Debadged today!!!

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Left over after claying
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After swirl and haze remover
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Nice, no removal of the Nissan emblem? What about the front?

I'll probably keep those, in the rear the new exhaust will help balance out the car in place of the emblems. The front looks good to me, just need fog lights.

big- looks clean without. btw, is that halograms you got on your paint??! :icon14:

time to detail, polish out. :)

Thanks man, its crimson black or you all know it as black cherry. So there is some perl there. I do have to work on the area as I got a little aggressive with the swirl and haze remover but that will be this weekend.
Another pic this morning

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^^ yah, i like the simplicity. :tup:

Tint is coming up next weekend. Still debating on what % to do. Thinking 30 all around.

30% is classy. I have 35% on my sides and my windshield done 30%. It makes the sides look a little bit darker. But it is illegal. :tup:

Today I will be getting 20% all around. Stay tuned for pictures.

This is a interesting build you got going. I will be following it . I have to disagree about you not upgrading its stance/performance though. Knowing your taking this car to have it look and feel like a Z,why not eventually consider it after you choose your wheel combo. There is some serious gap to fill and I'm sure that car has understeer when pushed. Ed driving will become practical at the end of the day. Just my :twocents:

I will keep that in mind antfd3s. There is a first for everything such as this is my first new car and first time every getting tint on that was not already on when I bought the car.

Still debating on those wheels are the are much larger than stock. I bet a eibach suspension would help the oversteer but so would better tires.

I can not say enough about the quality of work Dave does at eliteglasstinting.net

What can I say, Dave did tint on my 2011 Nissan Altima coupe in 20% and it looks great. I watched the overall process and was very impressed with his knowledge and quality of work. Dave has been doing tint for over 15 years. One thing he does that others probably do not is use vinyl around the dot matrix in the rear window. He also does 3M body protection and provides other services. Considering he has been doing this for so long, I guarantee his work has a lifetime guarantee. While I was there my father had tint installed on his ford ranger. I will be referring everyone on my forums about his work.

Highly recommended

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New pics

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thats 20% thought 20s would look a lil bit darker. looks clean though, tint guy knew what he was doing. :tup:

Love the car. I have been debating about getting a 3.5. Personally, with the color of the car, I would not go with black rims. It doesn't look as nice to me. Maybe my opinion would be different with matte black though.

Thank you!
Just stay away from the CVT trans if you do, I have been reading they are not that..........strong.

Just ordered my alpine w910 head unit will have pictures tomorrow when I install it. :excited::excited:

Audio system stage 1
 

Head unit is installed

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Looking good Big! :tup:

Thanks bud, here are the next things in the shopping cart.

Focal K2 Power 165 KRX3 6-3/4" 3-way component speaker system at Crutchfield.com

Focal FPS 4160 4-channel car amplifier — 120 watts RMS x 4 at Crutchfield.com

:drool:

In for pics when you have them!

agree, 19's dont look right on the altima coupe. and personally im not a fan of that particular wheel. plus im one of the few people that doesnt care much for black rims on a black car, and it looks kinda funny with the crimson. just me though. i would do chrome with a color like that, it would really look nice. hey matt, what did you drive before the altima? and did you get a 2.5 or a 3.5? just wondering

edit: just saw the 2.5 get shaved earlier in the thread.

that was in response to the question about the volk g7's. i guess im like a month late lol

Not really, and I think I am going with these instead.

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Matt is Da Man...

Great installs and a REALLY nice guy...

He did the install for my Nismo.. Check it out here:

Nissan 370Z Forum - TROOPER's Album: Audio Install

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Little upgrade, I use the rear speakers for my BT phone conversations only that is why I changed them.

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Made my own wiring harness from the old speakers.
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A little teaser picture. Will share what's inside tomorrow!

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My KRX2's have arrived, just need the 3 inch mids to make them KRX3's.

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For the last few days I have been playing with different tweeter locations. Finally found the sweet spot.

Stock tweeters vs new ones

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Second position
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Final spot off axis, will be raised a bit for the mid
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10-9-12 More goodies came in, my K2 11 inch sub this time.
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It will be a tight fit but I think I will have enough air space, will check later.
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Still on the shopping list

Focal FRS 100 mids
Focal KRX3 6.5 woofers
(2) Focal FPS 4160
RCA's
CNC Aluminum Spacer Rings

Let me know when you are ready. and have a Happy New year.

Well it's been a little while and even despite the job loss I am still working away.

Yesterday my KnuKonceptz RCA's and 0 gauge wire came in. The fuse holder should be in today. I did mount my tweeters in the stock location for the meantime as I do not know what I'll get my mids to start fiberglassing the a pillars.


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I will be running a JBL MS8 until I can afford my mosconi processor as well as my amps. Fiberglass coming soon of the sub box.

Added expandable tubing to power wires.

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JL fuse holder

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Since you're an audio guy, I thought I'd ask...what's the best tuner that has an iPod dock. So far im Not a huge fan of BT. Have several Bose BT devices and they cut out a lot.

Sorry I just saw this. The two best ipod interfaces would be from kenwood or alpine. Either one will you give you a heavy integration with an ipod.

Debating on if I want to lower her or not when I get my wheels in a few months.

if your offsets are more than 10mm from your stock wheels and a wider barrel, then you will probably want to lower it to prevent the 4x4 look. :)

Definitely lower it man. :tiphat:

How hard is it to lower the car? I know you need to remove the shock assembly compress the shock and install the new one.

I know this is not the "it" brand. But enkei fits perfect and if you do a search, you can find some nice ones if you do some digging. There's a wide cariety of them and can be had for about $1200-1500 a set vs $2800 for volks. Rays are pricey for an FWD ride that is a chillin car. Is it a chillin car? Its just a suggestion though.

If you wanna maintain good performance 18x8 rims are best for the altima. Do not exceed 18x8.5 unless you like tire protrusion. And your drop would be ideal @ 1.2". Again, all suggestions. GL. :)