nzzr6

Good stuff nzzr6, if this clown hadda clipped you........... and ive seen and recorded that exact same thing happening and passed on the file.

Iv'e posted in the forums before that i run http://www.autoblack...t&product_id=68 the auto black box.

I run it in the iload for work, it has been a godsent. So much so that recently i decided to "hardwire" it to the battery so it remains on ALL THE TIME. The black box uses sooo little power that ive left it on for 4 days without starting the van with no drain on the battery.

Recently i added a rear mount one as well. Call me paranoid, but i have over 40k cash invested in this vehicle.

The camera's also acts as servalence for my home @ night as well, recording anything that comes within range of our home and Aurion while we sleep.

But more to the point they have recorded every incident the past year. EVEN disputing a redlight infringment after being pulled over by cops. Being able to plug the SD card into my ipad to show that the light was indeed ORANGE and not red as i went through.

I can site over 100 different incidents that have happened over the past year that i have referenced back to live recording.

IMO in this day and age, your nut's not to invest in this technology considering it is now so cheap and easy to install.

Yeah, I'm looking to do it like that too, hardwire to the ignition like my DRLs, and have it overwrite itself unless it senses a collision. I passed that video to the NZ Police, so I'll see what becomes of that next week. Probably might not get a response though, its only a community report thing, but it should still give him a nice shock to learn that unfortunately for him the person he decided to pull that stupid stunt on had a dash cam rolling.

Not a bad idea, though I'm guessing you need to go through and delete a whole lot of video yourself?

I like the thought of those cameras that keep the last ten minute of footage, unless a collision is sensed, and I'm guessing some of them come with a button so you can tell it to do the same for near misses.

At least with a gopro, if someone attacks you, you can use it as a weapon _and_ watch the footage from that angle again later :P

Quite true, the GoPro weighs a lot when its enclosed in its waterproof case :P

Its not too much hassle. Copying files to another drive obviously takes longer than simply deleting them. If there is nothing worth keeping after i get home and connect up to my computer, I just delete it. Not much point keeping it. It has a 16GB card which is good for about 2.5 hours worth of 1080p video. Though in future I might get an external drive to store it all on. Yes you can get cameras that record the date/time, sense collisions etc, but until then the GoPro is good enough :)

It was probably his car lol

I was hoping for a mounted .50 cal machine gun or similar.

Not a bad idea...only problem, not sure its entirely legal eh

Why on earth would you black out that shiny badge on the boot

Black is the best colour when it's clean and polished. Im not saying I don't like white. It's just that my neighbour washes his white lamborgihni and I don't even notice it. But he had a black lambo 2 years before and you could see it sparkle from a distance.

But then again. Black is the worst colour when it's dirty, dented or has scratches

Your neighbour has a Lamborghini?....Sheesh, where do you live?

I guess it's true... scratches/minor dents/chipped paint aren't as obvious on a white car. Not that I'm saying that any of that is on the TRD Aurion for sale in Car Sales that is....

In general though, am I right in saying that white hides imperfections better?

I would think so. Scratches would be harder to see on a white car than say, a black car

There are two radio transmitters (one covers the cabin area the other one covers the outside of the car when you place your hand on the drivers door handle) The one inside the cabin is the one that detects the smart key, not sure if a non smart system Aurion would have either of those transmitters.

As promised I said I'd let you know how i got on haha, and here it is. It was actually a bit easier than I thought. I was going to use the cigarette lighter like you suggested but then in the end I did manage to use the connection for the main beam (forgot to take a pic of it before i taped it up), but by using the connector that came with the DRLs i crimped them both together and put them back in the main beam plug. I've attached some pics for you .

Got mine done yesterday, the service lady told me maybe 3 out of 100 cases they need to order a new window control unit, but mine was fine, pulled out and checked it, put back in no issues.

Thanks for the replies guys.

yeah i was guessing it was fake due to the price. i contacted the seller who advised it is a genuine TRD item just not made for the aurion but will fit the aurion.

That sounds a bit suspicious, even if its not for the Aurion one would think a genuine TRD item would cost a lot more

Was also keen on getting a genuine TRD start button for my ZR6..until i saw the price ($350) No thanks!!!

I have a brand new one for $200 if your interested, still boxed.

Thanks for the offer but nah I decided to get a pair of DRLs and get it serviced instead

Was also keen on getting a genuine TRD start button for my ZR6..until i saw the price ($350) No thanks!!!

