After about 6 months of running around she's finally kitted up

Massive shouts to Sam and the boys at Phatt Audio Concepts for their attention to detail

Additions:
TH Grille
Letterboxed and colour coded
JVM Front bar + Black mesh
Sports wagon Sideskirts
Sports wagon Rear Bar extensions
TH Rear Bar
New mirrors (got sideswiped by a truck when parked)
Colour coded mirrors

Also put in a TH interior (rear cupholders rock)
And fitted Mitsubishi floormats

http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/1642/bodykitfrontwi5.jpg
http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/1007/bodykitfront2sx4.jpg
http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/2482/grillekt9.jpg
http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/7595/bodykitrearnu6.jpg
Apologies for the boring pics, will get some proper pics up when I get a chance.

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Tim

That rocks man looking great.:cool: :D

Nice! Now you have the looks to back up that pumpin stereo.

looks good mate :D
you must have abit of weight in the boot cause the rear looks dumped but the front sits like standard
or unless you have coilovers :confused:

I just can't stop loving the JVM front bar... very very sexy from whatever angle it's on :D Love the grille too! Parabolics and those carbon fibre tail lights would rock too...

Yeah lots of weight in the boot :( subboxes amps subs deadening glass crossovers / processors

Sitting on lows all round. Wouldn't want to go any lower with the front bar, I can only just make it into my driveway now.

Thanks for the comments - feels like a new car now. :D

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Tim

You've just made that poor old 3.0L even slower :P.
Nah looking good mate :).

looking tidy! dunno if the rims suit it now tho :think:

a quick de-badge and towbar removal will neaten it up aswell :D

you rock my world timmy :)

dude thats hot man top stuff!!!

"Fitted car mats"

Hahahhaha

And i filled it up with petrol ;)

Actually, the fitted mitsu floormats rock! Soo much better than the last ones I had.
http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/3684/interiorxo9.jpg
Audio still has a long way to go... One day it will be finished.

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Tim

Those speakers look ****ing stupid.

And i filled it up with petrol ;)

Actually, the fitted mitsu floormats rock! Soo much better than the last ones I had.
http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/3684/interiorxo9.jpg
Audio still has a long way to go... One day it will be finished.

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Tim
This may be a silly question, but,
WHERE DO YOU PUT YOUR FEET????

Looking good mate. Paras would finish it nicely.How much did u pay for the front bar?


After about 6 months of running around she's finally kitted up

Massive shouts to Sam and the boys at Phatt Audio Concepts for their attention to detail

Additions:
TH Grille
Letterboxed and colour coded
JVM Front bar + Black mesh
Sports wagon Sideskirts
Sports wagon Rear Bar extensions
TH Rear Bar
New mirrors (got sideswiped by a truck when parked)
Colour coded mirrors

Also put in a TH interior (rear cupholders rock)
And fitted Mitsubishi floormats

http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/1642/bodykitfrontwi5.jpg
http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/1007/bodykitfront2sx4.jpg
http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/2482/grillekt9.jpg
http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/7595/bodykitrearnu6.jpg
Apologies for the boring pics, will get some proper pics up when I get a chance.

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Tim

the front bar look sweet with the letterbox grille, how much ??

This may be a silly question, but,
WHERE DO YOU PUT YOUR FEET????
Yeh i'm with science, i know functionality wise they are in a good spot, but don't you worry about people kicking them, i mean accidentally of course. I know if i was you and i'd put so much money into my system, i wouldn't want peoples feet hitting the speakers. Do you plan on making an enclosure/guard for them?


Those speakers look ****ing stupid.
Coming from you who thinks holden is superior quality because they are RWD :P. They may look stupid, but they'll sound 100x better than any sound system on here.

Looks great!

I agree the front bar looks hot.

man that looks awesome. gotta get me a set of mitsu floor mats:P

Looking good mate :cool:

Looks sweet! Nicely done.

As far as the speakers looking stupid... :nuts: Who cares? Tim's car basically revolves around its audio setup (and so does his bank balance I bet lol )

Those speakers look ****ing stupid.

will put your system along with others to shame.

looking good tim-o-thy lol

Come on guys. Its a work in progress by the looks of it. Panels are missing and front seats taken out. He is probably not leaving the speakers there. How would he reach the accelerator. Think a little before you make stupid comments like that:nuts:

Come on guys. Its a work in progress by the looks of it. Panels are missing and front seats taken out. He is probably not leaving the speakers there. How would he reach the accelerator. Think a little before you make stupid comments like that:nuts:
Actually i'm pretty sure the speakers are staying there, it's all to do with staging. He wanted to move the pedals more to the left last time i heard :P.

