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First Name : Gavin

URL : www.auto-security.net

Comment : nice car and install. I'm hoping to get round to doing my BMW 325i very soon. I might need some help!!

First Name : josh

URL : http://www.magicnet.net/~qzar/frame.html

Comment : hey there i like the setup you have. after reading about the future bulletproof window idea you made me think of another addition i stumbled accross one day on another site. the address is above in the url field. once their check out the defense systems s

First Name : tomocoo

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Comment : how do you afford all those frickin lcds!!??!!!

First Name : Dave

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Comment : You kick ass dude! Love the project! I am an MCSE net admin in phx/az. I also own a 2000 Jetta which I have loved since day one! If you ever need a hand or PC advice, feel free to email! Dave daves.email@usa.net

First Name : Amont

URL :

Comment : Nice car very nice setup. Beautiful LCD in the front.

First Name : Ian

URL : http://www.greatbridge.com

Comment : Wow! Your Jetta is quite impressive, as are your prompt creation sK1ttl3z. Good job, man.

First Name : Jared

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Comment : Very impressive setup. What is the wearable HUD for?

First Name : robb

URL : none@the.moment

Comment : very nice setup. given any thoughts to a wireless ethernet setup? i'm planning a similiar setup as yours (no gps, windows, etc, just mp3 + LCD) but i want to make it wireless (remote WOL etc). your setup is cool, and so is the car :)

First Name : Michael Bartlett

URL : its a long story

Comment : um you are fscking crazy!!!! awesome man, awesome!

First Name : AlphaMale

URL : Whats that?

Comment : Bloody K3W1. 1337 3V3N.

First Name : Henry

URL : http://forums.vwvortex.com/

Comment : I saw your page linked from the forums on VWVortex.com, your car is really sweet... Anyways check out the site if you want to chat with some VW enthusiasts, peace.... -Henry (golf IV/jetta IV moderator)

First Name : aamir@sbm.net.sa

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Comment : This is an interesting project, but the software system is demented; using Windows 98 for a car doesn't make any sense. Chances are that you do very little writing of data to the hard disks. You could probably use the entire hard disk as read-only. Wri

First Name : moahidb

URL : www.geocities.com/partycar2000

Comment : Nice work man...that's an awesome looking install.

First Name : Nichole

URL : www.nicholealden.com

Comment : You're brilliant as always!

First Name : Tech^Cellfish

URL : http://spreng.bamboosh.com

Comment : Woha! Nice setup. I mounted my carputer yesterday. Keypad, casette adapter, no LCD yet (ebaying at the time).. When I saw your setup I want to throw away my system and get one like yours!!! Your car is very NICE! Two lcd's :)

First Name : Kinnish

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Comment : Dude, When do you use the headsup gear, that was my idea to use one of those in my car as well. Setup looks great , I'm super impressed , looking forward to improvements. Email me with details on headsup gear Piccolosoldato@aol.com

First Name : JBone

URL :

Comment : You are my new hero.

First Name : Brian

URL :

Comment : Great set up! I just hope that mine will come out nearly as well as yours did. :)

First Name : Dom

URL :

Comment : Hey, you selling ya car? :D ....ITS DA BOMB, if i give ya $5k would you build me one?, lol

First Name : StarrWulfe

URL : www.starrwulfe.com

Comment : Hey I'd like to check out your setup sometime, as I have pondered doing this in my Honda Accord for a while now... I live in the ATL area and work in Buckhead. Just drop on over to www.starrwulfe.com/make-contact.html and email me...

First Name : Matt

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Comment : Beautiful car! awesomeness. Im just curious how much that set you back? but non the less, awesomely cool. love the car... great inspiration for my try

First Name : L Dub

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Comment : My system design is some what like yours, my question is can I configure the BS2 to my individual start up time; as my system will boot in 15 sec

First Name : Alexandre

URL : http://www.mp3divx.hpg.com.br

Comment : Hi, Great car... but... I think you have much money and hardware... and poor software... why you don't try AutoMedia Car 2002? go to http://www.mp3car.com/UserSites/AlexGuim

First Name : Greg

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Comment : Nice car,in Clifornia though you could not have the LCD up front figures huh .. Too bad Linix doesn't have all the programs that you can need to use so you can dump windows that you hate .. Kind of like hating gasoline but ya need it ..

