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Old 17-08-2005, 08:21 PM
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i have been in the garage stripping all the stereo gear out of me car


its been quite a emotional time


had all the rear end dynamated, so been stripping all that back


wish i had paid someone else to do it now


i just come in and half the stereo is still in the car, taken out load sof weight thou, didnt realise how heavy amps and subs really are
Old 17-08-2005, 08:30 PM
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so gus what u uo to with the car
Old 17-08-2005, 08:35 PM
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sh ewill be stripped caged and abused as often as i can on the track


this is what she use to look like........



Old 17-08-2005, 08:39 PM
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Bloody Hell Gus



No wonder Benn's bee on ya case
Old 17-08-2005, 08:41 PM
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You won't miss it mate. I thought I would but the improvement in the car really shelved any concerns I had. All I've got now is my MASK headunit with CD changer and a set of 6.5" in the kickwells with a set of tweeters on the dash. Ironically I'm happy with that as well
Old 17-08-2005, 08:42 PM
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just need to find some money to get it all painted



anyone got any tips on how to spend a fortune on your car without letting the isses find out
Old 17-08-2005, 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Oranoco
You won't miss it mate. I thought I would but the improvement in the car really shelved any concerns I had. All I've got now is my MASK headunit with CD changer and a set of 6.5" in the kickwells with a set of tweeters on the dash. Ironically I'm happy with that as well

think i will be using my ipod on long journeys as i wont have any stereo at all


will just listen for noises that the engins shouldnt really be making
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lol. Can't tell you how to avoid the missus knowing what you've spent as mine is hovering and looking over my shoulder
Old 17-08-2005, 08:50 PM
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was the stereo on full blast when you took this picture

Good luck with the project
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just cover the keyboard so she dont see what you type


Old 17-08-2005, 09:02 PM
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makes sense, you can hear it screaming for help then
Old 17-08-2005, 11:55 PM
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Originally Posted by gus
just need to find some money to get it all painted



anyone got any tips on how to spend a fortune on your car without letting the isses find out
Thought you'd perfected this after many years practice
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always nice to know a few more tricks
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