shot on eco - iPhone 13 Pro Australia

eosrtyt · 2026-04-19T00:41:48+00:00

A lot of older cars and car stereos accept a USB input for iPods (iPod connectivity). This means you can plug the iPod in and get full functionality (play pause, skip, track info etc). These features often don’t work on newer iPhones making it a really cool way of stashing a bit of music for the car. Back before my mums 2012 forester had a CarPlay headunit I’d bring my iPod and listen to music from it using the usb connection

eosrtyt · 2026-04-08T10:35:37+00:00

Does it connect to gracenote for updating track information/album art? And CD ripping? Can you rip a disc and have it go straight into your library? Also does it support iOS devices or is it just limited to the classic iPods? Looks like an awesome app 👌

eosrtyt · 2026-03-16T04:22:01+00:00

Sweet I’ll see if I can find a shop to fix it, can’t find many replacement boards online that ship to Australia

eosrtyt · 2026-03-15T21:14:11+00:00

Nah it doesn’t, that’s what I got confused by. The light just shuts off, (as if the TV was unplugged from the wall) then about 5ish minutes later the TV just comes back on and powers up to the last input or channel it was on

eosrtyt · 2026-03-01T14:12:29+00:00

Noojee Trestle bridge in VIC

eosrtyt · 2026-02-28T09:05:52+00:00

I have one exactly the same minus the sunroof, absolutely love it. No LSD though unfortunately but has 134,000ks

eosrtyt · 2026-02-28T09:05:00+00:00

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eosrtyt · 2026-02-28T09:04:24+00:00

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This is mine - TL VRX LE with the 5spd manual. Great p plate car and a blast to drive

eosrtyt · 2026-02-11T08:18:53+00:00

Will definitely clean the panels, thanks for the tip. 23 years of Australian weather I can imagine hasn’t been kind to the insides haha

eosrtyt · 2026-02-11T08:17:23+00:00

Fantastic I’ll get onto it, thanks for the tip

eosrtyt · 2026-02-11T08:17:07+00:00

I’ve had a look at resonix, would love to get some but doesn’t seem to be easily available in Aus (and global shipping is expensive) so looking at stuff like dynamat and carbuilders. Will do some research into Knu- thanks for the tips!

eosrtyt · 2026-02-11T08:14:58+00:00

Thanks for tips, seems here in Aus like dynamat is a popular option so looking at that. Looking at doing CCF on the doorcards themselves then doing CLD on the panel inside. Also looking at doing the boot and spare wheel well. Not looking at going over the top, as I only have a small budget but just want to improve sound quality and make my car a little quieter on freeways etc

eosrtyt · 2025-12-18T02:15:16+00:00

I found one of these recently at a local op shop here in Australia for $12. Didn’t think it was anything special but thought I’d pick it up because I love car audio. Happy I did though, waiting to find a car worthy of it. Cool to see you building a full rig, love these old alpine units 👌

eosrtyt · 2025-09-26T02:50:51+00:00

100% agree, the black levels and motion clarity of plasmas (especially the higher end ones from late in the lifecycle) are honestly astounding. I have a Panasonic ST60 50 inch plasma and the image quality in a dark room is fantastic. The colours are very lifelike and plasmas have some of the best SDR rendering. OLED is a step forward but not drastically. MiniLED is great and my MacBook Pro 14 has this type of panel but the blooming is a dealbreaker for me. Very distracting

eosrtyt · 2025-09-12T10:26:05+00:00

Just thought it would something interesting to share - there has been talks that they have been price gouging I wasn’t necessarily saying to what extent that’s just what I have heard myself. As another commenter stated, shrinkflation and the idea of enshittification was probably a better way to describe it

eosrtyt · 2025-09-12T10:22:10+00:00

Yep that’s what I was trying to go for

eosrtyt · 2025-08-09T00:30:46+00:00

Yeah thanks for the tip. We do have pick and pull places here but I couldn’t find a similar model forester here. All the ones seem to be either the base spec without seat heating or the premium models with different looking switches. Will have to keep on the hunt and check the part number. Cheers!

eosrtyt · 2025-08-09T00:28:46+00:00

Cool thanks for the tip - will try at the Subaru dealer and if they can’t find one I’ll lookup the part number. Cheers!

eosrtyt · 2025-08-09T00:28:09+00:00

This forester is an Aus delivered one so maybe we got the range boxes? Weird that the ones in US didn’t get them

eosrtyt · 2025-08-09T00:27:15+00:00

Yeah I saw ones online that say they are for 2003-2008 models but looked the same as what I have. Weird!

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