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Eclipse to Highlight Versatile Navigation and Thunderous Sound Systems at SEMA as Danny Bonaduce Stops by to Raise Money For at Risk Children in Los Angeles

Danny Bonaduce Launches Online Auction For Customized Subaru Impreza WRX From Eclipse Booth At SEMA - 100% Of The Winning Bid To Benefit Optimist Youth Homes & Family Services

TORRANCE, Calif., Oct. 25 -- ECLIPSE Booth, North Hall #11326, October 30th at 3:00 PM -- ECLIPSE, a division of Fujitsu Ten Ltd. that designs and manufactures precision audio, video and navigation products, has partnered with Toyota and Buick to showcase two customized vehicles at the ECLIPSE booth that highlight the company's latest AVN in-dash navigation head unit with detachable TomTom navigation portable device -- a new product from ECLIPSE's Audio Visual Navigation line of all-in-one head units. ECLIPSE is also hosting Danny Bonaduce, co-host of The Adam Carolla Show on FREE-FM, to sign autographs in the booth (North Hall #11326) on October 30th from 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM. Bonaduce's appearance is timed to coincide with the launch of this year's online charity auction for ECLIPSE's customized Subaru WRX 5-door, benefiting the children and families served by Optimist Youth Homes & Family Services (Optimist) -- one of the oldest and largest child welfare non-profit agencies in California.

The all-new 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX 5-door was donated by Santa Monica Subaru and the complete ECLIPSE sound system was installed by Al & Ed's Autosound in Costa Mesa, CA, allowing the complete amount of the winning bid to be given to Optimist Youth Homes & Family Services. Interested buyers and supporters can go online to the FREE-FM site (http://www.971freefm.com/pages/1100756.php) to learn more about the auction. The auction will run on eBay until November 8th at 11:59 PM. The highest bidder will be handed the keys to the car at the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show on November 24th, where Bonaduce will present a check to Optimist, in the full amount of the winning bid.

"We will have a computer in our booth throughout the entire SEMA show to allow bidders the opportunity to check out the vehicle and be among the first to place a bid," said Michael West, marketing director at ECLIPSE. "Having Danny Bonaduce kick-off the charity auction from our booth at SEMA is a great way to raise awareness for this important charity, and entice some potential bidders."

While in the booth, showgoers will have the opportunity to go "Uptown in a Buick Enclave" and experience the debut of ECLIPSE's "Tundra Thunder" with Toyota.

The "Enclave Uptown" was created by Rick Bottom Designs, of Mendota, Ill. to conjure images of sophisticated luxury and timeless elegance with a flavor for the avant-garde. Buick's QuietTuning does its best to contain a 2,000- watt ECLIPSE audio, video and navigation system that pumps sound through 12 speakers, including two 12-inch subwoofers. The Buick Enclave Uptown features additional Hushmat sound damping material around the complete sound system which includes ECLIPSE's AVN6610 all-in-one navigation system with 2,000 watts, 12 speakers, XM Satellite Radio, CD Player, iPod(R) connectivity and Bluetooth technology.

The "Tundra Thunder" also features ECLIPSE's AVN2210p, which offers standard internal Bluetooth capabilities, iPod(R) cable connectivity and flash memory music utilizing a front access USB port with complete onscreen function control, as well as CD, CD-R/RW, MP3, WMA compatibility. The thunderous theme is created visually by a tri-phase pearl orange paint scheme, and sonically with four 12 inch subwoofers. The complete customization includes TRD 22. wheels & high performance brake & rotor upgrade, Goodyear Eagle 285-45R22 tires, BASF paint products, Hushmat sound deadening material, MPD ram-air hood, Corsa performance exhaust, Firestone air springs, SnugTop bed cover, BedRug molded carpet covering, Lund billet grille, SOS Performance lowering kit and rear valence, Stinger wires and accessories as well as a Kinetic performance battery. After its debut at the SEMA Show, the vehicle will be displayed at the January 2008 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas and the February 2008 National Automobile Dealer Association show (NADA) in San Francisco.

About ECLIPSE

ECLIPSE, a division of Fujitsu Ten Ltd., designs and manufactures precision audio, visual and navigation products with legendary sound quality and performance. As one of the world's leading manufacturers in the aftermarket industry, ECLIPSE enjoys brand-name recognition among serious audiophiles for outstanding functionality and innovative technology. ECLIPSE's innovative AVN product line continues to receive numerous industry and consumer media accolades as one of the best in-dash audio, visual and navigation units available today. ECLIPSE sells products through specialty retail partners and nationally through Crutchfield and Circuit City stores. http://www.eclipse-web.com/ Fujitsu Ten Ltd.'s main businesses range from car audio, car navigation systems and mobile telecommunications equipment to automotive electronics such as engine and airbag control ECUs. Supplying brand-name products by TOYOTA and other automakers in Japan and overseas on an OEM basis, the ECLIPSE brand is used exclusively for Fujitsu Ten Ltd.'s aftermarket products. http://www.fujitsu-ten.co.jp/.

About Optimist Youth Homes and Family Services

Founded in 1906, Optimist Youth Homes & Family Services each day cares for 550 abused and neglected children and adolescent offenders on probation from around California and is the one of the largest private center of its type in the region. It operates a residential program for 99 teenage boys on its main campus in Highland Park, as well as a private high school, group and transitional homes, foster care and adoption agency and multifaceted mental health programs for community youth and adults. The agency is accredited by the Council on Accreditation for Children and Family Services. http://www.oyhfs.org/

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