Vario Roof Mod - A Clue??? - Page 2

tho_schmitz · 08-13-2006

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Originally Posted by RacerCub68

Only problem is, if they trace the wires to find a problem and find the box, there goes the warranty....

Why should they?

Greeetz, Thomas

**-1-** · 08-13-2006

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Originally Posted by Ynot

You brought the car used, if anything happens blame it all on the first owner. He did it, I know nothing.

Commonly referred to as the Sgt Schultz - Hogans' Heros (or Ken Lay - Enron - RIP) reply.

**-1-** · 08-13-2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by tho_schmitz

Why should they?

Greeetz, Thomas

I agree. It's sometimes hard enough to get a known problem resolved rather than a service tech randomly checking other wiring or systems. With the module off, the chance it would ever be discovered is almost zero. I'll take those odds.

noregret4life · 08-14-2006

HAHA... like i said... if they start digging in my car... they are in for a surprise around every corner.

Just the LCD has 10 A/V cables running to... well pretty much every direction (front, rear, right, left) from the center console. then the vario roof, soon to come the brake flasher, then the proximity module (still in the works) puddle lights, hmmm... am i missing anything... i'm sure i'll come up with something before my next service.

Good thing the tech that works on my car is a friend of mine. He just calls me and asks silly questions like... "oh did you know that you have 68 bulb out faults". So i'm sure i will be getting a call about the LCD, though they can't say jack since it is in NO way connected to any part under warrenty other then the battery

DansSlk · 08-14-2006

removing fault codes as easy as pulling the negative for about an hour and bobs you uncle all gone (apart from the engine ECU), don't know how well that would work for you noregret since your car is about as complex as the space shuttle pulling the batt might make something break and i don't wanna foot the bill for that.

How much roughly has it cost you for the mods so far just out of curiosity?

noregret4life · 08-14-2006

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Originally Posted by DansSlk

How much roughly has it cost you for the mods so far just out of curiosity?

You may all think i'm joking here, but i spent under $900 for all the tech toys thus far. That includes LCD, Wiring/arials, rear camera, front camera(still not installed), puddle lights, vario roof module, and even the not yet finished brake flasher's parts, (not counting the proximity module, as it is not done yet)
Labor = Very cheap... just buy myself a beer after a completed mod

DansSlk · 08-14-2006

WOW very impressed mate i was expecting you to say four or five grand or something.

Thats real good going for all the goodies in that car man well done!

noregret4life · 08-14-2006

Well i have this ability to find things cheaper then most people. Almost a natural bargin hunter if you may... Applies to where i work as well. They give me a quote, i find it somewhere else for 1/2.

The guys at the local shops offered to work on my car for over $1k just for the LCD setup. I smiled, thanked them for the info, and did mine for half.

I guess i can offer any help to everyone in the NY/NJ area with this stuff. More then welcome to help install whatever you can imagine

DansSlk · 08-14-2006

Thats an ability you don't want to loose mate i imagine it comes in very handy quite often

**etyu** · 08-15-2006

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Originally Posted by noregret4life

Well i have this ability to find things cheaper then most people. Almost a natural bargin hunter if you may... Applies to where i work as well. They give me a quote, i find it somewhere else for 1/2.

I guess i can offer any help to everyone in the NY/NJ area with this stuff. More then welcome to help install whatever you can imagine

You're very gifted NG4L! Technical abilities and bargain hunting, a very good combination.

noregret4life · 08-15-2006

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Originally Posted by etyu

You're very gifted NG4L! Technical abilities and bargain hunting, a very good combination.

Hey, Etyu's up! hows it going... thanks, i try. I am young still a grasshopper (much to learn) just wish i had a bit more financially to be able to step up to the "bigger mods" as B55 for example... but hey. I'm not complaining

I feel like i

thread here sorry...

**etyu** · 08-15-2006

For a young grasshopper, you're doing pretty well. The mods you have are awesome! Just hope you don't get bored too easily.

noregret4life · 08-15-2006

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Originally Posted by etyu

For a young grasshopper, you're doing pretty well. The mods you have are awesome! Just hope you don't get bored too easily.

Problem is, i do get bored to easily. But i keep it going. New ideas, new inventions. There is so much out there... just hope i have a budget for it all.

mcat · 08-17-2006

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Originally Posted by RacerCub68

Actually, the Boxster already allows up to 32 MPH to put the roof up or down.

To clarify tho, you don't lost the double press on the console button to lower and raise all windows, correct? It has to be dis-connected when taken in for service?

There is nothing better than driving into the office behind a colleague's Boxster and just walking off flicking the remote to close the roof while they have to hang around in their car to close theirs.

The Boxster roof isn't even fully automatic as you have to manually close the catch at the end.

noregret4life · 08-17-2006

x2 for the roof module...

The guy down the street has an Audi TT 2.0T i think, and he also has to sit there waiting for the roof to close due to a latch.

I use my roof module at least 4-6 times a day... I love it!

dengieken · 08-25-2006

Just noticed a new supplier of the roof module ebay buy it now item number 320020494843 at £120.99p + carriage looks like it connects & operates the same as the others from piecha, xtc, & reinhold but costs a lot less!

mcat · 08-29-2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by noregret4life

You may all think i'm joking here, but i spent under $900 for all the tech toys thus far. That includes LCD, Wiring/arials, rear camera, front camera(still not installed), puddle lights, vario roof module, and even the not yet finished brake flasher's parts, (not counting the proximity module, as it is not done yet)
Labor = Very cheap... just buy myself a beer after a completed mod

Camera??? What for?

noregret4life · 08-29-2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by mcat

Camera??? What for?

