July 28th 2012

So after much anticipation the day for upgrading my Pioneer Avic x920bt to a Kenwood Excelon DNX9990HD finally came. Also in the project included adding 3.5" Polk DB351 Coaxial speakers in the rear stock location. Matt (BigAudioFanatic) arrived at 8:30 and we got started right away. The weather was bright, sunny and hot but the forecast called for some possible rain. I didnt think much of it though because that was the same forcast for the entire week and nothing really came about it. At about noon light rain started to fall so we packed up and broke for lunch. Soon the sun came back out and we were back at it. After finishing up the rear speakers we were on the verge of finishing the headunit install when it suddenly became dark and we were hit with crazy rainfall. After about an hour of heavy rain it all stopped and were were able to finish in the headunit install.

I will say once again I am very impressed with Matt's talents as an installer. Once again, he did great work for me and I will never go to anyone else.

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USB port in the cubby. Grommet around the cable for a clean OEM look.

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Kenwood KCA-IP202 iPod/iPhone Cable installed in glove box. Once again very clean.

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No gaps with the Metra dash kit.

7-31-2012

Everyone once in a while I ask myself whether of not i regret getting my Z in yellow. Its a really bright color that stands out a bit too much and has received mixed opinions from others. Then I have mornings like this where with one look at the car I know I made the right decision...

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Kinda dead but subscribed anyway. Yellow is sooooo nice!

I appreciate the photos of the rear speaker install and head unit, especially showing it sit flush and no gaps.

Its been almost a year since I've posted on this journal. I've been pretty busy the past 12 months and TBH for the most part haven't really been on the site much at all. Also other than driving my 370Z I havent made many changes, however... I did change out my dash kit.

I originally had the Metra Dash kit which I felt looked pretty decent with my old Pioneer Avic x920BT, but after upgrading to the Kenwood DNX9990HD I felt that the dash kit looked weird. I put back the original factory dash kit and there was a small gap on each side of the headunit so I wasnt completely pleased with their kit. I found the Scosche kit and was VERY happy with the results. The kit look very similar to the oringal factory bezel, but has a more narrow window which leaves NO GAP AT ALL. The color match with the rest of the dash is better than the metra which has a darker black to it.

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This past fall I hit a bit of a milestone...

My odometer hit 12,345.67 miles!

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This past May I was in the city and parked on the street. I came back to find my bumper dinged with some scuffing and a semi circle crack going through the paint down to the bumper surface. I tried touching it up with a little bit of touch up paint but was not pleased with the results. After contemplating between adding the Nismo S-Tune finisher to cover up the damage, repainting it, or just living with it, I decided to repaint it. After throwing out a few feelers I was hooked up with a great body shop and go the bumper redone for a very good price.

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My next plan for this summer is to get a clear bra installed on the bumper (which I should have done 3 years ago when I bought the car! oh well...) in about a month or so to let the paint/clearcoat on the bumper fully cure...

Get the rear fog light installed and link it up to my brake light...

And the big summer project is getting leather seats installed.
I was leaning towards going light grey similar to the factory touring seats in grey, but now I'm considering getting them in a two tone yellow/black with the 370z logo embroidered into the headrest/back rest... and the door panel inserts done in yellow...

we will see where the summer takes me...

I'm glad you got that fixed. Looks good. :)

I so want a yellow Z.... :yum:

It's funny.. Whenever I'm not at my car I tell myself I regret getting it in yellow, but then as soon as I see it in person it's like "ahhhh... That's why I got it in yellow!"

Watch your back man, I might take your Z! :roflpuke2:

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New floor mats from thezstore.com

8/1/2013

Got the rear foglight with OEM Factory switch installed by Matt aka BigAudioFanat(ic)..

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Coming soon...
Red OEM Akebono Sport Brakes...
Black/Yellow Leather seats...
Yellow Door Panel Inserts...

9-6-2013

Red 40th Anniversary Akebono OEM Sport Brakes

Not going to lie, I got these brakes purely for consmetic reasons and imo they look awesome with the yellow and the Nismo wheels.

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