I think you posted in the wrong section

I still mounted the control box in the engine bay beside the airfilter box and just ran the wire to go to the car lights into the cabin, behind the air filter box there is a rubber boot on the firewall on the passenger side, you will see a silver ECU style box on the drivers side of it with a large loom going into the rubber boot, if you shine a torch in there you will see too rubber tube extensions/nipples sticking out on either side of the large bunch of wires, if you cut a tip off one of those rubber extensions the tube does feed into the cabin behind the glovebox, these are also great for any other wires you may need to run from the cabin into the engine bay, amp power wire etc.

In the owners manual there are the fuses for left and right low beams in the engine bay fuse box, you may be able to trace the wires coming off the fuses so you can get the power from that to turn them off. If you don't have a manual let me know and I'll put a pic of the fuse box layout from the manual so you know where they are. Not sure what you mean by fitting the wire inside the terminal on low beam, mine was just a blank end wire that had to be connected onto the park/lights positive wire with one of those scotch clips (those clips that tap into a wire to take power from). You should be able to just connect to the wire anywhere that is convenient on the line back from the connection at the headlamp.

Ok cheers mate I'll let you know how i get on

I checked my manual, can't find a cigarette lighter source in the engine bay, the cigarette source I used was the one in the center console, I used the power to the light that illuminates the ring around it. I have the Philips 5 LED, I don't recall my control box having an LED light on it, had them a while now, I think it lights up to tell you you have got the positive, that's what mine had to be hooked up to.The only way anyone can tell you don't have them wired to park is if you have your fog lights on as well like in my pic but I had the over-ride switch I mentioned on, or off depending on how you view it.

Ok thank you, cigarette source sounds the best option at this point so I'll try that, how hard is it to get the wire/control box inside the cabin? I got the Philips 4 LEDs because I originally intended to try and fit them in the foglight surround, but as thats not really the best idea theyll go under the lower air dam like in your photo. Aside from inside the cabin though, what is the next best option from the main beams? I tried to fit the wire inside the terminal on the low beam connector but its just too big to fit in there

I mounted my Philips DRLs in the same spot I think, mine in the pic are on with the fog lamps because I have a switch on the wire that goes to the lights to over-ride them turning off. You can hook them up to any light you want, low beam, fog etc, they are legally suppose to turn off with the parkers but you can run the wire from the starter unit to any 12v+ source. You could try to trace the park light at the fuse box though this would be lengthy trying to test each wire to find a positive from the parkers, you don't have to connect it right at the blubs like they suggest. I have mine to a 12v dash park light source, the cig lighter illumination if I remember correctly but I had to run the wire back into the car. I have seen cars with factory DRLs (Mercedes, Audi etc) that are still on with the headlights so not sure on the legal requirements now. So yes you could attach them to the low beams, just not sure if it is legal, I have heard of people being pulled up for having their fog lamps on during the day as that is illegal now, I only use mine in fog or rain to avoid being booked but not sure how picky they are with DRLs if they are on with the park lights.

Thanks alot Satori, where exactly is the cigarette source in the engine bay? I got a little confused at the part where you test each pin and the right one will light up the blue LED on the control box, but then it shows another cable going from the source to the one touch connector, then to the control box itself? I don't think itll matter for me if they don't turn off with the parkers, I don't drive around with them on anyway.

I got a set of Philips DRLs with 4 LEDs each with the intention of somehow cutting out part of the foglight and installing them there. After further investigation Ive decided its probably not feasible, given that the foglight surrounds are permanently attached to the lower bumper (Oh why Toyota) and don't pop out like some cars. So then I settled on mounting them on the lower air dam under the grille, since I can't really think of anywhere else. As for the wiring, the Philips installation video says to pull out the parker lights and test each connection to see which one to connect up. The parker lights are completely inaccessible, and I would really rather not have to pull the bumper or wheel arch off so could I just attach it to the main beams?

I have a GSV50R and despite much searching cannot find a speed alert. There is nothing in the owners manual I can find to do with this. Maybe the Presara or ZR Sportivo has one but my Prodigy certainly hasn't. Bit of a bummer really because the speed can get away from you without realising it.

I find I don't really need a speed alert, because if you need to worry about your speed its usually when you don't have much traffic and have a open road ahead of you, I just use cruise control in those cases, because if im in traffic then chances are that the traffic is moving slow anyway

Got the letter from Toyota about a week ago, going to get it done when I take it in for its service

http://www.ebay.com....=item337f8c3086

not sure if you can separate the aircon/CD stacker, but the Prodigy will have digital climate control so if you can't seperate it then that won't work. And also that one is not a CD stacker, its only a CD player.

correct, only the drivers seat has the up/down and seat cushion angle adjustment option. It was the same setup in my previous 99 Camry.

I don't use it, find it too annoying, beeping whenever I have to pass a truck or some other slow moving vehicle

Its not full is it?