Hvac controls

**Nebraskaz71** · 05-05-2005, 09:25 AM

heres the pics i have right now of my interior http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/246090/3
The cd player is stayin in stock location and i'd like to move hvac controls to center console and for now probably a remote dvd player also in the console and then later on i'll get a carputer built for it but thats in the distant future. I just wanna play dvds for right now. thanks again guys

**wizardPC** · 05-05-2005, 09:27 AM

I used to have a 97 silverado, which had those controls. You can extend the wires, but it is a complete PITA

oh, and that's a 10.4" touchscreen in there.

**Cris** · 05-05-2005, 09:36 AM

Originally Posted by wizardPC

I used to have a 97 silverado, which had those controls. You can extend the wires, but it is a complete PITA

oh, and that's a 10.4" touchscreen in there.

Don't you have another pic Wizzard?

**Nebraskaz71** · 05-05-2005, 10:29 AM

Did you just have to like cut the wires in the middle and add extension wire or did it require way more work than that to be able to move it?

**Scouse Monkey** · 05-05-2005, 10:30 AM

Originally Posted by 0l33l

I'd be more than willing to write an app during the summer that would control these controls. Most manufacturers have controls that are very similar to these

But I'd need the hardware

Oh now you see the potential of my idea!

YOu could always use this to control your dials behind the dash but i suspect they would rip the knobs off (oo-er missus!)

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...513385900&rd=1

I can think of a lot of things I would like to use those things for....

**wizardPC** · 05-05-2005, 11:30 AM

Originally Posted by Nebraskaz71

Did you just have to like cut the wires in the middle and add extension wire...

basically.

I had to extend each wire individually by:

1. cut wire about 4-6 inches from the and of the harness
2. pull that wire down through all the dashboard crap, because the harness wouldnt come down far enough (this was like 4 years ago so I dont really remember
3. use 2 butt connectors and some 12-14ga multistrand wire to extend the original wire.

I had to do this one at a time because all my "extended wires" were now the same color. It was a complete pain and took me 2 days IIRC. I drove around that entire summer with my interior panels sitting in my dorm room. I suggest doing as much work as possible at once, or be like me and be able to remove your entire interior in 45 minutes or less

**Nebraskaz71** · 05-05-2005, 11:46 AM

Are there lots of wires that need extending?

**wizardPC** · 05-05-2005, 12:56 PM

there's like 20 of em if i remember right.

**0l33l** · 05-05-2005, 01:24 PM

Originally Posted by Scouse Monkey

Oh now you see the potential of my idea!

YOu could always use this to control your dials behind the dash but i suspect they would rip the knobs off (oo-er missus!)

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...513385900&rd=1

I can think of a lot of things I would like to use those things for....

Yeh, I see the potential of your idea. I just need the hardware stuff

I'm not so sure about the sliders though

**White Night** · 05-05-2005, 01:34 PM

Originally Posted by 0l33l

Yeh, I see the potential of your idea. I just need the hardware stuff

I'm not so sure about the sliders though

I imagine you could handle the slider situation using one of these:

R/C Servo Slider

Click the link and do a search for Linear R/C Servo

Incidently, here's another source for parts to help with the knob connection:

Servo Shaft Adapters

I used some of these to hook R/C servos up to my heating duct work in the basement. I may end up using them in the Jeep as the vent controls are not electric but vacuum based! Sounds like fun, eh!