System is definetly a work in progress (you can tell by the raw mdf), but as for legroom; I have size 13 feet and no problems with driving whatsoever. Neither does anyone else who has driven it. There are grilles on the lower midranges and the tweeters are protected by the MTM array the higher mids are out of harms way anyway. They are currently running free air, but there is a fibreglass backing that the mdf is mounted to , so just waiting for me to get off my butt and enlcose it all. (have to get angles right before I do this)

My car is for me, and on the odd occasion that I have a passenger they are well aware of everything in the car, so no problems there.

If you look at your cars you will notice the kick panels have been removed on mine so there is still a lot of space there. But it sounds good - everything is securely mounted and that is first and foremost for my car. I don't really care if anyone thinks it looks ridiculous, my system is for my ears and was never meant to be showy. I have changed the setup about 10 times in the last 2 years so it doesnt stay the same for very long.

Answering a few more questions,

Front bar cost $500? or $550? unpainted (was a while ago). And compared to a lot of other aftermarket bars these are basically a perfect fit which didnt need a lot of work to get it on the car. (There are an extra two mounts to the base of the bar to make it a bit sturdier, but most people dont do this.)

Yep paras would set it off nicely but I cant justify spending ~$400 on them at this stage. If I find a cheap cheap set then it will be a different story. :)

Letterbox grille was done By Phatt Audio and is probably cheaper to do yourself, I asked them how much for just a letter box grille on its own (colour coded/meshed) and it was around $400-$500, but after saying that they did a great job on it and its still structurally sound and uses all the oem clips.

Towbar will be off soon - takes around 10 minutes to get all the wiring and bar off.
And thinking about debadging it soon. There are a few other small things that need attention on there but Im pretty happy with it overall.


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Tim

Lookin hot man, now u really need an alarm!

Haha, had an alarm for ages dude - They changed the CAASQ rules to include security so I got my Mongoose installed at the start of last year. Money well spent too I don't spend anywhere near as much time worrying about my car *touch wood*

Top work mate that looks awesome - that JVM bar is so awesome

yeh man i agree, looks really nice aye. one question tho, stereo remotes... does anyone actually use them???

I have one hand on the wheel and one hand on the remote everywhere I drive. I would say I use it all the time.

Also have a bunch of remotes floating around the car for portable dvd player, ipod, cd stacker etc.

Wish there was an easy way of mounting a steering wheel remote though, but all the oem styles cost around $400 to integrate.

Coming from you who thinks holden is superior quality because they are RWD :P. They may look stupid, but they'll sound 100x better than any sound system on here.

I'm not going into that here, I am going to PM you though.

His system may sound better but those speakers are going to get destroyed sitting down there.

Those speakers look ****ing stupid.

And how many sound competitions have you won mate?

Tim that is awesome dude. Love the work :D

I have one hand on the wheel and one hand on the remote everywhere I drive. I would say I use it all the time.

Also have a bunch of remotes floating around the car for portable dvd player, ipod, cd stacker etc.

Wish there was an easy way of mounting a steering wheel remote though, but all the oem styles cost around $400 to integrate.

i never use my remote, i just find its something that gets in the way a lot, however when im at a party with my mate and ppl want some music to dance to or something we open his boot and use his remote. But he has a head unit in his boot along with a sub, 6" splits and a pair of 6x9's...i do think its stupid having so many speakers in such a small area, but still thats what i use a remote for.

Oh and i always use the switches on the head unit because my hands normally on the gear stick anyway (manual) so its just stretchin an extra finger out instead of playin around with a remote.

I'm not going into that here, I am going to PM you though.

His system may sound better but those speakers are going to get destroyed sitting down there.

its been down there for a while now and i do belive they are still working in top condition

His system may sound better but those speakers are going to get destroyed sitting down there.
Beleive me I take a lot of pride in my gear and have spent a fortune on the midranges and tweets alone (I have two of the first pairs of those mids in Oz direct from Scott Buwulda an SQ champ in the states and I believe Im the only person to have an MTM array in a car) I have taken precautions to ensure the lower mids and tweets dont get damaged and the install is still a work in progress. You can kick the lower mid all you want, it has a fitted grille over it. The tweet is behind 12 mm of mdf and the top mid is well out of harms way... In addition my car gets judged at every competition on safety (I am also a safety judge) and I've gotten full points each comp. There are many more 'excessive' aspects of my audio besides my midranges.

Anyway back on topic. I live and breathe music and audio. I have my car primarily for music. Everything else is just a bonus. Main reason I got the kit was because the car is at so many audio shows. You don't share the same passion so I dont expect you to understand.

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Tim

Really liking the kit, good stuff. But can I make a suggestion? This is frequent practice on WRX's and Ford FPV's which is to paint the lower lip black. I think it looks great.

http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/2175/bodykitfrontwxcvvvvfdi5ud6.jpg

Where can i get that front bar in WA from? Looks amazing!! I want I want lol

Hey thanks, yes I had already thought about that idea after Asylums photoshop a while back. Actually went into the workshop with this in mind. But eventually we decided that it made the front look too much like it had a hole in it. It's still possible though. It also looks much better on 97Altera's car as he has the sideskirts to match, but with mine the sideskirts cant continue the black strip theme along them.

