Interior Styles: (ICE and everything else)

Panasonic CQ-C7301U reciever
Sony Xplod 6.5" xs-V1641H 4-way speakers, 2 Front
Sony Xplod 6.5" xs-V1641H 4-way speakers, 2 Rear
Alpine 4 Channel MRP-F240 600W amplifier, covers F/R
Volfenhag 15" VX 4715 DVX Subwoofers, 2
Sony Xplod 2 Channel XM-2200GTX 1200W amplifier, covers subs

Heres a quick hint of my system components. The 15" Volfenhag's will be installed in the rear bench, im waiting on getting the apholstery that matches up with the black on my Corbeau's so the rear bench will be the same color. 1 sub in each side should hold them nice and tight. Either that or ill try and find a cf rear bench cover and use that. Until then, theyre in the trunk just like everyone else lol. Ive upgraded all the 6.5s that i have in the front and the rear with some Sony Xplods. I also went the way of getting a amps for both that will help them out to include the wiring for dual amps. I dont really have pics of all of them but i suppose one of these days ill put one up.

StockInteriors.com Carpet Replacement (my first replacement)

Well everythings been prepped. Time to make your car pretty again. Luckily for me, my cars floor pan was in great condition. Someone spilled some soda in there once but that was an easy clean. If theirs any rust your gonna want to touch that up now with a wire brush and some solvent. If you have the time, go ahead and cover the floor pan with a rust inhibitor. Rustoleum could be something and if youre headed that direction some sound proofing or heat shielding could be added right now. Make sure youve gone ahead and put the old cut on top of the new cut with them facing carpet side down. Now youve got an idea of where all the cuts are going to be made. Get a sharpie and trace everything and then cut the big areas with 1" of border to give you some room. Less is More in this area since it never hurts to pull the carpet out 5 or 6 times to line it right vs. taking too much the first time and needing a new one or having a huge gap somewhere. Hey, its your car right?

Go ahead and place the carpet in the car with that center cut already in place and then set it to fit. Make simple cuts with a blade, slits work best, to where all the bolt holes are. Take your time here, you want a good snug fit. I went and used a 1" diameter circular bit that i dremeled the middle bolt off of so i got clean circles for all my bolt holes. You could just cut crosses with a blade but you take the chance of material bundling up in the threading as you try to put things back in. After thats all done, just start throwing all your console parts back in starting with the dash and you'll be ready to go. Trim up the edges were the kick plates are and your finished.

Custom Dash Setup:

Well heres something im very proud of. Nothing like a custom piece of your car that you put together to make you smile when you go to your local car meet. Its time consuming but it makes you feel like a proud parent when its all said and done, as long as its done right. First things first, decide what parts your going to paint, and what your going to paint them. Step 2, go buy the primer, and paint (im also assuming you have your own hvlp sprayer and air compressor that has atleast 9 gallons worth of air). 3rd, buy a LOT of sand paper. All types, orbital, block, whatever... just get a lot. Grits of 60, 90, 120, 180, 210, 300 and 400 should be perfect, grab some 1000 or 1500 for clear coat touch ups. Your garage should now look like this lol.

Now start sanding. How do you know when your done? Simple your arms feel like jello and your blowing black snot outta your nose. Or you can just look at the texture from the dash or whatever part your working on. Is the OEM style pattern finally gone so its as smooth, flat as it can be for that grit? If yes, then move up a grit, if no then go get a gatorade and continue with the grit your on. Again, the quality of this project is based on the amount of time your willing to commit. It took me a good solid week to do half my panels and dash. Once you make it up to the 400 grit you should be good to start the primer phase. 2 coats of that and your on your way.

Sand that back up from the 180 to the 300 and hit it up once more with another bit of primer. Same thing again and you should have yourself one incredible surface thats screaming for paint. Go ahead and start taping up everything and covering up the underside of whatever your working on. With the dash this is kinda important since you really honestly dont want all that paint settling inside your a/c vents lol. I went for a 2 tone job so i had to spend a lil more time on mine lining everything up before the first color was applied. Everything else was a straight forward shot. 40psi later i had my first 3 coats on. Remember, 3 medium coats are better than 1 heavy coat and it means less over spray and less paint beads. If you did get a bead, grab a razor and scrape it off going over it gently until the paint is even again on the area you oversprayed.

Now make sure youve had the chance to let everything settle, always use your window of no more than 15 minutes in between coats and always wipe down with a microfiber cloth in between drying periods to keep the area your painting clean. Once youve got your clear coat on you should be admiring yourself in your new creation. I put on 4 coats just to play safe with it and it came out great. Again, in between coats make sure to look for any sort of bead and use the razor blade technique if necessary. Then all you have to do is install the part back in the car and there you go. A professional look for a very non-professional price.

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