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Old 04-23-2008, 09:16 AM   #31
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i'm using the stock hu i just relocated it, i waned to be able to use my steering wheel controls and if i removed the stock hu i would loose those.
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Old 04-25-2008, 03:26 PM   #32
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i'm using the stock hu i just relocated it, i waned to be able to use my steering wheel controls and if i removed the stock hu i would loose those.

Not necessarily. You could wire them into the buttons on a game pad and then get a program called joytokey and map each button to a keystroke and implement that into roadrunner
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Old 04-26-2008, 01:21 AM   #33
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Not necessarily. You could wire them into the buttons on a game pad and then get a program called joytokey and map each button to a keystroke and implement that into roadrunner

correct. i never said that keeping the hu was the only way, but my steering wheel buttons work by resistance from the same 2 wires, which makes things a little more complicated so i said the hell with it and bought a car2pc adapter
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Old 04-26-2008, 06:57 AM   #34
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Just a thought, but wouldn't it work better with a power diode between the battery and the cap?
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Old 04-27-2008, 07:59 AM   #35
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i haven't been able to find a diode big enough to handle the amperage that flows through the cap at start up

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Old 08-12-2008, 11:59 AM   #36
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So you only had to order the Mechatroniks kit, and use http://retailer.installationexcellen...productid=8563 to install the LCD in your dash?

Did you have to fab anything on the dash, or just bolt on those two to make it work?
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Old 09-05-2008, 08:44 PM   #37
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i bought the kit with the screen, all you have to do on the mounting kit is to move the screw holes about 1" towards the screen so it fits behind the waterfall, apart from that it fit like a dream, what i did is i used a dremel to make the opening longer,
from this (______) to this (_____________), the longer hole allows for a perfect fit. and the beauty of the kit is that you can buy a screenless kit and put your current screen in it

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Old 09-07-2008, 04:41 PM   #38
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Too small diode

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i haven't been able to find a diode big enough to handle the amperage that flows through the cap at start up

If you are talking about burning out the diode when the cap is discharged AND you are starting up then you would need a current-inrush limiting power resister in series with the diode to slow down the capacitor charging rate. During normal operation, if sized properly, the resister would have no effect.
When the cap is fully charged and you are starting the diode would prevent the starter motor from robbing voltage and charge from your capacitor needed to keep the computer in hybernate until the alternator pulls the system back up to 14.7 volts.

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Old 11-01-2008, 02:52 AM   #39
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Question

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i t think i understand the question, the screen i used is an eby701 with the me mechatroniks kit

http://www.mechatroniks.com/wrx/ordering.html

for the automation i used the kit from tcover.net

you said you used the lilliput EBY-701 LCD. Is it the newer 08 model? Did you have to modify it in anyway to fit the mechatroniks kit? Did you have to modify the kit to fit into the tC?

Thanks!
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Old 11-01-2008, 05:51 PM   #40
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Quote: Originally Posted by vijainair View Post
you said you used the lilliput EBY-701 LCD. Is it the newer 08 model? Did you have to modify it in anyway to fit the mechatroniks kit? Did you have to modify the kit to fit into the tC?

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i bought the kit with the screen already installed
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Quote: Originally Posted by Injector View Post
i bought the kit with the screen, all you have to do on the mounting kit is to move the screw holes about 1" towards the screen so it fits behind the waterfall, apart from that it fit like a dream, what i did is i used a dremel to make the opening longer,
from this (______) to this (_____________), the longer hole allows for a perfect fit. and the beauty of the kit is that you can buy a screenless kit and put your current screen in it

Sorry about that. I forgot you already stated this (multiple times).

You made the screw holes for the mechatroniks kit longer, correct? Other than that, did the kit interfere with anything else inside the radio/HVAC area?

Thanks!
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Old 11-03-2008, 12:26 PM   #42
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no apart from that the kit fit perfectly, i took out the radio tho.
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Old 11-15-2008, 08:25 PM   #43
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i just noticed that my car is posted in the mechatroniks "install" section is kinda makes me proud
http://www.mechatroniks.com/wrx/installs.htm
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Excellent install,
I was wondering what screen I could get to fit into my dash w/out me hacking it up. I appreciate the thread.
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Injector - How long did it take you to receive your Mechtroniks kit? I ordered the bezel over a week ago and I havn't gotten any response, but an electronic tracking number saying it has not been shipped out yet. Thanks.
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