Motorize Your tC's Stereo Cover!
05-10-2005, 04:31 PM
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Motorize Your tC's Stereo Cover!
I just saw this today. I have no connection with the company that makes this, it just looks really cool and I plan on ordering the kit soon. They have full installation instructions on their site. It seems like it takes some time to install, but it doesn't look incredibly difficult.
05-10-2005, 04:35 PM
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Looks awesome. I think it should have done that in the first place... but I don't know about the starting bid of $100.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=4549223766
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=4549223766
05-10-2005, 04:40 PM
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It doesn't look like there's a way to open and close that cover unless your turning the engine on and off. What if you want to close it while your engine is running? Or open it when your car is off?
And it takes "3 to 4 hours" for installation..
And it takes "3 to 4 hours" for installation..
05-10-2005, 04:44 PM
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Originally Posted by | Greg2385 |
It doesn't look like there's a way to open and close that cover unless your turning the engine on and off. What if you want to close it while your engine is running? Or open it when your car is off?
And it takes "3 to 4 hours" for installation..
And it takes "3 to 4 hours" for installation..
i just got done reading the faq and the install instructions there is an optional switch you can install to open and close it
That's pretty cool... 
05-10-2005, 05:03 PM
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no use for me because i use my door all the time , when i see cops i immeadatley have to close it when i see them because i dont want them seeing that im playing a dvd while driving.
05-10-2005, 05:11 PM
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Originally Posted by rolstc
no use for me because i use my door all the time , when i see cops i immeadatley have to close it when i see them because i dont want them seeing that im playing a dvd while driving.
I thought $100 was a bit steep at first, but when I read through the installation instructions, I could see that quite a bit of R&D has gone into the kit. It's not just a motor and a switch, it has a circuit board and is adjustable so it always opens and closes properly. It's something that a technically skilled person could do without the kit, but it would take many hours to make everything work properly. I'd rather spend an afternoon installing the kit than a week trying to come up with something like it.
05-11-2005, 05:16 AM
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Just when I thought I couldn't buy anything else for my tC, someone has to come along and make me fall off the wagon! I guess there is no such thing as enough accessories.
It looks like a really innovative mechanism, and it appears to have been researched and developed pretty well, but I think I will wait until a few "mules" buy and install them and use them for a period of time. I would hate to go through all that trouble to have it break down and have to undo all that installation.
Very cool invention.
It looks like a really innovative mechanism, and it appears to have been researched and developed pretty well, but I think I will wait until a few "mules" buy and install them and use them for a period of time. I would hate to go through all that trouble to have it break down and have to undo all that installation.
Very cool invention.
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