>That soldering is *insane*. I have serious respect for you guys
>who did it. I have the manual dexterity to do it, but definitely
>the soldering expertise or the equipment. My soldering gun is a
>garbage $12.95 Radio Shack job.

Yeah, much easier with the Weller station I have. But I did go out and get a .01" tip for it, just for this job. That, and the magnifying glass really made things possible.

I'll take some pic's of the tools and put those up as well later tonight.

Cheers

I'm trying one last idea. Everything I've tried so far has not worked. I even contacted the manufacturer of the casting resin and they only had one idea, which is what I'm trying now. If this doesn't work out, I'm going to start making them and maybe have some type of upgrade offer. I'll start off with blue and red, then green and amber. I need to get one more pigment for the last two. Also if anyone wants some, I can make non-translucent colored buttons for a little less.

Here's a thought.. I mounted the button LEDs tight to the base of the buttons, but I suppose with an extra bend they could be left much higher inside the button casting.. I wonder what that would look like?

The buttons need space to move, the LED's stay in position and the buttons depress the collar around them. So moving the LED's up doesn't work, it will prevent you from pressing the buttons.

Just let me know when and we can decide where. But let's make sure the bar allows soldering on the premises!

Of course my little brother might be miffed I won't let him do it. I suppose he'll busy himself enough with his (no doubt he'd like to practise on mine)

I do think you're a little nuts to put out the offer to everyone like this. Nuts if you suddenly get a ton of requests that is. Hope you schedule it. Get people in a queue.

Bruno

I think there's some wiggle room left in there, just gotta bend the leads in tight at the base of the button, and let the LED extend up another say 5mm from the "normal" positioning. Plenty of hollow space inside the button casing for them.

But it might not look as good that way.. just wondering. I suppose Brian could stuff an LED up into a loose button just to see how it looks.

Cheers

Here's another thought for the knob area. I used a black grease pencil to darken the end of the aluminium shaft, so it is less conspicuous on the button face in bright light.

The same grease pencil (more like a grown-up crayon) could be used to darken the coloured faceplate around the knob area, to cut down on direct light leakage from the LEDs in that area. Leaving, of course, space for the IR signals to pass through. Mmm.. I think I'll do that next time I have the front off of mine.

-ml

Hey, is that my old amber lens? Woo-hoo! Famous at last!

Yes, that particular unit is wfaulk's old Amber lens. I have another unit, my original Mk2 with the factory amber on it as well. I like amber.

Cheers

Just lemme know when you get your button kit, Bruno.

Cheers

does it mean we can order specific color buttonkits ?

If so, I would like to have a red.

Tell me if possible....

Mark, I'd be very much interested in letting you to do the hack (I can't bear to try it again) to mine. Let me know where, when and how to send this to ya.

Email me (click on my userid to get my email address) and I'll reply with details. For cross-border work (I'm in Canada), it would probably be best to just ship the displayboard (cheaper, and less customs hassle on this end).

Cheers

I'm not seeing your Email on your details page is it viewable?

Ooopps.. I'll see if I can get it to show up.. now.. ??

If I were to send my display to you could you also do the dimmer fix as well?

>If I were to send my display to you could you also
>do the dimmer fix as well?

Sure. Probably cost another $5 or so for me to run out and buy a pack of capacitors.

Cheers

Oh dont worry Id pay extra. But I need to get a car first I just got done stripping the stereo out of the Integra I totalled.

Got the dock out, as well?

That was the first thing I took out boy those tabs are a bitch and a half good thing I didnt care about any damage to the car. But yeah I had 4 speakers to take out well 6 including the tweeters and a sub, and I sure wasnt about to leave the 80 dollar wiring kit for the amp.

totalled.

??

Bummer!

I had thought the damage was repairable.

Does this mean you're not coming to Alaska to race my ShoWagon after all?

The least you can do is post some pictures of the damage, like loren did.

tanstaafl.

Don't remind me... i miss my hatchback. =\

I've seriously considered selling my coupe, buying another '93 or '94 Civic Hatchback Si, dropping 5 grand on the engine, supercharger, rims, etc... and having a few grand leftover.

But yeah... lets see some pics

Damn loren you read my mind. Im looking a 92-95 civic vx hatch. And dropping a GSR engine in it and the supercharging it. Im going for the less showing more go-ey car not to mention more affordable insurance.
Here is the plan
GSR engine 2800+500 for overhaul to make sure its tip top
JRSC 2200+goodies 1200
total a little over 5 grand
result a total sleeper that can run 12s

You bastard! That's my dream car!!! if i wasn't so f'n lazy... I could use that insurance drop too.... ARGHGHAGHH! Maybe at the end of the summer i'll start giving it some serious thought. I don't need another project right now.

Man, as far as i'm concerned, the body shape of that series of Civic Hatchbacks is one of the best designs of any car ever made. Beautiful. *punches self repeatedly for crashing mine* *punch* *punch*.

The VX's have the lightest body of all of them right? Is that why you're going with the VX?

Loren, if your dream car is a Civic, you need to be setting your sights a little higher.

Well there are differences between "Dream Car" and "Dream Car I can afford". Knowing the DeLorean can be mine for $30,000 is not helping my seperation of the two above categories.

>That soldering is *insane*. I have serious respect for you guys who did it.

Really. If you can't stand a little OT tangent, then don't click on this , but I somehow feel that it's required reading for anyone contemplating this solder job...

ROFL what a great link.

Where do you guys find stuff like that!!?!

Palease. Everyone has an unrealistic idea of their dream car... but that's one i could actually afford and drive daily without paying ludicrous insurance and worrying every second if it got a scratch. And by "dream car" i meant "my favorite body shape of any car ever with a kick ass engine slapped in 'er". My sights are just fine where they are thank you very much.

And Tom, i'm with you on the DeLorean thing. Me Wanty...