Reverse camer is helpful in parking in tight places. And front camera saves your front lip from low objects in your way, parking decks with high inclines.... so on.

**jbanks15** · 08-29-2006

ref: the rear camera,

in nj and ny they have something called 'parallel parking'. hee hee in florida we do not even have curbs! i was born and raised in nyc before leaving to join the army in 74. you should see how they test people for parking down here. they have 2 poles about 12 feet apart and you have to back into the spot. again, no curbs anywhere

**etyu** · 08-30-2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by jbanks15

ref: the rear camera,

in nj and ny they have something called 'parallel parking'. hee hee in florida we do not even have curbs! i was born and raised in nyc before leaving to join the army in 74. you should see how they test people for parking down here. they have 2 poles about 12 feet apart and you have to back into the spot. again, no curbs anywhere

I read somewhere that some Japanese car manufacturers have software installed in their cars for parallel parking. Just pull up parallel to the car in front of the space that you want to park, hands and feet

08-14-2006	#25 (permalink)
DansSlk Dude Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Wales Vehicle: 05 B55S (Brabus 6.1 S) Posts: 6,752 Country: Thanks: 96 Thanked 221 Times in 173 Posts	removing fault codes as easy as pulling the negative for about an hour and bobs you uncle all gone (apart from the engine ECU), don't know how well that would work for you noregret since your car is about as complex as the space shuttle pulling the batt might make something break and i don't wanna foot the bill for that. How much roughly has it cost you for the mods so far just out of curiosity? __________________ One thing you will learn with German cars - If it's simple it ain't happening.

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DansSlk Dude Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Wales Vehicle: 05 B55S (Brabus 6.1 S) Posts: 6,752 Country: Thanks: 96 Thanked 221 Times in 173 Posts	WOW very impressed mate i was expecting you to say four or five grand or something. Thats real good going for all the goodies in that car man well done! __________________ One thing you will learn with German cars - If it's simple it ain't happening.

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DansSlk Dude Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Wales Vehicle: 05 B55S (Brabus 6.1 S) Posts: 6,752 Country: Thanks: 96 Thanked 221 Times in 173 Posts	Thats an ability you don't want to loose mate i imagine it comes in very handy quite often __________________ One thing you will learn with German cars - If it's simple it ain't happening.

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08-29-2006	#39 (permalink)
jbanks15 Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Valrico, Florida Vehicle: 2009 SLK 55 AMG Posts: 684 Country: Thanks: 8 Thanked 40 Times in 29 Posts	ref: the rear camera, in nj and ny they have something called 'parallel parking'. hee hee in florida we do not even have curbs! i was born and raised in nyc before leaving to join the army in 74. you should see how they test people for parking down here. they have 2 poles about 12 feet apart and you have to back into the spot. again, no curbs anywhere __________________ Jeff 2009 SLK 55 AMG Black/Black Premium 1, Multimedia, Lighting packages Clearshield Protective Film OEM MB Plexiglass Windscreen Eurolight Clear Side Markers Smarttop version 3.22 Kleyman 3rd Brake Light Flashing/Strobing Module V1.5 (Noregrets Custom Works)

08-14-2006	#24 (permalink)
noregret4life Elite SLK World Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: NJ Vehicle: '05 SLK350 Posts: 1,092 Country: Thanks: 1 Thanked 17 Times in 11 Posts	HAHA... like i said... if they start digging in my car... they are in for a surprise around every corner. Just the LCD has 10 A/V cables running to... well pretty much every direction (front, rear, right, left) from the center console. then the vario roof, soon to come the brake flasher, then the proximity module (still in the works) puddle lights, hmmm... am i missing anything... i'm sure i'll come up with something before my next service. Good thing the tech that works on my car is a friend of mine. He just calls me and asks silly questions like... "oh did you know that you have 68 bulb out faults". So i'm sure i will be getting a call about the LCD, though they can't say jack since it is in NO way connected to any part under warrenty other then the battery

08-14-2006	#28 (permalink)
noregret4life Elite SLK World Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: NJ Vehicle: '05 SLK350 Posts: 1,092 Country: Thanks: 1 Thanked 17 Times in 11 Posts	Well i have this ability to find things cheaper then most people. Almost a natural bargin hunter if you may... Applies to where i work as well. They give me a quote, i find it somewhere else for 1/2. The guys at the local shops offered to work on my car for over $1k just for the LCD setup. I smiled, thanked them for the info, and did mine for half. I guess i can offer any help to everyone in the NY/NJ area with this stuff. More then welcome to help install whatever you can imagine

08-17-2006	#35 (permalink)
noregret4life Elite SLK World Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: NJ Vehicle: '05 SLK350 Posts: 1,092 Country: Thanks: 1 Thanked 17 Times in 11 Posts	x2 for the roof module... The guy down the street has an Audi TT 2.0T i think, and he also has to sit there waiting for the roof to close due to a latch. I use my roof module at least 4-6 times a day... I love it!

08-25-2006	#36 (permalink)
dengieken SLK World Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: es*** Vehicle: 2005 slk350 Other Toys: bmw r1100rt bike Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Just noticed a new supplier of the roof module ebay buy it now item number 320020494843 at £120.99p + carriage looks like it connects & operates the same as the others from piecha, xtc, & reinhold but costs a lot less!