Yaris

To do

• Solar panel install
• Underdrive alternator
• Put some pictures here!
• USB charge cable for Motorola phones
• Paint
• Smooth wheel covers
• Skirts for rear wheels
• Delete passenger side mirror
• Lower? NF210 springs
• Brighter LED reverse lights
• Cold air intake?
• K&N filter?
• Do more experimenting with the OBD interface I got in June.

Done

• UBlox AEK-4P GPS receiver with rooftop antenna
• Cabin air filter
• Cruise control using toggle switch + two buttons
• Cruise control using two buttons (on/off and set)
• Micro Image belly pan installed, keeping the engine nice and clean and possibly adding 1 mpg?
• Pin stripes :-)
• USB power outlets
• Rear power outlet
• Powerpole outlets
• LED interior lights
• LED park lights
• LED license plate light
• LED reverse lights
• Garmin 1390T + Ecoroute HD navigation system

GPS

Currently using a Garmin 1390T with the EcoRoute HD module. Mixed results. The 'T' stands for traffic and it turns out when you are in range, "offers" read "ads" pop up from time to time. I think Garmin needs to be more transparent about this. The only way to disable it is to disable the traffic feature.

The EcoRoute HD is an OBD to Bluetooth module, it plugs into the OBD II port so you can monitor things like coolant temperature and battery voltage and RPM.

I also have an 855 and I think it's better, but does not have the support for the EcoRoute HD.

On our recent vacation trip we had beau coup problems with the 1390T. Once it locked into traffic reports in SF, it downloaded 3 "offers" and thereafter it would show an offer every 20 minutes or so and then reboot itself. Since we rely on the speedo display, this was pretty ANNOYING.

Garmin's advice is to completely reload the firmware from scratch and then disable the traffic feature, whee! Sure am glad I paid extra for traffic.

At this point I might sell the 1390T on EBay and go back to using the 855...

I am also plotting out a Linux dashboard! So tired of closed boxes! FoxtrotGPS here we come. I just installed a UBlox GPS. The antenna is near the hatch, runs through the hatch opening under the weatherstripping, under the rear deck. Receiver is under the deck that used to be the back seat. It has a bit of velcro hooks so it sticks to the carpet. A USB cable then comes up between the front seats and is available for whatever computer I end up installing.

Onboard Computer

I just ordered a tablet computer from Always Innovating. http://alwaysinnovating.com/ I am now on their waiting list...