the US?

May 10th, 2003, 11:42 PM	#18 (permalink)
Dark Silver S Ultimate Stealth Machine Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Wilkes County NC Local Time: 09:37 PM Posts: 798 Offline	Gadget, how about an overhead console to hold all of your gadgets (and keep them out of bypasser view)? Dark Silver S http://revorg.org/images/mmg.gif Now in Wilkes County NC

May 11th, 2003, 10:05 PM	#19 (permalink)
gadget MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Vodatown Local Time: 03:37 AM Posts: 13 Offline	One of those Heads Up Displays would be even better so it could project all the information from my gadgets on to the windscreen so I don't have too take my eyes off the road! I'm sure I remember seeing something like this on Tomorrows World

May 11th, 2003, 10:25 PM	#20 (permalink)
tip Motor On! Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Toronto Local Time: 10:37 PM Posts: 836 Offline	How about a picture of Brain and Penny in the back seat. Go Go Gadget guy. BRG/W MCS

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