What did you do to your Civic today? (II)

BlueLdr said:

I saw your earlier posts about it, but remind me, what are the switches for?

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ladysi said:

Righto, DIY is probably better.

9 switches, three rows.

1st row: powered by relay 1 - camera, radar detector, extra expansion. (Accessories)

2nd row: powered by battery - ktuner, carloop, data uplink. (Odb2 devices)

3rd row: powered by accessory - relay 1, relay 2, extra expansion. (Relays)

Relay 1: hardwired accessories. (See above)

Relay 2: powers 6 switch (2 circuit) breakout box in passenger footwell. 3x low amp (raspberry pie, extra USB ports (tablet + USB powered hub), extra expansion), 3x high amp (sub amp, light strip, extra expansion).

Of course fuses and whatnot. Relay 1 is probably overkill, but I didn't want to put the switching logic wired into the switches on the the dash, and you know, what if accessory #3 is high amp?

Edit: of course relay 1 and 2 get load from battery, the switching 12v input is from accessory.....

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gtman said:

Stage 1 and Stage 0 are night and day. You may as well switch ASAP.

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ski-line900 said:

Eww

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ladysi said:

Also, I finished the day out by installing splash guards and the cargo net. Fyi, the cargo net requires drilling out 4 push pin holes, and then securing a rivet nut in each. College Hills Honda sells the tool for 100 bucks....I tried to make my own with a bolt, nut, locking washer, and a regular washer, it was mildly successful..... finished one before the bolt broke and cut my hand up good. I took the car to Inver Grove Honda in MN and I traded my last Guinness (from the work on my car day treat cooler) to a tech for installing the other 3 rivet nuts. Took him 5 minutes and he did not cut up his hand! It also took 45 minutes for the service folk to understand what I was asking for, and then they tried to figure out the quote..... ended up costing me a beer, but your mileage may vary. Inver Grove Honda is fucking awesome.

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messenio said:

Soap up

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ladysi said:

Also, I finished the day out by installing splash guards and the cargo net. Fyi, the cargo net requires drilling out 4 push pin holes, and then securing a rivet nut in each. College Hills Honda sells the tool for 100 bucks....I tried to make my own with a bolt, nut, locking washer, and a regular washer, it was mildly successful..... finished one before the bolt broke and cut my hand up good. I took the car to Inver Grove Honda in MN and I traded my last Guinness (from the work on my car day treat cooler) to a tech for installing the other 3 rivet nuts. Took him 5 minutes and he did not cut up his hand! It also took 45 minutes for the service folk to understand what I was asking for, and then they tried to figure out the quote..... ended up costing me a beer, but your mileage may vary. Inver Grove Honda is fucking awesome.

EDIT: Obligatory "all done" pictures for the lights and the led dash switches.

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inc0gnito said:

Walked out to my car to see this -_-

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86salmon said:

What a bummer.
Can you use that to file a police report?

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midnightcivic said:

Part # for cargo net?

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123sillyboy123 said:

What are those red light switch for?

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inc0gnito said:

Walked out to my car to see ...

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