Boosted Autos

So you’ve got yourself an Android Head Unit (or other device) and now you want to fully customize it to make it your own… You’ll need ROOT for that! “Rooting” may sound vulgar, but all it really means is allowing root level file system access. Android devices typically only allow you to modify certain files and folders, and lock you out of the system or root level files so you can’t break anything critical. Rooting your devices does away with this limitation and allows you to do just about anything.

In this video I give you a quick update on the wrap situation and how the how-to videos will be presented, and show you how to install Mazdaspeed Side Skirts on to your MX5 / Miata. The installation instructions make the install process seem a little more complex than it really is and the first one took me a while to figure out, but once you know how it’s actually very easy! Just take your time and be careful. measure twice, drill once!

DIY Video soon.

We’ve probably all seen those cheap (and I mean REALLY cheap) Android head units floating around in cyber space and wondered are they actually any good? In this series I put one (the Ownice C500 to be specific) to the test to see exactly what it’s like. In this Part 1 video, I focus on build quality, the features you can expect, as well as how to get the most out of the User Interface. In following videos we’ll take a look at the audio quality, and what it’s like to live with day-to-day. NOTE: The pattern you can see on the screen is the camera, not the unit itself.

After many hours of trawling through various wiring diagrams and internet forums, it was starting to seem like there was no way to get the Low Beam to remain on whilst the High Beam is active without it stopping the High Beam indicator light on the dash from working. With a lot of trial and error, but surprisingly no blown fuses, I was able to design a circuit that achieves what I was starting to think was impossible. The trick is to use relays to trigger the new High and Low Beams, with the rolling ground used to trigger the relays.