IMAGINYZE is a new application that is able to clarify the conditions in front of the vehicle via iPhone. When installed in the middle of the dashboard of vehicles, the iPhone has been installed imaGinyze application will detect the path that you are facing, to mark the line according to line the streets, while the inside of the road are given in blue.

If the application has been successfully established your point, it can detect other vehicles in front within a certain distance.  ImaGinyze will also provide a warning sign of blink when you approach another vehicle from behind.

Figure vehicle in front will also be given a different color sign that will change according to distance. First green, then yellow and red when approaching when the distance is getting closer.

To improve safety, the device has been giving warnings to drivers to make a decision. Would reducing the speed, or switch lanes and increased speed to catch up.

When switching point detection will be a purple color change that marks the function of ‘lane departure mode’ is active and remember driver when there are vehicles in the lane on the go. imaGinyze also presents a variety of other information including the actual vehicle if you’re not sure on the standard speedometer device.

Once the application is installed, first thing to do is place the iPhone at an altitude of 1 to 1.5 meters in landscape mode. A number of calibration may be necessary to enable the application to function properly.

This is a new application was first developed and may find it not very reliable. imaGinyze this 1.0 version will still need many improvements to functionality and increasingly felt maximum benefits.

If your engine vibrate abnormally felt there was possibly due to one or more components of the troubled machine. Although you will not fix it myself but you shall know some of the most common machine component problems that are not easily fooled by the “garage naughty” and make the repair costs to swell.

Here’s a engine components are often the cause of the engine vibrate abnormally: distributor, coil, spark plugs, injection system or carburetor (one), and setting the idle valve carburetor.

Detection of defective components must begin with knowledge of the functions of these components. Here’s the function of each component and an indication of the damage:

1. Distributor
This component serves to supply power to all components of the ignition circuit driving the machine. When distribute power disrupted machine automatically works with is not good.

2. Coil
Coil serves to generate electrical power. So that when broken, then the ignition process is also not going to happen. It is also common in the spark plug, which serves to ignited ignition process.

3. Plug
Worn spark plugs will be seen from the shape of his head that is damaged or it may be tenuous. If you find one you are obliged to replace the spark plug problem a set (all the spark plugs your engine) because usually the other spark plug condition is not much different.

4. Injection system (Special Injection system vehicles, not a carburetor) Injection System is the fuel distribution systems that drain the fuel into the engine cylinders.

Actually, these components are rarely damaged but often cause symptoms when a dirty / clogged. Indications injector (injection systems), clogged the engine will vibrate roughly that suddenly appear and disappear immediately when the gas step on a deep and high engine rpm.

Try to do the following:
- Turn on the machine and the input gear in neutral position
-  deep gas pedal suddenly (like going too fast) – When the engine was coughing; language daily most likely your injectors are dirty.

The solution is to do Injector Cleaning. There are several methods including Ultrasonic and Interject Service. Injector Cleaning should be done every 40,000 km to keep this system is always excellent.

For the record, Premium gasoline is more gross than Pertamax and Pertamax so that automated cars that use gasoline tends Premium Injector dirty faster.

5. Carburetor

In the same function that is supplying fuel injector to the cylinder but a mechanical carburetor manual work while the injectors are already electronic.

Carburetor valve settings
This is not a component, only the setting alone. If the setting is too high idle valve not completely closed the valve carburetor, causing fuel supply to the cylinder is too much (flooding)

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Nowadays the car’s interior modifications have really caught the attention of car enthusiasts and they came up with different innovations almost every day. The reason is simple. Get more innovations in our automobile interior materials. Its interior is a vast terminology, but for the sake of simplicity, stick on a car wood dash.

Obviously the first thing that comes to the car’s interior is a lot of padding in the notification panel and dashboard slot and if it works well, that could really impress their partner with the help of some cool dashboard styling tips. Fortunately for car modifiers, the automotive industry has moved away from being plastic the same old boring standards. Many types of materials like leather, carbon fiber, feathers, mazda dash kit and others are available to dashboard styling. So give the new look dashboard not more difficult. Only your creativity is the limit. Modifying or adding a new gauge on your dashboard is very helpful. Broad variety of measuring instruments and meters are available. You do not even need to integrate different gauges one by one as a complete set of digital dashboards that are available to make modifications to this job even easier.

When modifying the measuring device, standard, factory installed gauges can be removed by removing the instrument panel. But some cars will require a complete disintegration of the dashboard to install these meters. In general, the company provides with new gauges, complete equipment to replace the old. white background is preferred in most cases because they are popular and when the dashboard illumination took place at night to help in the glowing, the number of gauges and unusual walking darker itself gives a very clear look out for measuring your overall look cool and as a real number control panel.

