long trip preparation

[iamjacksadrenalgland]

You've probably already thought of this, but good music, be it CD's, mp3's or satellite radio, makes any road trip more fun. This is a great opportunity to beef up your tune collection. I have also listened to a few 'books-on-CD' and was surprised how quickly it made the time go by.

[Tobert]

Good idea about the radiator hoses. It will be getting it's second antifreeze replacement within a year when I replace the timing belt/water pump. I may refill it with used fluid and take it in for a flush anyways ...

As for the brakes, they're practically brand new having been replaced only a couple months ago.

I'm going to order some dynamat & carpet insulation per etlsport's recomendation. I also just got home and remembered that my driver's side window channel needs to be replaced. It was missing a chunk when I bought it. I might look into some of those wind guards to go on the windows too.

I figure my budget for the trip is a little more than what a plane ticket + car transport would otherwise cost. That's about a thousand dollars Maybe I can work in a subwoofer for my rear door, too.

The other thing I'm planning out right now is how/where to mount my tablet PC. If I hack the docking station, I will be able to have remote USB, Firewire, DVD, Ethernet, and sound.

Has anybody relocated or eliminated the HVAC ducts in the center of the dash?

[etlsport]

"nuk" did it, very nice looking installation, if you want ive got a spare dash bezel laying around (just the top piece) ill send it to you for 25 bucks its black though