11-21-2014, 10:22 AM
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Expression, freedom, all of that... love it. Can I offer those noods for now?
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Looks like a bowl of rare steak pho, with tripe, of course. Yeah I know, Pho is Vietnamese grub.
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11-21-2014, 02:42 AM
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Just the etching job/custom window alone looks nice  Sharp frosty stuff.... bye bye stickers for me!
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'97 Boxster base model 2.5L, Guards Red/Tan leather, with a new but old Alpine am/fm radio.
Last edited by Nine8Six; 11-21-2014 at 02:46 AM.
Reason: arrrgg pics pics and pics
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11-21-2014, 04:03 AM
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Looks great. Can't wait to see the final product.
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11-21-2014, 10:27 AM
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the things you do sometimes lol
Too bad you quoted that... I would have removed this stupidity. Not even funny.... Porsche'tastic... what on earth (pmma vapors you think?)
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11-21-2014, 01:15 PM
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Any progress on a preferred power supply yet?
Something straight-forward for us who might be worried about screwing up 
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11-26-2014, 01:20 AM
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Any progress on a preferred power supply yet?
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No progress at all, sorry bud.
The car is 12VDC everywhere so that where/what PS issue shouldn't become an impediment. I'm thinking about tapping into the ashtray's light circuit... lead dropping/hiding behind driver carpet, and flows under the console up to the ashtray compartment. I think you don't even need to remove the console to get it done... just push in the wire with your finger under it and catch it with a hanger from the ashtray compartment - then pull lol. Something like that... has to be easy. We'll see, I'll let you know what I did on mine for sure
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11-26-2014, 01:36 AM
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Quick Update:
Right... so these LED are bright - NOT subtle at all when ran over the full car 12v intensity lol You will be arrested, handcuffed and spend 30 days in jail for-sure if you run this thing on your car at full brightness (tried it on a dark night, in the garage, on my boxster). No thanks lol
And I can't really reduce the number of LED otherwise I won't be getting that wide angle light pattern. Required if your visual is wide e.g. you need the light to be the same intensity on both left & right side of the visual to make it look, real? cleaner... sharper etc
Solution: a dimmer :/ We're giving simplicity a whole new meaning already lol
Seen a few already-made LED dimmers here locally but all very strong looking (4" sq boxes and stuff, white color, cheap plastics, etc). Others looked more like household items instead of car parts and the rest had features on them that would just add up to the things that can go wrong. Who wants strobe and flashing features on theirs?!
So there you have it again, we'll just make our own. Been experiencing with PWM (Pulse width modulation) and narrowed down the best two. Saying best because those are the only I found under $1,750 that have an audible On/Off click feature on them lol Other than that they have the highest freq I could find >25kHz so no LED flicking and no interference with mobile phones radio or anything. What that PWM board does is power on/off the LED and dim the intensity (5%~100%). That's all! I know, boring lol
At last, a very important part (to me). Because that's all what it took to get this panel to look absolutely stunning and right-where-I-dreamed-it "Barely visible, but crazy nice when spotted".
Soooo happy I haven't wasted my time, so this is going ahead!
^ Below the glass is the two PWM modules selected for the job. I'm in discussion with the supplier to see if he can drop the price from 1,750 to let's say $5 each. On my side I'll design and CNC a small little box that will look good in our cars, and 'hopefully' small enough to be concealed in the ashtray compartment.
^ Equally happy to have received the led. Shipped out of Taiwan last week (samples, all colors). Man.... those PINK.... speechless
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Last edited by Nine8Six; 11-26-2014 at 03:13 AM.
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01-04-2015, 08:25 PM
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^ Equally happy to have received the led. Shipped out of Taiwan last week (samples, all colors). Man.... those PINK.... speechless
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Any idea what LEDs these are? I'm still working on the dual LED idea on my side.
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11-26-2014, 02:28 AM
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Stunning work ! Looks fantastic can't wait for the final product.
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11-26-2014, 03:12 AM
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These sort of things never passes final stage. Wait until you see the mkII with a clearflex svga display... Ras Pi driven OBD Bluetooth reader with live dials showing on the windscreen HUD style. You get to see your car's gut stuff LIVE right up there in your mirror.
(^really hope I'm joking here). PMMA, sniff that stuff, gives you wings lol
Happy Thanks Giving to you guys there!
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11-26-2014, 04:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Nine8Six
These sort of things never passes final stage. Wait until you see the mkII with a clearflex svga display... Ras Pi driven OBD Bluetooth reader with live dials showing on the windscreen HUD style. You get to see your car's gut stuff LIVE right up there in your mirror.
(^really hope I'm joking here). PMMA, sniff that stuff, gives you wings lol
Happy Thanks Giving to you guys there!
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Hi Fred,
I've been following this thread since it's inception. You are truely amazing at product development. I like the windscreen and am waiting till it's available.
I hope you have a good weekend and wish you the best to you & your family. Happy Holiday
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11-27-2014, 03:20 AM
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Hi Fred,
I hope you have a good weekend and wish you the best to you & your family. Happy Holiday
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You are so cool, thanks mate 
All the very same to you!
Out of town for two days so I'll be able to pickup work on the wind deflector this coming Sunday eve. Little boxes... who would have imagine lol
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11-26-2014, 04:41 AM
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Same to you! Really admire your work; just amazing.
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11-26-2014, 07:58 AM
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Looking great! Can't wait for the finished product
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11-26-2014, 03:46 PM
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Wow that is looking really good. You are da man!
Your attention to detail is awesome.
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11-26-2014, 05:56 PM
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How about 2-3 layers of PMMA, each with their own LED strip and etch for an overlaid, multicolored, multilayered 3D effect?
Joking, of course...it would probably look cool, though 
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11-26-2014, 07:06 PM
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Interesting enough, this is exactly what those Japanese do. 4 colors... requires 4layer of pmma each with its independent LED color. Not a bad idea but gives a bit of a headache in all honesty
They also cast pmma with built-in micro mirrors (no kidding) and position them so a laser beams can create patterns and shapes.
The other one they have on display is the holographic 3D windeflector. Don't ask me how they do this... above my head lol The one I've seen was a V12 engine (Lamborghini or something like that...). Now that my man was impressive.
They do those for roadsters and convertibles while some other dudes call themselves the Best in the World LOL
* Not going to link anything/anymore or post wild pics here (LOL) so use your EN~JP translator and lookup for 3D wind deflector or around those keywords if you want to find them
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11-26-2014, 07:11 PM
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Reality is PMMA multilayer vision will be for another life for me
Just got a tracking no. from the seller of the PWM module so we're all good on doing the modeling of the LED control box. Shark vents and all.... luxury dimmer lol
Got to go walk the dogs......
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11-26-2014, 07:25 PM
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Small box! Slightly bigger than a matchbox
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11-29-2014, 09:51 AM
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2 words: "Awesome work!" or "Awesome Nine8Six"
After you're done with this fantastic project, i have another cool idea (illuminated interior) for you! 
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