I spent more or less the entire afternoon today experimenting with the Zed and it finally worked ! I fitted some Vectra tailgate gas struts to the bonnet of my Zed today and wow what a lift ! It shoots up like a jack in the box ! Now taking this one step further, I removed the bonnet latch & safety mechanism and fitted a heavy duty contact solenoid off an E Class Merc's boot latch mechanism. This took a bit of modding as had to make room for it. I then wired up my alarm to the solenoid and now at the press of a button on my remote the frigging bonnet opens by itself ! Ha ! Ha! Ha! Now my next task is to see if I can close the bonnet with the touch of a button. This is going to take a bit more planning as its a tough on. I was thinking along the lines of a hydraulic system with a electric small pump and release valve mechanism that could be wired up to the alarm. What do you guys think ?

 

Why did I do it and what benefit is it ? I did it because I was bored today and this automation serves no purpose at all !

 

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And yes I did have a fail safe system designed into it incase the damn thing opened while I was driving. I added a micro switch to the front of the bonnet and ran it through the aux alarm channel module port (which was originally designed for disabling the alarm when towing etc.) and thus if the car is running or the key is in the on position, the micro switch receives a pulse and prevents the solenoid from being activated.

Blo*dy hell mate, big boys toys taken to the extreme. Can't wait to see some of your work. Sounds mental.

Don't forget the ejector seat ! The new BMW 645 Ci have stealth cockpit instrument projection panel (optional). I have seen one where the instrument panel is projected onto the windscreen like a fighter plane. Now I know a company in Denmark who build these and I was hoping to see if their kit that they supply would fit the Zed as there is a lot of work and cost involved but once done it will be the biz. I am waiting for their paperwork to come through so will let you know if any good.

 

There's kits in Japan that fit the Z with HUD.

Have a search on http://www.takakaira.com/

Si you never mentioned this to me when we met????lol

richard

You never asked Richard ! I am hopeless in the mechanics of an engine etc. but I thoroughly enjoy a good circuit board !

http://www.autobodynews.com/Sections/Jul05/Tech%20Notes%20story.html

A HUD would be easy to produce using an old LCD panel. The old fluorescent backlight could be swapped for high-intensity white LEDs. Got loads of old LCD panels at work to experiment with, could be interesting.

I have seen one where the instrument panel is projected onto the windscreen like a fighter plane. Now I know a company in Denmark who build these and I was hoping to see if their kit that they supply would fit the Zed as there is a lot of work and cost involved but once done it will be the biz. I am waiting for their paperwork to come through so will let you know if any good.

 

I've got a 1973 Jensen Healey with a head up that projects onto the screen and a Lotus 907 Engine that needs more attention than Posh Spice. Make everything release at the push of a button if you like "The Saxo bloke beside you could do it to" But his car will never look as kewl or go as well as yer Zed "assuming it's a TT of course" So F**K the Toys an Drive it. FAST !!!! :dance: :dance: :dance:

 

Craig

Causing trouble as usual :)

Any pics of this yet ?

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