100% Concealed Unit?

[choch]

First off, I am still somewhat new to this so please excuse the potential ignorance of this question.

Is there any way to actually place the STi 100% out of sight and use miniaturized sensors to get the reading and deliver the data back to the head unit via a wire?

My only reference point to this concept would be my IR remote emitter/sensors that I have for my home theater. The sensors themselves are very small and are attached to a long wire - they simply deliver the data back to the bulkier processor which does the work.

I am looking for stealth extreme - partially for the fun of working on the project and partially because of being an Ontario resident...

Thanks for the read

[spankyaf]

No but if you do I'll buy one

[RadarRick]

Just stick on the wind screen and keep your eyes peeled like i do, it's much more exciting :wink:
RR

[spankyaf]

Just stick on the wind screen and keep your eyes peeled like i do, it's much more exciting :wink:
RR

[Zurk]

nope. SMT. but what you CAN do easily is to take something like a big GPS unit (perhaps...dunno...maybe a garmin streetpilot) witha big screen and extend the case out a little bit ...enough to bury the STI in the back of the unit. and drill a small hole on the front to let the remote hardwire cord's red alert light to shine thru. and maybe a small black kill switch buried in the base of the garmin. and maybe you could call that a 100% stealth install.
:)

[SmaartAasSaabr]

Anyone remember the old Remote ESCORT from Remote Systems? Basically you took an ESCORT, mounted it in their box and plugged in something then had a display the same as the front of an ESCORT on the dash.

[cap_sk8]

Back in the day, loved the old Remote Escorts

With the old Escort, the front panel was attached with a wiring harness. Remoting was easy by extending the wires and you still had the original front panel for full functionality in the vehicle.

[SmaartAasSaabr]

You can do the same with the STI and the other units, it's just a ribbon cable and a lot more of a PITA to accomplish.

[takk]

You can do the same with the STI and the other units, it's just a ribbon cable and a lot more of a PITA to accomplish.

I may be about to reveal my true ignorance here, but wouldn't that entail opening the STi's magnesium case thereby breaking its seal and losing the invisibility to RDDs?

[SmaartAasSaabr]

It would entail opening the case but IMO it offers zero RDD protection. After all there is a giant gaping hole in the front, in the back, and a few slits in the bottom :P