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canman · 19th October 2008, 02:47 AM

That would make more sense however I think this unit appears to be Nissan produced if I'm not mistaken which would probably mean it's not that, but from other perspectives it would fit.

Seems everytime there's a good theory, there's something to counteract it................ bloody odd this one........

freakazoid3 · 20th October 2008, 12:42 AM

Can't believe the mistery isn't solved yet

Someone in Japan must have a clue as to what it is? After reading the 12 pages at ones I'm stuped and gonna keep an eye on this tread

*curious*

SPEED MERCHANT · 20th October 2008, 08:18 AM

But without back tracking I thought the unit was found to be some sort of parking aid?

freakazoid3 · 20th October 2008, 11:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SPEED MERCHANT

But without back tracking I thought the unit was found to be some sort of parking aid?

Yes it was but only a few thought that was plausible, and the exact use of the devise was never reveiled. So perhaps someone can put us out off our misery

AlVal · 15th November 2008, 05:34 PM

(WO/1992/018879) VEHICLE PARKING AID

see the documents tab in the link above for a pdf with pic

parking aid?

remember being at the opticians, during the eye test the red and green lights, such lights can be used with maddox rods to gauge position. all makes sense. have a read of this too

http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=A...um=2&ct=result

steveyturbo · 15th November 2008, 08:19 PM

Im sure Matsumoto from Global Autos will know what it is.

Eber · 15th November 2008, 08:39 PM

helps people who have color blindness regognize the traffic lights by projecting 2 visable colors on the windscreen that they are able to differenciate so they know whether to go or stop

AlVal · 15th November 2008, 08:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eber

helps people who have color blindness regognize the traffic lights by projecting 2 visable colors on the windscreen that they are able to differenciate so they know whether to go or stop

not likely that nissan would offer something like that as a factory option though, is it?!

Eber · 15th November 2008, 09:13 PM

if its a factory option, why not look at the option sheet for your vin#. I have a feeeling that this is not standard on the car. i have a lot of parts that look stock but are not

Cid_Casterwick · 16th November 2008, 07:10 AM

GREAT!! I havent even been around the GTROC for that long and now Ive been roped up into this thread!

*ahem*

I like the idea of parking aid, I really do, but maybe the previous owner of the car despised the dammed thing (much as Im beginning to lol) and disabled it, so maybe without having the whole thing re-wired it isnt functioning correctly. Ill do some poking around on the net and see if I cant rope some poor Japanese soul into squealing for me.

P.S. Thanks guys! Another thing to consume my time! creeping up on 2 years old and its still tormenting people lol.

kismetcapitan · 16th November 2008, 10:26 AM

it's like the Coke bottle in the movie "The Gods Must Be Crazy"...rip it out, throw it off the end of the world, and done with it!!

Stachi · 16th November 2008, 10:28 AM

lol @ KC... Would have done it after 2 mins thinking about it! Looks ugly and unpurposeful.

Marc

akasakaR33 · 16th November 2008, 02:43 PM

AlVal is right - it IS a parking aid, offered by Nissan as an option for the R33 cars, both sedan and coupes:

See the top third of this page from the options catalog. Instead of having a pole stuck in the corner of the far side (from the driver) of the front bumper (you see a lot of Japanese cars with this option, useful in Japan where the streets can be really narrow and the parking spots are REALLY tight), by looking through a "Combiner" unit which sits on the dash and combines the images sent by the unit mounted on the ceiling, the driver sees orange and green markers. The green marker indicates where an obstacle would be.

The purpose of this unit is so that people wouldn't have to have the ugly poles sticking out of their bumpers, nor worry about the poles getting bent/broken off or frozen (some of these poles were electrically retractable).

Mystery solved? OR a prelude to more questions?

kismetcapitan · 16th November 2008, 02:45 PM

I think you deserve some kind of award for solving a two-year old mystery....seriously!

matty32 · 16th November 2008, 02:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kismetcapitan

I think you deserve some kind of award for solving a two-year old mystery....seriously!

definitely...

still dont believe its a parking aid

so the mystery continues

19th October 2008, 02:47 AM	#181 (permalink)
canman canman has no status. GTR Register Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Wellington, New Zealand Cars owned: R34 V-SPEC II, I'd call it Stage 2 of 3 Posts: 1,010	That would make more sense however I think this unit appears to be Nissan produced if I'm not mistaken which would probably mean it's not that, but from other perspectives it would fit. Seems everytime there's a good theory, there's something to counteract it................ bloody odd this one........ __________________

20th October 2008, 12:42 AM	#182 (permalink)
freakazoid3 freakazoid3 is in winter hibernation GTROC Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Belgium...probably in the workshop Cars owned: R32 GTR Posts: 1,492	Can't believe the mistery isn't solved yet Someone in Japan must have a clue as to what it is? After reading the 12 pages at ones I'm stuped and gonna keep an eye on this tread curious __________________ One R32 trackcar coming up :)

