Dopler radar

[Nullifier]

So I was watching pimp my ride and just before I shot myself in the head on this t-100 they built they installed a doppler radar monitor in the cab. What is the deal and how do you get one?

 

[Ursidae69]

Wow, were they stormchasers?

 

[BajaTaco]

Probably XM weather displayed on a Garmin GPS. Just a guess. The XM weather service is $99/mo.

 

[DaveInDenver]

Yeah, Chris is probably right. A weather doppler would use about an 8' dish and a couple of hundred kW of radiated power. That would require something more than a T100, thinking more along the lines of a commercial truck like a F650. A 200 kW diesel generator weighs about 2 tons by itself.

 

[HongerVenture]

No, it wasn't displayed on a GPS. I saw the same, sorry episode (someone posted a link on the T100 forum awhile back). It was indeed a doppler radar screen. Inset on the center console was about an 8" diameter round display with the line going around and everything. The only thing I could think of was it was uploading data from somewhere else. I saw no dish or anything on the rig.

Unfortunately, the link on YouTube was removed.

 

[devinsixtyseven]

i agree...personally i wouldnt want to install an emitter like that on my truck any more than i'd want to install an unshielded microwave element on the roof either.

easier to upload from a proper radar anyway.

 

[k6uk]

Here's a link to the whole episode...
Glamoflage?!

http://www.ifilm.com/episode/16269

 

[DaktariEd]

I'm not big on TV...never even heard of "Pimp My Ride" before... :smiley_drive:
...but that was really funny!

:sombrero:

 

[Colorado Ron]

Anybody figure this out? Id sure be interested in figuring this setup out. Im building a custom overhead console for the Pinz and this would make a sweet addition.

 

[stjjames]

That Yota was waaay more bada$$ before. I hate Pimp My Ride.
They should have SASed it, boxed in the rear with sleeping quarters, on board computer, GPS, etc. Slapped a new motor into it, locked it up, give it some new rubber & painted it flat black. That woulda been tits unk03:

 

[Colorado Ron]

I agree 100%. That show is gay for the most part. But Im still interested in that doppler!

 

[adventureduo]

got Doplar? :ylsmoke:

 

[Colorado Ron]

Crap! I need to build a bigger trailer!:safari-rig:

 

[rusty_tlc]

That Yota was waaay more bada$$ before. I hate Pimp My Ride.
They should have SASed it, boxed in the rear with sleeping quarters, on board computer, GPS, etc. Slapped a new motor into it, locked it up, give it some new rubber & painted it flat black. That woulda been tits unk03:

I was thinking SAS with 3 link suspension in front, 4 link rear, ARB's F&R, tube bed, kind of a super sized truggy. It was half way to being a rock rig already.