Ha Ha Sorry for the double post guess my hand was still in motion from your awe inspiring car.

 

holy crap, i was just reading through this from the start, and i noticed all the pics from the 2nd or so page on are gone

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i will get them all back up when i get back home to my computer. i was told that some of them were gone, but i just thought the ones from a few pages back. i did not knopw they were all gone.

 

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holy crap, i was just reading through this from the start, and i noticed all the pics from the 2nd or so page on are gone

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lil' bastard ran off with the pics.

I think the Scion HU is a good route. I just put the Scion/Pioneer T1808 in my Spyder. Same one as in broudie's "How to" thread. The look is very OEM and therefore less tempting to thieves I would think. Well, it does say "Scion" on it, so it is not perfectly OEM. And I agree with broudie that there is a nice balance between the three-knob HU face and the three HVAC control knobs. It is satellite ready, of course. Finally, I'm no audiophile but it sounds GREAT to me.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (bus-driver @ Apr 4 2008, 12:48 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

ok, first the shifter, it is the trd short throw. i think the ball just makes it look longer. thanks to the SUPER GREAT klufkee, i have a cool trd knob on the way

. dude, you are the best!!!!!

now, the stereo, i never listen to it, and i did not want to give anyone a reason to break in my car when it had the soft top on it, so i never changed it out. i may throw a little something in there now, for a upgraded look. I still have a long way to go on the inside of the car.

i am going to make a trip to h-town very soon![/b]

+1 million to that!

 

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holy crap, i was just reading through this from the start, and i noticed all the pics from the 2nd or so page on are gone

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lil' bastard ran off with the picks.

I think the Scion HU is a good route. I just put the Scion/Pioneer T1808 in my Spyder. Same one as in broudie's "How to" thread. The look is very OEM and therefore less tempting to thieves I would think. Well, it does say "Scion" on it, so it is not perfectly OEM. And I agree with broudie that there is a nice balance between the three-knob HU face and the three HVAC control knobs. It is satellite ready, of course. Finally, I'm no audiophile but it sounds GREAT to me.
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ya, i saw you got you one. did you get a good price? i bet that is what i end up going with. i will see how easy it is for you to get the ipod harness. that is them main thing i want.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (bus-driver @ Apr 5 2008, 07:45 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

ya, i saw you got you one. did you get a good price? i bet that is what i end up going with. i will see how easy it is for you to get the ipod harness. that is them main thing i want.[/b]

I paid a little more than I had to. You can get the the T1808 for $70-$90 depending on how the bidding is going. The T1806, the next step down the line, is much more common but controls the iPod, too. The $70 aftermarket cable works for both. I think mine came from a dealer or professional who swapped it out of a Scion to put in a GPS or something. It came with brand new screws, unused padding and what is called a "customer cable" for the iPod. Don't make the boneheaded mistake that I made, which is to think the Scion iPod "customer cable" (Part no. PT546-21062) will connect your iPod directly to your HU. Nope. It connects your iPod to a port in the Scion cabin, which is wired to the HU. I paid too much because I thought this was a complete solution for me. Just go for the HU and get then get aftermarket cable. But don't scarf up that cable until I get mine!

 

dang, you are the scion pro now

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it will be awhile before i even look for one, that is WAY down on my list of stuff still to do!

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (bus-driver @ Apr 5 2008, 09:09 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

it will be awhile before i even look for one, that is WAY down on my list of stuff still to do![/b]

Good. Us poor people have a fighting chance of getting the parts we need for a while.

 

hub is ordered.play by play via pm.

i too will be imortalised each time paul grabs the reigns -think of jay-ohh jay ,you feel sooo good.

momo trek red+black

lots of variety out there..

look at mine in red

 

Can't believe I missed the pics until now.

WOW!!! I have never ever seen a car that looked this beautiful since boardernrs car. To me his car was leaps and bounds better then any other spyder there just didn't seem to be any way to even match it... You have blown me away with this paul. I've never really liked a widebody spyder either, they're always too flashy or something, almost like they are trying to look as different as possible. You really pulled off the "stockish" look as well, amazing. Keep the TRD spoiler it's perfect. Two tiny little things I would change 1) The shift knob as you already said and 2) Either get a cig lighter or one of Serina's plugs. I hate looking at that little hole. Everything though... Good lord I am just amazed at this car. I don't even really like the trial bumper normally and it just looks so amazing here. Same with the color red, it's nice but has never really looked good on a spyder IMO. Yet I wouldn't even take black or phantom gray pearl over red with this car. I'm 100% blown away. dman™™™ that's a nice car!!!