20th October 2008, 08:18 AM	#183 (permalink)
SPEED MERCHANT SPEED MERCHANT is hating his new shift pattern GTROC Board Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gotham City Suburbs Cars owned: ARKHAM Posts: 4,349	But without back tracking I thought the unit was found to be some sort of parking aid? __________________ ズピード　マーシャント GTROC/FORUM FAQ's GTROC LONDON REGIONAL REP GTROC NATIONAL EVENTS COORDINATOR GTROC OPEN FLAME COOKING SPECIALIST TEAM-ARKHAM - Proudly sponsored by I.A MOTORSPORT / JAPSALON / MEISTER R / ECLIPSE CAR AUDIO / SHARP SIGNS

15th November 2008, 05:34 PM	#185 (permalink)
AlVal AlVal has no status. GTR Register Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 19	(WO/1992/018879) VEHICLE PARKING AID see the documents tab in the link above for a pdf with pic parking aid? remember being at the opticians, during the eye test the red and green lights, such lights can be used with maddox rods to gauge position. all makes sense. have a read of this too http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=A...um=2&ct=result __________________ Last edited by AlVal; 15th November 2008 at 05:40 PM..

15th November 2008, 08:19 PM	#186 (permalink)
steveyturbo steveyturbo is developing GTROC Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: N.Ireland Posts: 494	Im sure Matsumoto from Global Autos will know what it is. __________________

15th November 2008, 08:39 PM	#187 (permalink)
Eber Eber has no status. GTR Register Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: North Vancouver Cars owned: 1990 GTR Posts: 297	helps people who have color blindness regognize the traffic lights by projecting 2 visable colors on the windscreen that they are able to differenciate so they know whether to go or stop __________________

15th November 2008, 09:13 PM	#189 (permalink)
Eber Eber has no status. GTR Register Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: North Vancouver Cars owned: 1990 GTR Posts: 297	if its a factory option, why not look at the option sheet for your vin#. I have a feeeling that this is not standard on the car. i have a lot of parts that look stock but are not __________________

16th November 2008, 07:10 AM	#190 (permalink)
Cid_Casterwick Cid_Casterwick is missing Tweenie... GTR Register Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: In America land. Cars owned: 1990 Nissan Skyline GTR Posts: 262	GREAT!! I havent even been around the GTROC for that long and now Ive been roped up into this thread! ahem I like the idea of parking aid, I really do, but maybe the previous owner of the car despised the dammed thing (much as Im beginning to lol) and disabled it, so maybe without having the whole thing re-wired it isnt functioning correctly. Ill do some poking around on the net and see if I cant rope some poor Japanese soul into squealing for me. P.S. Thanks guys! Another thing to consume my time! creeping up on 2 years old and its still tormenting people lol. __________________

16th November 2008, 10:26 AM	#191 (permalink)
kismetcapitan kismetcapitan is like trees in November... Toluene Junkie Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Seoul Korea Cars owned: BNR32, BMW F800S, BMW S1000RR Posts: 8,261	it's like the Coke bottle in the movie "The Gods Must Be Crazy"...rip it out, throw it off the end of the world, and done with it!! __________________ There are only three true sports: mountain climbing, motor racing, and bullfighting. Everything else is merely a game.

16th November 2008, 10:28 AM	#192 (permalink)
Stachi Stachi is has was has been thinking what to put here.. and still doesn't know it.. GTROC Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Heilbronn, Germany - Kraut and Proud :) Cars owned: QM1 R33 GTR Posts: 1,334	lol @ KC... Would have done it after 2 mins thinking about it! Looks ugly and unpurposeful. Marc __________________ ---

16th November 2008, 02:43 PM	#193 (permalink)
akasakaR33 akasakaR33 is exhausted GTROC Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Tokyo Cars owned: R33 GT-R Posts: 1,097	Wish I had seen this post last year... AlVal is right - it IS a parking aid, offered by Nissan as an option for the R33 cars, both sedan and coupes: See the top third of this page from the options catalog. Instead of having a pole stuck in the corner of the far side (from the driver) of the front bumper (you see a lot of Japanese cars with this option, useful in Japan where the streets can be really narrow and the parking spots are REALLY tight), by looking through a "Combiner" unit which sits on the dash and combines the images sent by the unit mounted on the ceiling, the driver sees orange and green markers. The green marker indicates where an obstacle would be. The purpose of this unit is so that people wouldn't have to have the ugly poles sticking out of their bumpers, nor worry about the poles getting bent/broken off or frozen (some of these poles were electrically retractable). Mystery solved? OR a prelude to more questions? __________________ My Mine's Tuned R33 GT-R:http://akasakabcnr33.livejournal.com/ The First Non-Japanese Race Team in Japan:http://tgrdatalog.blogspot.com/

16th November 2008, 02:45 PM	#194 (permalink)
kismetcapitan kismetcapitan is like trees in November... Toluene Junkie Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Seoul Korea Cars owned: BNR32, BMW F800S, BMW S1000RR Posts: 8,261	I think you deserve some kind of award for solving a two-year old mystery....seriously! __________________ There are only three true sports: mountain climbing, motor racing, and bullfighting. Everything else is merely a game.

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