'08 New Products. You Decide.

[AAW]

Our 2008 R&D New Projects are literally up to you!

I want to find out from you guys want you would like to see developed from us in 2008. The floor is open to your suggestions and ideas.

So, what's not out there that should be? What do you want for your electrical systems?

Switches, Kits, Battery Accessories, Lighting, Relay Kits, Battery Cable Kits, Etc... You name it. We'll bring it to the table.

The floor is yours. What do YOU want? Sky's the limit. This year, we're building what YOU want.

Post your ideas here and next week I'm bringing them all to my R&D team to begin the planning process.

[XcYZ]

Very cool, it's great that we get to have input.

How about a true HID headlight kit/system?

[Reckley]

Originally Posted by XcYZ

Very cool, it's great that we get to have input.

How about a true HID headlight kit/system?

I was just thinking the same thing. Great idea

Mike

[jonny51]

How about one of these?

[ZZ3ElCamino]

Originally Posted by jonny51

How about one of these?

Another vote for the flux capacitor!

No, but a true HID system for the A-bodies would be nice.

[Garage Dog 65]

Thanks for the opportunity to post ideas !

1) I haven't kept up on some of the newer convenience control systems on the newer cars - but how about retro fitting some of the battery saving techniques or circuits into the Highway line ?

Thinking about some of the things on my new cars that have saved my butt a few times - like:

Auto courtesy lights timer relays that shut off the underhood, interior, trunk lights and radio after x minutes of key off. Maybe the same for parking and headlights.

Key in ignition door lock inhibit.

Key in door lock - turn to lock position and relays lock all the doors/trunk and close all the windows.

I don't know how that stuff is wired in new vehicles - if they are computer controlled/actuated or hardwired with relays old school, etc - but add on kits to compliment your current product line that would make it easy to add some of these concepts to older cars/trucks.

2) Sparky talked about bulkhead connectors in several different geometric configs (round, square, oblong) that would fit into tight locations making it easier to hide wiring. (something very popular with the Rod set) The only one's we found were aircraft types that also come at a price for a fully mil-spec'd component - and that requires special tooling and crimpers. We'd need something more automotive friendly that uses weather pack type tooling. A couple should be high-density for under-dash to engine for the clean firewall look. Etc.

3) One stop shopping for wiring protection like what we see on aircraft and F1/Indy/IMSA style cars - just not at Mil-spec costs. All that stuff is available via specialty vendors or OEM folks and aircraft/military sources. Again, something designed for Rod/PT/L-G style cars for the systems, temps and environments common for this group.

Just thinking out loud and with little research into what's available out there already. Talk is cheap .....

Jim

[AAW]

Awesome suggestions. Keep 'em coming. This is the year we build what you want, not what we *think* you want. It's going to be fun. There's 28,000 square feet of machinery, equipment, tools, raw materials, component pieces and 60+ people with technological know-how that get to engineer and manufacture what you tell them to.

Have at it...

[BlazerSpeed]

Wow, I like the sound of the classic retro fit kits.

I was thinking a DIY LED tail package. It could contain all the base materials and parts (wires, LEDs, circuit board, etc.)to modify your own bulb tail lights to LEDs. That way there is a one stop shop for everything needed for the at home builder to tackle this themself.
-Derek-

[jy211]

some real nice billet switches for rods....

[dave96dcm]

A few simple things that I love about my BMW that would probably be easy to make are the interoir lights dim on and off, not just turn on and off, I know it's simple but it is really cool.

Another thing is that the power windows work after you take the key out of the ignition, but not after you open any of the doors.

I also love one touch down and up windows.

I don't know how easy it would be but if you could devolop a system like what they have where you keep the key in your pocket and it unlocks the doors when you get close and it allows you to start the car with a pushbutton, no key insertion needed.

Just a few thoughts, the build quality of alot of muscle cars is as clean/mordern as new cars but the electronics is are behind.