Blue Valentine One Display and Homelink Mirror Retrofit
Originally Posted by Inovashn
you should really look into building these and selling them for guys in virginia and washington.
Hah, well the installation is very easy. The only part I would have a part in is the LED swap, which I posted information on earlier.
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Originally Posted by Acree
I was thinking about offering the different band colors as a service to people. I would change out the 4 band colors to whatever the customer wanted, but the default would be: X band is Red, K band is Amber, Ka band is Green, and Laser is Blue. I could do any configuration according to the customer's request. Here's how pricing would go:
$40 - If you ship your current remote display to me. Probably a 3 day turn around.
$80 - If you want to me to purchase a brand new display, modify it, and then ship it to you.
If any one is interested, please let me know by PM.
Thanks,
Acree
$40 - If you ship your current remote display to me. Probably a 3 day turn around.
$80 - If you want to me to purchase a brand new display, modify it, and then ship it to you.
If any one is interested, please let me know by PM.
Thanks,
Acree
http://www.radardetector.net/anyone-...LEDs-3487t.php
Originally Posted by RaDaRkInG
Yep, I know. Thanks for the old news.
Originally Posted by Tackett
as always acree, i bow to your greatness....and I havent forgot about the componets, just strapped for time. I promise Ill get them out to you soon.
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Originally Posted by Acree
The arrows were made by swapping out the leds, and simply laying a cut peice of diffused plastic behind the mirror, in front of the board. The blue 7 segment display was actually the hardest part. I had to order one from digikey, but even after I found one, it was not the correct pin configuration. I had to bend the leads into the correct place. I have many pictures of the pins and stuff, but I can't seem to attach any pics to the forums. Anyone else having this problem?
Originally Posted by Espresso
Can you give me the size or model of the 7 segment display you used from Digi-Key? Also, if you could give me the size of the LEDs. Thanks
Sure. I have to give one warning about the color of the seven segment display. The wavelength is not TRUE blue. What i mean by that is, most quality blue leds emit a wavelength of 470nm. The 7seg is not at 470. It appears more purple than the leds I used. Also, I would recommend ordering atleast 2. You will more than likely mess up atleast one of them. Also, the pins will have to be bent and fit into place.
Digikey Part number - 160-1513-5-ND
Description - 7-SEG .28" 1DIGIT BLUE CA
Price - $3.62 each.
The size of leds I believe is package 1206. I used 0806 because that is what I had on hand, and they work just fine.
Very nicely done, I love the multi colored LEDs.
I've always had trouble at night with the all red band identifiction. Too hard to tell which band is lit.
Valentine should have done this to start with!!!!
I've always had trouble at night with the all red band identifiction. Too hard to tell which band is lit.
Valentine should have done this to start with!!!!
Originally Posted by IceBurnzTT
Simply amazing i will definitely be interested in doing this once i pick up my v1 if you still are offering your services
-Acree
Originally Posted by taurran
Very cool. I like the idea of having multi colored LEDs for each type of radar. A lot of times, at night, I can't really tell which band it is.
-Acree
Acree this is prob a dumb question but do you offer your services on the dash setup you did? Obviously assuming i would send you the gauge cluster etc. I recall reading your writeup on it and it seemed like a very lengthy process
great job buddy!!
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@Acree, SunsetZ33
My main question is to ether one of you guys is... How are you cutting through the reflective coating on the mirror? Are you going with a razer of are you chemicaly etching?
Daedalus317
My main question is to ether one of you guys is... How are you cutting through the reflective coating on the mirror? Are you going with a razer of are you chemicaly etching?
Daedalus317