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#4102
03-07-2009 | 07:01 PM
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From: Rose Hill KS.
I was just thinking of putting on the key portion without any mechanics. It would be hard to weather-proof, plus when the key would be turned 90 degrees to the direction of travel there would be a lot of wind loading. That would make it hard to keep it on the car.
Mine would use a lever type suction cup like glass workers use. Then I would find a piece of PVC tubing or something similar that would fit over top of the suction cup. On top of the stem/tube I'd mount the wings of the key. Probably paint it gold or bright silver.
Mine would use a lever type suction cup like glass workers use. Then I would find a piece of PVC tubing or something similar that would fit over top of the suction cup. On top of the stem/tube I'd mount the wings of the key. Probably paint it gold or bright silver.
Here are two of the links that I was talking about.
http://www.windupkey.com/
http://ecostumes.stores.yahoo.net/va07.html
Last edited by gasmini03; 03-07-2009 at 07:31 PM. Reason: windup link
#4103
03-07-2009 | 07:52 PM
Someone makes the windup key but at the moment I can't think of who or what company it was. They made the stationary one and the one that would be motorized and turn.
Here are two of the links that I was talking about.
http://www.windupkey.com/
http://ecostumes.stores.yahoo.net/va07.html
Here are two of the links that I was talking about.
http://www.windupkey.com/
http://ecostumes.stores.yahoo.net/va07.html
#4104
03-07-2009 | 10:37 PM
Mini
If it's not spoken for I'll take it. How do we make the deal?
Thanks,
Scott Rosenthal
Cell 303-946-4299
CollectorCarsUnltd@totalspeed.net
Thanks,
Scott Rosenthal
Cell 303-946-4299
CollectorCarsUnltd@totalspeed.net
#4105
03-07-2009 | 10:39 PM
I'll take it. Let me know how we can make the deal.
Scott
Cell 303-946-4299
CollectorCarsUnltd@totalspeed.net
Scott
Cell 303-946-4299
CollectorCarsUnltd@totalspeed.net
#4106
03-07-2009 | 10:54 PM
6th Gear
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 3,027
Likes: 1
From: Washington State
I'll take it. Let me know how we can make the deal.
Scott
Cell 303-946-4299
CollectorCarsUnltd@totalspeed.net
Scott
Cell 303-946-4299
CollectorCarsUnltd@totalspeed.net
Obviously you didn't read past the first post.
It was a scam.
This thread has become a chat thread now.
#4109
03-08-2009 | 01:00 AM
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Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 1,280
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From: Vancouver, WA
McWill, Just remember, when you can get off your high horse, that my husband hasn"t held a full time job for over a year. And since his resume has the following words: finance/ MBA/ mortgage/ GM/ and age over 55 kindof makes it hard to find a new position...Maybe that puts me back in the catgory of not so dumb after all????????? And don't worry about us losing, I invested that money years ago so I bought fairly low back then too.
You all hit it on the head, we don't have the luxury at this time to try to decide what and who we can believe. I hope to hell I am wrong but I believe we have'nt seen the bottm just yet. and people are still getting laid off in extremely high numbers...
Now maybe it was my mistake for bringing up the fact that we put the account into cash, but maybe we should stay off politics and money management??
Hey,, how about religion????
I've been out of work since last June. No part-time job or anything. I never said you were dumb, nor implied it. You never said you cashed out of all of your investments because you need the cash right now. If I was going to try to be helpful I'd try to read more into what was posted here, but since I'm not going to try anymore, I won't try to figure out what anyone means. I won't even ask why someone would put their age on a resume when it is illegal for them to even ask for it on an application.
#4110
03-08-2009 | 05:50 AM
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From: Pennsylavnia
Hey anyone I need some help. I have a questions, does anyone own a 2008 MINI convertible??
Ola what do you have?
Or I guess anyone convertible or not....
I found a 12 volt plug in the boot, but unless the car in running I can't use it. anyone else? Is mine mis- connected?
this question has been bothering all weekend.
Ola what do you have?
Or I guess anyone convertible or not....
I found a 12 volt plug in the boot, but unless the car in running I can't use it. anyone else? Is mine mis- connected?
this question has been bothering all weekend.
#4111
03-08-2009 | 07:10 AM
FREEBIES!!!! (Still love that!- Thanks TNMM)
I'll have to go back and check the rules... but I don't remember "money management" being on "the naughty list". Politics, religion- yes... and I think KITTY LITTER CAKES should be added too!!!!
