HCALVAREZ'S W203 COMPILATION AND EVOLUTION
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I'm hoping to have some good pics up soon, I'll be doing a photo shoot this weekend if this rain clears up. LukeGeezy might even be coming into town as well so we might do a photo shoot with both our cars. 
I was planning on putting 4 bolts in it, two around the center and two at the sides, and then using the 6 screws the lip came with to give it some extra support. You think that's good enough?
I was planning on putting 4 bolts in it, two around the center and two at the sides, and then using the 6 screws the lip came with to give it some extra support. You think that's good enough?
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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.
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De-badge
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!
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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!
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!
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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!
..Bro, i know you installed Mike's radio just curios, do you know how to install the steering controls too?Thanks Bro!
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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
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
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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
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
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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?
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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
and +1 for the de-badge .... mine is done too, was like it from new i think
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ya pretty much a little tight. but works well..lol..i'll take out my sport badges this weekend too
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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.
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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.
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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!)
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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!)
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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
http://www.eclipse-web.com/us/avn/avn726eoverviews.html
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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...
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...
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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
http://www.eclipse-web.com/us/avn/avn726eoverviews.html
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.
