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Advanced Designs in Automotive Technology For over 25 years Advanced Designs has been the leader in high end, quality, Knight Rider replica parts.

09/04/2026

Look, I've had my accolades.. I'm good. Blessed even. I've met Glen Larson, Pat Mc,and Pam Shoop. Hell, I'm the one the sponserd them twice to come out to the Knight Nats on MY DIME. Had lunch with
Michael Scheffe, I've been wrote up about in so many mags,.. High Perormance Mag, New York Times and News Day. Did many interviews. I'm good. First I ever did was Maxim Mag. with Tara Ried. I've had people from Japan visit my shop and gift me, I've had people from all over the world send me something. I've done more interviews, locally, or nationally than I can remember. I'm not bragging. I'm stating a truth. I was the first person in the WORLD to make a Trans Am Talk to someone. It's true, don' believe it, I don't care. It was with an ATARI 8 bit computer with a Covox Voicemaster. I've been into this since I was a kid. Now, I just got more stuff at my figertips.. And I'm going to make KITT, Mine, better than ever. I'm not going to sit back and listen to s**t that people want to say, just not going to happnen. "5:49 AM
Scott Knight
Good morning Don. Your a Night owl arent you...". Nothinge else, just that. You people need to wake up. Wait... let me give you all the context I guess.. "Who's "OLD"? You look every bit as old as me... if not older.
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Don Colie
Scott Knight
never asked a single person what your dash did. Not even Chad, and he is the Only person i know with your dash . 2014 is when ZA released, i bought the 2nd set in the USA, and it was the First set installed, and operational to this day. you call out the bulls**t you have convinced yourself of Don. Im not the bitter cranky man. You call out what you SEE? Then open your MFn eyes dude. you dont see S**t . You think i have motives, because i am Going to help by putting your name back out? Of course you would think that. Now remembering "HIM", are you referring to the guy who showed up to pick up his car in a RV, with his wife and children asleep in the RV, some sort of altercation took place, and you called and filed a Fake CPS report saying he left his sleeping kids in the running vehical? I remembner that. not so much on the details as to why you and he had issues. just that he wasnt happy with you, nor you him. I am a Happy, and content Family man, and business owner. Im not bitter towards others who "THINK" they are my competition. I call on Fellow Handyman companies to assist on jobs, even give referrals when i am overbooked. Competition isnt bad, it strengthens us, and creates Bonds, even friendships. You have a Very clouded view of the world Don. I cant fix that. you are who you are. the Little i can do, is make you visible again. what you do from there, is All on you . Once you realize, i am Exactly who i told you i am, maybe You will admit you were wrong. but no, Not 57 yr old Dante Carroll Colie, to Proud and humble to admit he was wrong, right? Why would i ask what your stuff does? why would i care? im not making electronics, ZA doesnt need my input, he has a Team of skilled engineers who developed his electronics. You think because i have his set, i somehow fed him info? what the hell...i am Not his only customer... to date over 250 Dash electronic sets have been sold. he has a Bevy of customers... some who had your sets in the replicas they purchased. i never cat what your stuff did, cause i wasnt buying it. I knew Jupiter, and ZA in 2014 when i started my journey... oh and Vincenzo Forte... but i Quickly learned about his Real motives. Think what you want. But i Seriously suggest you keep the negative crap off your page. it will be linked to my FAQ page when its relaunched. so you may see new traffic. if you wanna rant and curse and blame others for Bulls**t you made up in yoru own head, i suggest you do that from your personal FB account, not business. Unless you want to continue getting no buisness. You can lead a horse to water, Cannot force him to drink however.
Scott Knight
BTW, 8 years ago, you posted a video showing exactly what your 3/4 dash does, why in hells fire would i need or want to ask anyone else what it does? you should re evaluate what you "know" as it makes you look rather foolish man. Rise up, you Are better than that. i dont know what trials and tribulations you have been thru, but i hope what time u have left on this marble can be productive, and give u a smile
5:49 AM
Scott Knight
Good morning Don. Your a Night owl aren't you..."

So, you are calling Chad a Liar? Just so I get this right. You are? I've been here since the early 90's. But Chad is a liar? Right?? That's what you are saying he is right? You call me "Long winded". I couldn't ever read all that, I got most but you ragged my ass thru the mud over that guy who ripped me off and said, "Yeah, LOOK at the s**t Don makes". And what's with putting my FULL name out there? So what? Again, I don't care. You JUST DID WHAT ROB LOUSIELLE did FU***NG years ago! Good footsteps to follow in btw... " "HIM", are you referring to the guy who showed up to pick up his car in a RV, with his wife and children asleep in the RV, some sort of altercation took place, and you called and filed a Fake CPS report saying he left his sleeping kids in the running vehical? I remembner that. not so much on the details as to why you and he had issues. just that he wasnt happy with you, nor you him" Yeah, THAT guy, The one who ripped me off 2k, The one who YOU promoted and said, "Look at the S**T Don does" And he DID have a 1 year old in the camper for over 3 hours unattended.., a 5 year old here in the shop, , looking for my cats. When the kid knocked down a mold, the guy nearly smacked him. Yeah, call me concernend. Iike I said, I've already been there, loved it, done it. I thank God for it, but If you think YOU or ANYBODY else can "whatever...." dream another dream. I make cars now, now parts except for the ones who knows my parts. I don't make cheap stuff, that's a fact. I'm not a "hobbiest". I'm a business. I give warranties and all. P.S. I'm "smiling" now.

