Porsche Wind Deflector with Edge Lighting [from CAD, prototyping to finish] - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Nine8Six · 01-31-2015, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Jamesp

I'm thinking of mounting the new pot resistor inside the center console box so only a switch similar to the wiper delay switch shows and running wires to the PCB. Is there any reason that would not work?

You won't need to adjust the intensity quite often. Its one of those adjust-and-forget thing. More functional as a Power ON switch... in case you have a blank anywhere, that could go there easy.

Different leds emits different intensity. That was the reasoning behind the brightness controller really (one fits all). Amber might have to be set 50% , cold white at 25%, and red needs to be at 5% (red is the brightest of all). That's all that box does in all honesty. I'd just hide it somewhere - no use!

Jamesp · 02-02-2015, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Nine8Six

You won't need to adjust the intensity quite often.

After one days driving I beg to differ. This is a toy within a toy and needs to be continuously adjusted. Full intensity for top down city driving at dusk, medium intensity after that, lowest intensity with the top up, and off for night time top up long distance driving. At least that's me, other's mileage may differ.

Nine8Six · 02-02-2015, 06:40 PM

Just recalled you've got the cold white. Yea these are pretty sexy and can be cranked a bit without being seen from space. The RED however needs to be left at 5% at all time I'm afraid.

LOL you remind me of my mate here who drives a 987. We've airbrushed his deflector with PORSCHE using phosphorescent pigments (0 volt!). He told me "man every time I see a SUV, a van or a truck in my rear mirror I just pull in front of him so that his headlights can recharge the pigments for 10-20secs"

At first I went 'hahaha' and then his GF goes; he is serious, some guy was beeping at us yesterday because we were blocking his way LOL

All good fun!

SkyGlow: Here some one+ month old R&D lollll Looks okay, nothing like the SkyBreaker tho... no edge lighting :/ Takes about 10secs to charge up but discharge within 20-30min