There was also the problem with stone chips which would show more than they would against the kashmir...

tks for the chop - does look good still so might be on the cards for the future if i get bored with it.

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Tim

Where can i get that front bar in WA from? Looks amazing!! I want I want lol
pm j-pap (John) or clarion magna (Vince)

Anyway back on topic. I live and breathe music and audio. I have my car primarily for music. Everything else is just a bonus. Main reason I got the kit was because the car is at so many audio shows. You don't share the same passion so I dont expect you to understand.

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Tim

i take it your going into amatuer show class.... or already are since your getting judged on security and safety etc... will the kit give you more points? anyways awsome job timmy... dont worry about macamouto haha i am in the same boat as you, while not as extreme :D i do share the passion for music and car audio and i totally get where your coming from... i made up some xt25 dummies to plau around with positioning... every one was asking whats the point of such a huge tweeter.... they just dont get it lol

lookin good mate well done!!

one question though, where did u find the sports wagon skirts and rear extensions, ive looked everywhere and cant find any!

looks awesome, good job done there mate :D
I have decided on that front bar because its just too sexy but one problem i am having is same as the above post, where the hell did you find the sports wagon side/rear bits? because ive been chasing those for a while :(

Love it tim

400 bucks for the grill! im glad im gonna keep my chrome :P

i take it your going into amatuer show class.... or already are since your getting judged on security and safety etc... will the kit give you more points?
I've been in Pro Street for a season now so not allowed back into amateur unfortunately. Although I'd love to... Yes the kit will help out on the show side of things, but I am nowhere near competitive enough to take on pro show, these guys are ridiculous, and have too much money to throw at it. Whilst i see the appeal its just too much focus on show and not enough on sound.

lol XT25 dummies... choice!



where did u find the sports wagon skirts and rear extensions, ive looked everywhere and cant find any!
Ahh yes, a few people are on the hunt for them actually, I love the rear pods esp and the lines (or lack of lines) on the TH bumper compared to the TF bumper.
Unfortunately you need to wait until someone stacks their car and get in before Choonga does.

:cry: Sorry no easy answers

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Tim

lol XT25 dummies... choice!



well we'd all like some esotars wouldnt we but i cant justify that much on just tweeters.... YET :badgrin: ... your right with the pro show etc... its a sound quality competition, how does the irrodesant pink 2pac finish on your sub encloseur effect the sound! but i guess it does add a few new dimensions to the growing sport so yeh, if you got the money its all good

I love the rear pods esp and the lines (or lack of lines) on the TH bumper compared to the TF bumper.
Actually the line is there.... just that the previous owner had it filled in tim! ahha fool.. Although looks hot!

hey mate,wow car looks heaps more cooler than a pic i saw of it ages ago,top stuff mate:) :thumbsup:

I love the kit. it looks perfect on the car :)

Just a q about your audio, I have noticed you have tweats at the top and the other speakers at the kick panels, wear else do you have speakers ?

Morel MT22 Ambient tweets at the a-pillars only playing the highest of highs >10kHz at about 1/4 the power of the main tweets

2 pairs of 3" midranges in the MTM arrays (Hybrid Audio Legatias)

Morel Supremos Tweeters in the MTM array (usually on a 4" faceplate but modified to fit them in)

9" Morel Elates in the front doors (stock location mounted to MDF behind stock trims)

2 x 12" Phoenix Gold XMAX subwoofers in the boot in a sealed box.

No rear speakers, an amp channel for each driver (midranges running in series). 2 x 4 channel amps and 1 x big 2 channel for the subs

Goes alright...

Actually the line is there.... just that the previous owner had it filled in tim! ahha fool.. Although looks hot!

yeah i was thinking my old bumper still had the line in there... it was the TL/TW that had the line removed

was that Braez' old rear bar?
(only pic i could find)
http://img211.exs.cx/img211/5046/bm25ml.jpg

9" Morel Elates in the front doors (stock location mounted to MDF behind stock trims)



i dont think anyone actually noticed this........

or maybe im just easily impressed....:cry:

where did ya get the Sports wagon Rear Bar extensions i have been looking for something like this to mould innto a 2nd gen rear bar

i dont think anyone actually noticed this........

or maybe im just easily impressed....:cry:

"OH MY GOD!... A BLUE CAR!!" haha....he's had em for ages... well not ages but long enough for it to be mentioned in a few posts :D there's alot of room behind there so it would just be a matter of making some spacers to suit.... theres a pair of them in the caa f/s section at the moment for 300... was thinking of getting them

-edit- how come it alwayse looks like your offline tim??

http://www.aussiemagna.com/forums/showpost.php?p=665141&postcount=45

Edit: Looks like i am offline as i am the ghost who walks...


Look that dog has a fluffy tail!