LA Autoshow Pics - Page 2

BLUE TONKA · 07-01-2007, 06:55 PM

I take my last comment back. The monitors in the dash seem to be a reverse camera and a frontal camera. Pointless possibly? In some cases... I do like the head unit. Very clean install. The rest of it is just over board.

RAAK_FJ · 07-03-2007, 09:56 PM

you know I think all that is missing is.................. SPINNERS.........

AUTO SHO · 07-10-2007, 05:08 PM

Just so everybody understands the monitors above the gauges - they are for the two forward facing cameras (one each side). Because of the camera angle you can see the ground much closer to the front tires than you can trying to peer over the hood. So if you don't happen to have a spotter while driving off road, you can still see what each tire is about to encounter. I found this particularly usefull on the narrow, rocky trails in and around Joshua Tree (

YouTube - FJ Trail Crawl Part II

).

There is also a rear facing camera (which broadcasts through the head unit when in reverse or upon activating a software switch) and two bright reverse lights to aid in backing down/up a trail as well.

Clearly some of the install was just for visual impact and fun, but we put some thought into the rest of the system to maintain, if not improve, the utility of the FJ. All of the electronics are up off of the floor so we can still toss dirty wet things into the back without consequense. And a big plus is that it sounds great.

More photos of the entire truck can be found in the gallery:
http://www.fjcruiserforums.com/galle...r=9780&cat=500

Keep those comments coming!

MrCruiser · 07-10-2007, 05:18 PM

I personally think the ride looks awesome. GREAT JOB ! Did you get sponsored ?

cruiserguy13 · 07-12-2007, 02:51 AM

is that a parking proximity sensor under the front turn signal?

AUTO SHO · 07-13-2007, 11:45 AM

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MrCruiser previously said:

I personally think the ride looks awesome. GREAT JOB ! Did you get sponsored ?

We certainly had some help, yes.

Quote:

cruiserguy13 previously said:

is that a parking proximity sensor under the front turn signal?

No, it's one of the two cameras.

KAMFFJ · 07-13-2007, 11:52 AM

Great work, but just too FANCY-SCHMANCY for me. I am pretty much basic and boring when it comes to interior mods. The old "less is more" school of thought.

**SoloSK71** · 07-29-2007, 01:27 PM

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jt's cruiser previously said:

Hrm, me likey ... now if that could be tied into a car based PC that was tied into the engine, GPS, sound, etc. etc. etc. and was a touch screen ...

- SK