tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post9162118930666340655..comments2024-03-26T09:25:02.198-04:00Comments on Hey Jenny Slater.: You think you're cold? Feel these nipples!Astronaut Mike Dexterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01498197770701096363noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-58796308825052337602008-01-28T15:22:00.000-05:002008-01-28T15:22:00.000-05:00I have a 1999VW Passatt Wagon. I had to have the c...I have a 1999VW Passatt Wagon. I had to have the car stereo, with cassette deck just like yours, replaced when my 4 year stuffed random change he found in my car, into the tape player. I wasn't worried and I wasn't going to do anything about it until other parts of my car started shorting out. The Germans have a nasty sense of humor and it turns out other electrical items run thru the stereo setup. This does require a factory radio replacement. ($300. BTW the coins totaled 17 cents. Ouch) You could just check a junkyard and get a replacment head pretty cheaply. Mine was a Monsoon Unit FWIW.<BR/><BR/>Check before you short anything out. And remove all change from your car if small children are present.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-83357319571368710482008-01-24T09:04:00.000-05:002008-01-24T09:04:00.000-05:00Crutchfield is definately the place to look for a ...Crutchfield is definately the place to look for a reciever, they have a cool feature that finds all the compatible products for your car and also have installation gides and such.<BR/><BR/>This is actually an interesting product if you are interested in docking your ipod to an aftermarket reciever. A buddy of mine work at this small shop here in Atlanta that invented this product and it is now available online. Just food for thought, but they were made by VW people specifically to dock your ipod, providing power and a great sounding connection much better than the crummy tape adapter or FM adapter. I am not a spammer, though I prolly sound like one. I am getting mine installed this weekend. Good luck with yours , I have been dealing with trying to get new speakers installed in my 4-runner and despite the fact I am a pretty tech savvy guy, car audio is not my thing.<BR/><BR/>http://www.2point5.com/<BR/><BR/>FYI: if you are interested, call em up and make sure you don't have to too much installation. But from what I hear, It is a pretty simple process. Especially if you have a later model V-Dub.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-49672155376972631252008-01-22T18:34:00.000-05:002008-01-22T18:34:00.000-05:00Alpine is definitely the way to go. I worked for a...Alpine is definitely the way to go. I worked for a (now closed) stereo shop in the metro Atlanta area for about 7 years and have owned at least half a dozen different brands of headunits. The Alpine units were by far and away the best of the bunch. The basic Alpine receiver (CDE-9872 or CDE-9870) starts at around $150 and if you'd like you can add a $30 cable to add full iPod functionality.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15514004920599717938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-60757854295978337212008-01-22T11:33:00.000-05:002008-01-22T11:33:00.000-05:00Sir Mix-A-Lot recommends Alpine, particularly if a...Sir Mix-A-Lot recommends Alpine, particularly if an 808 Kick Drum is involved. The 808, as you may know, makes the girlies get dumb, or so says the J.R. Ewing of Seattle.Calhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14451103969288278578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-20971975480976953542008-01-22T08:35:00.000-05:002008-01-22T08:35:00.000-05:00According to some Google results, humidity really ...According to some Google results, humidity really doesn't come into play. Instead, they have some tables that were created by some really complicated formulas that were created by some guys with way too much time on their hands that associate a temperature and a wind speed with a wind chill factor.<BR/><BR/>All the news folks have to do is look in the table for the predicted temperature and predicted wind speeds, and tada, there's your "feels like".<BR/><BR/>Also, it's not retarded to say "feels like" - most people probably won't understand "33 degrees with 30mph winds" to mean "freaking cold". But if you instead tell them "33 degrees but it will feel like 10 degrees" they will know that they better bundle up a bit more than they would have otherwise.<BR/><BR/>re stereos: I third Crutchfield as an excellent resource.duffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08535425197012689186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-13250539612957101242008-01-22T00:49:00.000-05:002008-01-22T00:49:00.000-05:00You think 31 is cold? Puh-leeeeze. I live in Maine...You think 31 is cold? Puh-leeeeze. I live in Maine; as I type this, it's -12.