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#1 WillCarter

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Posted 19 August 2018 - 05:45 PM

So a while ago I had a go at making some digital clocks that would fit in the ashtray but could really work out how to get it nicely packaged into that area. I also hadn't figured out about powering it. If I could work out a way of hooking it up to the battery and making them nicely packaged and easy to fix to the roof, would any of you be interested?

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Posted 19 August 2018 - 05:57 PM

The likes of Minispares etc used to sell digital clocks that fitted in place of the ashtray. Do they not do these anymore?

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Posted 19 August 2018 - 06:00 PM

Not for a long time, it was mentioned last time I posted about them. Not sure why they were discontinued

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Posted 19 August 2018 - 07:29 PM

if you are talking the Ash tray type then you may get feed back but above the windscreen that would involve the headlining and screen removal



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Posted 19 August 2018 - 07:45 PM

I'd also thought about on top of the dashboard. I'd have to see where works well

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Posted 19 August 2018 - 10:06 PM

So a while ago I had a go at making some digital clocks that would fit in the ashtray but could really work out how to get it nicely packaged into that area. I also hadn't figured out about powering it. If I could work out a way of hooking it up to the battery and making them nicely packaged and easy to fix to the roof, would any of you be interested?

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Will

I don't wish to stifle innovation as I personally love a nice resto-mod, but I can't see you generating much interest with just a brief outline of something that you wish to produce. You've got to jump in with both feet and produce a product that you think will sell, (even if its only a demo model) and then provide pictures of the product showing the, all important, design and estimated cost. Any interest can then be used to generate modifications as required to maximise sales.

Good luck with this, as I don't think any other manufacturer produces anything like this at the moment.



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Posted 19 August 2018 - 10:39 PM

So a while ago I had a go at making some digital clocks that would fit in the ashtray but could really work out how to get it nicely packaged into that area. I also hadn't figured out about powering it. If I could work out a way of hooking it up to the battery and making them nicely packaged and easy to fix to the roof, would any of you be interested?

Cheers,

Will

I don't wish to stifle innovation as I personally love a nice resto-mod, but I can't see you generating much interest with just a brief outline of something that you wish to produce. You've got to jump in with both feet and produce a product that you think will sell, (even if its only a demo model) and then provide pictures of the product showing the, all important, design and estimated cost. Any interest can then be used to generate modifications as required to maximise sales.
Good luck with this, as I don't think any other manufacturer produces anything like this at the moment.

Thank you! I'll probably start a post about the progession of it!

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Posted 20 August 2018 - 06:06 AM

Also not wishing to stifle innovation. However the major suppliers used to offer a similar product, which is now discontinued. Does this suggest the demand isn’t there?

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Posted 20 August 2018 - 06:48 AM

Also not wishing to stifle innovation. However the major suppliers used to offer a similar product, which is now discontinued. Does this suggest the demand isn’t there?


I'd imagine so, but for the few who may want one then I might as well give it a go




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