Iq Clock

[Marcos Ch]

This is a stick-on Clock I bought on eBay for my iQ. I have noticed more than once people travelling with me looking at the main console to check the time but there is no clock there! I decided to place it on the mirror, now everybody notices it!

[barrycoll]

sorry to be a bit po-faced about this Marcos, but the eyes moving from the road to the central mirror, and the 2 side ones, are for the purposes of knowing what is around you, at any one time........any distraction, is just that, a distraction, especially just before an overtake on the motorway at 70+ mph....

from a priority point of view, the Time surely would be of lesser importance than Awareness, and could become a substitute for it...

get yourself a Head Up Display to see your speed in the windscreen, and maybe even Tarquin could re-configure it to show the time as well!

hopefully I am not in a minority of One, with these thoughts..

all the best barryc.

[s44gtw]

"Now everbody notices it!"

How many people are in the rear of this People Carrier iQ?

Cant believe you reduced the Vision in your rear view mirror when anyplace near the Mantis Ray Dash could have taken the placement for the clock.

george

[tarquin]

See I was thinking What a lovely view of the sea and wishing I was there.

David

[tarquin]

sorry to be a bit po-faced about this Marcos, but the eyes moving from the road to the central mirror, and the 2 side ones, are for the purposes of knowing what is around you, at any one time........any distraction, is just that, a distraction, especially just before an overtake on the motorway at 70+ mph....

from a priority point of view, the Time surely would be of lesser importance than Awareness, and could become a substitute for it...

get yourself a Head Up Display to see your speed in the windscreen, and maybe even Tarquin could re-configure it to show the time as well!

hopefully I am not in a minority of One, with these thoughts..

all the best barryc.

He could buy all his friends a watch off eBay. Anyway I didn't think time mattered in Greece, so layback.

David

[Marcos Ch]

Hey again,

Thank you for your comments and concerns! Believe me, I could not find any other place to place it where it can be visible to the rear passengers that easy. Yes George, certainly the iQ is not a mini-bus, however once or twice a week I drive to another city (150 miles away) with three more people, that is a full iQ:-). The mirror still offers me plenty of view. However, tomorrow I will try and place it somewhere else since I believe having it on the mirror is against the law, any suggestions will be very welcome!

Thanks again,

Marcos

[barrycoll]

you sound like a really nice bloke Marcos, as you have ended up with quite a 'kicking' over The Clock Affair...and taken it 'well'

I would have thought that the rears seat passengers should be kept in the dark about 'how much longer' to their destination, to stop any insurrection, as it were............or are they 10 years old, and keep asking "are we there yet"?

may be a DVD player in the back of the front seats???

good luck with the re-placement of Big Ben

cheers barryc

[Marcos Ch]

The re-placement of "Big Ben" (nice one Barry!) proved to be not as easy as I thought, I used some M3 stick on tape to place it on the mirror which is amazingly strong. I tried to remove the clock by pulling it but the whole mirror almost came apart. Wonder if there is someway of loosening up the tape a bit? Will be glad for your advice

[barrycoll]

Marcos, this sounds like the perfect question for David

"where art thou Tarquin??"

cheers barryc.

[Marcos Ch]

I thought of Davis as well, I am sure he has the answer! Impressing, he can even turn a cd rom drive into a dvd player.

Thanks, Marcos

[tarquin]

I thought of Davis as well, I am sure he has the answer! Impressing, he can even turn a cd rom drive into a dvd player.

Thanks, Marcos

I do know how to do it here is my paypal account details I'm not sure in greece they have it, have you got electricity yet? Sorry can't help having a joke I use a spray called label remover I buy ii in Maplins here also another outlet here is B&Q It dissolves sticky gum the council use a concentrated version to remove chewing gum off the pavement. Its excellent. There is another product that gets sticky stuff off your clothes usually kids uniforms

David

[Marcos Ch]

Thanks David! My next question is how can I make my iQ fly since I live on Crete and don't want to pay plane tickets every time I go to Athens, I am sure you know how to do it:-) A joke for a joke :-). Seriously, your knowledge is very useful to some "ordinary" human beings like me!

Thanks again,

Marcos

[tarquin]

Thanks David! My next question is how can I make my iQ fly since I live on Crete and don't want to pay plane tickets every time I go to Athens, I am sure you know how to do it:-) A joke for a joke :-). Seriously, your knowledge is very useful to some "ordinary" human beings like me!

Thanks again,

Marcos

Tell you what if you PM me your address I will send you a can for free

david

[Marcos Ch]

David hey,

Sorry wasnt sure what you meant, you mean you will send me a "label remover" for free??? Of thats what you wrote then this is a very generous offer. Thanks a lot. Let me try and see if I can find such a product or something similar in my home town first. If not then I will send you the money through Paypal, yes such a thing exist here:-)

Many thanks again,

Marcos

[sweet-dentist]

Ha ha... funny post...

"the quarrellers (the ~), scrappers (the ~)" ha ha ha...

Marcos Ch.... you're OK

[tarquin]

Ha ha... funny post...

"the quarrellers (the ~), scrappers (the ~)" ha ha ha...

Marcos Ch.... you're OK

Peter where have you been all week. Sent you a mail about removing the cover of your CD player

David

[sweet-dentist]

Ha ha... funny post...

"the quarrellers (the ~), scrappers (the ~)" ha ha ha...

Marcos Ch.... you're OK

Peter where have you been all week. Sent you a mail about removing the cover of your CD player

David

Very sorry David.... but nothing in my in-box...

And YES, been busy elsewhere.. sorry...

Email.... you have mine: but latest post is from 22-09-2011 (22 of September) ???

[Marcos Ch]

David hi, I found a product called "Label Remover" here in Greece and ordered it, it will arrive today or tomorrow. Thank you for offering to send me a can, I thought you were joking and offered to send me a can that will make my iQ fly! You see English is not my mother tongue and often I'm a bit slow to understand! Thanks again,

Marcos

[tarquin]

No problem mate

David

[sweet-dentist]

Keep up the spirit Marcos Ch....

[chezwot]

Tell you what if you PM me your address I will send you a can for free

david

I think you will find that you cannot send aerosol cans in the post, I tried to buy a touch-up in an aerosol and every dealer I contacted in the UK said it was illegal?

[sweet-dentist]

David did not say that he would send a "full" one.. now did he??? :o

[tarquin]

David did not say that he would send a "full" one.. now did he??? :o

Cheaper to send an !/8th full or just enough for a squirt

David

[Marcos Ch]

Eventually I managed to move the Big Ben, was a lot more difficult than I thought. I used the Label Remover(thanks David for suggesting it!) and eventually I managed to take it off without scratching the mirror. Went to 2 car shops, at both places they told me to leave it there otherwise I'll damage the mirror. But hey, Although a noob I managed to do it:-). I will upload a pic of the new position, please don't be so critical this time otherwise I'll have to remove it again:-), Just joking:-) I'm really thankful for the help I receive in these forum!

Just joking

[tarquin]

I'm still confused as to why the people in the back need to know the time. What do they do for finding the time when they are not in your car? Do they stop people in the streets and keep on asking them the time. Or do you drive really slowly and they say"Are we there yet? Are we there yet?"

David