First Name : Andrew

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Comment : Sweet For the future you definitely have to put in a second computer. Then you have to network them so you can deathmatch at a stoplight. With me. Because I am damn jealous of your sweet ride.

First Name : Baud Barf

URL : http://www.baudbarf.com/

Comment : This might sound like I'm missing the point but..... ....were those blue/red instrument panels aftermarket, if so where do you get 'em? Thanks - and yes, your car kicks large quantities of fat, unrefined ass.

First Name : Elmer

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Comment : I checked ELo's site and didn't see a 6.4 TFT touchscreen. Did you inquire directly or do they not have it available anymore? Great setup! tples69@hotmail.com

First Name : Jason

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Comment : Great Setup. I wish I had the time and money to set that up in my '98 Jetta GLX. The Console is tight on mine. I don't think I really could fit anything near that big in there. So, I'm thinking of taking the easy way out and getting the Neo Car Jukebox Ki

First Name : Erwin

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Comment : Nice car buddy, it´s the dream of every man on earth. Some auto-check system would be great, and extra speakers, amplifiers, and... you known. Again, congratulations, that´s a new age collectors piece. Where did you got those LCD and screens? please!!! l

First Name : Jeff

URL : www.spacecrackpimphero.com

Comment : Das es ein splendido dash ein pc!

First Name : Shichi_no_bushi

URL :

Comment : You are a god. that is all.

First Name : CyberGreg

URL : http://communities.msn.com/HyundaiTiburon/

Comment : AWESOME! Looks sweet, like your comment 'bout Windows... LOL! I'm putting an iBook in my Tiburon!

First Name : Nitin

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Comment : Please give more details on your hardware - Esp the LCD display. I want to fit in my Audi, but dont want to replace the stock amp. Anyway, from where did u get the wiring details of amp(mine wint be diff from Audi) Excellent setup with woodgrain

First Name : Adam

URL : afertig@msn.com

Comment : Hey is that 6.4" VGA? And where did you get it? Earthlcd?

First Name : Norb

URL : nk07.com

Comment : Dude, way cool car !

First Name : Dwayne

URL : damtrojan.com

Comment : I took, 6 months, but I finally found someone like me. cool site, I have a Ack Legend and I'm constructing a similar setup. We can compare when I finish. Late...

First Name : Nicholas

URL : coven.com

Comment : You can replace your gps receiver antenna w/ an OEM. It's avail in Germany and the rest of Europe. It looks like a puck and other vw owners will notice it :) http://cgi.ebay.de/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1654831085

First Name : chris

URL : http://amnesiax.net

Comment : pure 0wnage, man. you rule. seriously.

First Name : Moe

URL : none

Comment : Have multiple cams. one for each blind spot and the rear view, but place the output above your head in windscreen. That way, you don't have to crane your head around much to get info on your blind spots! Maybe even one aimed at each rear passenger? Easier

First Name : jay

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Comment : Never thought about commercializing this stuff ? I think it could work !!

First Name : neonmatrix

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Comment : instead of an x10 camera, id get infrared or somthing that could see in the night better than an x10...that way you could spot the coppers comin up on you!

First Name : Mark

URL : www.clementsonline.com

Comment : Have you ever thought about doing this commercially? If you could perfect a kit, there would be some serious $$$ in it!

First Name : shivvr

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Comment : ur fucking car is awesome i love jettas and have been thinking bout ur idea its saweet!!!

First Name : Ben Babcock

URL : www.tornedenada.com

Comment : Cool car. You should consider integrating speech recognition/synthesis into your vehicle. You could sit down and say "email" and your computer could dig up your email messages and start reading them to you.

First Name : Gork

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Comment : Cool car. Never thought of running VMware for the navigation since most of the software out there is Windows only. Very ingenious. One idea for your X10 camera....safety. I mean, mount it in your cars blind spot that way you have full 360 view around your

First Name : J. P.