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Well, that's BS. He called me twice. I called back once he says I didn't. Make up your own mind, sure you have one.. I r...
09/02/2026

Well, that's BS. He called me twice. I called back once he says I didn't. Make up your own mind, sure you have one.. I really don't care anymore. Morning everyone!!! Have a good day!

Saw this in my feed. If you have the cable driven speedo, this is the part you want from Dakota. You will want to leave ...
09/01/2026

Saw this in my feed. If you have the cable driven speedo, this is the part you want from Dakota. You will want to leave your factory speedometer installed as that feeds back to the ECM to tell it your speed. It's that signal that adjust fuel mixture to the carb. (and all that is assuming you have the factory setup.)

08/31/2026

And btw... you du*****es that think is't ok to just "copy" someone else's stuff.. just know.. if it wasn't for people like Brian Thone, or myself, you wouldn't be here to do it. But you make such a bitch over a watch!! LMFAO. I will continue to make what I make and nobody will stop that. I can assure you. Keep talking your s**t, no one believes it.. In fact, I might just start making whatches now too. But, only if it pi**es someone off. Please let me know if it does... Who want's a history lesson??? Just curious.

08/31/2026

To the guys on the FB pages that won't let me post.. Yeah.. good for you , dumbass...Really?? NOW you are bitching about somebody "Copying" someone? Really? Over a watch?? WHO hasn't made that watch and in what form? I got two of them in shadow boxes. Big deal! You make such a show out of a "WATCH"... What about the as****es that copy EVERYONE ELSE Fiberglass parts? Electronic designs?? Their Ideas,? Don't hear any bitching about that. You're welcome. If it wasn't for me, there wouldn't be "display mode", "Nightime dimming", Not so much on that are you?? I'm the first one who brought "Night time dimming", the first one who brought "Display Mode", The first one who actually brought you an actual push to touch PNAP board on 4'th season dashes. Thanks to Scott Benson to copy all my stull for ZA. What else you what to know Scotty? I'll tell ya, you'll never get the code tho.

Man, I gotta tell ya, In all my years of KR, nobody has impressed me. Mostly because all they do is copy somebody else's...
04/27/2026

Man, I gotta tell ya, In all my years of KR, nobody has impressed me. Mostly because all they do is copy somebody else's stuff.. but, THIS GUY.. He impressed me.: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ypd2D7i5BMM&t=12s Congrats to Levi...And he did it on his Own!! He did get a few things wrong tho. These days... it is NOT common to have to cut out and "make" parts fit. I guess it is, IF who you go with. A long time ago I made my parts to convert your car to KITT or..should you decide.. go back to a Trans Am without ever knowing it was a KITT. He got his parts from another vendor I guess. The thing is.. as the future may hold.. we don't know what car will be more valuable, a KITT.. maybe. Or a Trans Am? Ask Hagerty. All I know right now.. he lit a fire under my A**. LOL Good for you Levi! You did good!!

Meet Levi — a college professor turned AI developer who spent years building his own real-life Knight Rider replica, and then made KITT actually talk back. H...

Can't believe this was 9 years ago. I miss my little blue box!
12/07/2025

Can't believe this was 9 years ago. I miss my little blue box!

11/05/2025

So, here's a fun fact that prob NOBODY knows... I was the first person ever, to make a car converse with it's owner. (and of course, the car was a 1982 Trans Am) True story, believe it or not. In 1987 I bought my high school's then computer. I worked nearly 3 years programming it to listen to and reply. The program has a built in phone directory, "passive laser restrain" graphics and could even play Black Jack by voice command.... in fact, it's the very same Black Jack program seen in Knight Rider....tho I'm sure some Hollywood vfx was involved so they didn't have the same screwups I had!

So how did I do this in my early 20's? (Yeah, I was actually 21 at the time. Wow)

The computer was and Atari 800XL with a Covox Voicemaster unit which plugged into the joystick port.

Happy so say... to this day...
1. I still have the same 1982 Trans Am. (bought at 18)
2. Still have the Atari, and the program still works! And the program is stored on a 5-1/4 FLOPPY! (like in KITT's 4'th season center console)

I have all this video on VHS that I really want to convert to CD and upload to YouTube. I'll let you know when I do.

Anyway, just something I never really put out there before. Don't really know why. But, man going thru these old VHS tapes really takes me back! The 80's really did rock! And, most of my fun was in the 90's too!

Anyway, just thought you guys might find it interesting.

10/23/2025

So, little update, doing better, lot of pain still but, they say that's a good sign. Got most movement back in my thumb, but got a ways to go in my index finger. (can't wait till my middle is good again) :)

09/30/2025

Well, lots of healing left to go. I'm not losing my digits.. I don't think. But, don't know if I can use them again either. Time will tell I guess.

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