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[ee601]

[font="arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"]Hello fellow VXers..[/font]

 

[font="arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"]My son is in the process of designing and making a backlit illuminated heater plate - so the heater graphics light up when the car lights are on like they do in real cars these days.  Pics of our first attempt below (if I can upload the pics).[/font]

 

[font="arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"]Just trying to gauge if there might be any interest on here if we can pull it off successfully?[/font]

 

​Any thoughts people?

 

[font="arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"]Cheers,[/font]

[font="arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"]Ian[/font]

 

 

[font="arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"]PS. Couldn't upload here for some reason so tried on Photobucke[/font]t.

 

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[speedster]

great idea

[ee601]

Anyone got any thoughts on design? The graphics are slightly smaller than original, and the blue fades to the red rather than just changing at the 12 o'clock position. Makes it look a bit neater and more modern, but we could always make some completely as OEM if everyone thinks that's better..? Pics are just a first prototype - will try out on mine and see what we can improve for version 2..

[Samwise]

That looks awesome, I think there would definitely be alot of interest in this!

[johnk393]

something i would be interested in! 

[Barton]

Looks good mate

[JG]

Very good. 

[-Dab-of-Oppo-]

Looks good. Is it just the stick on front you will be offering or a complete kit with LEDs, new metal back plate etc? I drilled mine out and re-used the original front piece on mine but if you where to sell your nicer design one seperatly and it has the same footprint as before I'd be interested in having one.

[Frosty34]

very nice looks good for a prototype

[Andy_VX]

Didn't think it would be of interest to me until I saw the pics! Looks great, i'd take one! 

[CocoPops]

Pic from photobucket to help



I'll be interested too!

[Graeme Lambert]

Get a list going...

[Arno]

Just curious.. What kind of projected lifespan does this material have as far as light output remaining over 80% of 'new' goes?

 

I know a few electro-luminescent type backings but they tend to have an 'on'/active life of a few hundred to thousand hours and start to slowly drop in light intensity fromt he moment they are used. Eg. Lotus used the material on the heater controls of the later A/C equipped cars and hardly any still light up significantly on these cars to be useful.

 

Perhaps this is a new material that lasts longer though. Haven't really looked at them in years...

 

Bye, Arno,

[haggi961]

Looks very good and I would be intreseted in these to. How hard would fitting the lotus ones be, can't imagin there would be much in it other then wiring up.

[r2mlb]

I'd be interested

[ee601]

Thanks for the comments Chaps. Sounds like there could be some good interest, I'll keep you posted. I don't know the lifespan but it's not electro luminescent, it's an LED backlit opaque screen that directly replaces the existing metal plate - same size, same depth, same fixing points. The idea is to offer a complete kit including wiring with instructions that even I could understand. Haven't got a proper idea of price yet as the idea was just to do it for my car, but then it started looking good so I thought others might like one too. No idea if the Lotus one would work, I guess so..?

[ee601]

PS. Thanks CocoPops for getting one of the pics up.

[ee601]

Ok, good stuff. Here's a list of possibles... Johnk393 -Dab-of-Oppo- Andy_VX Haggi961 r2mlb I'll get an idea of pricing once we've finished prototyping.

[ee601]

Sorry, CocoPops too.. Johnk393 -Dab-of-Oppo- Andy_VX Haggi961 r2mlb CocoPops

[GiGo]

Sorry, CocoPops too.. Johnk393 -Dab-of-Oppo- Andy_VX Haggi961 r2mlb CocoPops

If your going to do a list you have to number it first

 

1. Johnk393

2. -Dab-of-Oppo-

3. Andy_VX

4. Haggi961

5. r2mlb

6. CocoPops

7. GiGo

 

Very interested in a set please Looks very good for a prototype, I will be happy to try out your next one