Gentex Reveals Two Ringbrothers Builds at SEMA

Gentex Corporation debuted two custom vehicle builds and showcased its automotive portfolio of car-to-home automation, connectivity, e-concierge, digital vision and dimmable glass products at the SEMA show on Nov. 5.

Gentex, a longtime supplier of electro-optical products for the global automotive, aerospace, fire protection and medical industries. The company is best known for connected-car technologies and advanced electronic features that optimize driver vision and enhance safety.

“While we’re primarily a Tier 1 supplier, we maintain an extensive array of products for the aftermarket and OEM accessory programs, which is why we appreciate the SEMA show,” said Neil Boehm, Gentex chief technology officer. “We have a long history in racing, providing custom vision systems for professional racing teams and extensive prototyping capabilities.”

Gentex’s SEMA booth hosted two vehicle unveilings from the Ringbrothers: INVADR, a 1,246 horsepower, 1987 Buick Grand National, and TUKA, a 1972 Chevy Blazer. Co-founded by brothers Jim and Mike Ring, the Ringbrothers debut celebrated vehicle creations each year at SEMA.

“We’re once again thankful to unveil at the Gentex booth, this year with two exciting vehicle debuts,” said Ringbrothers co-founder Mike Ring. “Gentex and Ringbrothers have partnered on various projects over the past decade, and we appreciate Gentex’s willingness to take its core vision-based products customize to blend seamlessly into our designs.”

In addition to the Ringbrother’s unveils, the Gentex booth debuted Project Opsis, a Chevy Corvette Z06 featuring a meticulous, 35-piece carbon fiber widebody program designed and manufactured by Label Motorsports.

The three vehicle unveils were hosted by professional emcee, host and presenter Jarod DeAnda, and took place at 1 p.m. on Nov. 5 at the Gentex booth.

Visitors also experienced the company’s Full Display Mirror, an intelligent rear-vision system that uses a custom, externally mounted camera and mirror-integrated video display to optimize a vehicle’s rearward view. The system captures video from a rearward-facing camera and streams it to a unique mirror-integrated LCD display that provides the driver with an unobstructed panoramic view behind the vehicle. 

Gentex’s dimmable sun visor was also on display. The product folds down like a traditional visor but includes a clear, dimmable panel that darkens on demand or in conjunction with sunload sensors.