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1. nvahal+9q[view] [source] 2024-01-22 16:18:59
>>rntn+(OP)
Drove a rental Mustang Convertible a couple of weeks ago. It had a fully touch-screen UI.

All of the analog buttons were on the steering wheel, which wasn't necessarily bad, but trying to adjust all of the little things like seat heaters and volume, was a HUGE pain. Especially with gloves on in the cold weather.

We have a 2019 Mustang Convertible and it has buttons for everything. It's trivial to adjust volume, seat heating and climate without having to waiting for feedback.

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2. NoPeda+lv[view] [source] 2024-01-22 16:40:48
>>nvahal+9q
'96 Cobra here. The only touchscreen in it is on my phone, for which I built a dock. Nothing else was or is needed.

https://imgur.com/a/VnXFA3d

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3. nvahal+Fz1[view] [source] 2024-01-22 21:23:09
>>NoPeda+lv
You put a lot of trust in that 30-pin connector. (:

That's pretty awesome, though!

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4. NoPeda+Lxb[view] [source] 2024-01-25 19:30:49
>>nvahal+Fz1
Thanks! I don't rely on just the connector, though; that curved piece of plastic against the back of the phone supports most of its weight.

I have to swap the 30-pin cord out for a Lightning connector. I have Apple's 30-pin-to-Lightning adapter, which is the only decent solution to their idiotic removal of the headphone jack because it restores the audio line out and power in at the same time.

It's academic at the moment because I have to pull the engine out of the car to replace the heads; a bunch of Ford engines had a defect where they blow spark plugs out, destroying the hole in the cylinder head.

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