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Any 3d printer hobbiests in the House? I’m looking to make a gauge pod for the cu2 but I need the drivers window defroster vent duplicated into a 3d .stl file.
Anyone willing to to do that? I will share my pod idea on thingiverse afterwards.
Honestly looks like you could just use the file from the website you posted and adjust the Inner Diameter to match our defrost size... maybe I'm missing the bigger picture here though.
Honestly looks like an interference fit to me... but anyway. Isn't that why you have a 3D printer? Why not print it and see if it works? filament is on the cheap.
I don’t have a 3d scanner. There is a way to do it with a camera but pictures would have to be consistent and depth wouldn’t come out right. It would just come out like crap.
The xbox Kinect would work but I don’t have one.
I don’t have a 3d scanner. There is a way to do it with a camera but pictures would have to be consistent and depth wouldn’t come out right. It would just come out like crap.
The xbox Kinect would work but I don’t have one.
I think 30minutes and some calipers would yield similar results. Plus, after a scan you have to go back and smooth the surfaces and fill in areas the scan missed, then mesh it, and make a solid.... ewwwww. I would just go old school and measure then reverse.
I think 30minutes and some calipers would yield similar results. Plus, after a scan you have to go back and smooth the surfaces and fill in areas the scan missed, then mesh it, and make a solid.... ewwwww. I would just go old school and measure then reverse.
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I use a laser scanner where I work along with a 3d printer and I own a personal 3d printer. Yea it would be cool to reverse engineer and 3d print an entire replacement part, but to me, the work involved isn't worth it especially if you want OEM like fitment. That vent is like $7 from the various online dealer parts websites (77475-TL0-G01ZA). You could dremel out the vent slats and it would be easier to design an insert with new slats and a mounting boss for the gauge pod to bond in there.
PLA would be questionable since it will probably see direct sunlight. ABS would be better, PETG or ASA would be the best.
The fit looks pretty close without modifying the 3d file.
I can’t figure out how to remove this vent without damaging the plastic. Anyone know how to remove it?
You need to get a "white stick".. at least thats what we call them. You can prolly get a trim removal tool from amazon for cheap. Just make sure it's plastic. Sometimes even a flathead can be used along the soft IP area without damage.
I have and tried those pry tools as I have a nice collection of them (I’ve been doing car audio since 2004). But it’s not coming out right. I decided to scrap the idea because the design of the vent is different as it has an elbow designed into it and is more complicated then I originally thought.
It would just be easier to buy a replacement and work off of that if you wanted a gauge there.
Btw, here is the print I did for my buddies a4.
11-01-2017, 01:31 PM
