Thumper3322

https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...53#post2729153

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http://www.therpmstore.com/product_i...roducts_id=141

Any comments? I don't have the mp3 or 6 disc in me car, so looking for something to fix that and xmas present ideas

qtwre

iTrader: (1)

I have it. There isn't a whole lot to say about such a simple product. It works.

I do have a couple complaints. When I press a button to change the song the response is a little lagged. Also, there's an intermittent faint high-pitched whining sound. It isn't noticeable if you're listening to 'busy' music but if you're listening to something like classical it comes through.

Besides that it's good. I'm not sorry I bought it. I saw a while back that there's some other product out now though that actually displays the song info on the radio screen.

edit: I have the ipod version.

Thumper3322

cool thx for the info...what other versions display the song info? I don't want the ipod plug in.

rotarygreg

wow, never new such a simple/cheap solution was available. Im definitly getting one of these after christmas. thanks for bringing this up marc.

Greg

Bishop

damn! I've been wondering why the hell Mazda didnt have an MP3 player in their flagship car! I had a 3 GT sport a few years ago (someone t-boned me and wrote it off) and it had mp3 integrated...why in God's name doesnt the 04 8??? I might ask Santa for this. Looks good.

Thumper3322

NP Greg! Seems like a nice easy solution.

the 04 8 comes with the mp3, 6 disc, or single cd player, depends what option the original owner picked.

Bishop

Mine has a 6 disc Bose job. Wish it had mp3 though.

Thumper3322

dude at least you have that, I got the single disc

rotarygreg

ive got a 6 disc, base sound system though. anyways, i dont want to make a CD everytime i get a few new tunes. plus on long drives, 6 non MP3 CDs dont last long and i like to have as little in my car as possible. i like the idea of mounthing this somewhere tucked away with a little flash drive with a bunch of tunes on it. neat, no jewel cases tumbling around in the car. no CD booklets flying under the seat if you make a hard stop. this is definitly the next non-necessary thing i buy for the 8.

Greg

Bishop

Yeah. I've just found them on ebay for US$99 (CDN$121).
http://cgi.ebay.ca/Mazda-RX-8-USB-MP...3286.m20.l1116

This would be very cool for all the reasons Greg just mentioned. Now I can get my entire collection of Nana Maskouri and Barbara Streisand duets on one card! Yah! MWAH HA HA!

Bishop

I should be shot and pissed on for even joking about putting that crap on in an 8. Shame on me.

Bishop

Hey Thumper...what did it cost you to have the aero ground effects put on? Looks pretty sweet.

Thumper3322

you should be shot!! yes!!

thx man ya I luv it!! Luv the ms side skirts. Sorry I can't help with the cost, came with the car when I bought it.

hippak

I have one that I used for maybe two weeks then picked up a corksport kit.

Audiolink for Ipod Video (AUX in/IPOD/IPOD VIDEO CABLES). Also comes with a MINI DIN extension cable (10-15 dollar extra) to give you enough slack to mount your ipod in the centre console.

I'll sell it for 50 shipped or 40 locally in calgary. Pretty much brand new, not a scratch with all boxes etc.

If I were you I'd go for an ipod one. The really nice thing about the audio link is it'll allow you to go up and down between your songs, but it also doesn't lock the ipod so you still retain full control of the unit. Most of the other solutions lock the ipod (which is absolutely terrible).

So mount the unit in your centre console and you'll love it. Completely stealth, and either you or the passenger can use. Definately a much better solution.

Well worth it to go for the ipod version versus the USB version. Heck you can pickup a used 20-40 gig ipod and buy this unit from me and it'll cost you about the same as just the usb version

BlueFrenzy

HIPPAK!!! Hook it up! It's like you're psychic because I was thinking the other day that I should do something with my old school ipod and rx8 --> instead of selling it (the ipod not the 8). Sending you a PM in like 2 seconds.

rotarygreg

the pics dont do his car justice. when we went on the forks cruise, he was behind me for a while. i couldnt stop looking in the mirror. lol. Marcs car has inspired to me to want the appearance package with MS side skirts...but i dont want to just copy someone elses car completely...we'll see what i can come up with next season.

greg

Thumper3322

Awesome price man, would buy it but I don't have an IPOD. So I think the SD or USB is the way to go for me. Too bad. Dude that Corksport kit is crazy expensive!! Sucks that it kills your clock and ambient temp.

Thx Greg!! you live far away no worries I luv the look of it, but still gonna do MS front end, and keep the current on for the winters.

Bishop

Does anyone know what the MS skirting costs? I think that would look freakin incredible on my BB.

Thief

Don't do it man. Once you go side skirts, you're gonna want a spoiler... and at least a front lip... then maybe the rear diffuser... then rims... then soon all your money goes to parts... then your wife gets angry... then she takes away your car... then you cry uncontrollably at the whole in your wallet, no car, and an angry wife.

Bishop

HAHA! Yeah no ****. Funny how women can easily justify the purchase of purses and shoes, yet when it comes to buying for the car or home theatre and PS3, it's as though Satan himself is making the purchase. I'm not really into the spoilers and such. I like subtle, elegant and classy additions. Nothing screams "Pull me over! I've got drugs in the car and I'm likely to speed!" like a massive spoiler.

Thumper3322

if she takes away your car, then you get to have a new girlfriend, don't they know the rules!! Either way it will cost you money and you still get to play

Why you think ThIef loves his yellow!! He loves getting pulled over! He is waiting for the day when he meets a HOT cop so she can show him her cuffs

As for price believe they are around $700-800 painted.

rotarygreg

okay then, its settled. as soon as you get your MS front end, ill procede to copy your current setup on my car. lol. then no one will know, and my car will look badass and i will feel better about the whole thing. haha

also, do you mean the corksport kit kills the clock/amb display, or does the audio link setup do that? Thats make or brake for me. I read all through the audio link page but couldnt see anything saying specifically that it still allowed that display to function fully.

greg

REV-illusions

iTrader: (3)

ummm... the car does that by itself without a spoiler or anything else.

but he's right... once you get the side skirts you need to get something for the front at the very least because the side's will then be lower then the rest of the car... just looks off.

Thumper3322

Dude yours is red don't worry about it just DOOOO IIITTTT!!! LOL!!!

The corksport kit kills the display. The audio one doesn't, works thru the current display.

agreed!! you have to do something with the side skirts.