URL :

Comment : Very nice. If I only had $$$.... Yeah. What is the HUD all about?

First Name : weso

URL : http://www.djweso.net

Comment : It cool to see Linux in a car instead of M$. Even though it uses NT have you seen www.MegaCar.com?

First Name : Scott M.

URL : None Currently

Comment : This is great, a truley sweet ride. Suggestions would be wait until the 802.11a standard is finalized before adding wireless, so you can have more then 11mbps connections. Another nice thing would be a remote boot, Parallax now makes a keychain rf devi

First Name : Chris

URL : http://www.megabyte.homepad.com

Comment : Great setup, if I were old enough to drive, I'd set one up myself!

First Name : Paul

URL : http://bluelightning.home.dhs.org

Comment : Wow, impressive! Well done.

First Name : Jacob

URL : none

Comment : Cool setup.

First Name : Mike

URL : http://www.roboticblue.com

Comment : How about some photos of the guts of the system? I'd like to see how you mounted the computer in the car and maybe how you ran the wires and stuff.

First Name : Jay

URL :

Comment : Very sweet...would like to do the same to my B5

First Name : t

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First Name : TEN

URL :

Comment : Awesome!

First Name : Oskari Niitamo from Finland

URL :

Comment : Hey this is one of the coolest mod projects i've seen 'cos you actually managed to do all that crazy stuff and WITHOUT wires running all over the place, or making the car seem quasi futuristic. Great job, how much did ya spend BTW.

First Name : Matt Campbell

URL :

Comment : pretty kool, thinking about doing one for myself after 12 in the mobile a/v electronics.

First Name : Pdawg

URL :

Comment : Sweeet

First Name : Tim

URL : Huh?

Comment : Dude, you've done what I've wanted to do for a while. I'll hafta sacrifice my laptop soon! Suggestion: mount a camera to the right front finder to see around transports, and one backwards for rearview!

First Name : Kenton

URL : http://home.coastalnow.net/~kgroombr/

Comment : Love it! Gives me an idea for our minivan. If only the wife will buy off on it.....

First Name : 機動戰士

URL : http://slashdot.org/

Comment : Did you have trouble looking for map/gps software for linux? I think some exist on freshmeat that I have seen some time before.

First Name : Brent

URL :

Comment : too cool, look into a night vision camera to the front display, heck a multi-freq cam/recevier to pick up all wavelengths and view them, good for eluding radar.

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URL :

Comment : nice

First Name : Charles

URL :

Comment : most excellent site and system congrats to the creator

First Name : Art

URL : http://agoette.tripod.com/linus.html

Comment : Cool - I'm there dude.

First Name : rob

URL :

Comment : amazing

First Name : Driv'n EZ

URL :

Comment : Nice set up. Excellent clean install.

First Name : Justin

URL :

Comment : NICE!!!!!!!

First Name : Mick

URL : Ain't got one yet...

Comment : Great work! When are you going to finally forsake the instument cluster and go with a complete 'virtual' job? Just imagine-- on the fly you could change skins to equate with passengers/driving style etc. True inspiration!

First Name : Kyle

URL : http://www.mock3r.org/

Comment : Nice.

First Name : Mal

URL :

Comment : All I have to say is this is amazing man! Mad props!

First Name : Paul

URL : http://www.andrew.cmu.edu/~komarek/notwork/golf/golf.html

Comment : Aha -- you too have the heated seats!

First Name :

URL : www.rockhardonline.com

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First Name : tommy

URL : http://www.squirrelfish.org

Comment : i'm interested to see your home automation project.. too bad the link doesn't work. kick ass stuff though-

First Name : Sverre

URL : mailto:sverre@explicit.dk

Comment : I bow in respect ;-). That's a really nice setup you've created there - I really like the combination of computer and good ol' craftmanship in the interior design. Way to go.

First Name : Hunsvotti

URL :

Comment : I love how you linked the picture of your dashboard to clickheretofind.com followed by your partner ID. That way, whoever clicks on that picture to see a close-up makes you money. You are one sneaky fucker!

