dropping the car off monday....
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dropping the car off monday....
heres the final list
Avic D1
ipod 30 gig video with the av interface molded where the cupholder is now
jl xr653cs in the doors
jl 300/2
jl 250/1
jl 10w6 sub
1/2 din dvd player under the avic in the dash
xm nav traffic tuner
were gonna go a raised floor in yellow carbon fiber with openings around the amps and sub with yellow leds doing accent lighting.
now, heres my last delima.
the guy that owns the shop is trying to get me to to what he calls "hater vision"... a tv in the decklid....i said i would never have anything like that, but the more i think about it...it sounds ok. if im at a show and people are looking around the car, if there is a cool video or something on the tv (or slideshow from the ipod video) people might stop and look longer.
so, do i go with the hater vision or pass on the ricer mod...
Avic D1
ipod 30 gig video with the av interface molded where the cupholder is now
jl xr653cs in the doors
jl 300/2
jl 250/1
jl 10w6 sub
1/2 din dvd player under the avic in the dash
xm nav traffic tuner
were gonna go a raised floor in yellow carbon fiber with openings around the amps and sub with yellow leds doing accent lighting.
now, heres my last delima.
the guy that owns the shop is trying to get me to to what he calls "hater vision"... a tv in the decklid....i said i would never have anything like that, but the more i think about it...it sounds ok. if im at a show and people are looking around the car, if there is a cool video or something on the tv (or slideshow from the ipod video) people might stop and look longer.
so, do i go with the hater vision or pass on the ricer mod...
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wow...that is really nice setup... i'm not sure about the hater vision, i think i'd personally go without it and put the money toward an eclipse a/v gps head unit.
but thats just me... going to be awesome anyways!
but thats just me... going to be awesome anyways!
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Originally Posted by EVIL_C5
i didnt go with the eclipse because you cant get an xm tuner for it.
ah... then hmmm.... i don't know. it's kind of 'played out'
OH....maybe you could hide it? have it behind a limo tinted piece of plexi or lexan. so when you have the trunk open it looks just like a black piece of abs or something. then have ithooked up to a switch, or remote, or even a motion sensor and when someone comes close it'll 'magically' apear! you coul continue with that theme too. you could use black paint on the underside of the plexi leaving a 'window' unpainted for where the screen is and also the word 'corvette' unpainted above the lcd screen is. put some limo tint over the whole piece and some yellow cathode or led tube behind it. when you turn on the lights 'corvette' will appear too
so i'm changing my vote... do it if you can make it look different/unique/original
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Originally Posted by scott_fx
ah... then hmmm.... i don't know. it's kind of 'played out'
OH....maybe you could hide it? have it behind a limo tinted piece of plexi or lexan. so when you have the trunk open it looks just like a black piece of abs or something. then have ithooked up to a switch, or remote, or even a motion sensor and when someone comes close it'll 'magically' apear! you coul continue with that theme too. you could use black paint on the underside of the plexi leaving a 'window' unpainted for where the screen is and also the word 'corvette' unpainted above the lcd screen is. put some limo tint over the whole piece and some yellow cathode or led tube behind it. when you turn on the lights 'corvette' will appear too
so i'm changing my vote... do it if you can make it look different/unique/original
OH....maybe you could hide it? have it behind a limo tinted piece of plexi or lexan. so when you have the trunk open it looks just like a black piece of abs or something. then have ithooked up to a switch, or remote, or even a motion sensor and when someone comes close it'll 'magically' apear! you coul continue with that theme too. you could use black paint on the underside of the plexi leaving a 'window' unpainted for where the screen is and also the word 'corvette' unpainted above the lcd screen is. put some limo tint over the whole piece and some yellow cathode or led tube behind it. when you turn on the lights 'corvette' will appear too
so i'm changing my vote... do it if you can make it look different/unique/original
ok my wallet hurt just thinking about all of that....
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i'll do it for you for free! it's really not that expensive. lexan/plexi will cost you about $15-20 the cold cathode tubes will cost you about $9. window tint... $10? vinyl stickers (for a paint mask/hold out) $30... installation... shouldn't cost more then molding a screen into the deck. i bet it'll take less time. c'mon!!! :-)
i can't wait to see your install, regardless. sounds really cool. one thing you may want to add sooner then later is an optima yellow top battery.
i can't wait to see your install, regardless. sounds really cool. one thing you may want to add sooner then later is an optima yellow top battery.
