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#300746 - 05/01/03 03:56 PM
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I would be very interested if it's inexpensive and easy to install. The window shutoff irritates me too!
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#300747 - 05/01/03 03:59 PM
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I'd buy one.
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#300748 - 05/01/03 06:09 PM
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Great idea! I am definitely in.
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#300750 - 05/01/03 06:30 PM
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Been toying with this idea for a while now myself. I was thinking of just tying a relay into the dome light circuit to send power to the windows. The dome light is already on a 30-second timer after the key is removed... The dome light circuit is ground-switched I think, hence the relay.
Brent
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#300751 - 05/01/03 06:36 PM
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I'd be interested, depending on cost and installation details. Nice work Electroken, keep up the great mods.
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#300754 - 05/01/03 07:46 PM
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Add one more to the interested list.
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#300755 - 05/01/03 08:30 PM
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The idea is great, had that feature on my 4runner, power was only supplied until I opened the door though. Just a suggestion, but would it be that more difficult to have the windows auto roll up when the truck is armed ? I had that module added with my aftermarket alarm and find it priceless.
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#300756 - 05/01/03 09:49 PM
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Originally posted by ElectroKen: That will work too, if you're careful to get the logic right. You need an "or" circuit so that the windows work when the ignition is on OR the dome light is on. If not you'll only be able to use the windows with the dome light on. We still need to account for the condition where the ignition has been turned off but the doors haven't been opened yet. Is it really that intricate? Obviously I haven't really hashed it out, and I'm just a hobby/amateur electrically, but I wasn't thinking of any "smarts" in the system. I was pretty much just thinking of tapping into the dome light circuit for the trigger side of the relay, and having the switch side just feed an always-hot supply into the existing window circuit after its relay. There would be juice getting to the windows with the light off and key on, with the key off and light on, and of course when both the key and light are on. The last scenario does give me pause though, not sure if it's really wise to have 2 independent hots going to the same device that might actually see each other. If I actually took some time to think about it, I bet I'd realize I'm missing a big pitfall, but that was what I was going to explore. Brent
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#300758 - 06/01/03 07:58 AM
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Ignition off with doors closed? I suppose that could be handy, but I'd just open the door...
Brent
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#300759 - 06/01/03 09:00 AM
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My gm had that feature... it was nice, cause I could go out, flip the key on and off, and listen to the radio for 10 minutes or so before things timed out... It did have the side effect of leaving the stereo powered up for 10 minutes after the remote start disengaged... no big deal but it looks kind of funny to have the stereo blasting with no one in the car. If youre worried about rolling windows up - and you have an extra alarm channel free, get the DEI window module. (need one for every two windows). You'd get full one-touch functionality (up and down, both windows), the ability to crack them after arming for hot days, auto-rollup, and auto-rolldown. (You must run wires to the other doors if you want them to have one-touch capability also, otherwise it's just drivers switches). Hey - you know, if you tied the door lock pulse to the armed input on the DEI module, you could probably get the thing to work with a factory SMART entry system too. For the $90 the module costs, it's worth it (The module includes all relays internally). Well, okay, it seems steep - until you get used to having the features, then it sucks to not have them! Ya know what I'd like to see? Auto A/C for the X (like my wife's Maxima). The Pathfinders system looks pretty complicated... it even looks for sunlight heat loads and stuff. (maybe I won't try to find one from the junkyard. But it's nice to be able to set the temp at 75, and no matter what it's doing outside, remote start will heat/cool to bring it to target. Especially in Texas. We start at 30 degrees in the morning, and end the day ay 70. Tough to remember to pre-set the a/c controls. I guess the key to getting auto a/c in the X would be motorizing the manual controls. Ideally in a manner that you could still manually control them... -=RB42
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#300760 - 06/01/03 09:16 AM
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I'd just be content to have the A/C engaged with the fan on "3" and the dial cranked all the way CCW. If it's too cold by the time I get there, it's just a few seconds to get it back where I want it. "Auto" temp control is just another goo-gaw we never needed, right up there with the Navigator's power-folding rear seat :rolleyes:
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#300761 - 06/01/03 10:01 AM
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Originally posted by OffroadX: "Auto" temp control is just another goo-gaw we never needed, :rolleyes: Brent Admit it, your jealous of a luxury SUV feature. I like the 'auto' setting, it adjusts fan speed for the temp you want and doesnt turn the fan on till it can actually deliver a air stream that get it where you want.
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#300762 - 07/01/03 07:47 AM
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Nah - don't get me wrong, the heater and AC in the X is great - faster than my wife's fully automatic Maxima actually. And the controls are placed perfect for me. (I sat in a friends Toyota truck last week - what the hell was Toyota thinking when they built that dash? Putting a clock behind the ignition switch?) But since I've already got remote start, having the A/c automated would be a perfect complement. It's just a wish... if it was that important to me, I'd have bought the Murano. I just like things automated really... hell I've automated almost all the admin tasks at work, and the Camaro used to "take care of itself" more or less due to the automation junk I threw in it... plus it's fun to work on. -=RB42
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#300763 - 14/01/03 07:44 PM
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ElectroKen, How is your new gadget coming along? I am looking forward to purchasing it once it's complete.
Thanks, Ron
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#300765 - 15/01/03 10:55 AM
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Ya know, in another two months, Ken's gonna have so many gadgets that he'll have to consolidate it all into a big silver box under the dash...
It will take the place of the SMART module, and will: Roll up your windows, Turn on the A/C or Heat, Keep your windshield and rear window spotless, Open the garage for you when you get home, Auto-Calculate how horrible this tank's MPG was, Electrocute anyone trying to break in, Highbeam anyone back that flashes ya cause your lights are too bright, Tell you if your spotter is steering you wrong through the Radio display, and auto-mute the radio when an anti-SUV commercial comes on!
Of course, we'll all miss him when Nissan buys his company and moves him to Japan... but the pictures he posts of his Xterra driving up Mt Fuji will be nice!
Hehehhehehe...
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#300766 - 16/01/03 10:10 AM
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Ken,
Too late to tie this to the dome light and/or door switch circuit in addition to or instead of the timer? It'd be nice not to have to find and fumble with the keys to get the windows up in a hurry in a rainstorm or any other time. Anyone else like that idea?
Brent
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#300767 - 16/01/03 10:33 AM
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mmm...electrocute anyone who breaks in...yea I'll take one of those modules!
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