I like the trunk mechanism on the Audi A3 2015 car. The trunk opens all the way up by remote. When you’re carrying groceries it is very convenient. I usually carry two bags for my work commute and the MX-5 trunk will only open an inch or so, causing me to have to put my bags down to open the lid all the way. After a closer look at the current mechanism, I thought it would be easy to add a couple of torsion springs, to help the trunk lid open-up all the way, by remote. Continue reading
I have a new design of the illumination unit and the dimmer module. The new module utilizes 9 LEDs, to spread out the illumination. Now it is available with white or red light. Continue reading
One year ago, I designed my first acrylic wind blocker. Thanks to great support from the Miata community, I was able to continuously work on improvements. I made several options and a few modifications to mounting clips. The main challenge was to design a product that could work in many different cars. It turned out that tolerances on major dimensions between hoops are quite big, +/- 2mm. That meant that one wind blocker could have a very loose fit in one car and a super tight fit in another, leaving the only option of making custom mounting clips for each individual case. Continue reading
Sometimes it’s nice to have the ability to open windows remotely, especially on a hot day, to let hot air out.
With my window switch modification for the automatic roll up feature, the only issue was operation when the car’s power is off. Finally, I was able to figure out how to wake up the window switch remotely, which provided an opportunity to add control from the remote key fob. Continue reading
My previous post was about adding an extra switch on the indicator panel. Another option will be adding a switch to the cluster switch panel, located on the left side of the dash. Continue reading
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