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Originally Posted by scott_fx
i'll do it for you for free! it's really not that expensive. lexan/plexi will cost you about $15-20 the cold cathode tubes will cost you about $9. window tint... $10? vinyl stickers (for a paint mask/hold out) $30... installation... shouldn't cost more then molding a screen into the deck. i bet it'll take less time. c'mon!!! :-)
i can't wait to see your install, regardless. sounds really cool. one thing you may want to add sooner then later is an optima yellow top battery.
i can't wait to see your install, regardless. sounds really cool. one thing you may want to add sooner then later is an optima yellow top battery.
let me see how over budget i am on the rest of the install before i move to the lid....
already got the yellow top when my ac delco crapped out on me at x-mas!
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how about this....do black plexi glass on the underside of the lid, paint the backside all black with the exception of corvette spelled out left smoked. then have lights behind it to light it up?
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hey...isnt' that what i just said 
i guess it was lost in translation and the fact that i'm working while surfing the forum... or were you suggesting 'just' doing that... either way it'll be cool
i guess it was lost in translation and the fact that i'm working while surfing the forum... or were you suggesting 'just' doing that... either way it'll be cool
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Originally Posted by scott_fx
hey...isnt' that what i just said i guess it was lost in translation and the fact that i'm working while surfing the forum... or were you suggesting 'just' doing that... either way it'll be cool
i guess it was lost in translation and the fact that i'm working while surfing the forum... or were you suggesting 'just' doing that... either way it'll be cool just the corvette lit up in plexi glass vs spending a bunch on a tv that will not get looked at but only at shows.
just wonding how to disapate the light where it will be even across the entire word.
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ah...thats cool.. i think i like that better
i think they ahve a spray paint that acts like you just eteched the plexi. you could even get contact paper that would diffuse the light. you could get some diffusing material to just place behind it, you can get a diffusing gel from any theater or stage.
i think they ahve a spray paint that acts like you just eteched the plexi. you could even get contact paper that would diffuse the light. you could get some diffusing material to just place behind it, you can get a diffusing gel from any theater or stage.
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Originally Posted by scott_fx
ah...thats cool.. i think i like that better
i think they ahve a spray paint that acts like you just eteched the plexi. you could even get contact paper that would diffuse the light. you could get some diffusing material to just place behind it, you can get a diffusing gel from any theater or stage.
i think they ahve a spray paint that acts like you just eteched the plexi. you could even get contact paper that would diffuse the light. you could get some diffusing material to just place behind it, you can get a diffusing gel from any theater or stage.
i love the concept, but concept to reality is often a bumpy road.
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another thing you could do, if you like those mirror finished panels that people use on there trunk lid, you can get window tint that has a mirror finish on it yet is translucent. put that over the top of the plexi and you have a mirror look with the glowing corvette text.
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Originally Posted by scott_fx
unfortunately i didnt come up with that concept :-) i'll find a picture to prove that it can be made into reallity :-)
please do...finding high end c5 install pics is very hard, spent the better part of 2 weeks looking....
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ah...dont just look for c5's look outside the box...or well inside the box or case
i can't find it right now, i'll try to reserch it more
here is what i found so far it's close but not exactly what i was thinking
http://www.bit-tech.net/modding/2005...o_black/2.html
that site will spawn 1000's of ideas... so be carefull
more inspiration:
http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=101375
these guys put us to shame most of the time
i can't find it right now, i'll try to reserch it more
here is what i found so far it's close but not exactly what i was thinking
http://www.bit-tech.net/modding/2005...o_black/2.html
that site will spawn 1000's of ideas... so be carefull
more inspiration:
http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?t=101375
these guys put us to shame most of the time
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Originally Posted by scott_fx
ah...dont just look for c5's look outside the box...or well inside the box or case
i can't find it right now, i'll try to reserch it more
here is what i found so far it's close but not exactly what i was thinking
http://www.bit-tech.net/modding/2005...o_black/2.html
that site will spawn 1000's of ideas... so be carefull
i can't find it right now, i'll try to reserch it more
here is what i found so far it's close but not exactly what i was thinking
http://www.bit-tech.net/modding/2005...o_black/2.html
that site will spawn 1000's of ideas... so be carefull
i like that.
question, how does your accent lighting look during daylight? like if you were at an outside show would it display nice?
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Originally Posted by EVIL_C5
i like that.
question, how does your accent lighting look during daylight? like if you were at an outside show would it display nice?
question, how does your accent lighting look during daylight? like if you were at an outside show would it display nice?
thats a good question.
fyi
www.oznium.com has the cold cathode tubes. i have a set and they are nice and bright.