Modding EPIA Alloy mod

When I first saw the completed pic I thought you had a ton of components inside the tire.

That brings me to the suggestion that maybe put a stealth dvdrom into the tire?

I'm not sure if a desktop drive will fit but if it did then you could quite easily use one of those slot-loading dvd drives. A laptop drive would surely fit but I haven't seen a slot-loading one and a tray would be harder to do.

Would be funny if your friends came over to watch a movie and you started rolling a tire around in your living room, trying to find where the dvd slot is

edit: typo

 

Did you have to pay for the alloy and tire, or did you get those free aswell?

Kudos on the nice job though.

If I was a rich man, I would definetly be purchasing that beauty.

One idea,

If you could get those BMW tires, that when punctured stay hard and are strill driveable on; you could cut into them and hopefully they would hold their shape so you could put a dvd drive in the actual tire.

Just an idea.

 

I think it's a shame you don't actually get to see the hardware unless you turn it around. I guess it's not a hardware-showoff kind of mod, more of the "see that rim? Its my computer " kind. Still a great mod.

 

well i would think its the otherway around .. if you see it and someone says its a computer ... "I" would take time to check what was in it and how it was made .. can it be more showoff? and if you dont know its a computer and sees it in a living room i would ask why do you have a tire in your living room? i would say its a showoff computer

 

Can't say I liked either version. All the same, well'ish planned and executed.

 

so like someone mencioned earlier.... wheres the dvd drive? but other than that very nice mod

 

i really like it. After all, a drive is not really essential, you can just use a networked one.

 

I thought that was an ace mod, well done. I like the suggestion someone made of building a power switch into the valve cap, that would be cool. I wouldn't like to be the owner of the A4 now missing a front and rear brake though!

 

Just adding my vote to the "Really glad you remade this" pile. I guess i'd consider it a concept mod rather than a practical or stylish one - let's be honest who wants a tyre in their living room? Kudos though.

 

its not a word i use alot when i see mods but this one is genius, and i dont have any critisisms, just questions.

How do you protect it from dust? did you put the plexi back on the back? you could still hide the fan quite easily i woulda thought, and gfx, is it utalising on board or something?

 

michelin (sp?) or goodyear run flats i believe

 

That is one amazing mod. As to the dvd drive, if I was rich, I would just use another pc to stream dvds to it on its wireless network card. If you are going to get an HTPC, just rip all your films to disk.

 

Finally, someone that makes a mediaserver without flashing lights......And a "wheel" mod that actually looks sweet.

 

I agree. The first version was just too rough - not something we expect from GoTaLL, however the second was pure eye-candy.
-ed out

 

The second one looks good, although cars really aren't my cup of tea...

 

Looks like you didn't get exhausted, hoho.

 

wow, best thing about it must be how clean it looks.

 

SWEET!

Very nice mod, great work.

 

wheely (sorry, couldn't resist) nice mod.

 

Yep....First version wasn't good, but the second got all the right moves.