Immobilisation
Sunday 29 January 2006, 11:04 WST —
Notice, we spell it correctly, with an s.
Yet more car work, this time the immobiliser. Ever since I got it the immobiliser has been, well, crap. Basically sometimes the keyring thingy would work, sometimes it would take awhile to unlock the car. So I ordered a new one through work and installed it Wednesday night.
Took me about 7 hours, why so long? Well for one thing I had to rip out the old one, which was installed incorrectly for a start. Something which I had always suspected anyway, as the starter motor would turn over when the immobiliser was on, something which was a bit odd.
Anyway, a few cans of coke later and copies of the electrical system manual I had figured it out, not only that, but I did a far, far, far, better install job. No electrical tape here, oh no, working for a company involved in the electronics industry has it’s advantages.
Basically every single solder joint is heatshrinked, no shitty T section wiring with insulation tape here (which always gets gunky). All the wires are cable tied neatly and I don’t have two crappy relays just hanging down behind my dash. Which, is another point, whoever installed the last immobiliser, put the shutoff relays on my headlights, which somehow stopped the car from starting.
Anyway, I finished the central locking Thursday morning (which was Australia Day for people that don’t know), and now I have a nice feeling of satisifaction when I use my immobiliser, isn’t doing it yourself just grand?
Cars, cars, cars
Saturday 07 January 2006, 13:05 WST —
Top gear is the best car show in existance bar none. Why? Besides the fact it’s amusing, informative, downright brilliant filmography, and overall brilliant?
The fact alone that music they use are tracks from Aphex Twin, The Dust Brothers, Juno Reactor, and too many others to mention.
In fact, people pretty much think the same as me, and you kind find them over at Final Gear.
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