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Moosemeister ES Progress

Discussion in 'Members Progress Reports' started by moosemeister, Apr 25, 2011.

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  1. 1slowlance

    1slowlance Well-Known Member

    Definitely liking the blacked out front.
     
    1slowlance, May 27, 2011
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  2. slickdevil08

    slickdevil08 Well-Known Member

    ^ this good stuff
     
    slickdevil08, May 28, 2011
    #22
  3. moosemeister

    moosemeister Well-Known Member

    I have a question for you guys. My friend keeps telling me its probably not possible to have an amp and subs running through my stock stereo, just wondering if there was a way to make it happen. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
     
    moosemeister, Jun 13, 2011
    #23
  4. lancer2quick

    lancer2quick Well-Known Member

    You can do this...you just need what is called a line output converter. You splice the OEM wires and it lets you use RCA's for signal input for most amplifiers....they run from 75 bucks all the way to 400 bucks....

    here's an example of what I'm talking about

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    That is a 6 channel model, but they make them for single channel all the way up to 10 channel (from what I have seen)

    I found a cheap non-powered one that you could use if you're on a budget.....runs about 20 bucks...

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    Last edited: Jun 13, 2011
    lancer2quick, Jun 13, 2011
    #24
  5. moosemeister

    moosemeister Well-Known Member

    Dude thank you so much!!! I really appreciate your help.

    No help going to the audio shop. They just kept trying to sell me a whole new stereo. lol
     
    moosemeister, Jun 14, 2011
    #25
  6. Ronin

    Ronin Well-Known Member

    Looking good buddy. Did u black out the side markers yourself or buy them?
     
    Ronin, Jun 14, 2011
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  7. moosemeister

    moosemeister Well-Known Member

    Did them myself. Pulled them out and did them myself. Rather easy process actually.
     
    moosemeister, Jun 15, 2011
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  8. Ronin

    Ronin Well-Known Member

    Look for the line converter online. Personally im going with the audio control in the first pic. Ive used their stuff before and its really clean sounding. Crutchfields price isnt really bad with the free shipping and the cust service is good. I want to upgrade my Fosgate system and thats the first part on my list. Ride is looking sharp man!
     
    Ronin, Jun 19, 2011
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  9. moosemeister

    moosemeister Well-Known Member

    Thanks Ronin. Sounds like an excellent idea. My girlfriend works at an electronic store and gets mad discounts on car audio parts, so I'm gonna get her to hook it up. lol Going for some new speakers first, may have blown out one...or three. lol
     
    moosemeister, Jun 20, 2011
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  10. Ronin

    Ronin Well-Known Member

    Anytime my friend. Keep us updated. I have some things in the works so I will post pics when I get going. I dont like cutting wires so I want to look at the amp and the plugs and see if I can make an adapter.
     
    Ronin, Jun 20, 2011
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  11. slickdevil08

    slickdevil08 Well-Known Member

    just an idea moose. but i have seen sometimes when people black out stuff that they black out the bottom of the lip to.
    give it more of an evo look?
    ever think about blacking that out?
     
    slickdevil08, Jun 22, 2011
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  12. moosemeister

    moosemeister Well-Known Member

    Like a blacked out entire front? I'm sorry, I'm not getting what you're trying to say :(
     
    moosemeister, Jul 17, 2011
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  13. slickdevil08

    slickdevil08 Well-Known Member

    nah ur fine btw i like the way it looks im just saying maybe black out the bottom bumper in black as well to match that blackout kinda like an evo
     
    slickdevil08, Jul 18, 2011
    #33
  14. moosemeister

    moosemeister Well-Known Member

    Oh. I get it. Thanks for elaborating. :)

    I was thinking of doing it, but I'm not sure if I wanna get a new bumper or not. I bought the car with some scratches on the bumper and now its starting to bug me. lol

    I am looking into a set of aftermarkets, I have my sites set on which one, just don't know which it will look best in. Black with red lip or gun metal. All my friends have been split between the decisions too. We went through photo shop to see what it'd look like, and I just can't decide. lol
     
    moosemeister, Jul 18, 2011
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  15. blueking_4

    blueking_4 Well-Known Member

    Car is looking really nice dude! I'm jealous of the rims. :licklips: - lol
     
    blueking_4, Jul 19, 2011
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  16. slickdevil08

    slickdevil08 Well-Known Member

    oh np at all and yeah its tough decision man
     
    slickdevil08, Jul 19, 2011
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  17. moosemeister

    moosemeister Well-Known Member

    Little update which probably doesn't matter. lol

    Neighbor gave me his GTS rims for absolutely free. Just got those bad boys installed. This allows me to work on other things while I put a little aside to get some aftermarkets. :)

    Quick question. I'm looking into getting the side skirts and the front air dams, the GTS ones for my Lancer because it is an ES. I could either buy them painted for over $300 or buy them for half the price and paint them myself. Only problem is that its not a generic red, it's rally red. Is there anywhere I can go to get that exact paint code? I tried looking online everywhere, I'm probably just having a bad search.

    Any help would be greatly appreciated.
     
    moosemeister, Aug 31, 2011
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  18. moosemeister

    moosemeister Well-Known Member

    Well I HAD an update. I had ordered the vortex generator and got rid of the shark fin. It looked great. Due to the bad weather in AZ, I wasn't going to take a picture until the weather cleared up and I could wash my car. Today, it was raining pretty bad and on the way home I heard what sounded like something rubbing against my wheelwell. Turns out, it was the vortex generator separating from the roof of the car. I don't know whether to laugh or cry about this. lol. It's funny and its fairly inexpensive to replace, so I do have another on the way. haha
     
    moosemeister, Sep 10, 2011
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  19. 1slowlance

    1slowlance Well-Known Member

    That's very strange. What did you stick it on with? 3M tape correct?
     
    1slowlance, Sep 10, 2011
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  20. moosemeister

    moosemeister Well-Known Member

    yep! i just stuck it on the roof with the 3m tape that came with it! it sounded like something was in the wheelwell. i stopped twice to check it out but nothing. next time, i'm gonna put 3m tape around the whole things, not just what came with it
     
    moosemeister, Sep 10, 2011
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