For the first time in England, two motor fire engines will start operating. The motor will act like a fire extinguisher, but only deal with small fires.

During these small fires dominated the total number of calls there, or approximately 62 percent. Used to send one unit fire truck, but now the motor could fire faster.

Therefore this motor fire engine as a an attractive alternative.
Motor fire engines currently in phase two trials are RT1200 motor that was installed two tanks containing 25 liters of water and 30-meter intervals along the branches that can produce water and foam. The mixture of foam and water fire designed to kill quickly. Motor Fire Engine in the UK is a world first.

The riders to work with security standards while promoting a safe way to drive the motor. Merseyside Fire and Resque Service also worked with Universal Carbon Fibres. This cooperation was carried out to produce equipment that meets safety standards and fire safety standards of the European Union on motorcycles.

Motor and equipment have been specifically designed to be secure for our purposes. We are now going to try it during the next six months for driving on the streets of Merseyside.
And of course, compared with a fire engine, the motor is certainly easier to reach the crowded area and avoid a traffic jam.

Returned to the home using a motor course risky. One of them in road accidents. To reduce the burden of family travelers in case of accident, today has no guarantee of life insurance provided by the People’s Forum Observer (FORPHARI) cooperate with Jasindo. This is done by FORPHARI for their concern for the large number of motorcycle drivers who died on the way.

In 2008 there were 550 people killed and in 2009 there are 600 people killed. This amount is not small amounts. Imagine how many people become widows and orphans in this events, financial burden they carry. We do not expect any more casualties, but with the cost of this insurance, those expenses may be a little accident on the way back and forth we can help.

By paying the insurance fee of Rp 15,000 for each person who will go home by motorcycle has received guarantees of safety during the trip back and forth. Suppose an insurance participant dies, it will be USD 25 million, if the defect will be given a maximum of USD 15 million, and if it should get the treatment will be given a maximum of USD 10 million.

Not only guarantee the safety of people, with pay Rp 15,000, the participants back and forth will get the facilities of a resort in every 100 km. Because most accidents are caused by the riders are less rest during the journey going home. Therefore, there is also a resting place along the journey from tragic to Solo.

In resting place provided Jasindo and FORPHARI, participants going home provided a place to sleep, defecate, and prayers.

Car accessories have become mandatory for car enthusiasts. Equip your car with the various accessories that match will make your car look different from other cars. Nice to show it off, use the roads and so on. Now, the market there is various kinds of accessories to beautify your car.
What should you know, every car brand has issued an official accessories. To select accessories that officially issued by the manufacturer of the car is better than your car complete with accessories brand outside of the official manufacturer of your car. However, it is a must, Even if you are observant to equip your car with accessories outside of your car manufacturer’s brand. Provided you really understand the function and quality of these accessories, and matching accessories with your car.
Here are tips for choosing safe car accessories and appropriate:
1. Determine which parts of your car in need of added accessories
2. Choose accessories that match the specifications of the car your car
3. Notice the trend of car modification is more developed through the news or from your friends. You’ll get the latest reference
4. Customize with your financial ability, do not push yourself! Prioritize the most important part of your car should be given accessories.
5. Notice the elements of your safety when driving, and specify the accessories that support your vehicle security.
It is important to note that the accessories on your car is an additional element, so you do not have to force myself to get too extreme to modify your car with lots of accessories. Rather than adding a lot of accessories for your car with a less good quality, better you choose some accessories, but with quality accessories. This is of course back to how much money you and your ability to buy it.

All days in the car, sometimes make riders bored. Facilitate an effective medicine is a ride with a quality car audio. Thus, the trip did not saturate even more enjoyable.

Cars have become staples and transportation equipment everywhere. So let try not getting bored be a quality car audio. For some people, listening to music is a hobby that can not be abandoned. To meet the tastes of music, of course matches the car’s audio is absolutely necessary. Try to install car audio at Megah Mandiri Persada CV (MMP), which also operates G2 Car Audio.

Perfection sub woofers combined with split components and Power Venom 6.5 JPX Agako . The result according to car owner expectations.

Each device has a power that car audio sync. Venom Split-strength component 170 watt sub woofer 500 watts and 2400 watts of power. With strength like this car audio, voice output bass, mid range, and the tweeter very detailed.

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Toyota will start studying an assessment of the company’s quality control conducted by four outside experts to help beef up quality controls at the recall-battered automaker under a program that began in March to review defect measures.

Toyota Motor Corp. said Monday it was tackling a number of improvements, including analyzing each accident and consumer complaint more thoroughly and boosting communication with journalists and other outsiders to be better at ensuring quality.

