hcalvarez

i think you should be fine if you plan to bolt it on. i would recommend bolting it on instead of using self tapping. i have 4 bolts on mine, 2 in the middle, and two in the sides. then i kept my existing self tapping ones. i think i have around 8 total. i just had a bad experience before when i didnt bolt it on, my right side almost fell off.

C230 Mulac

yeah ive heard people talk about it flying off at high speeds and stuff, and breaking when they hit a big dip or something, definitely dont want that to happen. and DC roads SUCK *****, there are so many potholes and sh*t around here.

hcalvarez

Got bored today. Took out one side. I'll keep this for a while and take out the other. FYI, dental floss and goof off works wonders! i recommend it to everyone!

phister

Looks good Hector, time for a roof spoiler! lol

mskembo

Mikey likes it!

NewtoN13

Hector!

The ride is CLEAN man! I like the impact stripes as well as the grill. Looks good with the original one painted black. At first I didnt want to paint it as I thought it accented the wheels well, but after I painted it black. SOO much cleaner! Good stuff bro!

hcalvarez

Hey Bro..i actually had the roof spoiler but ended up selling it. too much CF because i plan to install the diffuser later on and most of all, my wife didn't like it..lol....Bro, i know you installed Mike's radio just curios, do you know how to install the steering controls too?

Thanks Bro!

Thanks bro! I wasn't digging the CL grill look anymore and wanted everything cleaner. Impact strips came from Wardsweb, but this is Gary@suvneer's product. Fitment is spot on!

hcalvarez

I should have done this a long time ago. Looks so much cleaner now! I might take out my "sport" badges too.

NewtoN13

nice! what did you use to de-badge your car?

hcalvarez

hey bro, i used the following:

my wife's hair dryer......hold it around 30sec per letter

take it out by using your dental floss, just slide it in, per letter, once it's hot it's pretty easy to slide it in.....lol... that didnt sound good

my used golfsmith membership card and goof off. spray it on the residue, let it stand about 1min or so. scrape it out and wipe it off with a terry cloth

finish it off with a little wax

then your good to go!

for some reason while typing it, this sounded dirty....lol well i did get my hands dirty! bwahahaha

C230 Mulac

Looks clean man, I like it! very creative way to do it too, good thinking!

And that really did sound kinda dirty, lol...when it gets hot it slides right in

hcalvarez

lol bwahaha make sure to get the waxed floss. menthol if you prefer. lol

C230 Mulac

Gotta get that waxed so it's nice and lubed up, and oh yeah, definitely the menthol!

phister

I installed my Axxess steering remote. I'd get that if i was you, hell yea easy to program. its the Metra Axxess ASWC. got it for around 40 on ebay.

hcalvarez

Phi..something like this?
http://cgi.ebay.com/Axxess-Metra-ASW...item230ef937ae

Wanted to get this with it

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Kenwood+...&skuId=1981318

or this

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Pioneer+...ustomerreviews

What you think?

C350_Coupe

Dam Hector, not much room in that garage of yours !! can you even get in and out without a squeeze ?

and +1 for the de-badge .... mine is done too, was like it from new i think

hcalvarez

ya pretty much a little tight. but works well..lol..i'll take out my sport badges this weekend too

hcalvarez

Look what the mailman brought me today!

mskembo

Nice rotors you got there ;-) I'd suggest going with a Pioneer AVIC. A little more expensive (OK, double the price), but everything is built into it. No buying a Bluetooth add on, and a navigation add on. The Axxess ASWC is stupid easy to program, and the directions make it almost idiot proof.

hcalvarez

so that was the catch of the cheaper one huh mike? good to know. happy with it? did u get the sosche double din face for it too?

mskembo

Yeah, I did get the Scosche POS, but will be changing it out once the CF one is back in stock from the guy who did Rollln's. I absolutely LOVE my AVIC Z120-BT. I highly recommend it, but the Kenwoods have good rep too. Expect to spend $900 or more to get on with everything (except satellite) built in. However, if you buy all the stuff, and come up here I'll help you put it in ;-) I learned a lot when Phi installed mine, and now I feel confident doing it myself (especially since I took it back out and changed out the steering wheel controls!)

hcalvarez

damn i might take you on that offer. i plan to buy everything before May. I will drive down dallas by May (my last trip before i leave). My needs are mostly, phone, navi, and my ipod. Kenwood you think ill work out? I was planning to hit both of you up

phister

I like the AVIC mike has. I'm more of an Eclipse guy though lol AVN726E it what I would suggets heres the link for it.

http://www.eclipse-web.com/us/avn/avn726eoverviews.html

Midnight Koop

if you have a phone capable of doing video out and mirroring its functions (i.e. droid incredible)... you dont need a fancy head unit. just any standard double-din media center.

i have an avic-D3 with ipod, reverse camera, bluetooth, steering wheel controls, etc...

but ever since i started outputting my droid on the screen and through the audio, i only really use the bluetooth and the audio. the whole system feels newer too. i highly recommend...

mskembo

I'm a Pioneer fanboy, I admit it (home theater receiver is a Pioneer Elite, TV Pioneer Kuro...) My issue is having to buy all the separate components to do all the things I want it to do. If it's iPod/iPhone ready, then why should I have to spend another $100 to play an iPod through my system? The Pioneer AVIC, and Kenwood DNX are both solid units. but I've also heard good things about the Eclipse (mostly from Phi ) I'd find out which one is going to do everything you want with the least amount of extra crap, and go with the cheapest.

BTW, the AVIC Z110 and Z120 are the EXACT same hardware, and you can update the Z110 to the Z120 software really easily.