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I really love this. I think a lot of the military guys here can relate, as we’ve all "pimped" our HMMWVs out to some degree. I was in 4th Infantry Division, so we had FBCB2 (Force XXI Battle Command, Brigade and Below) and MTS (Movement Tracking System) on board, and neither was situated ideally so a lot of people moved them. My BC actually removed the batteries and battery mounts and moved them to the rear seat and dropped the front seat down a few inches because he was a big guy. Lots of people installed armored vehicle dome lights and I even know a few who modified their SINCGARS radios to work with the armored vehicle crewmember helmets so they could keep their hands free and not have to fuss with a hand mic.

I’ve been meaning to do the same with my personal vehicles, and this gives me a lot of great ideas. I’ve been very reluctant to do anything permanent to the vehicles so far, so most of my stuff so far has been pretty tame in comparison. I’ve mounted my cell phones in cup holders using Cell Cup. I’ve mounted my iPod with iSqueeze, and used various 12V splitter/extension cords. Obviously this has also caused me some serious problems with temporary beverage storage on the road, which is ironically the original design purpose for the cup holders… I’ve also used the hanging bag-things my kid’s portable DVD players come with to hang the DVD players on the seat backs for them. At least routing power cables for them is a real priority because everyone tripping on the damned cables everytime they dismount the vehicle is a pain. I really want to mount a GPS system, computer, and some other stuff, but again, don’t want to cut my console or anything like that and like to have my stuff modular and removable to avoid theft, damage, etc.

I also liked your use of the computer for onboard diagnostics, and I would like to use something like that in conjuction with a GPS to make a much better "trip computer" that will give you better "miles to refill" info and put it on your map.

Mercedez is also coming out with a RADAR system mounted on the rear corners of your vehicle to give you a warning if something is in your blind spot and one to the front for an active cruise control. It wouldn’t be tough to add this stuff yourself, which I’m hoping to do myself.

Anyway, your article was great, and it gave me some ideas on how I can bring some of this stuff I want to do to fruition. Thanks!

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RE: Sweet Suite by VnutZ :: NR10

Mercedez is also coming out with a RADAR system mounted on the rear corners …

I wonder if those RADARs as they proliferate across various vehicles will make RADAR detectors and police RADARs less effective? Now if only some EE majors on OmniNerd could craft up a grill concealable RADAR jamming system. I’m sure it would sell like hotcakes to all the rice-racers.

There’s a part of me that still thinks some kind of removable weapon system will be necessary. Before anybody says, "VnutZ – you’re insane with PTSD" let me caveat that later in life, I want to drive my Wrangler all through South America. Some SF guys were telling stories about driving to Honduras through Mexico and regarding bandits, they all told each other "for the next hundred miles we’re driving balls to the wall, anything comes near us we shoot first." If those guys roll through that continent armed, it’s probably necessary.

It really is handy to have those rollbars for mounting equipment. I too have been hesitant to "damage" my console. Despite all the things I’ve added, only one hole has been drilled (for mounting my CB antenna)!

I intend to write a future article on how OBD II works, so hopefully the art of interpretting your car engine’s diagnostics and running performance will become a little simpler.

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