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Auto-dimming mirror upgrade (w/ compass!)
Kamen, I sent you an email. I will update this post with a download link.
» Posted By Rob On August 4, 2005 @ 1:59 pm
Lol, happy hacking, Callum!
Mary, here’s my formula: 1 part love affair with legos, 1 part engineering school.
Carl, good for you on your plumbing fix!
» Posted By Rob On June 23, 2005 @ 8:04 am
You’re just jealous that I have the time to do this sort of thing! 🙂
» Posted By Rob On June 15, 2005 @ 7:47 pm
Ahh, shucks, Mary. 🙂 You’ve boosted my fragile ego tonight. The timing was just right too, as I burn the (near-)midnight oil, toiling for the Man. But it’s worth it. Next week will be a short one. I can’t wait to see you folks too (“y’all” as the locals are wont to say).
Cheers!
» Posted By Rob On May 28, 2005 @ 4:04 am
What can I say, I’m too cheap!
» Posted By Rob On May 20, 2005 @ 3:06 pm
Guild Spice Chest Radio Restoration
Cool, Chad. They are quite beautiful, aren’t they? I’m not a collector, just a tinkerer, so I’m not really sure what they’re worth.
eBay has them hovering around $100 – $120.
» Posted By Rob On October 4, 2010 @ 6:26 am
Raquel, you probably didn’t see my link to Tube Depot. That’s where I got my replacement tubes. I still have a couple left. Would you like them? I can send them to you!
» Posted By Rob On August 25, 2010 @ 10:43 am
Sorry, Phil, I sure don’t. I gave it back to its owner after restoring the tubes. Keep hunting!
» Posted By Rob On January 23, 2007 @ 9:19 pm
Hey, thanks for the help, Rusty!
» Posted By Rob On May 6, 2006 @ 5:29 pm
Leonard, that was indeed an antenna coming ou the back. I don’t remember the circuit layout inside, as I gave the radio back.
When in doubt, start replacing the vacuum tubes. 🙂
» Posted By Rob On February 20, 2006 @ 12:19 am
Hmm, what’s wrong with his power connector? Is it the one built into the computer, or the one on the cord?
» Posted By Rob On April 2, 2005 @ 5:41 pm
Callum, there’s a howto up now.
» Posted By Rob On March 31, 2005 @ 11:42 pm
Hehe, yep it still runs, Mary! Ok, so maybe I need to take 2 weeks vacation to KC to make a washing machine repair run.
Actually, I doubt I’d be much help with the appliances. Those things are way too complex these days!
» Posted By Rob On March 31, 2005 @ 11:41 pm
Only if I’m allowed to put cool multi-colored LEDs on it. 🙂
» Posted By Rob On March 31, 2005 @ 10:24 pm
Cool, C-man. You should be a true nerd and post pictures of your mod!
» Posted By Rob On March 31, 2005 @ 5:11 pm
Cool, Svetlin. Nice work on fixing your phone. 🙂
» Posted By Rob On April 21, 2005 @ 4:54 am
Handspring Visor Prism Touchscreen Repair
Sandy, did you not see my pics on this page? There are images of both before and after the repair. I don’t have any other pictures. If you would like me to take a look at it, you can always hire me! 🙂
» Posted By Rob On February 5, 2009 @ 12:51 pm
Sure can, Jan. I sent you an email…
» Posted By Rob On April 23, 2008 @ 8:48 pm
Sure thing!
Just send me the chip and I can give it a shot. (I’ve sent you an email)
Thanks!
» Posted By Rob On July 7, 2004 @ 3:03 pm
Thanks, Jimmy! I like modding stuff too. Little garage projects keep me sane, I think. They’re like cheap therapy. 🙂
» Posted By Rob On April 10, 2005 @ 2:17 am
I love tinkering in my garage. It still amazes me how a little solder and a few gizmos can wow the crowd. Really, it’s all smoke and mirrors!
My mom of course thinks I’m Einstein. 😉 I’m so impressed that you soldered! Bummer it didn’t work, but radios are really hard though so give yourself a break. Analog RF circuits suck!
» Posted By Rob On April 9, 2005 @ 5:37 am
I miss mine!! Hit a deer about 2 years ago at 180,000 miles. Life isn’t the same without that car.
» Posted By Rob On April 19, 2025 @ 4:59 pm
Glad to hear that this guide is still useful to people! Enjoy your running lights bliss.
» Posted By Rob On November 22, 2019 @ 3:04 pm
Nice work, Cameron!
» Posted By Rob On August 24, 2010 @ 5:33 am
Reminds me of the joke: “Guy tells his doctor, ‘Doc, it hurts when I move my arm like this.’ The doctor tells him to not move his arm like that.”
Same advice, Casey. I’m not sure what pin 13 does, but you discovered it does some weird stuff to your lights when you clip it. So fix it and clip 12 instead!
» Posted By Rob On July 23, 2010 @ 4:07 am
Thanks for reading, Giovanni! And of course you can just clip that wire. Personally, I wanted the option in the future to be able to “undo” my modification. Easiest way to do that is to add a switch.
Happy modding!
» Posted By Rob On June 20, 2010 @ 9:39 am
Paul, glad the site could be of help. My gut tells me that no, you should not be seeing any dimming as a result of cutting those wires. I would expect no lights at all worst case. But then, these car computers can be amazingly complicated pieces of hardware.
What do you have to lose? Cut the wires, see what happens, and if you do get dimming, then simply repair the wire cuts. Good luck!
» Posted By Rob On February 9, 2010 @ 6:27 am
Paul, all I can tell you is that this was not the case with my 2000 Matrix. Sorry I can’t be more help.
» Posted By Rob On February 7, 2010 @ 7:37 pm
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Hmm, the pinout on your switch isn’t what I thought it would be. Do you have access to a bench power supply, or batteries? If you could test this switch on a 9-12V battery or power supply, that would tell you how it’s supposed to be wired.
What is pin #1?
» Posted By Rob On December 11, 2007 @ 10:05 am
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Sounds like your LED portion of the circuit is simply wired up backwards. Try flipping the LED wires around and tell me what happens.
» Posted By Rob On December 8, 2007 @ 10:25 pm