Jasper Jones
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Awesome! Can you now legally share them, or provide information on how to get them? I can see those being very useful for some projects.
Awesome! Can you now legally share them, or provide information on how to get them? I can see those being very useful for some projects.
I finally had some time to work on my own van today.... Decided to knock out some of the wiring for the mirrors, starting with the lights.
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The wiring for the mirror adjustment is already there. However, the motors in the truck mirrors are wired opposite of the van mirrors so up is down and left is right when you hit the switch. It's annoying so I think I'm going to reconfigure the switch. I opened up the factory switch housing to find a simple circuit board with some top layer copper traces. It won't be hard to cut some of the traces and reroute a couple wires. Believe it or not, this is actually easier than disassembling the mirror and swapping wires on the motors.
Power fold and power telescoping features are on hold because...well...I'd rather spend time on the Cummins swap.
Speaking of which...I do finally have the ECM unlocked. Still a ton of CAN bus configuration work to do but it is getting easier as I get more experience decoding the identifiers and data packets. I was kind of getting tired of working on the project until yesterday when I got to drive a '14 Ram with the same engine I'm using. These new engines are sooooo quiet and smooth. I have some renewed excitement now!
Awesome! Arguably one of the best build theads I have read to date. Keep up the killer work.
I was with ya right up till you started talkin 'bout Canadian buses and ID tags and data bags and whatsits. :Wow1: :drool:
Any chance of an update for Turkey day reading...?
Thanks for the update! I was interested in what you've been up to overall, not just specifically the Cummins swap, but that is how I got hooked on your thread. You've got a brilliant mind, and I can't wait to see what you come up with next!
Thanks for the kind words!
I'll have some fun updates for things other than the Cummins swap pretty soon. I need to get a little farther on the design before I start showing progress pictures.