Melody Box (Custom)
Completely normal for any car imported from Japan, and completely JDM for any car anywhere else.
Powered by USB, these little melody boxes can be programmed to say anything you want, in any language. Simply upload a .mp3 to the box, plug it in to the back of your head unit (or any USB) and when you turn the key, it will play!
We love the vibe these things set, and have been installing them secretly in our friends cars with funny messages for years.
Why do these exist? Japanese cars are fitted with toll readers, which require a card to be inserted to drive through the ETC gates on Japanese toll roads. When those cars get shipped overseas, the cards get removed, so the readers play a little message like “please insert ETC card”. Because it’s spoken by a sweet sounding Japanese woman, and unless you speak Japanese, you don’t actually know what it says… many of us simple appreciate the vibe it sets in their car!
*Colours may vary
Ordering process
In the notes, write what you want initially want your box to say, and in what language. We’ll program it before we ship it using high quality AI generated text to speech.
Tips
Japanese works best.
Up to 5 minutes can be recorded, but 2-5 seconds is best for the JDM vibe. That’s 10 to 15 words.
To change the message, just plug in a micro USB to the port on the side and drop a .mp3 file onto the device. Delete the old one, and test!
Yes, we can upload WHATEVER you want on it…
Notes
Must be powered by USB, or 5v. Plugging into direct 12v may result in smoke and melted plastic.
Volume cannot be changed. It’s set to the perfect volume to be heard from inside your dash, glovebox or centre console without the engine running.
Only one message can be loaded onto each device at a time.
Completely normal for any car imported from Japan, and completely JDM for any car anywhere else.
Powered by USB, these little melody boxes can be programmed to say anything you want, in any language. Simply upload a .mp3 to the box, plug it in to the back of your head unit (or any USB) and when you turn the key, it will play!
We love the vibe these things set, and have been installing them secretly in our friends cars with funny messages for years.
Why do these exist? Japanese cars are fitted with toll readers, which require a card to be inserted to drive through the ETC gates on Japanese toll roads. When those cars get shipped overseas, the cards get removed, so the readers play a little message like “please insert ETC card”. Because it’s spoken by a sweet sounding Japanese woman, and unless you speak Japanese, you don’t actually know what it says… many of us simple appreciate the vibe it sets in their car!
*Colours may vary
Ordering process
In the notes, write what you want initially want your box to say, and in what language. We’ll program it before we ship it using high quality AI generated text to speech.
Tips
Japanese works best.
Up to 5 minutes can be recorded, but 2-5 seconds is best for the JDM vibe. That’s 10 to 15 words.
To change the message, just plug in a micro USB to the port on the side and drop a .mp3 file onto the device. Delete the old one, and test!
Yes, we can upload WHATEVER you want on it…
Notes
Must be powered by USB, or 5v. Plugging into direct 12v may result in smoke and melted plastic.
Volume cannot be changed. It’s set to the perfect volume to be heard from inside your dash, glovebox or centre console without the engine running.
Only one message can be loaded onto each device at a time.
Completely normal for any car imported from Japan, and completely JDM for any car anywhere else.
Powered by USB, these little melody boxes can be programmed to say anything you want, in any language. Simply upload a .mp3 to the box, plug it in to the back of your head unit (or any USB) and when you turn the key, it will play!
We love the vibe these things set, and have been installing them secretly in our friends cars with funny messages for years.
Why do these exist? Japanese cars are fitted with toll readers, which require a card to be inserted to drive through the ETC gates on Japanese toll roads. When those cars get shipped overseas, the cards get removed, so the readers play a little message like “please insert ETC card”. Because it’s spoken by a sweet sounding Japanese woman, and unless you speak Japanese, you don’t actually know what it says… many of us simple appreciate the vibe it sets in their car!
*Colours may vary
Ordering process
In the notes, write what you want initially want your box to say, and in what language. We’ll program it before we ship it using high quality AI generated text to speech.
Tips
Japanese works best.
Up to 5 minutes can be recorded, but 2-5 seconds is best for the JDM vibe. That’s 10 to 15 words.
To change the message, just plug in a micro USB to the port on the side and drop a .mp3 file onto the device. Delete the old one, and test!
Yes, we can upload WHATEVER you want on it…
Notes
Must be powered by USB, or 5v. Plugging into direct 12v may result in smoke and melted plastic.
Volume cannot be changed. It’s set to the perfect volume to be heard from inside your dash, glovebox or centre console without the engine running.
Only one message can be loaded onto each device at a time.