First Name : J

URL : none

Comment : Very nice job. Looks like a factory option. One question: who makes your touchscreen lcd?

First Name : Slyder

URL : http://www.Slyder.ca

Comment : Excellant job, I want one!

First Name : matt enderle

URL : www.tizite.com/matt

Comment : sup nice site! www.tizite.com/matt and www.tizite.com

First Name : Juha

URL : www.decasys.fi/juha

Comment : Yeah, I know, it's warm in Florida... but in the White Hell (Finland) it's sometimes -25C (-13F) or less. I don't know how touchTFTs react in freezing conditions, but I'm pretty sure that those things will say their contract off when going under -10C (14F

First Name : Ron Orr

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Comment : You could add a second battery and an isolator as used in RVs so that the 2nd battery would be charged by the VWs alternator the computer runs off of the 2nd battery only and does not draw down the primary battery so you can always start the car. As to a

First Name : Fyrewall

URL : fyrewall@mediaone.net

Comment : cool!! have fun ;)

First Name : Randy

URL :

Comment : I'm the guy that gave you the gpsdrive url. I just got around to checking /.. Hey I just use it,and I really like the map download feature. If I run off the edge it dl's the new one as needed. I use it with an IBM 1400i series,mandrake 8.1, and a qualcom

First Name : Dejan

URL :

Comment : Nice work

First Name : carlover

URL : dont have one

Comment : rock on dude. u r car is simply awasome.

First Name : Dave

URL :

Comment : You have pics of your computer setup in your truck, I would like to see how you did the wiring.

First Name : Henu

URL : www.henritenho.com

Comment : Very cool.

First Name : marshall Hollis

URL :

Comment : marshall_hollis@msn.com could you send info on how to build i have built many a pc my self and Linux rules!

First Name : CTG

URL :

Comment : omg kick ass! make one with macosX for me dude! ^_^ keep up the work cuz you rule!

First Name : Gianpaolo

URL :

Comment : Kick ass.. I have a 2K Jetta Glx and found your page while looking for pc/dvd upgrades or projects.. I just got to say WOW! gpa

First Name : loot

URL : http://fortress.omnicon.net/~loot/buds/

Comment : Nice job on the install... looks very clean. One peice of advice! IF YOU WANT A STABLE AND REALIABLE CAR DUMP THAT SHITTY DIST OF REDHAT AND GET WITH SLACKWARE!!!! Once you go slack you never go back! Btw your code looks pretty decent...gtk is a bitch. An

First Name : Krusty

URL : geocities.com/krustindumm

Comment : Hey that is sweet! I wanna learn how to do that! Put the camera pionting at your feet. It is an interesting andd hidden. People can watch you heel-toe and rev match. Or is it an auto? I didn't look.

First Name : Bloodsplatters

URL :

Comment : You need a fuel cell to power that bad boy!

First Name : Jorg

URL : www.jawtheshark.com

Comment : Okay, I can't believe you did this to your car. I feel pretty divided on it: at one side what you did is really cool and the finition looks excellent, but on the other side I really do not like modded cars (even interior). One thing is sure: I will never

First Name : Timm Stokke

URL : http://www.timmstokke.com

Comment : VERY Nice work! The way it's set up makes me want to do something like that.. after I get a car. Well, that, and a drivers lisence ;) Just one quick question, though: I might have missed this somewhere, but how do you keep the think running on car batt

First Name : John

URL : john_pulliam@yahoo.com

Comment : Nice setup... now, if you *really* want to make it (almost) *all* Linux, replace the dash as well with a PC running Linux, and displaying the car's vitals as well. *THAT* would be even more impressive than this, an this was damned impressive!! Good luck!

First Name : [H]ard | On

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Comment : Nice work man, I hope to get my entertainment under way here soon. The touch sensitive TFT is awesome, i didnt know they had those :D i guess ill have to use one of those...

First Name : Mole

URL :

Comment : Rockin Car Man That Keyboard is the Tops :-)

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