My in-car espresso dispenser - Roadjet inspired!
01-11-2006, 10:25 PM
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My in-car espresso dispenser - Roadjet inspired!
<center>"I am a coffee addict"</center>
When I first saw the new <a href="https://www.audiworld.com/news/06/naias/roadjet/content.shtml">Audi Roadjet Concept</a> I fell in love immediately... the curves, the 300hp, the molded race seats, the cool rear seat <a href="http://gallery.audiworld.com/gallery/roadjet2/naias06077"><b>espresso dispenser</b></a>!
But like a typical <a href="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/80426/kim3.jpg">impatient Audi Enthusiast</a> I don't want to wait for it to hit the streets. I have the mod bug real bad and decided I wanted an espresso dispenser in my car <b>now</b>!
So, I took my Capresso 1500 and mounted it in the rear seat of my C5 A6 (2001 A6 2.7T)! I used an ISOFIX tie-down point to secure the coffee machine since I don't want to mess up the leather or launch the 8kg coffee machine on the road.
Luckily, I had a spare <a href="http://www.dcacpowerinverters.com/customkititems.asp?kc=PBI2300-2AWG">12vDC to 110vAC inverter</a> around the house for this mod. Be sure to use an inverter with a sufficient continuous power rating (my Capresso unit pulls 1450 watts). I'll end up mounting the inverter below the CD changer. I ran the power cable under my trunk mat and between the 60/40 seat split.
But, what you really want to see is the final install photos!
Luckily the Capresso unit is almost a dead-on match for the Light Silver metallic of my A6!
<img src="http://www.hallerfamily.net/audiworldstuff/C5-RoadJet/rj1.jpg">
Can you tell my driveway is on an incline? I may have to empty my water tank during my G-tech runs.
<img src="http://www.hallerfamily.net/audiworldstuff/C5-RoadJet/rj2.jpg">
Note how the cup holders molded into the rear seat bottom work perfectly for
my Saeco cappucino cups.
<img src="http://www.hallerfamily.net/audiworldstuff/C5-RoadJet/rj3.jpg">
My first espresso from my new mod! Notice the rich crema.
<img src="http://www.hallerfamily.net/audiworldstuff/C5-RoadJet/rj4.jpg">
Final shot after a sip of my first "in car" espresso.
<img src="http://www.hallerfamily.net/audiworldstuff/C5-RoadJet/rj6.jpg">
Screw the drive through coffee stands!
/dan
When I first saw the new <a href="https://www.audiworld.com/news/06/naias/roadjet/content.shtml">Audi Roadjet Concept</a> I fell in love immediately... the curves, the 300hp, the molded race seats, the cool rear seat <a href="http://gallery.audiworld.com/gallery/roadjet2/naias06077"><b>espresso dispenser</b></a>!
But like a typical <a href="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/80426/kim3.jpg">impatient Audi Enthusiast</a> I don't want to wait for it to hit the streets. I have the mod bug real bad and decided I wanted an espresso dispenser in my car <b>now</b>!
So, I took my Capresso 1500 and mounted it in the rear seat of my C5 A6 (2001 A6 2.7T)! I used an ISOFIX tie-down point to secure the coffee machine since I don't want to mess up the leather or launch the 8kg coffee machine on the road.
Luckily, I had a spare <a href="http://www.dcacpowerinverters.com/customkititems.asp?kc=PBI2300-2AWG">12vDC to 110vAC inverter</a> around the house for this mod. Be sure to use an inverter with a sufficient continuous power rating (my Capresso unit pulls 1450 watts). I'll end up mounting the inverter below the CD changer. I ran the power cable under my trunk mat and between the 60/40 seat split.
But, what you really want to see is the final install photos!
Luckily the Capresso unit is almost a dead-on match for the Light Silver metallic of my A6!
<img src="http://www.hallerfamily.net/audiworldstuff/C5-RoadJet/rj1.jpg">
Can you tell my driveway is on an incline? I may have to empty my water tank during my G-tech runs.
<img src="http://www.hallerfamily.net/audiworldstuff/C5-RoadJet/rj2.jpg">
Note how the cup holders molded into the rear seat bottom work perfectly for
my Saeco cappucino cups.
<img src="http://www.hallerfamily.net/audiworldstuff/C5-RoadJet/rj3.jpg">
My first espresso from my new mod! Notice the rich crema.
<img src="http://www.hallerfamily.net/audiworldstuff/C5-RoadJet/rj4.jpg">
Final shot after a sip of my first "in car" espresso.
<img src="http://www.hallerfamily.net/audiworldstuff/C5-RoadJet/rj6.jpg">
Screw the drive through coffee stands!
/dan
01-11-2006, 10:52 PM
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YOU ARE MY HERO
seriously, i would kill for a tap in the dash that dispensed hot coffee.
and maybe a straw coming from the visor that connected to a 40oz in the trunk (so no open container in the car)
and maybe a straw coming from the visor that connected to a 40oz in the trunk (so no open container in the car)
