Radio for Taxi

Drive SG

Hello,

I've yet to fix up a radio/CD player in my Sonata.

When I collected my cab at Sin Ming, there was this guy who left his namecard in my vehicle. He was from an audio shop somewhere in Paya Lebar. I asked him how much for a second hand radio, he told me $50 including installation. Find it a little expensive. Or is this normal?

Anyone here has a better lobang for getting a super cheap 2nd hand radio. Don't mind not having a CD player for now. Just wanna make lonely trips less boring.

Would it be wise to look for one at Sim Lim Tower and self-install? The speakers in the cab are all in place, right? All that's needed is a head unit, right?

Thanks.

ALN SG

yo Drive,

Me never a hirer so not sure about installing radio in taxi… but after driving one taxi with and one without… i find the difference is quite big as well as other in-vehicle items cos long hours inside taxi….

if i am going long term, my personal choice is to fix a reasonable good radio…got some base type…shiok

CD player not nec for me cos i need to be connected to radio for traffic news

Poolman SG

a new one at Mustafa , a good sony one , $90+ , a simple cd player type ....

Somemore Sony , Pioneer , Kenwood etc brand .

In fact , no point buy a 2nd hand , spoilt and need to buy another one .

The brand they gave you , like those ah dog ah cat brand .... even if it's a branded stuff , also can be an old model .

Can go and see what they offer .... see the body of the stereo , u'll know how old is it .

Poolman SG

Sonata car good .... no antenna needed , no speakers needed ....

Just a car stereo can liao .

ALN SG

$90+?

wonder why my hirer dont want to install… maybe i will chip in $20 and ask him to install (me only drive 2 days for him)... otherwise, very bored leh…

kyoko99 SG

hehe, me can't drive without music. bored to death.

ALN SG

besides radio, some hirers never keep cab clean… either lots of dust, or a lot of things all over and under the place, or got smoke smell lah, boot damn messy lah…

some hirers just the opposite… very clean and neat and empty… drive also shiok

pool’s taxi should be very clean…but dunno got anyhow put things or not… haha

KCTK SG

besides radio, some hirers never keep cab clean… either lots of dust, or a lot of things all over and under the place, or got smoke smell lah, boot damn messy lah…

some hirers just the opposite… very clean and neat and empty… drive also shiok

pool’s taxi should be very clean…but dunno got anyhow put things or not… haha

hmmz alvin, how u noe my taxi very clean, neat n empty?

taxi must be clean n smell nice as well. i use greenland knn $5.7 one pc lasts just 2 weeks.

eh drive, my taxi install sony player (mp3/wma/cd/radio) so good. i think $160. long term better to invest good one. 1 cd about 130 songs, dun need normal cd.

Drive SG

$160 way off my budget at this time....

The ones that Pool mentioned sold at Mustafa, they're cash & carry, aren't they?

Where do you guys slot in the head unit in a Sonata btw? In front of the gearstick? or behind the MDT?

There should be two connections to head unit, right? the power and audio-out connectors. I only see a "power outlet" just in front of the gearstick. where're the connection to the speakers?

Was thinking of dropping by the Paya Lebar place today. But takings were slow in the morning, so put it off to earn first. Mebbe tomorrow.....or the day after..... hehe.

I usually have a minimum sum to earn first before running personal errands in the later half of the day. So if tomorrow morning very good, I'd have a radio by evening.

Poolman SG

besides radio, some hirers never keep cab clean… either lots of dust, or a lot of things all over and under the place, or got smoke smell lah, boot damn messy lah…

some hirers just the opposite… very clean and neat and empty… drive also shiok

pool’s taxi should be very clean…but dunno got anyhow put things or not… haha

please hor ... my cab clean , but boring , not much fancy stuff .

Just a small thailand buddha , one picachu .

That's all

Poolman SG

$160 way off my budget at this time....

The ones that Pool mentioned sold at Mustafa, they're cash & carry, aren't they?

