Twostrokeking Posted April 15, 2012 Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 dude this is so damn sick. Idk how i missed this. My Truck BuildSpending money on things I don't need, to impress others I don't know.At the end of the day for me its about the love of customizing anything and everything to limits or even past reasonable.-SkyHighCarAudio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogue Posted April 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2012 damn man u got skiils. and how exactly did u do that oval shape on that aluminum? Drilled a big enuff hole in it and used a flush trim bit on a router. since the bit is round i only went so far and just stopped. Then I went back with a very small radius round over bit to give the edge that taper. BMW X5 Stealth Build w/ IPAD BMW 325i Rear Deck Digital Designs Build BMW 325i Car PC Touchscreen Bezel Build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogue Posted April 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 Ok, I've kinda been dreading trying to explain how I made the factory steering wheel controls for track forward, track back and Play/Pause work with the Ipad. First I searched and found a remote the uses RF so it didnt need direct line of sight. What I found was perfect, The iJet NAV. The iJet uses the ipad's dock connector to receive the signal from its remote, the beautiful thing about it is that the connector also allows for full 30 pin pass thru. So basically I can plug the ijet in and on top of that i can add my line out for audio and charging. So at this point I just have a wireless remote control for the Ipad. Not bad but not factory clean enough for me so I pulled the steering wheel apart and checked out the board for the steering wheel controls. My plan was to simply solder onto the switches in the iJet and run them to the switches on the steering wheel. I first thought I could tap into the connecitons on the board and be able to just push the OEM button and it would in turn complete the circuit for the corresponding switch on the remote. Long story short is that it was not possible. So I went back to the drawing board.....and it hit me. Membrane switches! The new plan was to slide the membrane switches in bewteen the factory switch and board so that when you push the button it actually is pressing another one down to make contact. I found some on ebay and ordered them up. They are less than 1mm thick so the clearance is perfect and they come with 3M adhesive backing already on. Once the switches arrived, I pulled the steering wheel back apart again to place my new membrane switches in between the factory ones. I had to trim a pretty good bit off the edges so that they didnt cover the LEDs that illuminate the buttons and so they would line up with the button that would be pushing them. Once I had them in place I reassembled that portion of the wheel and tested the buttons....All working on the first try. Then it was on to soldering the leads onto the iJet's buttons. Once I found the correct pins to solder to on the remote, I just had to connect those leads to the ones coming off the membrane switches. After some outside the car testing I was pleased and began to reinstall the steering wheel parts. The iJet is fairly small and i was able to fit it in the steering wheel and basically just hot glued it in place before putting the air bag back in. I think that covers the basics, Im sure I have left out a few things. This was more difficult than it looks but it is awesome now that its done. Heres some pix, sorry I missed some steps when I was to anxious to get it working. Heres the Ingredients iJET NAV remote, Membrane switches and One steering wheel with factory audio controls. IMG_1792 by rogueauto, on Flickr The raw board with the membrane switches trimmed down and in place IMG_1793 by rogueauto, on Flickr The leads coming off the membrane switches after the board was reinstalled IMG_1794 by rogueauto, on Flickr The leads coming off the iJET after solder and heat shrink IMG_1795 by rogueauto, on Flickr At this point I forgot to take any further pix but basically I just attached the wires from one switch to another and the reinstalled the wheel. Now the wheel looks the exact same as it did before the mod so I didnt bother to take a finished picture of the install but I do plan to make a Vid at some point to show the functions working and the other features of the install so stay tuned.......... BMW X5 Stealth Build w/ IPAD BMW 325i Rear Deck Digital Designs Build BMW 325i Car PC Touchscreen Bezel Build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audio-Concepts Posted April 17, 2012 Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 Bad Ass!!! I love everything about this build! Pioneer AVH480 Zapco ST5XII amplifier Stevens Audio 6.5" components (passive) Onyx Subwoofer Sky High OFC wiring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogue Posted April 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2012 Another small update is that my neighbor who also works with me was able to score me a large enuff piece of plate aluminum that i will be using to complete the rear panel. I have given him the dimensions on it and hes gonna try to get it on the milling machine at work for me so we can cut it down to size and then recess the edge to accomodate the angle aluminum. Unfortunately the milling machine broke a small part which is a minor setback but i think it will be back up this week. I would have tried to do it myself with the router but it is 5mm thick aluminum so i figured milling machine would do it a little more safely than i could. Hope he gets it done soon, its almost the last piece of the puzzle before i can add a motor to the slides. BMW X5 Stealth Build w/ IPAD BMW 325i Rear Deck Digital Designs Build BMW 325i Car PC Touchscreen Bezel Build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHEL Posted April 18, 2012 Report Share Posted April 18, 2012 Looking GOOOOD! You are doing awesome stuff here. Keep it up, I check back regularly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIPmeetSPL Posted April 18, 2012 Report Share Posted April 18, 2012 amazing bro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogue Posted April 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2012 Another little something that was neccessary that I did. The regular dock connectors stick out about an inch from the ipad, thus getting in the way of the dash so I modded one and now it sticks out only around a 1/4" or so. IMG_1799 by rogueauto, on Flickr BMW X5 Stealth Build w/ IPAD BMW 325i Rear Deck Digital Designs Build BMW 325i Car PC Touchscreen Bezel Build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooter99 Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 Man I love all this work! So sick! Facebook Page: S99Creations 2006 F250 Lariat Build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmw.4.4I.x5 Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 hahaha maybe if you wana send me a dash and some cheddar. Man you should make a mold of this and sell it, I will buy one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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