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xzzy posted:In a world struggling to figure out how to deal with an ever rising demand for more power without cooking the planet to death, what we really need is windows that require electricity to run. It's just a switchable LCD film. Compared to the electricity required to roll down a power window, it's minuscule. One site quoted 3-4W per sq m. I don't even think that's continuous, just what's required to keep the tint on full.
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:But what if you could control the gradient and how far down it goes? Would be kinda nice to be able to replace traditional sun visors with something that actually works. I'm sure it would also be hella expensive. I just wish someone to create a sunvisor that slides down from the headliner in rails at the A-pillars, for a gapless visor from side to side. It could even have separate layers with different opaqueness.
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xzzy posted:In a world struggling to figure out how to deal with an ever rising demand for more power without cooking the planet to death, what we really need is windows that require electricity to run. There’s a reason digital watches can last a decade on a battery the size of a dime and many calculators are powered by indoor light falling onto a tiny solar cell. LCDs use fuckall power. Your car alarm’s blinking LED probably uses more energy.
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Plus if it helps reduce the energy required to cool the vehicle with AC, you'd probably come out ahead overall
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mobby_6kl posted:Plus if it helps reduce the energy required to cool the vehicle with AC, you'd probably come out ahead overall I wonder if it would have any effect on the amount of heat transferred through the glass?
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Apparently it can block up to 98% of UV and solar heat...
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Olympic Mathlete posted:Apparently it can block up to 98% of UV and solar heat... Holy gently caress sign me up. That poo poo would sell like hotcakes in Florida.
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Applebees Appetizer posted:Holy gently caress sign me up. That poo poo would sell like hotcakes in Florida. Hells yeah, also make a tracking tint circle that follows the blinding sun flowing right into my face in the morning and at dusk. Just a tinted circle that blocks the sun specifically. Who needs a whole visor?
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This is the site I found the claim on: http://www.smarttint.com/ Definitely interesting if it's true. KakerMix posted:Hells yeah, also make a tracking tint circle that follows the blinding sun flowing right into my face in the morning and at dusk. Just a tinted circle that blocks the sun specifically. Who needs a whole visor? That would be next level.
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Electronic tint should be a feature that's only active when the car is off. It would be clear when the vehicle is on and use regular tint for driving. Also make it's natural state clear if not already.
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um excuse me posted:Electronic tint should be a feature that's only active when the car is off. It would be clear when the vehicle is on and use regular tint for driving. Also make it's natural state clear if not already. I assume that you don't live in a sunny state or something? This changeable tint would be great for people who live in places like Arizona where tint is basically mandatory to survive (ok, not really, but it's seriously a huge improvement to have tinted windows), but drive to places where tint isn't legal (like Baja California). It would be awesome to be able to 'untint' the windows as I crossed the border so I didn't have to worry about getting hassled by the policia there for something that's perfectly legal at home.
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The Locator posted:It would be awesome to be able to 'untint' the windows as I crossed the border so I didn't have to worry about getting hassled by the policia there for something that's perfectly legal at home. At least here in NY if it's legal where the vehicle is registered it doesn't matter where you are.
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SPORK08 posted:At least here in NY if it's legal where the vehicle is registered it doesn't matter where you are. Mexico is a different country and they don't necessarily respect our laws, especially when the policia officer is really just looking for an excuse to extort some $$ from the gringo.
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The Locator posted:I assume that you don't live in a sunny state or something? The policia will just find another pretext.
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It would be cool for like an RV/camper type deal too.
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The real high end stuff has started to roll in for the Mecum Monterey auction. V16 Cadillac: https://www.mecum.com/lots/CA0817-300129/1930-cadillac-series-452-v-16-coupe/ I think this color combination is called "HOLY gently caress WHY IS IT SO ORANGE" https://www.mecum.com/lots/CA0817-300009/1974-ford-pinto-squire-wagon/
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jamal posted:It would be cool for like an RV/camper type deal too. Or public toilets
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Powershift posted:The real high end stuff has started to roll in for the Mecum Monterey auction. Right thread, and "Wrong thread, sort of" respectively. It is a Pinto after all.