Where do you guys slot in the head unit in a Sonata btw? In front of the gearstick? or behind the MDT?

There should be two connections to head unit, right? the power and audio-out connectors. I only see a "power outlet" just in front of the gearstick. where're the connection to the speakers?

Was thinking of dropping by the Paya Lebar place today. But takings were slow in the morning, so put it off to earn first. Mebbe tomorrow.....or the day after..... hehe.

I usually have a minimum sum to earn first before running personal errands in the later half of the day. So if tomorrow morning very good, I'd have a radio by evening.

Bro , fixed postion , behind the MDT

Poolman SG

Drive , tat's a plastic cover behind the MDT , that's a slot , dun dispose the plastic cover , $60 per piece .

when u surrender your sonata , u must replace the cover .

Or else , pay fine .

Poolman SG

Drive , not need buy so good car stereo , Hyundai Sonata original speaker , damn lousy , World Best Car Stereo also cannot create good sound effect ,

Poolman SG

If u buy the cheap one from Mustafa , installation charges from the Paya Lebar fella , $30 .

ALN SG

wau, now we know Pool and KCTK taxi very clean and empty, even invest in nice smell and MP3…. exactly the way I would do up sonata if me a hirer…

me only relief… so i keep my mouth shut and just drive… until pax complain got kerosene smell… actually i smell all along lah… then i finally asked my hirer…. he said it is actually diesel, not kerosene!... crazy fellow!

But he got rid of it liao…if not, wau lan eh….

Drive SG

Thanks for all the info, Pool.

I think I'll just take a look at what the Paya Lebar place has to offer first. If I don't like what they have, then will source somewhere else.

One more question: do you guys have your own car vacuum? Or do you pay someone to vacuum your cabs for you once a while. Looking at the state of my boot and rear seat floors, it'd be more economical if I get my own vacuum I think. Vacuum service at car washes charge $5, but I'd prefer to vacuum every other day.

KCTK SG

eh drive, i had hard time vacuuming the floor cos of the carpet. after 2 months surrender. went to toa payoh north to install the water proof cover for the interior floors ($120) now dun need to vacuum even, just use damp cloth wipe and pickup debris. 30 sec kts. wait till u kena vomit on the carpet, then u'll appreciate the covering. boot covering $30 cos before that kena sunday morning wet market pax, prawns, crabs...put newspaper oso no use. now cleaning simple, take out the entire cover, wash, dry, put back. most of the diesel kiosk got tap water. now i clean taxi interior 10 mins. tops. cos easy to clean. for long term sometimes no choice must invest. time used to clean taxi is better used picking another pax.

Poolman SG

I never invest like KCTK , cos i don't think Comfort deserve the stuff after i resign ....

Still .... for my own personal hygience , and self satisfaction ... i bought a cheap car vacuum , both wet & dry purpose , when Esso got offer .. $15.90 .

I thought at first : " Fuck la , just use , spoilt , throw away , anyway how good $15.90 can do ? "

Hahaha , not only it cheap , and also it's good ... powerful .

Just good enuf to suck those debris out of my sight , i damn buay tahan those debris ...

Once i hung my pack of coffee inside near the car-open , i lost grip , my car seat all coffee ..... but i relax , took the vac , slowly suck away those coffee ..... now like nothing happen , not left-over smell .

Drive SG

I drove into a Caltex station jus now to use the toilet.

Can't remember which it was, but its toilet is actually inside the mart. very clean.

Anyway, I browsed through the carcare section for some air freshener and saw a 12V vacuum cleaner. $20.90 only, some unknown brand of course. Thought I could give it a try and got it.

Not a bad little thing, suction power not bad, comes with the different head attachments. And the best part, it's got a light. Quite a bargain at $20.90, IMO.

My cabin's air is now served by two small Polyglaze air fresheners, less than $4 each, but dunno how long they'll last.

ALN SG

toilet inside mart? i think it is at CCK…. near pool’s house