through the wire

ToDo List on my Civic 2005

2007-06-09T08:01:00.000-07:00

As I wrote earlier, I got my hands on a Honda Civic 2005 LS. I love it but not satisfied. Why, you might ask? Well the reason is simple: the car is great but there is a lot to be done in order to make it perfect.

I decided to make a detailed project out of it and post after finishing each task. This is the list of stuff I want to do (not necessarily in that order):

1. Advanced alarm system.

2. Automatic window mechanism (so that they will go up when I close my car with the alarm remote).

3. Car seats covers that will complement the interior color.

4.. Good sound system:

a. Component front speakers

b. Sub woofer.

c. Amplifier.

5. Cleaning and detailing the car to a brand new condition.

6. Body and paint work.

7. Finding a nice solution to the nasty space that is beneath the Kenwood Head Unit (I have an empty space instead of the cd changer in the photo).

I hope I will be able to take pictures and write as detailed post as possible on the buying and assembling process.

kenwood kdc-mp735u

2007-06-07T00:45:00.000-07:00

I got my 2005 Honda Civic this week and one of the first things I did was to replace the stock radio. Later on I plan to change all the sound system but for now I just replaced the HU with a kenwood KDC-735U.

One of the most important things that I was looking for when I chose to get this unit was the USB device support option. I have an Iriver with 20 gigs on it and it only make sense to connect it to the HU instead of using CD's all the time.

One thing I noticed even before turning it on is that the front panel is bulky and has no elegance.
When I first turned the unit on, I was very disappointed by the 64 color screen. I was to small and not clear. The dots are huge and if you look close enough, the display looks very bad. Another thing that was noticably wrong with this unit is that the manual wasn't clear at all. I'm used to reading technical material and I have to say that this manual is one of the worst out there.
On the upside, the USB feature works well and the unit manages to read quickly the content of the Iriver HD. But even here I discovered a problem. There is no "browsing" between folders option. In order to select a folder I need to navigate one by one until I get to the one I desired. Needless to say that this is very uncomfortable when you have a large amount of folders on your MP3 player.
Kenwood were kindly enough to provide me with a software called "KENWOOD music editor" so I can generate play lists for more easy access. I wold love to tell you how that works, but I wouldn't know because I never was able to get to a point where I did something an the application didn't crash. If thats not enough, it demanded a .NET 2 framework to run in the first place.

In overall, this is a nice to have unit but doesn't come close to a good one. I gotta say I was very disapointed from Kenwood and I guess its the last product ill every buy from this company.

(I hate to study)||(hello everybody)

2007-03-21T10:23:00.000-07:00

Hello every body, this is my first post. I hope I will find the time to post here, so that all you potential readers out there will be sick of me. On a brighter note, since I work full time and go to the university, that probably will not happen.

For those who don’t know me = everyone (I didn’t mentioned who I was), I love cars, sport and computers so get ready to read mainly about that. But I’m not as shallow as one might think; I also like good looking blonds.

Well, I think its enough for the first time. I don’t want you to give up on me that fast. I should get back to study for tomorrow’s exam. Hope to post soon.