FB Interior
02-06-05, 07:30 PM
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FB Interior
I want to develop some products for the FB. I was wondering if you kind folk would post interior pics of your cars. I'd like to see pics of the dash, gauge cluster, center console, door panels...pretty much everything 
Thanks for your help.
Thanks for your help.
02-06-05, 08:07 PM
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There used to be an aftermarket stereo surround that included mounting holes for three guages and (drum roll) a slide-out CUP HOLDER! Build a well-designed one of those out of aluminum or stainless, offer it for under $50 and I'm sure you'll sell lots of them. 
02-06-05, 08:12 PM
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I am developing products to sell. As evidenced by our products for the FC and upcoming FD products, we want to offer quality stuff at reasonable prices.
As rotary owners ourselves, we found that a lot of stuff out there is either of poor quality or expensive. This didn't make sense to us since our cars are 15 plus years old. So we want to design and sell products that owners want/need plus offer it at a fair price--sounds altruistic, but most companies don't seem to understand that you can only charge what the market can bear.
Thanks for the pics so far. Keep 'em coming.
Pics of our idiot light gauge pod for the FC:
As rotary owners ourselves, we found that a lot of stuff out there is either of poor quality or expensive. This didn't make sense to us since our cars are 15 plus years old. So we want to design and sell products that owners want/need plus offer it at a fair price--sounds altruistic, but most companies don't seem to understand that you can only charge what the market can bear.
Thanks for the pics so far. Keep 'em coming.
Pics of our idiot light gauge pod for the FC:
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02-06-05, 08:18 PM
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something I really want, would seem simple to make (I live in an appartment so...) would be a solid panel that would cover the entire center area of a series 3 dash. That way the owner can cut the holes themselves for the things they wanted in the panel, gauges, stereo, etc. I would love to have just a nice quality one piece "blank" for that area.
02-06-05, 08:22 PM
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Yep, we are making that out of CF for the FC. I need access to an FB in Toronto to get a mold made. Pics are so I can have designs made--see how they look.
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02-06-05, 08:22 PM
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8krpm is not enough
The stereo surround idea is a good one. If possible I'd like to see a unit with 2 1-din openings (the second one could be used for a pocket if you're not like me) and possibly a slide out cupholder.
I have a pair of head units (1's an mp3 player the other's a regular cd/radio) and I'd like to mount both.
possibly the 1din + gauge + cupholder idea would be neat too.
A billet heel+toe throttle pedal for us tall bastards that can't get the knee to contort under the steering wheel would rock too.
Current pics: (WARNING, LARGE)
http://www.ub3rgeek.net/~mernisse/RX...nter-decel.jpg
http://www.ub3rgeek.net/~mernisse/RX...-dash-idle.jpg
I have a pair of head units (1's an mp3 player the other's a regular cd/radio) and I'd like to mount both.
possibly the 1din + gauge + cupholder idea would be neat too.
A billet heel+toe throttle pedal for us tall bastards that can't get the knee to contort under the steering wheel would rock too.
Current pics: (WARNING, LARGE)
http://www.ub3rgeek.net/~mernisse/RX...nter-decel.jpg
http://www.ub3rgeek.net/~mernisse/RX...-dash-idle.jpg
02-06-05, 08:40 PM
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8krpm is not enough
Originally Posted by rotor vs. piston
speckamp, what kind of mp3 player is that in the pic
that's a 30GB Empeg, aka SonicBlue Rio Car. They're not made anymore but you can occasionally find them on the electronic bay >:)
It's a Linux powered 1 din in dash automotive grade embeded mp3 player, it has a 30GB laptop IDE hdd and gets tunes squirted into it via ethernet, usb or serial... it's quite a sexy little bitch if I do say so myself :)
02-06-05, 08:58 PM
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I would like:
-blank stereo surround (both 79-83 & 84-85)
-center console (cupholder behind armrest so elbow wont hit anything)
-kick panels, maybe attach to 4" for easy mounting, uncut for custom size
-blank stereo surround (both 79-83 & 84-85)
-center console (cupholder behind armrest so elbow wont hit anything)
-kick panels, maybe attach to 4" for easy mounting, uncut for custom size
02-06-05, 10:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Aviator 902S
There used to be an aftermarket stereo surround that included mounting holes for three guages and (drum roll) a slide-out CUP HOLDER! Build a well-designed one of those out of aluminum or stainless, offer it for under $50 and I'm sure you'll sell lots of them.
rotorhead.ca i think
hey fb drifter i sent u a pm
02-07-05, 11:29 AM
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Originally Posted by nick1
pretty sure there still is
rotorhead.ca i think
hey fb drifter i sent u a pm
rotorhead.ca i think
hey fb drifter i sent u a pm
02-07-05, 04:18 PM
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^^^ anyone have a picture of one of these installed in a 7 with a silver dash? I want to see how well it matches the stock color, I emailed www.rotorhead.ca to see when the new model of this stereo sound will be released, im definatly gonna get it!