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iospace posted:Right thread, and "Wrong thread, sort of" respectively. It is a Pinto after all. Yeah, but look how orange it is. How could something that orange possibly be bad? You probably get vitamin C from driving it.
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Powershift posted:Yeah, but look how orange it is. "It's not too orange, it's not too orange!!", i continue to insist as i slowly shrink and transform into a trump
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um excuse me posted:Electronic tint should be a feature that's only active when the car is off. It would be clear when the vehicle is on and use regular tint for driving. Also make it's natural state clear if not already. Yeah, it seems to be the problem with this particular tint, is it isn't so much a tint, as an adjustable privacy film. If it actually just changed light transmission rather than getting foggier, that would be more useful for automotive applications. And no, the natural state is "fogged", per the SmartTint website. It's clear when powered.
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Powershift posted:Yeah, but look how orange it is. Counterpoint: the MCL32.
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iospace posted:Counterpoint: the MCL32. If it had Nando's Indy livery it would have a point by now 
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Platystemon posted:The policia will just find another pretext. True if you are already stopped, but tint gives them a reason to stop you, and it's not uncommon at all to be told to remove the tint right there on the spot of pay the 'xxx' fine (variable depending on how much they think you have). Being able to just have the windows be magically clear when crossing the border would be pretty awesome.
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Powershift posted:If it had Nando's Indy livery it would have a point by now True, that was an awesome orange color, though I kept on getting him and RHR mixed up a lot when they were in the distance.
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iospace posted:Right thread, and "Wrong thread, sort of" respectively. It is a Pinto after all. It's an orange 2 door wagon, with wood siding and 5-slot mags. It is most certainly not in the wrong thread, not even sort of.
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Q_res posted:It's an orange 2 door wagon, with wood siding and 5-slot mags. It is most certainly not in the wrong thread, not even sort of. Needs a 460 with a tunnel ram, but otherwise ya, it's nearly perfect.
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Q_res posted:It's an orange 2 door wagon, with wood siding and 5-slot mags. It is most certainly not in the wrong thread, not even sort of. It needs to be this: 
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Mister Kingdom posted:It needs to be this: That is so 70s it hurts.
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Powershift posted:
God this is fantastic in a wholly unironic way.
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Mister Kingdom posted:It needs to be this: God, the things I would do for a Pinto Cruisin' Wagon 
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Powershift posted:I think this color combination is called "HOLY gently caress WHY IS IT SO ORANGE" It's one of few cars that you can buy which not matter how dorky you are, you become cool simply sitting in it.
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Found this yesterday whilst getting propane for the grill.. 1983 AMC Eagle Wagon 4.2L 4x2x4.  Yep. It's very rust-free. Checked underneath and still solid. No rust on the frame and the floorboards are clean. Odd. Should I? Interior..  Mighty 4.2 I6... 
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For how much?
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kimbo305 posted:For how much? 1500 bones? Trans rebuilt in 2014 (receipt), complete A/C replace in 2015 (recpt), new brakes and hardware 2015, new front bearings 2016. Amzoil dealer added remote filter setup and high zinc syn since 2008. Never seen snow. Has new front and rear springs in garage. Also has OEM boxed misc parts in the deal. New rubber last year too. Slack3r fucked around with this message at 21:58 on Jun 16, 2017 |
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I would if I had some offroading around me to try it out on. If it drives like the Spirit I drove, it's just not that exciting of a car on the road.
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kimbo305 posted:I would if I had some offroading around me to try it out on. If it drives like the Spirit I drove, it's just not that exciting of a car on the road. Ya.. It's the HEIGHT of Detroit Malaise for sure. Thought these were the THING when I was a kid. Seen them pop up once in a while for 4K or so for OK ones. Something for the 4th of July parade and to clean up mostly.
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At least around the MN metro area prices on the eagles have been unrealistic. If I could get one on the cheap, like that car, I would That's a good deal, imo. 
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Slack3r posted:Ya.. It's the HEIGHT of Detroit Malaise for sure. Thought these were the THING when I was a kid. Seen them pop up once in a while for 4K or so for OK ones. Something for the 4th of July parade and to clean up mostly. Buy it immediately.
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Seat Safety Switch posted:Buy it immediately.
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