Video of my customizations to VIN 1880

[Patrick C]

Hi gang,

I put together a video montage today showing some of my updates to VIN 1880:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yUpusPAvJc&feature=youtu.be

[jackb]

Wow! All very well done, every single mod.

I'm not normally a fan of aftermarket rims, but yours do a very nice job of updati g the look of the car. I think the rims and the spoiler compliment each other well as a combo, and each looks better because of the other.

The chime tone is a very cool mod. How did you do that?

Could you also please post details about your a/c vent/ipad mod? How did you reroute the a/c vents? What kind of vents are those installed now? How is the ipad secured to the console? How does it control the stereo? I can't be the only person impressed by your work and eager for details...

[StainlessBullet]

Very nice! Your work is definitely impressive.

Do you have any wheel rub with the 17"s up front?

[Domi]

Really nice video ;)

[Patrick C]

Thanks for the complements!


Wow! All very well done, every single mod.

I'm not normally a fan of aftermarket rims, but yours do a very nice job of updati g the look of the car. I think the rims and the spoiler compliment each other well as a combo, and each looks better because of the other.

The chime tone is a very cool mod. How did you do that?

See this thread for the door chime mod: http://dmctalk.org/showthread.php?1349-annoying-buzzer



Very nice! Your work is definitely impressive.

Do you have any wheel rub with the 17"s up front?

No wheel front wheel rub whatsoever. I did, however, have to roll the lips of the fenders in the rear to prevent them from gouging my tires on bumps. Once I did that, no rub back there either.

[refugeefromcalif]

Loved the video! :rock_on:
The presentation of the iPad system was very nice. (I'm jealous)...

George

[Patrick C]

Looks like I made it to Gizmodo!

http://gizmodo.com/this-guy-moeded-out-his-delorean-with-an-in-dash-ipad-a-1535603546

[Kevin]

Fantastic. I've been wanting to do the iPad mod for a while. I hope you're coming to DCS, would love to see this and your other mods in person and pick your brain!

[Timebender]

Nicely done and cool to see it on Gizmodo! I was going to mention Carplay too... You're implementation works well for not being the final Apple in car system we'll see more of in the future. Do you have a build blog of what/how you did things?
One more mod I'd consider is hooking up a 180 degree webcam in the louvers so you essentially get rid of any blind spots- which can be displayed when driving at the bottom corner or full screen.

[Dangermouse]

Finally had time to watch this Patrick and I am very impressed. All the mods look professionally done and your presentation is pitch perfect also. Can't overstate the last section on the door adjustment.

[Domi]

You're famous even on French website ;)
http://www.vipad.fr/post/ipad-delorean

[Patrick C]

You're famous even on French website ;)
http://www.vipad.fr/post/ipad-delorean

Wow, thanks for that. I see it hit CNET today too!

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57619924-1/1981-delorean-modded-with-in-dash-ipad-interface/

[Michael]

Looks like I made it to Gizmodo!

http://gizmodo.com/this-guy-moeded-out-his-delorean-with-an-in-dash-ipad-a-1535603546

The comments (both positive and negative) are all pretty funny.

[Jonathan]

Very nice Patrick! You did a great job with your car. The changes all came out looking very professional.

Two questions:

1. Does that sort of iPad set-up use a cellular signal for the data to Google Maps? My tablet is WiFi only and I'm assuming this one you have is basically giving you the functionality or connectivity of the iPhone with a bigger screen? I have a golf course yardage app on my iPhone which only uses GPS and not data (same for a speedometer app) so was wondering if there was a Google GPS equivalent that didn't need an Internet connection.

2. Any secrets you can share on adjusting your doors? I'm in that camp of owners that don't have the greatest closing alignment and have somewhat given up for the time being as I'm not sure what to fine tune next. Any general suggestions or tricks you found worked the best?

Thanks!

[Patrick C]

Very nice Patrick! You did a great job with your car. The changes all came out looking very professional.

Two questions:

1. Does that sort of iPad set-up use a cellular signal for the data to Google Maps? My tablet is WiFi only and I'm assuming this one you have is basically giving you the functionality or connectivity of the iPhone with a bigger screen? I have a golf course yardage app on my iPhone which only uses GPS and not data (same for a speedometer app) so was wondering if there was a Google GPS equivalent that didn't need an Internet connection.

