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Interesting Mazda3 links
Change the color of the instrument cluster lights.
Options for adding an auxiliary input on the Mazda3
How to: Replace Rear / Tail Lights for Sedan (with 2nd Gen LED tail lights)
DIY LED tail lights – not for mazda, but outlines how to remove lens from housing
Mazda3 sound system
Since I’ll be getting a mazda3 in a few days, I thought I’d research the upgrade to a new sound system.
http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?123801903-Diffrence-between-04-05-Mazda3-radio-and-06-09-mazda3-radio
Car project : fix/clean it up
To get the car sorted, I need to spend some time. This is what the Cavalier needs:
– New horn/fix horn
– Clean up inside of car.
– Cleanup wiring inside
— Remove old screen cables,
— Reroute cables for new screen so they’re out of sight . USB extension needed.
— Permanently attach ODBII reader.
— Update Centrafuse to version 3.5
— Install ‘xport’ GPS port multiplier for faster GPS acquisition in Destinator. Read info here on centrafuse forums.
– Hook up front speakers to the rear amp.
Carputer wiring.
for the 9pin connector from the front of the car to the rear, this is the pinout in the carputer case :
Pin 1 should be the car 12v line that comes on when the car is on. (accessory line?) (bare wire)
Pin 3 & 5 are the power switch (white and blue).
Pin 2 & 4 NOT ASSIGNED (green and white wire)
Pin 6 & 7 HD LED (white and orange)
Pin 8 & 9 Power LED(white and green)
Enlightened Warrior Camp
Pin 1 should be the car 12v line that comes on when the car is on. (accessory line?) (bare wire)
Pin 3 & 5 are the power switch (red and black wire).
Pin 2 & 4 NOT ASSIGNED ()
Pin 6 & 7 HD LED ()
Pin 8 & 9 Power LED(white and green)
Wall mounted tire rack for my garage
This is what I need to make (but out of 2x4s)
Link.
Autonomous driver 2
Given this some more thought. Continue reading
Carputer
Need to decide how what I need to do to finish my carputer.
For starters, I should secure/blot down the center console. I’m not running any more wires through there anytime soon.
I should buy a powered 7 port USB 2.0 hub. Hopefully one that runs off 12v, but if not, have to make a 12V to 5V(or whatever the hub runs at) converter.
Plugged into it will be the volume control, the screen, and the …
Get the front speakers hooked up. All it needs is the wiring sorted out at the back, and at the front.
I need to build a front panel to cover the mess behind the dash. In the cover, will be 2 USB slots, one PC on/off switch,… what else. to put there?
racing line program
The excitement of the racing line generation program has dwindled down…
The current main goal is to figure out how the K1999 program works (used in the RARS simulator) works, and use that knoledge to experiment with my own program. I think the fact that I got tangled up in the linux world, is causing me to loose interest in other aspects of my life…
Not good though… need a balance.
driver training tools.
Decided on spending more time this winter in trying to develop a system to aid drivers (mainly myself at first) get faster around (firstly) an auto-slalom course (and maybe later a race track). Hence the entrieds I made relating to motion tracking and GPS positioning. Continue reading