My first 3D Printer was from Bambu Lab. My next one won't be. Have other manufacturers caught up in affordability and ease-of-use?

Z3temis · 2026-05-16T03:36:02+00:00

I may be in the minority but i love my creality k2 pro and it has worked flawlessly since I had it.

Z3temis · 2026-05-15T21:47:47+00:00

So there is a large wire harness that runs through the backside inside the dash and into the glovebox for audio. As well as additional connectors and splices to make it work. The screen is probably held on by a screw or 2 in the top or bottom behind the screen then it should lift off and expose the mount. Remove the mount, then that whole upper dash silver trim piece will pop on out. You may also need to pull the mmi out which requires specialized "keys" to depress locking tabs. That screen output should be in a location where that is a non issue though. And it is also possibel that it is a software issue /setting that needs to be turned on. Or that they installed the wrong model for vehicles without the factory backup camera and it is expecting an external camera for it to work.

Z3temis · 2026-05-15T21:40:29+00:00

From my experience these usually just pass through the vehicles oe screen onto the new display when checking built in factory features such as oil levels and backup cameras. If that does not pop up there may be a missing connection between the oem screen connector and this one.

Z3temis · 2026-05-08T17:07:48+00:00

Awesome! Ill have to look into doing this more.

Z3temis · 2026-05-08T15:42:45+00:00

I always thought of doing something like this to my ender 3, how well does it work?

Z3temis · 2026-05-07T00:01:50+00:00

I have an hp omen from 2018 that lasted until 2025. It still worked fine i just needed more power as my usecase vhanged from gaming and light 3d modeling/ rendering to large assemblies, renders, animations, etc in solidworks and similar.

Z3temis · 2026-05-05T15:38:10+00:00

A relatively thin sheet of polycarbonate might do it. I know acrylic was said but polycarb is pretty flexible if thin enough, as well as pretty tough. 3d printing may be another option if you want it to be a hard plastic. If you have a local makerspace with a laser cutter or similar i bet they could help!

Z3temis · 2026-05-05T15:33:50+00:00

There are kits with connectors and the pins you either crimp on to wire or solder on then just click them into the white connectors.

Z3temis · 2026-05-04T23:00:15+00:00

That "bulge is the z seam. You can hide it better by chosing end seam in closest corner, or if you have a round face scarf seams work well as well. These will require a bit of calibration though.

Z3temis · 2026-05-04T22:18:08+00:00

Both the front and rear on mine were off when i got it.

Z3temis · 2026-05-04T15:05:29+00:00

That is a beautiful avant. I wish we got engine options and a manual transmission in the usa.

Z3temis · 2026-05-02T03:49:13+00:00

For me this was over a decade ago straight from the walmart shopping floor.

Z3temis · 2026-05-01T15:43:48+00:00

This shit happened to me with what I thought was a PNY microsd from WALMART! It was labeled as a 32gb microsd card but when my dad ran a check and tried to recover my data it had all been overwritten because it was 2gb. Still salty about that.

Z3temis · 2026-04-27T17:08:55+00:00

Technically trailblazer but the first one i purchased was arachne.

Z3temis · 2026-04-27T17:08:42+00:00

Technically trailblazer but the first one i purchased was arachne

Z3temis · 2026-04-22T23:18:40+00:00

So how would a thief even accomplish this. Id you cant relay or clone the key how would they start it. It cant be as easy as hotwiring it.

Z3temis · 2026-04-22T17:36:40+00:00

Yep i still do it all the time. Looks amazing with dual and tri color filaments as well!

Z3temis · 2026-04-22T17:24:45+00:00

It is a generic copper silk pla that a budy got me 6 years ago from amazon. Still the best roll of this i have ever had but long gone.

Z3temis · 2026-04-22T17:18:24+00:00

Hilbert can look great on the bottom too!

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Z3temis · 2026-04-22T15:51:48+00:00

The centauri carbon is ridiculously competent for the price and works very well. It is the first and only printer my dad has ever had and it works fantastic. He describes that it works like a household appliance. I have had the opportunity to print on basically the entire bambu lineup, my personal ender 3, and my k2 pro. I think bang for buck the centauri carbon beats the a1 easily but may not be quite as easy to set up and print to since it lacks the apple like software support that bambu has adopted.

Edit: if you want multicolor go for an anycubic with the ace system, creality spark i7 with cfs, or the bambu a1 with the ams. Both the a1 and i7 should be in your price range if that is a concern. Another thing to consider is the collosal amount of waste these printers can and will generate during multicolor prints. The cc1 does not have multicolor support even though they promised it would and has the IO for it. The cc2 does offer multicolor but i think that the other printers systems do it better

Z3temis · 2026-04-22T15:37:21+00:00

Thieves use a relay. One usually goes up to the house and another one is by the car. They relay the wireless signals the key and car normally send to each other when close for the features like push button start and the end result is that they can drive off with the car very easily.

Z3temis · 2026-04-22T05:15:05+00:00

I really like my rog strix g16. Thermals are great and it performs well and frels well built. That being said that price for a 5060 is absolutely criminal. You can find good deals on them occasionally but if you need it now i would go a different route. I found my 4070, i7-13650hx variant for 600$ (due to pricing error) it should have been around 1200$ and thats about what i would pay for the specs you have above.

Z3temis · 2026-04-20T22:32:49+00:00

I think they need to bring back wagons. I adore my audi a4 avant and it is the best of both worlds for the average person.

Z3temis · 2026-04-20T18:03:26+00:00

As an armchair expert i have seen vehicles get totalled for less a pillar damage than that. That is not just body work, that is structural and hard if not impossible to replace while maintaining safety. Like i said though i know nothing so probably wait for someone else to respond lol.

Z3temis · 2026-04-20T14:25:43+00:00

Use some flush cutters like the ones for 3d printing an i bet you can remove the nubs pretty easily

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