Thanks! Yes, you need cellular data for it to work.



2. Any secrets you can share on adjusting your doors? I'm in that camp of owners that don't have the greatest closing alignment and have somewhat given up for the time being as I'm not sure what to fine tune next. Any general suggestions or tricks you found worked the best?

Thanks!

Here is my compilation of the advice of others that helped me adjust my doors perfectly:


From DMCHelp 2006:


"There are no absolute measurements or resource for door adjustment. You just fool with it until it's right. It took the Irish about 2000 cars thru production to become consistent in door placement. Early cars, especially sub-1000 VINs, are notorious for their poor fit.
So far as the door seals, if they are shredding along the top where the headliners meet, the problem is likely the seal mounting angle, not the door fit. The front outside corner is usually the place. To correct this, pull the seal away from the fiberglass lip in the door opening. With a Dremel or other rotory file, grind out the excess material from the inner radius of the fiberglass molding along the lip. This will allow the seal to sit more upright and miss the headliner as it closes with the door.
Warren at DMC"

And in terms of aligning the door, Byrne Henninger's advice was priceless:


"We use the following procedure in aligning the door to the body.
1. Remove door strut
2. Pop door open
3. Remove striker pins
4. Remove outer door seals
5. Loosen door hinges
6. Apply small amount of oil above and below hinge bolts
7. Lower door slowly and let free fall last several inches (repeat free fall several times and close firmly by hand each time)
8. Tighten hinge nuts until just snug
9. Repeat #7
10. Repeat #8
11. Repeat #7 and # 8 until door hinge nuts show no movement then tighten each firmly
12. Lean against door and inspect alignment, repeat procedures #5, 7 and 8 if necessary
13. Set one striker pin at a time.
14. Striker pin adjusts in a rectangular box configuration: left/ right, up/down ( there are effectively six positions.)
15. Striker pin adjustment is trial and error but note you moves and result
16. Replace outer door seals flush and only barely above edge of fender. There is no need to slam doors.

NEVER DRIVE WITH DOOR OPEN, IT IS A SERVERE STRAIN ON DOOR AS WELL AS HINGE and causes misalignment"

[Jonathan]

That's terrific, Patrick, thanks!

Out of all the door alignment tricks I've tried (in random order no doubt, which likely doesn't help), I have not touched the hinges. I know I have seen warnings not to do so, but I'm guessing that is the missing link to some degree that may be necessary on my car. For a bunch of identical cars, this is probably one of those things that everyone has a slightly different version of their solution. I'll give it a shot when the weather warms up a bit more! Thanks!

[Timebender]

Very nice Patrick! You did a great job with your car. The changes all came out looking very professional.

Two questions:

1. Does that sort of iPad set-up use a cellular signal for the data to Google Maps? My tablet is WiFi only and I'm assuming this one you have is basically giving you the functionality or connectivity of the iPhone with a bigger screen? I have a golf course yardage app on my iPhone which only uses GPS and not data (same for a speedometer app) so was wondering if there was a Google GPS equivalent that didn't need an Internet connection.


Thanks!
Most GPS apps use the built in GPS of the device- my iPad works fine with Trapster and doesn't have wireless.
Also you can always set up your phone as a wifi hotspot (or get the Verizon mobile hotspot). However if you set up,your phone as a hotspot, I'm not sure you still get phone functionality while it's on.

[Kane]

Most GPS apps use the built in GPS of the device- my iPad works fine with Trapster and doesn't have wireless.

For mapping apps, that is only true if the maps are local on the device. With Google Maps, it downloads the relevant piece of the map on-demand when you want to look at it. That would need a data connection. But if you use an app that has all the maps locally already, then yes, you could just use GPS only.

[ccurzio]

Most GPS apps use the built in GPS of the device- my iPad works fine with Trapster and doesn't have wireless.

All iPads have wireless. The GPS chip doesn't provide map data at all, only coordinates.


For mapping apps, that is only true if the maps are local on the device. With Google Maps, it downloads the relevant piece of the map on-demand when you want to look at it. That would need a data connection.

Apple Maps works in this way as well.

[Patrick C]

A picture of what my car will look like at shows. :)

[Timebender]

I think Nokia maps (known as HERE) are downloaded to the device beforehand IIRC. That was their claim to being better than - in their opinion- Google or Apple maps.