Show us your 3D printed modifications

[MikeT6]

Thanks! Our little girl loves the one beside her seat for drinks/snacks and monkey storage.

These ones are highly customised to fit my van (wall thickness, insulation type, positioned for my rear seat type (Reimo variotech), my process was to cut the hole in the lining (gulp!) then measure the available space and design the bin for it. It would need some thought to see how that could be adapted for 'any' van. Then they take around 48 hours to print, the PLA costs about £10, how much would you pay for something like that?

One possibility is that I make a generic design, with a few easily modifiable dimensions, then put the files on thingiverse (or here) and anyone with a printer can print their own.

What do you think?

Sharing the file would be awesome, and I’m sure many would benefit too.

 

[T6Jay]

Sharing the file would be awesome, and I’m sure many would benefit too.

I’m on with making the dimensions into parameters, but I’m learning fusion 360 myself. Any experts on here?

 

[The_Lad]

Roof rail cap 3D model from fusion360
(remove the .txt extension as the forum wont allow me to upload a .f3d file)

 

[marty NCL]

Wanted a phone mount that wasn't fiddly, with a simple drop and lift out fitment... So made this.

 

[SamD]

These are great!

 

[BognorMotors]

We 3D print a lot of stuff now; speaker rings front and back, tweeter mounts, floor blanks and even a front number plate holder for a short plate on an R8.

 

[CJW]

Button blank replacement / adaptor to fit an off-the-shelf USB-A to USB-C snap-in cable. If you have an aftermarket head unit with CarPlay / Android Auto, this will give you USB-C in the dash for under a tenner. Note, I’m not selling parts, this is a how-to for you to do it.

Thread below.

Reporting back:

• The USB-C one fits. Just.
• The HDMI one won't work because it's 4mm wider and you can see below how close a fit the USB-C one is.

This amazing human over on Thingiverse, Vincent Whalley (Is he a forum member? Didn't come up in a search) has made a 3D model of the middle button blank from the T6. It needed some fairly hefty mod to make it work but it was an excellent starting point. The model is under creative commons license so I need to name him (done that) and include the original link here:

VW T6 Switch Blank (center) by vincentwhalley

Designed the center switch for the VW T6 as there is not one. Still a WIP so dont expect the best. best to print in at 0.1mm as there is some size critical

www.thingiverse.com

Here's a screen grab of the modifications I made, knocking the hole out, changing some of the geometry to make it sit right and stay in:

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Then into PruscaSlicer for print prep:

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Which gave me this sleeve that fits around the usb port, and connects into the top or bottom blank row in the van. This was a low-quality test prototype but it's helpful to see what is the USB connector (black) and what is the 3D print (grey):

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Once it was proven to work and fit, I made and painted it. I regretted not having any black ABS filament, and will replace in the future.

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And it fits well, doesn't move about and the cable can be yanked and seated with force and it doesn't move.

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I did experiment with recessing it, but there was just so little material left, it would have broken if I'd tried to lever it out with the trim tool. Maybe it's worth another go one time. This is just a quick and rough test, hence the scraggy print.

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The USB-C to USB-A cable is available below for £6. The print cost pennies. I now have a 200mm USB-C to Lightning cable on order from Amazon (£6 for 2) for a direct connect into my phone which is just above the button bank in a MagSafe holder / charger connected to a Brodit mount. The flying lead behind it is just the right length to connect into my smartphone USB-in on the head unit, and the second USB in goes to the normal T6 USB port.

https://www.digikey.co.uk/en/products/detail/adafruit-industries-llc/4052/9997692?utm_adgroup=USB%20Cables&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Shopping_Product_Cable%20Assemblies&utm_term=&productid=9997692&gclid=Cj0KCQiA_P6dBhD1ARIsAAGI7HD1TwZ17BhDamJtR8Ro2ysFKm7rDkjlKysSPjArUcxd6OYK-8pTIM8aAtcpEALw_wcB

 

[CJW]

Simple but effective way to keep the loose end of your USB cable dangling - two bound tubes with internal diameters and openings specifically dimensioned to put your cable into compression. The static side you want to stay fixed to the cable is twice as long (and therefore takes more force to separate) than the side you want to release more easily.

 

[mikerhodes1]

The T6.1 factory cup holders weren't really working for us, so I printed this;

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This looks epic, did you design from scratch?

The T6.1 factory cup holders weren't really working for us, so I printed this;

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[T6Jay]

This looks epic, did you design from scratch?

Thanks! And yes it's my design, in fusion 360. I have revised the design and changed to PETG now and they are for sale here;

For Sale - 3D Printed Double Cupholder (T6.1)

If your bottles or cups don't fit in the T6.1 factory cupholders, here is the solution; Hooks over the existing cup holder, and a small support piece slides in behind to keep it more stable. Plenty of clearance for the glovebox. A little care is needed if you have a swivel passenger seat...

www.t6forum.com

The one in the pic you linked to was my prototype, it's also for sale cheap here;

For Sale - 3D Printed Double Cupholder (T6.1)

If your bottles or cups don't fit in the T6.1 factory cupholders, here is the solution; Hooks over the existing cup holder, and a small support piece slides in behind to keep it more stable. Plenty of clearance for the glovebox. A little care is needed if you have a swivel passenger seat...

www.t6forum.com

I've had one in our van for 2 years now and it's become essential.

 

[xtombx]

Wanted a phone mount that wasn't fiddly, with a simple drop and lift out fitment... So made this. View attachment 179669View attachment 179670View attachment 179671View attachment 179672

Fancy sharing the file for this?, ill modify for my phone then please

 

[dErZ]

Fancy sharing the file for this?, ill modify for my phone then please

I second this, happy to send you some pennies for the file so I dont have to waste many hours in Tinkercad.

 

[marty NCL]

@xtombx @dErZ
.stl files attached

 

[xtombx]

@xtombx @dErZ
.stl files attached

Top man thanks so much!

 

[xtombx]

@xtombx @dErZ
.stl files attached

These have come through as txt files, any idea how to get them back to stl? thanks

 

[T6Jay]

These have come through as txt files, any idea how to get them back to stl? thanks

Just rename to .stl

T6 forum doesn’t accept files when .stl is the type

 

[xtombx]

Just rename to .stl

T6 forum doesn’t accept files when .stl is the type

I've tried that, its .stl at the end but type of file is still .txt, and my only way of saving the download is as a txt file

 

[T6Jay]

I've tried that, its .stl at the end but type of file is still .txt, and my only way of saving the download is as a txt file

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It works for me, by deleting the .txt part either during of after the download. I get this;



I'm out of ideas sorry.

 

[CJW]

Try opening it in the application (file>open>etc) rather than double-clicking the file icon?

 

[xtombx]

Wicked, managed to sort it. thanks for the help