Oh yeah and it's most certainly NOT RICE!

P.S. I'm quite sure this IS the new standard in what perfect spyder is.

 

i am happy you like how it turned out dd!! i am very happy with it.

i have a new shift knob on the way thanks to klufkee, and i already ordered cig plugs from our girl

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fifa, got the adapter for the wheel on the way, and i got the new wheel

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with the crazy help i get from yall with this car, i almost feel guilty owning it....i did say almost

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your just abusing us now lol.

keep an eye on the private link i gave you and info.il keep an eye on it too.if you look theres no ship by date yet.so i take it there working on abtaining the hub.soon as they have it,youll see the scrolling bar info give you an update.
so when they ship,its about a week to me from Japan,and maybe a week to you.il inspect the items before shipping onto you.

 

sounds good fifa! im hook you up my friend, you dont have to worry about that!!

markG just gave me a line to the ipod adapter we need for the scion head unit. i just bought it. now i will find a head unit to go with it.

looks like that will be my system

. ill change the speakers out in the doors also, but that will be about it.

 

Paul where did you get those padded armrests for the door? Did you make them?

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (darkday @ Apr 5 2008, 07:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

Paul where did you get those padded armrests for the door? Did you make them?[/b]

ya, i just took some thin padding, glued it to the plastic, the wrapped it. it is very easy to do. there is a write up on it somewhere on here.

 

thats a cool shift boot paul, i like the red stitching.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Ralph96gt @ Apr 5 2008, 08:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

thats a cool shift boot paul, i like the red stitching.[/b]

ya, i got it from lt site. it is really cool! it will look even better when i get the shift knob that fits it on there!!!!

2 things that i think really make the car stand out are....

the door seals by serina (i hope i am spelling that right). these things are just a really cool add on to the look of the car! people love them when they see them, and i get more talk about them than just about anything!

and (even though i have not got them yet), lt's kick plates! we all noticed the look of something missing behind the radio, this will fix that! i will take some good pics when i get them. and this just reminded me that i forgot to send him his money....crap!! i will send it tonight lt!!!

of course there are things from dev and greg and others, but thses two things just really are cool in my book!!!

 

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thats a cool shift boot paul, i like the red stitching.[/b]

ya, i got it from lt site. it is really cool! it will look even better when i get the shift knob that fits it on there!!!!
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from it site?? also where did you get the armrest?

 

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Ralph96gt @ Apr 5 2008, 08:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

thats a cool shift boot paul, i like the red stitching.[/b]

ya, i got it from lt site. it is really cool! it will look even better when i get the shift knob that fits it on there!!!!
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from it site?? also where did you get the armrest?
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sorry, LT site (LordTakuban).

the arm rest came from gregg, i dont think he has anymore.

 

ohhh i thought you said IT not LT..my bad.. looks good on your car.. the armrest especially gives it a great touch in the cockpit... hehehe

 

A simple solution to the "It looks better in person" claim would be to start a cross-country Spyder driver relay. Make it a full circle and you won't even have to fly anywhere for the start and finish.

For all the "change this crowd", make "take a mod, leave a mod" an option for each driver. You should get back a perfect "designed by comittee" car.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (shiftless @ Apr 6 2008, 04:41 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

A simple solution to the "It looks better in person" claim would be to start a cross-country Spyder driver relay. Make it a full circle and you won't even have to fly anywhere for the start and finish.

For all the "change this crowd", make "take a mod, leave a mod" an option for each driver. You should get back a perfect "designed by comittee" car.[/b]

i would do that, but i am ready to finish up with this, so i can start a new project (well on that got put on hold for this one).

plus, it would kill me with these gas prices

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (bus-driver @ Apr 6 2008, 05:45 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

i would do that, but i am ready to finish up with this, so i can start a new project (well on that got put on hold for this one).[/b]

Get married and make a baby. That will keep you so busy that you won't have time to buy up the world's supply of parts, giving the rest of us a fighting chance in the market.

 

haha.

fwiw, this is the steering wheel i went with.

just a touch of red!

http://caraudiosecurity.com/shop/product/c...ts_id/5956.html

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Mark G @ Apr 6 2008, 05:59 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div>

Get married and make a baby. That will keep you so busy that you won't have time to buy up the world's supply of parts, giving the rest of us a fighting chance in the market.

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Paul is the sole reason we are now out of hard tops. He has like 3 stored in his shop just in case anything happens to his.