{"id":930,"date":"2009-02-25T13:06:43","date_gmt":"2009-02-25T13:06:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nargalzius.com\/blog\/archives\/2009\/02\/26\/oc-ness\/"},"modified":"2017-02-08T05:01:44","modified_gmt":"2017-02-08T05:01:44","slug":"oc-ness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nargalzius.com\/blog\/archives\/2009\/02\/25\/oc-ness","title":{"rendered":"OC-ness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since I have nothing better to post, I guess I&#8217;d demonstrate how anal I could be with my car.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve mentioned that I&#8217;ve got a <a href=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3469\/3307016374_03f3c3fb63_o.jpg\">new iPod [classic]<\/a> to be used exclusively for the car. But before getting to that, I&#8217;ll just mention quick the overall &#8220;theme&#8221; I decided to apply.<\/p>\n<p>Very simple: <strong>all black<\/strong> &#8211; right down to the seatcovers. It really looks <em>so clean<\/em> that way. If you have regular seats (i.e. not leather), try getting black seatcovers for them&#8230; I swear you won&#8217;t regret it. Plus, they don&#8217;t stain as easily (or at all for that matter hahahaha).<\/p>\n<p>The funny thing is, the stock seats are already black&#8230; and for my particular model, the dealer actually advised not to put seatcovers &#8211; because the front seats have side airbags (which bust out from the seats). I guess seatcovers can get in the way of deployment. But I still ordered a set of black seat covers. Right now, they&#8217;re only installed on the backseat. I have to bring them to a taylor and have them altered to accommodate the airbags before I can use them &#8211; as soon as I find out exactly where they bust out from.<!--more--><!-- \/\/ --><\/p>\n<h1>Pillows!<\/h1>\n<p>There are 3 pillows in the car; the 8-ball micro-bead pillow in the front passenger seat. Then I&#8217;ve got another cylindrical black micro-bead pillow in the rear passenger seat.<\/p>\n<p>For some &#8220;accent,&#8221; I&#8217;ve have a red micro-bead Devil which Cris got me. I put my white fedora on it&#8230; here&#8217;s what I see whenever I look back:<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3611\/3308314481_20b0f6f876_o.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"You may click on the image for more details\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3611\/3308314481_00d71a240e_m.jpg\" class=\"wb\"><\/a>\n<div class=\"caption bottom\"><em>His beady little eyes watching me&#8230;<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>And yes, I <em>lurve<\/em> micro-bead pillows.<\/p>\n<h1>Clothes and other stuff<\/h1>\n<p>I thought I&#8217;d follow <a href=\"http:\/\/x-marks-this.blogspot.com\">Chrise&#8217;s<\/a> lead in having an extra change of clothes in the trunk in case of emergencies. So I got myself one of those Eagle Creek travel cubes, and put a pair of jeans, a shirt, a toiletry bag, <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_930_1('footnote_plugin_reference_930_1_1');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_930_1('footnote_plugin_reference_930_1_1');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_930_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">1 <\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_930_1_1\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">With the usual bathroom stuff, even nail clippers and disposable underwear<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_930_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_930_1_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> alcohol, high absorption travel towel, and an extra pair of flip-flops. <em>Kulang nalang tent tulad ni <a href=\"http:\/\/oliverpangan.multiply.com\">Oliver<\/a> hahaha.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Inside the car proper, I decided to put <a href=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2123\/2116846401_3d0cc74807_o.jpg\">my jacket<\/a> there permanently <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_930_1('footnote_plugin_reference_930_1_2');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_930_1('footnote_plugin_reference_930_1_2');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_930_1_2\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">2 <\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_930_1_2\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Because why would I ever use it inside my own house right?<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_930_1_2').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_930_1_2', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> And an extra pair of sunglasses. Oh and let&#8217;s not forget <a href=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3137\/2847809655_5585755eaf_o.jpg\">an umbrella<\/a> <em>hahahaha.<\/em><\/p>\n<h1>Sounds<\/h1>\n<p>So we&#8217;re done with &#8220;everything else&#8221; now let&#8217;s focus on the &#8220;music area.&#8221; Here&#8217;s a picture of how I&#8217;ve organized everything:<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3441\/3265791805_265f47ca8d_o.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"You may click on the image for more details\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3441\/3265791805_f14769586e_m.jpg\" class=\"wb\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a quick rundown on what you&#8217;re seeing in that pic. The auxillary audio input of the car&#8217;s soundsystem is found in that magnified area (where the RCA cables are connected). I got myself a Griffin Autopilot &#8211; which allows me to both charge iPod <strong>and<\/strong> relay the iPod&#8217;s line-out through itself, to the car&#8217;s soundsystem. That way, I only use one connector to the iPod (instead of using both a charger <strong>and<\/strong> a line-out\/headphone cable)<\/p>\n<p>It was extremely difficult to find this device as almost everyone here is selling those FM transmitter type thingies. Luckily I was able to find one in a small store in Theater Mall, Greenhills. And it had an extra bonus of its charging light being similar to the rest of my car&#8217;s lighting:<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n\n<!-- iframe plugin v.5.1 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"video-player\" type=\"text\/html\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/3203757\" width=\"370\" height=\"208\" frameborder=\"0\" 0=\"webkitallowfullscreen\" 1=\"mozallowfullscreen\" 2=\"allowfullscreen\" scrolling=\"yes\"><\/iframe>\n\n<\/div>\n<p>You can also see (from the previous picture) how I dealt with the excess wiring\/cabling; two black cable-yoyos. But the OC-ness doesn&#8217;t stop there.<\/p>\n<p>The iPod holder is a universal (adjustable) type holder you can buy from any hardware store&#8230; the problem was the space in its bottom bracket was too narrow for an iPod connector. Clearly some <em>McGuyver-ing<\/em> was in order.<\/p>\n<p>As such, I finally found a reason to buy this <a href=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3354\/3306203929_290de61b10_o.jpg\">rotary tool kit<\/a> I saw 2 years ago. Good thing I didn&#8217;t get it then, because it&#8217;s half the original price nowadays.<\/p>\n<p>I got two of those universal holders &#8211; just in case I fucked up the modification on the first try (which I <a href=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3344\/3306204205_d55486e281_o.jpg\">did<\/a>). Second time <a href=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3579\/3307034742_df862285ce_o.jpg\">was a charm<\/a> though.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3637\/3306185635_1937dde99c_o.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"You may click on the image for more details\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3637\/3306185635_d81f6a1714_m.jpg\" class=\"wb\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p>So I hope you enjoyed this otherwise useless post. At least the sound portion was pretty useful as it could be applied to anyone planning to interface their iPod to a car which doesn&#8217;t have a provision specifically for it.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s kinda funny since Cris&#8217; new car (a Hyundai i-10) has a radio specifically made to interface with iPods. While I kinda like that to be a standard, <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_930_1('footnote_plugin_reference_930_1_3');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_930_1('footnote_plugin_reference_930_1_3');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_930_1_3\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">3 <\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_930_1_3\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Just for &#8220;neatness'&#8221; sake<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_930_1_3').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_930_1_3', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script> I guess I could appreciate the old-school RCA\/mini-plug AUX input approach &#8211; as you&#8217;re not limiting yourself to a single musical device. 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