<BR/><BR/>As for everything else? I got nothin'.shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530589908213547753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-30423070854972605882008-01-21T18:57:00.000-05:002008-01-21T18:57:00.000-05:00crutchfield has a tool where you select your car's...crutchfield has a tool where you select your car's make, model and year and it will generate a list of all their compatible receivers. <BR/><BR/>i got a wicked cool sony with all the features you want for considerably less than $200, and they included all the necessary mounting hardware for the job for free. also, look around the internets for a coupon for free shipping. i always do when i shop online. <BR/><BR/>good luck with the search!jOoLzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02608527500388715596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-70098992958217680252008-01-21T14:37:00.000-05:002008-01-21T14:37:00.000-05:00Well, suffice to say I can tell that the college f...Well, suffice to say I can tell that the college football season is over. <BR/><BR/>As far as the stereo goes, just use duct tape. It's manly.Universal Remonsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01912161242735374190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-90170077124948816182008-01-20T23:34:00.000-05:002008-01-20T23:34:00.000-05:00Dude.Seriously, everybody understands that wind & ...Dude.<BR/><BR/>Seriously, everybody understands that wind & humidity make you feel colder than still, dry air. Doug's point is that it's retarded to try to call it a temperature that it "feels like" instead of just saying it's effing cold out there.<BR/><BR/>And are those Braves tickets in your car? Maybe if you've cleaned your car out since like May, the girl will be impressed with your new stereo, without wondering how many six-month old tater tots are laying under her seat.<BR/><BR/>By the way, your dog's damn cute.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-2544296731576058242008-01-20T22:33:00.000-05:002008-01-20T22:33:00.000-05:00Alpine from Crutchfield.Alpine from Crutchfield.blackertaihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11747066779240264466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-54384774303628903112008-01-20T18:31:00.000-05:002008-01-20T18:31:00.000-05:00they make iPod ready receivers now for under $200....they make iPod ready receivers now for under $200. Here is an example ( http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8222489&type=product&id=1166840027190 ). You can get it cheaper somewhere else besides Best Buy though. Other brands may be better or just as good too. Just an example of what is out there. Use CNET to research beside brand and model to get. Crutchfield best bet for good price and quality customer service if you have a problem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-27683792114137788522008-01-20T18:21:00.000-05:002008-01-20T18:21:00.000-05:00"feels like": I assume it goes something like this..."feels like": I assume it goes something like this. We experience temperature based on how fast heat is absorbed by our surroundings. So 70 degree water feels much cooler than 70 degree air because it absorbs heat much more quickly through our skin.<BR/><BR/>Likewise, moving air absorbs heat more quickly than still air, and humidity figures into it somehow. So presumably there's some complex formula or table that you can look up to find the "feels like" based on relative humidity, wind speed, air temperature, etc.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16928837197815275578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-70390850187270992132008-01-20T17:38:00.000-05:002008-01-20T17:38:00.000-05:00Winter in the South is cold enough to be miserable...Winter in the South is cold enough to be miserable, but without snow. Fortunately,we really only have a couple of weeks of actual misery as opposed to several months in the north. Btw, windchill is a way of measuring what a temperature would feel like on bare skin. Moving air sucks more heat away that non-moving air. If there is no wind, the "feel" temp is the same as the actual temp. Moisture in the air is another factor, but it's mainly wind.<BR/><BR/>I am confused about the stereo bidness - you are clearly wanting something to tide you over until you get another car, so who cares what is best? Go to Best Buy or Circuit City and get the special of the week that meets your needs and be done with it. There's not more than a nickel's worth of difference among them all anyway. This isn't worth spending time on, iyam.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-56770063307039425972008-01-20T17:34:00.000-05:002008-01-20T17:34:00.000-05:00I would check out CNET.com to do preliminary resea...I would check out CNET.com to do preliminary research. I'm pretty much addicted to the site. It's got great reviews for tons of items. One thing I would definitely recommend is making sure that whatever reciever you get, make sure it's got an aux out for your ipod. might even help resell value of the car.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11250715.post-35295426310471022372008-01-20T16:45:00.000-05:002008-01-20T16:45:00.000-05:00Dude.It was -5 degrees, actual temp, over the week...Dude.<BR/>It was -5 degrees, actual temp, over the weekend here. Wind chill in the -30s.<BR/>So, I sooo don't feel you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com