fweasel Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Manufacture, not much. Tool up for the project, cost prohibitive. ignore him, he'll go away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighlineCA Posted March 5, 2008 Author Share Posted March 5, 2008 That depends on what type of manufacturing you want. We have thought about 3D printing for some time. Its costly at first (not as much as MASS manufacturing) but could pay off. Lots of ideas in the works.. but all of it carries a substantial initial investment though. Rich @ HCA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrgeoff Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Sounds like having this mod and the HU mod you have mentioned would be great options! Now the question is which option would I want to take part in when the time comes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlipNap Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Say if I wanted the black looking dash, any chance you can put in the JDM buttons on the USDM bezel and then paint the rest of the USDM bezel to match? Is that what you meant by customizing the bezel? That setup would look sweet. Keep up the good work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nx2000 Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 I'd be in for this depending on the final price. I don't mind giving up my stock radio in favour for an aftermarket one. However, I'm Canadian and only understand degrees celsius on my temp controls. LOL!! So, I'd insist on my keeping my temp controls that way and wouldn't want to do any core exchanges with a US one that reads Fahrenheit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 ^ don't worry, the units are determined by the gauge cluster, not the radio. the radio/hvac controls are identical between metric and medieval units Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaStaMooN Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Awesome! Cant wait to have a cheap(er) solution for adding a double din or even single din with pocket into my car! Good work guys! Jon - vBGarage Profile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaos22B Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 /subscribe Hope it comes in a good deal cheaper than the fully modded version! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riot Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Subscribed, I'm in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cole46_51 Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 can't wait to see how this turns out:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighlineCA Posted March 5, 2008 Author Share Posted March 5, 2008 FlipNap - We would be grafting in the JDM hvac panel, so yes, the buttons will be JDM (thats the idea..). And yes, we could refinish the bezel in black or any other color you want. uncle - Are you 100% positive? Curious... We see some differences in how the hvac controller is programmed. They use SMT resistors as jumpers for programming (not fully verified). I would imagine the controller would display whatever the main unit is telling it. Hmm.. interesting. Rich @ HCA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team23jordan Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 If this ends up in the $500ish range, then half this site will get them. Ok Mr. Spokesman Perrin BIG maf intake Perrin Turbo Inlet HKS SSQV BOV Megan Racing header with UP (ceramic coated) HKS DP (WRX) DMH E-cutout Custom 3" catback UTEC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonefizz Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 I can't wait for this to pan out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetiger Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 Ok Mr. Spokesman what? is there a rule about exageration here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 uncle - Are you 100% positive? Curious... We see some differences in how the hvac controller is programmed. They use SMT resistors as jumpers for programming (not fully verified). I would imagine the controller would display whatever the main unit is telling it. Hmm.. interesting. Rich @ HCA Yup, there was a guy (zuczek is his screenname) that fitted metric gauge cluster to USDM car and got the HVAC display temperature in C. I think it was confirmed by another source as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdoggydog Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 All I'm looking for is to get an aftermarket Bluetooth unit, but in this case could get an aftermarket radio with Bluetooh installed already, then not have an extra piece of equipment attached to the dash. This would be awesome! *Subscribe* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nx2000 Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 Yup, there was a guy (zuczek is his screenname) that fitted metric gauge cluster to USDM car and got the HVAC display temperature in C. I think it was confirmed by another source as well. Good to know. I was trying to source a CDN radio/hvac unit from a junkyard and they wanted $300 for it!! I was planning to use it as a donor unit so I wouldn't have any downtime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
han Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 Hope this works out well. I'd be up for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaymesbry Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 hrmm so this would have the 07+ dials? i think im the only one in the world who likes the 05-06 ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whobaru Posted March 6, 2008 Share Posted March 6, 2008 Would the JDM hvac panel be metric then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eb50 Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 i grew up with Celsius so this would be perfect I am holding off on the solder aux in hoping that I can scoop this up for under $600 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief_Wiggum Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 I don't care if the climate controls read out in Donuts and Cupcakes (mmm...Donuts). Just give me a double DIN in the stock radio location! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whobaru Posted March 7, 2008 Share Posted March 7, 2008 ^^^ Agreed. I'm just curious. ...so would like three donuts be hot and four cupcakes is high fan speed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighlineCA Posted March 7, 2008 Author Share Posted March 7, 2008 We are focusing on switching it to USDM format because we primarily market in the US. While trying to convert it, we will test if its possible it can retain the Metric format and still mod it to perform properly with a non JDM LGT. jaymesbry - While Erik is in there, I will mention to him if its possible to switch to 05-06 dials. As of right now, they would be JDM dials (they look slightly larger than the USDM 07+). Thanks, Rich @ HCA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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