Toyota, the world’s top automaker, has seen its once sterling image for quality plunge since October after recalling more than 8.5 million vehicles around the world with defective gas pedals, faulty floor mats, software glitches and other problems.

Despite vowing to improve quality, the automaker has in some cases discouraged independent scrutiny. Electronic messages obtained by The Associated Press in the U.S. show Toyota was frustrated with Southern Illinois University Professor David Gilbert, whose research indicated that electronics might be to blame for unintended acceleration problems in Toyota cars.

The messages show Toyota not only tried to cast doubt on his findings but also made clear it was displeased. One Toyota employee questioned whether he should be employed by the university, which has long been a recipient of company donations.

In steps disclosed Monday as under way, Toyota said it is boosting collaboration between Toyota’s quality-related divisions and its legal division, beefing up training among employees to get a better grasp of customers’ views on vehicle troubles, and trying to obtain more input from third-party experts.

Toyota has added four academic and consumer experts, who were recommended by the Union of Japanese Scientists and Engineers, which is not directly affiliated with Toyota. They are Hiroshi Osada, professor of management at the Tokyo Institute of Technology; Noriaki Kano, honorary professor at Tokyo University of Science; Yasuo Kusakabe, chairman of the Automobile Journalist Association of Japan and Yoshiko Miura, general manager at the Japan Consumer’s Association.

Especially pressing is the need for establishing guidelines to steer crisis-management activity by the president and other members of senior management. Also pressing is the need for bridging the culture gap between Japan and other nations in public relations activity.

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Many of the audio stream of interest by lovers of modification, among others, SQ (Sound Quality), SQL (Sound Quality Loud), SPL (Sound Pressure Level), and ICE (In Car Entertainment). As the price of the car TV player and multimedia device that increasingly cheap, seems to flow back ICE epidemic. Certainly with a complete multimedia service, in-vehicle SO’mers can watch television shows, movies through DVD facilities, or hear a song collection of past-source downloud MP3, iPod or mobile phone.

However, the ICE system is the actual implementation of advanced technology on a standard audio system, which consists of three main parts. The standard audio system in a series of ICE is a head unit, monitor, processor, amplifier, a number of speakers and some other auxiliary audio devices, such as a subwoofer and capacitor banks. In the ICE system installation, a number of high-tech devices are used, to add energy and power, so the entertainment facility that can incarnate. Here’s an important point in the system of the ICE / Multimedia.

Head Unit
Popular design for the main audio device, which may reflect a combination of a DVD player, radio, communication equipment, and other functions. In short ICE system will not run if you do not have this device. At the head unit is also usually a number of functions can be ordered to work. Ranging from audio-visual function, memory store, to regulate flow of sound, all controlled from these tools. Simply put, the brain from the head unit is an audio system which is usually located in dashboard.

In general there are head unit on auto blank skip (wave seeker, CD tracks, or other programs), automatic volume control (volume panel), auto store the radio (radio frequency storage), balance control (balance control volume), and others.

Monitor
Done any additional monitoring devices, there are many types of monitors that can be found in workshops SO’mers audio, ranging from Headrest monitors, monitor the Visor, and roof monitors to the application of plasma TV in the cabin. During accordance the need, it could serve the needs of the device.

Processor
Is a device that serves as a bridge between the head unit with other functions, especially the speakers. Processor provides convenience to create an audio system in accordance with the wishes. As an example for setting up between left and right speakers so that the accuracy of voice usually be appropriate, this is where the role of the processor. Sound signal, the frequency of the waves, the distribution channel, to spread the sound made by these tools. In the market has found many digital processors with a myriad of features.

Amplifier
typically power amplifiers for ICE, in lieu of using power between 2500 – 5000 watts depending on the quality of power itself. If you want to save the number of amplifiers, now available many of the channel amplifiers with more, such as five-channel amplifier. So that support personnel a more complete and cost efficient driver amplifier. While for other options such as subwoofer can choose mono block amplifier, capable of providing stability to power with a large watt subwoofer.

Speakers
Speaker in accordance with its meaning meant as a loudspeaker. However, in an audio system, there are several types of speakers who threaded to produce quality sound. As if to represent the sound is produced, the speaker also consists of a kind midrange, mid bass and tweeters.

To backstop the car theater system, speaker drivers usually added, the center speaker which is mounted on the front, while the rear surround speakers were also added. Schematic speakers should be adjusted to 5.1-sound system and front speakers: left, right and center and rear speakers: left and right and subwoofer-.

