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Old 01-06-2021, 12:45 PM   #18887
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Also wondering this: how's the latency if you compare directly wired CarPlay vs adding in this wireless adapter?
What if you wanted to charge your phone?
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Old 01-06-2021, 02:40 PM   #18888
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What if you wanted to charge your phone?
Personally I’d just keep an extra cable and swap it in for long drives. Wireless is good for when I’m running to different errands and in the car for 10-15 minutes, get out, do errand, come back to the car, repeat. That way I wouldn’t need to keep pulling it out of my pocket and plugging it in, plus vice versa.
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It sounds to me like the delicate, metallic sounds of piston skirts slapping against the cylinder walls
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Now, if it was three feet long and you were using all that leverage
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Old 01-06-2021, 03:07 PM   #18889
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What if you wanted to charge your phone?
Why not have a power adapter from the glovebox through that cigarette lighter port?
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Old 01-07-2021, 04:19 AM   #18890
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Why not have a power adapter from the glovebox through that cigarette lighter port?
Why not just plug 1 cable into your phone and be done
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Why not just plug 1 cable into your phone and be done
I agree with you; they want the wireless shit, not me! But I provide the solution for what the customer requests, if there's a way to make it happen.
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Old 01-07-2021, 02:22 PM   #18892
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Why not just plug 1 cable into your phone and be done
I mean at that point why use Carplay at all when you can set Bluetooth up on your phone and have a holder on your dash or vent?

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I mean at that point why use Carplay at all when you can set Bluetooth up on your phone and have a holder on your dash or vent?

Lol.
And just play music from your phone because apparently the factory sound is crap unless size matters
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Old 01-15-2021, 08:58 PM   #18894
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Old 01-15-2021, 10:16 PM   #18895
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Old 01-24-2021, 03:29 AM   #18898
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I mean at that point why use Carplay at all when you can set Bluetooth up on your phone and have a holder on your dash or vent?

Lol.
I was so close to getting an Alpine unit to get the Apple CarPlay and Android Auto... but one day looking at my phone mounted on the vent, an inch away from the head unit and felt a bit silly. Decided maybe later.

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And just play music from your phone because apparently the factory sound is crap unless size matters
The BRZ sound system is actually pretty good... ever played it while the engine is off? I think the audio problem is the lack of sound insulation and the interior acoustic design.
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1. Dropped the rear subframe to install some PBM diff/spacer bushings. hopefully this will help axles live longer.
2. rebuilt axles w/ Redline CV grease, vented boots.
3. replace 4.1 diff with 4.3 diff from a 2017
4. rebuild coilovers w/ new bumpstops, lube bearings, etc.
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6. Front camber bolts to get just a lil more grip out of the front end.
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1. Dropped the rear subframe to install some PBM diff/spacer bushings. hopefully this will help axles live longer.
2. rebuilt axles w/ Redline CV grease, vented boots.
3. replace 4.1 diff with 4.3 diff from a 2017
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5. whiteline front bumpsteer kit
6. Front camber bolts to get just a lil more grip out of the front end.
Switching from 4.1 to 4.3 is one of the best things I’ve ever done to this car, would recommend it to anyone.
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