Hal- you have experience with these too???? WOW! What kind of sheltered life have I been living?
Oh yeah, I guess CLEANING out the real thing does it for me. Images and not so fond memories of way too soft poo poo forever stuck in the grates of the slotted scoop is just too much. No amount of sterilizing can fix that.
I'll have to go back and check the rules... but I don't remember "money management" being on "the naughty list". Politics, religion- yes... and I think KITTY LITTER CAKES should be added too!!!!
Hal- you have experience with these too???? WOW! What kind of sheltered life have I been living? Oh yeah, I guess CLEANING out the real thing does it for me.
Images and not so fond memories of way too soft poo poo forever stuck in the grates of the slotted scoop is just too much. No amount of sterilizing can fix that. Ever try one of those self-scooping ones? Yeah, my two cats defeated and destroyed one of those in less than two weeks. I think they saw it more of a challenge than a luxury item. Motor blown, whole pan trashed...
Hal- How are you thinking you'd make the wind up part? You thinking BIG? I think I'd like to make a smaller one and permanently attach somehow... kind of like the "pull to inflate" thingy. I just thought of an idea... maybe works better with a convertible but... when I was a kid there was something called a "Penny Racer". I'll try to find a pic of one and post later. But the way it worked is that there was a slot in the back of these teeny little cars... you'd put a penny in... drag the car backwards on the floor a bit and then let it go. It would do a wheelie!
I was just thinking of putting on the key portion without any mechanics. It would be hard to weather-proof, plus when the key would be turned 90 degrees to the direction of travel there would be a lot of wind loading. That would make it hard to keep it on the car.
Mine would use a lever type suction cup like glass workers use. Then I would find a piece of PVC tubing or something similar that would fit over top of the suction cup. On top of the stem/tube I'd mount the wings of the key. Probably paint it gold or bright silver.
Mine would use a lever type suction cup like glass workers use. Then I would find a piece of PVC tubing or something similar that would fit over top of the suction cup. On top of the stem/tube I'd mount the wings of the key. Probably paint it gold or bright silver.
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...nd-up-key.html
#4112
03-08-2009 | 07:14 AM
Hey anyone I need some help. I have a questions, does anyone own a 2008 MINI convertible??
Ola what do you have?
Or I guess anyone convertible or not....
I found a 12 volt plug in the boot, but unless the car in running I can't use it. anyone else? Is mine mis- connected?
this question has been bothering all weekend.
Ola what do you have?
Or I guess anyone convertible or not....
I found a 12 volt plug in the boot, but unless the car in running I can't use it. anyone else? Is mine mis- connected?
this question has been bothering all weekend.
When I put my wiring module in for the trailer hitch, I had to link into that power source for the lights.
#4113
03-08-2009 | 07:15 AM
DREW, that was FANTASTIC!!!
I'm pretty sure we were separated at birth, RG....I wanted to BE Optimus Prime....
I'm pretty sure we were separated at birth, RG....I wanted to BE Optimus Prime....
#4114
03-08-2009 | 07:37 AM
6th Gear
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Posts: 2,087
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From: Pennsylavnia
But Seriously, Yes i know it is an extra power source and trying to use it, but plugging something is it won't work!
I'm trying to figure out if the car needs to be running for it to have power to it or if mine is not wired correctly!
My cigarette lighter does not have power to it unless the car is running.
maybe I'm not explaining myself clearly. What I'm trying to do is charge my GPS system but no outlet in my car works unless the car is running. this seems strange to me, I would think the boot should have a continous charge.
am i wrong or is my car not wired correctly!!
#4115
03-08-2009 | 07:54 AM
OK other then still being on drugs - I'm always goofy!!
But Seriously, Yes i know it is an extra power source and trying to use it, but plugging something is it won't work!
I'm trying to figure out if the car needs to be running for it to have power to it or if mine is not wired correctly!
My cigarette lighter does not have power to it unless the car is running.
maybe I'm not explaining myself clearly. What I'm trying to do is charge my GPS system but no outlet in my car works unless the car is running. this seems strange to me, I would think the boot should have a continous charge.
am i wrong or is my car not wired correctly!!
But Seriously, Yes i know it is an extra power source and trying to use it, but plugging something is it won't work!
I'm trying to figure out if the car needs to be running for it to have power to it or if mine is not wired correctly!
My cigarette lighter does not have power to it unless the car is running.
maybe I'm not explaining myself clearly. What I'm trying to do is charge my GPS system but no outlet in my car works unless the car is running. this seems strange to me, I would think the boot should have a continous charge.
am i wrong or is my car not wired correctly!!