Subwoofer
Many are not satisfied with the provided ear systems automotive factory. Therefore, do not little modification to the vehicle audio and video systems to gain maximum satisfaction. One of the many modified is the subwoofer. It aims to make music that is produced can provide an ideal bass sound quality.
However, the required accuracy in choosing a subwoofer that will be used. Because, every subwoofer has its own character. Therefore, it would be better if the test is conducted prior to the subwoofer to express the capabilities and weaknesses, testing can be done in the workshop subwoofer audio. And select a subwoofer that is suitable for the ICE system with a general measure between 10-12 inches.

Capacitor bank
Serves to stabilize the electrical system in the car so as not to drop. Usually for audio ICE, the use of capacitor banks, with a capacity of 1 to 2.5 farads. But the size of capacitor banks depends on the quality of each.

Ice Installation Tips
To make room spelled out a car into the family room is easy-easy to hard. Moreover, the limited space and the presence of car seats that could impede the flow of sound that comes out of speakers. Here are some tips for the installation of the ICE system.

1. Places to restructure audio devices
Usually to put some audio in the car cabin, made box for subwoofer and speakers in advance, for packaging (leather) is usually adjusted to the character and color of the car cabin interior. Materials for the manufacture of any box set, had to use wood MDF (Medium Density fiberboard) measuring 15 mm.

2. Designing a good cable connection
After making the box, the next step is to connect the cable, between the component cable with the other one should be careful. For, one in link cause short circuiting and fires. Therefore should be regulated as neat as possible to avoid dangerous things. Then the installations of audio devices were carried out. Subwoofer is in accordance with the desired character was planted in a box that was created earlier. Then the speakers, power-power supporter and a subwoofer and an appropriate capacitor bank were also installed in the car cabin concerned.

Talk cable, preferably wrapped with wires and hoses fuel hose spiral the workshop can be found in audio, this is for the safety of the cable itself or in the car audio system. Not to miss if you want to secure use fuse / fuse in the power of the battery cable connections to the amplifier. In addition to the speakers is good cable connection using tin solder, so solid and the sound became constant.

3. Select the expert of installers
Alert and be careful in choosing an audio workshop, Pick fitter who has a very good reputation, can search through the forum reference, websites, and magazines. And, most importantly the price of installation must be adjusted to So’mers pocket. Qualified installers typically provide a free consultation prior to the consumer to install an audio system

Here are some tips on buying a second car:

1. Check the car’s background.
This will not guarantee that the car is OK to be purchased, but could you get important information; apparently the car has been experiencing a severe collision or odometer has never changed, the paint is not original anymore, or engine ever replaced.

2. Ask someone you know who is more proficient in choosing a used car
We recommend that you accompanied by your partner who really know the ins and outs of the car, from body and engine. This will facilitate you to decide whether you are worthy of coveted cars purchased or not.

3. Do not ever buy a used car collision that seriously.
Particularly affected by frontal collisions. There will be a lot lately due to problems arising from such a severe collision. The easiest way is to open the hood of the car, see the bones behind the hood, see tulang2 order to close the main lights, if the conditions are not straight, confirmed the car had experienced a pretty severe crash, do not intention of buying the car.

4. Do not just buy a used car when you first see it
Be patient. I try it on the car, usually the problem will be detected if the car is tested on the road first.

5. Do not believe it directly if the owner says that this car first hand
And are only used on the highway alone. Chances are that the car was used from the rental company. Make sure all the letters in the complete condition, and in accordance with the frame number and engine number located on the vehicle. Carefully used car engine is very easy to change, so make sure the engine numbers match what is in BPKB.

6. Do not buy a car if you still feel uncertain.
Ideally, we would expect engine machine that has a smooth sound when switched on, make sure there are no suspicious noises when the engine life. See if there is leakage of oil in the engine, and then check the turn when the smell of exhaust gases irritating the eyes there is something wrong with the engine less. If you think the engine a bit noisy, the transmission is less smooth, a bit rusty, and so forth. You better look for another used car.

7. Do not buy a car where you have to do the “little” improvements, due to the fact that you have to make improvements here and there without stopping.

8. Do not buy a secondhand car flooded. Water can be caused car is rusty, damaged electronic devices, damage to the transmission, and so forth. The easiest way to see whether a car is never flooded with smelled musty smell of the interior when such unpleasant wet carpet smell flooded used car ascertained. Other indicators can also be seen in lampu2 whether there is sewage sludge was left there.

9. Do not be too skeptical and harsh against the car seller. Although we do not believe in selling cars, but also many car dealers are completely honest.

10. Stay opinionated, but do not be rude, be nice to them and they’ll be ready to assist you.

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