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Dec 20, 2020 | 03:28 PM

JimHarris4

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Double din console

Really pleased with my Alpine DD and the Ecotric bezel I got from eBay. I had it painted by a local body shop.
The new Alpine speakers sound great. Added the powered subwoofer from Cerwin-Vega. Not a window-thumper but plenty of bass for me.

Dec 20, 2020 | 03:30 PM

JimHarris4

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The Alpine head unit came from Crutchfield. Great people.

Dec 20, 2020 | 03:31 PM

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Looks great painted! I want to do that to mine, but then I think that will be way too much yellow.

Works nicely with silver, though.

Dec 20, 2020 | 03:51 PM

bc6152

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Originally Posted by JimHarris4

The Alpine head unit came from Crutchfield. Great people.

I have a silver '98 that looks like yours. Actually Sebring Silver with a black top. Could you post a photo of the interior from a little further back so we could see the contrast? And how did you pick the console paint color? Number or name? Looks pretty good...

Dec 20, 2020 | 05:03 PM

JimHarris4

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Exactly right. The contrast is what I wanted.

Dec 20, 2020 | 05:13 PM

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Nice job!

Dec 20, 2020 | 05:48 PM

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Nice contrast with the silver center console and black interior!

Like your LED HVAC unit. Did you change that over yourself?

Dec 20, 2020 | 06:12 PM

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Does Alpine make you pay for map updates?

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Dec 20, 2020 | 07:42 PM

TheUCM

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Where did you install the Cerwin-Vega subwoofer?

Dec 20, 2020 | 10:40 PM

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JimHarris4

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Nice contrast with the silver center console and black interior!

Like your LED HVAC unit. Did you change that over yourself?

I had a guy on eBay do it. Looks up to date now. And I learned how to replace the actuators.

Dec 20, 2020 | 10:41 PM

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JimHarris4

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Does Alpine make you pay for map updates?

I had it plugged into my iPhone so it was google maps. It’s feels like a new car to have GPS on the screen. Although I would like to know where to place the mic to get good sound.

Dec 20, 2020 | 10:43 PM

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Where did you install the Cerwin-Vega subwoofer?

A buddy of mine ran it into the middle compartment. A lot of younger guys wouldn’t like the lesser amount of bass but it’s plenty for my needs. Fits well in that middle cubby with plenty of room left over.

Dec 20, 2020 | 11:03 PM

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Looks really good in your car.

Dec 21, 2020 | 10:03 AM

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Looks great!

Dec 21, 2020 | 10:30 AM

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Nice job! Looks good.

Dec 21, 2020 | 01:17 PM

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JimHarris4

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I trusted the body shop to pick it. They’ve done incredible restorations on vehicles in bad shape. I didn’t want to take a chance on rattle canning it myself without enough prep.
He did say “do you have any idea of how many different version of this silver there are?” Me: “Nope.”

Dec 21, 2020 | 01:28 PM

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JimHarris4

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Looks really good in your car.

Thanks, Jack. Going to keep it “for the duration”— until it or my mended heart gives out, whichever comes first. I liked the all black. But I like the added silver even more. Eager to get my new gray and black seats in too.