#4116
03-08-2009 | 10:19 AM
6th Gear
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 2,087
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From: Pennsylavnia
#4117
03-08-2009 | 10:19 AM
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From: Nashvegas Tennisshoe
Actually, my Landcruiser has only one plug that stays on even when the Landcruiser is off- again to save the battery! Ditto for my 82 benz, although we seem to have a leak in the electrical system anyway, as my battery is always drained. Hmmm.... I keep looking for sparks under my car and little burn marks where I park, but no indication where the electric leak is coming from. DRATS!
No, you're OK. BMW MINIs are programmed to shut down all excess power drains when the car is off - which is why you have to have it running to power those sources. Ever notice that your radio turns off, your wipers are off (even though you had them on when you turned the car off), and any car chargers (for cell phones, etc.) turn off when the car does? It's designed to save the battery. THe only thing that carries a continuous charge in my car is the dealer-installed iPod. If you want to charge your GPS, you probably want to do it via the computer (with USB charger) or wall-plug charger.
#4118
03-08-2009 | 11:07 AM
So by the sound of crickets lately, I'm guessing everybodys out playing in the sunshine too!
#4119
03-08-2009 | 12:46 PM
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Posts: 2,087
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From: Pennsylavnia
yeah I bet everyones out playing... I keep coming back in to relax and then go back out again!
taking care of the damage of the winter in the back yard. slowly getting there, but Nugget too priority today!
Hubby's jeep have an outlet keeps power when it's turned off and so he jeeps having to take the GPS to his car and charging it over night for me.
taking care of the damage of the winter in the back yard. slowly getting there, but Nugget too priority today!
Hubby's jeep have an outlet keeps power when it's turned off and so he jeeps having to take the GPS to his car and charging it over night for me.
#4120
03-08-2009 | 01:08 PM
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Joined: May 2008
Posts: 3,027
Likes: 1
From: Washington State
No big deal. It was an honest mistake... and really this thread is so long and the fact that it was a scam didn't come out for SEVERAL pages. I can understand how a person might not want to read through the entire thread to get the whole story. Especially with this thread! It's very time consuming.
X: I swear, I am gonna get out to the dragon next year somehow, just so we can go have a cup of coffee and fangirl over Optimus Prime. I will SOOO be sitting in the theater on opening day of Transformers 2 this summer!
X: I swear, I am gonna get out to the dragon next year somehow, just so we can go have a cup of coffee and fangirl over Optimus Prime. I will SOOO be sitting in the theater on opening day of Transformers 2 this summer!
#4123
03-08-2009 | 04:47 PM
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Joined: Mar 2008
Posts: 1,258
Likes: 5
From: Florida, South Gulf Coast
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But Seriously, Yes i know it is an extra power source and trying to use it, but plugging something is it won't work!
I'm trying to figure out if the car needs to be running for it to have power to it or if mine is not wired correctly!
My cigarette lighter does not have power to it unless the car is running.
maybe I'm not explaining myself clearly. What I'm trying to do is charge my GPS system but no outlet in my car works unless the car is running. this seems strange to me, I would think the boot should have a continous charge.
am i wrong or is my car not wired correctly!!
But Seriously, Yes i know it is an extra power source and trying to use it, but plugging something is it won't work!
I'm trying to figure out if the car needs to be running for it to have power to it or if mine is not wired correctly!
My cigarette lighter does not have power to it unless the car is running.
maybe I'm not explaining myself clearly. What I'm trying to do is charge my GPS system but no outlet in my car works unless the car is running. this seems strange to me, I would think the boot should have a continous charge.
am i wrong or is my car not wired correctly!!
As long as you turn the GPS off when the car is off, it should maintain charge while running.
For the R56's, there is a 'sticky' at the top of the Electrical Board that outlines which circuits are on and when.
Not sure how that might apply to your Cabrio, but I used it to select a "30G" circuit and used a
Buss Fuses HHH Acessory "Mini Add-A-Line" to power my XM-Radio for :30 minuites after ignition is off.
There are other circuits ("30") that are always active, but then you need to be concerned about battery charge state.
Bought the 'add-a-circuit' at Advance Auto for $7 and you could also get a cig-plug with wire,
to connect and hide in a convenient spot.
#4124
03-08-2009 | 04:55 PM
You know they have threads on this fun stuff, right?
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...nd-up-key.html
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...nd-up-key.html
#4125
03-08-2009 | 06:21 PM