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Nice mod. Weird though, I have a usb charger that plugs in nicely, wife bought it and I know it was nothing fancy. I'll ask her where she got it.
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Sweet mod Seth. Is there any draw on the system with the key out?
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Nice work! I am looking to do something similar with Copper when she goes back together. |
Originally Posted by Imo000
(Post 14767959)
That's cool, well done!
Since the European cigarette lighters are shallower (it is on my Passat too) so their plug-in USB ports must be shallower too so getting one from Europe might work on the 928, but this is just my theory.
Originally Posted by Chalkboss
(Post 14768356)
Nice mod. Weird though, I have a usb charger that plugs in nicely, wife bought it and I know it was nothing fancy. I'll ask her where she got it.
Originally Posted by GT6ixer
(Post 14768569)
Sweet mod Seth. Is there any draw on the system with the key out?
Originally Posted by drscottsmith
(Post 14768644)
Nice work! I am looking to do something similar with Copper when she goes back together. Thanks, Scott! Glad I could provide a little inspiration. :D |
I found the photos of the fab process for the voltmeter/USB chargers mounting plate in the ash tray frame that I saved in the wrong place. :rolleyes:
Its still ugly... https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/rennlis...e02e52ce83.jpg Ash tray to begin with. I had already removed the ash snubber long ago. https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/rennlis...d83411e0bd.jpg Luckily this pops right out. https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/rennlis...5035ac3e34.jpg Back side showing cigar lighter connection and bracket for illumination bulb. https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/rennlis...90a4449edb.jpg Real estate in the console. https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/rennlis...591cabe402.jpg Ground wire for cigar lighter and illumination bulb. https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/rennlis...e534c72719.jpg Ground tab, and rivet holding plastic lid to ash tray frame. https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/rennlis...11b6500c14.jpg Initial fitment test of unit into ash tray. Fail. https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/rennlis...4ec1e63273.jpg Back side of rivet holding plastic lid to ash tray frame. https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/rennlis...219f79c644.jpg Lid and frame separated. https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/rennlis...a7ca7a1677.jpg Cigar lighter removed from ash tray frame. https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/rennlis...6c6583b923.jpg Cigar lighter showing one of the drilled through spot welds in its bracket. https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/rennlis...867b234ea1.jpg Poorly drilled out spot welds. https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/rennlis...24dc5ea078.jpg Drilled out spot weld. https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/rennlis...bcf708effb.jpg Getting ready to cut metal. https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/rennlis...b78f76312d.jpg Test fitting 3/32" pop rivets. https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/rennlis...35b7ffe691.jpg Back plate held in place by test rivets. https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/rennlis...4f3fbbcc00.jpg Aligning plastic panel on back plate. https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/rennlis...a03b49ad62.jpg Traced openings in plastic panel. https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/rennlis...bfa0f49002.jpg Radius of circles. https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/rennlis...1989bf46e7.jpg Pulled arcs to find the centers of the circles. |
Nice documentation Seth. Always love your threads. Extremely informative.
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This is a really slick way to modernize our cars for modern gadgets....extremely stealthy. Great creativity and execution Seth.
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Thanks Chris and Jon!
I am very much making this up as I go...:p |
Very nice Seth.
Could the frame and backing plate with holes be a candidate for 3D printing? Possibly making it a one piece affair? |
Looking good Seth.
In case it gives you any ideas, here's what I did on mine. I fabricated a replacement panel out of plexiglass where I mounted both regular size boost and AFM gauges because of the supercharger. In that panel I also mounted 2 USB charging ports - one that's powered all the time and one that's switched. I also replaced the seat belt warning circle with a covered 12v outlet so I could plug in anything else. For wiring all my accessories, I added a complete extra fuse panel, one side of it is all switched accessories (like radar detector, power for homelink auto-dimming mirror, amp turn on, etc) and the other side is constant accessories (power door locks, 1 USB port, etc). For the switched accessories, I'm feeding power to that fuse panel via an 80 Amp relay. It goes active when getting 12 volts from a trigger wire that's piggybacked onto the OEM circuit panel, then draws power from a wire I ran directly to the battery in the rear and feeds it to the aux panel. https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/rennlis...cd671107d8.jpg Auxiliary Fuse panel - one side switched and one side constant https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/rennlis...8629b04209.jpg https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/rennlis...2cfe419b6f.jpg Gauges and usb charging ports https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/rennlis...8eb6918019.jpg Custom Corian Fuse & relay panel cover - non-conductive and covers both the OEM panel and the auxiliary panel mounted to the left of it https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/rennlis...8b7f28e6bc.jpg Finished and installed. Marine switches fit into the center panel well. Left switch is is for front driving lights. Right switch is for power door locks. Steelie magnetic cell phone mount above AFM Gauge and the phone sits sideways hanging over the curve of the center console |
Neat clean and tidy
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Petza, your center console is the high water mark to which I aspire. Absolutely lovely!
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Originally Posted by Chris Lockhart
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Petza, your center console is the high water mark to which I aspire. Absolutely lovely!
Now back to the Red Witch as SITM isn't that far away ! |
As the others have said, that is a sweet set-up you have in your spyder, Pete!
I am working on the Red Witch, but she won't be ready for SITM 2018. Too much going on with her. And...I am facing complete HVAC replacement at the other house. :eek: |
Originally Posted by skpyle
(Post 14800430)
As the others have said, that is a sweet set-up you have in your spyder, Pete!
I am working on the Red Witch, but she won't be ready for SITM 2018. Too much going on with her. And...I am facing complete HVAC replacement at the other house. :eek: |
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