Well I hope it materializes as I like to see good ideas
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Well I hope it materializes as I like to see good ideas
My "good" ideas may not be what most consider good. We have no need for a factory head unit that eats up a lot of real estate in a TJ. The 1.5 DIN area is also not large enough for what I want it to do. So, we did a radio delete panel and then added the items we wanted to it and now we are working on a lay-out and how to make it all fit so I don't have to modify the double DIN bezel. I will if I have to, but I'd rather not.
Once I get this finalized, then it will go to a 3D printer to get made into what we need. I can and will do it all myself if needed but I want the lettering for the Rubicrawler air shifter printed into the plate on a raised platform that mirrors the radio control on the left side of the Switch Pro panel.
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8 switches for the Switch Pro, Blue tooth controller for a remote receiver, 2 USB ports for charging, 2 seat heater controls with 6 position switches, clock with temp and voltage, and the Rubicrawler mode indicator all in what is basically wasted space in a TJ is not a bad thing. Almost as cool as this, not quite, but almost.
I need to get the comparison pic for what MOST see out of their rearview mirror to get the full effect across.
This is with a smaller than 35" tire. A big portion of that white car will be hidden with a 35 is my guess.
Can you provide any dimensions, just wondering if they will fit my set up
Thanks
Thanks
Note: These are first-gen. I radiused the outside chamfer with a file and had them hard-anodized myself. However, I don't think any of the critical dimensions changed with the second-gen design.
Height at Front (tallest) = 1.9"
Height at Rear (shortest) = 3/4"
Width = 1-1/4"
Length = 4.2"
Edited: the shortest height was wrong in my original post - I hit the zero button on the caliper and didn't realize it.
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Scott, Scott, Scott…. Mixing decimals and fractions? You are an Engineer!
Actually, that was done on purpose. As an engineer, I was trying to interpret the original designer's intent. Due to machining tolerances, I try to do that. The ones that are decimal didn't measure close to a fractional equivalent...
Actually, that was done on purpose. As an engineer, I was trying to interpret the original designer's intent. Due to machining tolerances, I try to do that. The ones that are decimal didn't measure close to a fractional equivalent...
Well, you're certainly not an architect, otherwise you would have left a few dimensions out....and you would have cheated/rounded the ones you offered up...
Well, I am currently practicing as a civil, so if it weren't for my mechanical degree and experience, I probably would have!Well, you're certainly not an architect, otherwise you would have left a few dimensions out...
Well, I am currently practicing as a civil, so if it weren't for my mechanical degree and experience, I probably would have!
Even the civil guys are far better than the "we just make pretty pictures, someone else makes it work" people...
If you're a mechanical guy, you know dimensions are important. Some things matter.
Yeah, when I started hiring civils seventeen years ago, I was so appalled with their fundamental lack of understanding common dimensioning practices that I pulled out an old drafting textbook and put together a white paper on dimensioning that all new hires had to read. I didn't even attempt to explain GD&T concepts. I'm afraid their heads would have exploded...If you're a mechanical guy, you know dimensions are important. Some things matter.
Well if you are a civil engineer than I would have expected dem. such as 1" = 20'.
N.T.S.
These are very well thought-out, designed, and made! Get a set while you still can!
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