I made this panel of matching burlwood for my Valentine 1 remote control and switches for my amps and interior lighting! What do ya think?

 

pimp. obviously pimp.

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2002 Aegean Blue TL-S w/Navi
Chrome stock wheels, H&R OE springs, tint, K&N drop-in
more to come...

 

SWEEET! Where'd you get the wood panel from?

 

That's COOL! Looks real good.

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2001 Satin Silver w/ Nav
WW Spoiler - 20% Tint- Mud Guards - Full Nose Mask

 

Thats looks really good. Nice job! I was thinking of putting some switches in that area, too.

 

Wow, really nice Jake. But where are you gonna put your Big Gulp now?

 

That's a nice set-up but I still need my cupholders.

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Binh

 

what do i think? thats NICE. better than nice. thats damn clean. ive kept switches to a minumum just because i need a clean appearance. i only have one under the dash

make me one!

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Follow as i ride
99 Satin Silver
Bridgestone RE-730 225/55/16
oem kit
ctech exhaust
ctech sways
aem intake
system

OUTLAW

 

It's Pimp, but I would never be able to give up my cupholders.

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2001 Acura 3.2TL w/ Navigation
NightHawk Black Pearl Exterior, Ebony Leather
Sunroof Visor, Mudguards, 35% Metallic Tint All Around, Acura Burlwood Shiftknob, Alpine CHM-S620 6-Disc CD-Changer, New Nighthawk Black Pearl Paint, Video in my Navi Kit, Playstation 2 by StreetEffectz, 5/26/01 -Custom Metal Mesh Grill
In da works...
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Moderator of Acura-TL.Com Forums

 

Nice clean job.
oh, and where did you get the burlwood from?

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Tom

2001 Nighthawk Black Pearl TL

Comptech springs,Comptech drop in filter,Inspire tailights,Piaa super white 001 solitare fogs, Inspire fog switch,Burlwood shift knob,Piaa Xtreme white blinkers,Razo carbon fiber pedals,BEL 870 radar detector, Acura-TL.com sticker
tunes by StreetEffectz (coming soon)

 

Damn nice!

 

Hey, what a great idea. You've got my mind thinking now. How about hiding your radar detector controls in your "not an" ashtray... hmm.

 

Thank you I knew you guys would like it! Nate & Tom - ordered the Florentine Burl (ABS plastic) sheet from Select Products.

With this remote I can control the V1 on/off, change computer modes and adjust regular and muted volumes without moving my arm from the armrest. I have the V1 Concealed Display on the steering column too. Now I never have to reach up and mess with the V1 main unit.

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Thanks

 

Now you can have more than one swicth. By the way there is some ugly guy at the bottom of your post. LOL

 

NICE~~......but i need my coffeeeeee

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-Rz-RacingZone
99 TL Silver
-AEM CAI
-N1 Exhaust
-Eibach Prokit w/Koni Yellow shocks
-Custom Front grill
-Polarg M-12 blinker/M-6 reverse
-Eurolite Xenon Highbeam
-OEM Body kit/OEM wing
-Neuspeed towerbar
-17"x 8 BBS RKII w/Bridgestone Potenza
S-02 225/45/ZR17

 

TL Daddy, very cool, and clean install. is there a "james bond ejector switch"? LOL, i don't think i could give up my cup holder though...question? can you still flip the plastic doors shut to conceal the switches?, and where have you hard mounted your valentine 1. i have been wanting to do that, but with tinted windows and the wrong placement, i was told you can lose range on the rear detector mode. still suctioned to the windshield :-( thanks, kman156

 

Good job TL Daddy. I had my MP3 wired remote and switches mounted just like that in the cup holder (I had it painted black to match the black plastic in the cup holder), but I missed not having the cup holder so now its dash mounted...

Just Me

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I hear you guys with the cupholders - but you know the holders on the '99s suck!!! Water bottles and Starbucks cups always tipping - so now I just gotta hold it

Thanks kman - yes the doors still close - that's what makes it so cool, IMO.

I have the V1 at the top of the windshield on the driver's side suctioned like you. It's hard-wired though I would like to permanently mount it somewhere but not sure where. Any ideas?

 

Nice Job.. That is awesome.

 

Wouldn't it be nice if there was a way to disconnect the sensors from the radar detectors and place it in a low-profile "pod" pasted to the top of the windshield or something...

Hmm, maybe a little plastic pod which holds your radar detector onto your ceiling...

Hey, what about mounting your detector on the REAR window? You already have the remote display up front... maybe there's a way to mount it on the parcel shelf. I hate the dangly wires that come with radar detectors.

 

TL Daddy, you're right the cup holders in the 99's suck , i use mine to hold small firearms!!!!! LOL, and wedge my water bottles between the passenger seat and console on a slant. as far as the perm mount on the V1, a buddy of mine has his mounted in his conv beamer on the passenger side windsheild , upper right hand corner, with hard wire, and concealed display on steering column. It's nice! our problem is we have the back windsheild antenna built into the upper part of window, plus tinting. i'm not sure that's a good spot for us? too much interference? maybe we should contact valentine and ask them.or maybe one of our members might have or know a good spot to suggest? peace...kman156

 

TL daddy, windshield! yea that's how you spell it... hey, i noticed you don't have a burlwood shifter knob. i'm going to be upgrading my knob ( i wish ). and i'm going to have an extra oem burlwood shifter in mint condition! you interested? i'll cut you a good deal :-) kman156

 

Nice job. I like it... but I don't think I can live w/o my cupholders even though they are not too practical.

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Y2K SiLVeR TL, non-navi
SLVR TL Homepage

 

Nice.... and thier hidden .... looks clean

 

Looks pretty good, but switches are crooked and not aligned perfectly.

 

Nice.. very tight and clean...

 

Jake,
Very very nice. I hope to be able to check it out in person.

So, what lighting do the switches control anyway? There are 6 button, do they all do something? Pics?


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Mods? What mods? I can't afford mods, I'm getting married!!
Vin says 2001, but it's really a 2000 with an upgraded cupholder!!

 

Cool....dejavu James Bond!!

 

thats the first thing i thought, James bond!

Screw the cupholders, you did a great job man, much props. I'd like a similar outfit, maybe a nos switch... lol like knight rider.

 

Thanks Pimpin_TL! It turned out better than I thought since I'm a novice installer.

Yeah the bottom middle one is a little off center Oh well - time to get the Dremel out again and "adjust" it. I have a big sheet of burlwood so I can make 10 of those - plus have enough leftover for a faceplate when I get a new h/u

Thanks Edub! I'm really going to try and make the 6/10 meet.
Only 4 switches hooked up to accesories right now - although all the switches have power and ground so they all light up. #1 controls my sub amp, #2 controls my spkr amp, #3 controls my front and rear blue foot lights, #4 controls my trunk lights. Just wanted 6 of them so it looks even. Plus I left lots of room at the bottom to add more stuff
Will take pics soon - just finishing a few more items before it's ready to roll out

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hey i hope your cupholder 'doors' are still functional. I always thought they look sweet coming open when you hit the button... it looks almost motorized. but to come open to a bunch of switches.. thats just pimp.

wanna make me one? hehe

 

Nice install! Very James Bondish! Ya I would align the buttons straighter and it would be perfect. You can always buy those clip-on cup holders from somewhere.

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tl daddy, how did you get the wires out of the cupholder? Isnt it closed up?