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Old 06-29-10, 08:23 PM
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nice build! looks good
Old 06-29-10, 09:43 PM
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Very nice! I'm glad you took the time to do it right. It came out great!
Old 06-29-10, 11:49 PM
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very nice build!
Old 06-30-10, 12:40 PM
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wow brian this is an incredible build!!!!!!! props bro...
Old 06-30-10, 01:22 PM
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Originally Posted by sakataj
thanks man....it was worth the wait although it has some tweeking still to do, thanks....had i had to do it again i would have known i coulda pulled the OEM GPS and added a non nav one like chris did, i knew you could do it to the 1998-2000 but until i was in the middle of this i didnt know i could do it to the 2001+
Can you elaborate more on this Brian? Did Chris do a write up?
Thanks!
Old 06-30-10, 02:21 PM
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Originally Posted by GS4_Fiend
Game was well played...

what's next? Lol

ps - Brian you blew the cone already? Dang man. Look into Orion subs, they are known for quality subs.
thanks john. although the game never ends just constantly adapts...

well the alternator and addressing the sub issue will be next then after they addressed i will start working on my suspension/rims than braking than power (may have to address more braking first though as the hawk pads,rotora rotors, and goodridge lines aren't doing as well now as she's a fat ***** and 2 times i have noticed she doesn't wanna stop as well)

Originally Posted by geeznuts
Clean work Brian!!! Soon the stripper gonna be all done. Lol
thanks man, strippers DEF are never done....she just keeps taking my $

Originally Posted by FLIPPU
Very nice, grats on the build!
thank you

Originally Posted by 1UZ-GS
The audio build. Well I suppose the tats too.
alot....i mean i added 11k of additional insurance to my car now for the parts/labor if i ever had to redo it....

well that one tat actually started out as just the angel and the devil...lets see 8th session was just finished (2 more sessions to go) the shop rate is $125 a hour (although i dont pay that much but i do tip $40 every session SINCE I DONT PAY THAT SHOP RATE) each session is like 3-4 hours so you do the math...its alot also. i have SEVERAL thousands of dollars in just that one piece but its a beautiful piece IMHO

Originally Posted by NVTHSLEX
WOW that is some serious wiring work.

Looks so clean... SPL competitions coming up ???
thanks man.....i dunno. i have thought bout it although i doubt i would be competitive i would love to see how many DB i could actually make. i will one day find out. will not be able to fine tune the amps until i install the alternator and get the sub issue worked out

Originally Posted by tmf2004
Nice pics and build... Lots of time put into this.. Nice work
yeah true true....alot by me too. but they did a great job to...thanks

Originally Posted by GS wanted
That's a serious build. Nice work. Stern fan FTW. ha ha
haha i love stern.....he's sick just like me

Originally Posted by 4play4dr
damn..u werent kidding about that dynamat..hows everything sound?
no and i have even more pics of it i just didnt post them. it sounds amazing....even with the cone smell lol

Originally Posted by GSXOTIC
Brian, sorry for the delay. Here you go: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...lus-video.html
bout time mark,lol.....guys with nav, the bottom line if you want a feasible way to get video/music without any other devices check out his addition to our problems

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...lus-video.html


Originally Posted by cpmd
Brian, sick setup...lots of hard work put into your car...awesome man
thanks man.....yeah alot of my sweat/time/blood but it feels good to have done alot of this myself

Originally Posted by timber1426
looks great man. I also think you may have set a record for most dynamat ever used on a GS. You have done a phenominal job. Congrats man.
haha maybe but my car is so heavy now.....wish i had a place to weigh her now.

Originally Posted by AsGs300
That came out great!
keep us posted with the updates
Dude you still got the 1st Nintendo! lol thats dope...
thanks....ACTUALLY i have the original nintendo AND a modified top loader (alot of people didnt know NES made a original nintendo that loaded on the top and solved 99% of all the loading issues....ie no more blowing in the cartridges and smacking them to get them to work) i still play them both although i still have a atari,a SNES,a sega, and my ps2 i still love my NES and toploader the most. i buy games weekly from ebay

Originally Posted by BIG TY
it looks good
thanks ty

Originally Posted by bjlisiono
nice build! looks good
ty

Originally Posted by sleeper408
Very nice! I'm glad you took the time to do it right. It came out great!
yeah im glad i decided to make the amps the same instead of different ones, the setup came out great

Originally Posted by DailyDrive
very nice build!
thank you

Originally Posted by Curry
Very nice work... everything is cleannnnnnn.
and dry....unlike our front ends (actually since all my dynamat, mine is dry)

Originally Posted by austin7891
wow brian this is an incredible build!!!!!!! props bro...
ty man

Originally Posted by GSJake
Can you elaborate more on this Brian? Did Chris do a write up?
Thanks!
i DID elaborate on this....
its towards the end of this

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...xx-owners.html

i dunno if he did a write up....PM ck6speed

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Old 06-30-10, 02:56 PM
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kool stuff!!!!!!!
Old 07-02-10, 12:51 AM
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Quality appears to be good, but I have to question the fabric choice, too. I also would ask when they are doing the redos that they line up the seams a bit better. This area in particular stood out to me:



All in all, it looks like a solid job, just the details that will take it to the next level. Ya done good, Brian!

Big Mack
Old 07-02-10, 12:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Big Mack
Quality appears to be good, but I have to question the fabric choice, too. I also would ask when they are doing the redos that they line up the seams a bit better. This area in particular stood out to me:



All in all, it looks like a solid job, just the details that will take it to the next level. Ya done good, Brian!

Big Mack
I dont understand why there are seems at all the purpose of beauty panels are to rid of them in the first place.
Old 07-02-10, 01:03 AM
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Wait, I think I know what happened! Probably the same thing that happened to me when I made my amp rack.... Dropped the panel and broke it! redoing panels suck. The panel is one piece in this photo, woofer trim looks like it broke Hell, i did the same thing on my last set up.


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Old 07-02-10, 03:08 AM
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Looks great. Love those Orion amps.
Old 07-02-10, 05:27 AM
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Seriously nice work man. Well thought out and executed. I know you've been anxious to get this done, nice job.
Old 07-02-10, 07:22 AM
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Ur serious about ur media...very nice.
Old 07-05-10, 10:27 PM
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wow looks great, im totally jealous. im just not a fan of the sub in the stock location. i have a 12w6v2 in the same location.
Old 07-05-10, 11:03 PM
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Originally Posted by GS300ToM
kool stuff!!!!!!!
thanks

Originally Posted by Big Mack
Quality appears to be good, but I have to question the fabric choice, too. I also would ask when they are doing the redos that they line up the seams a bit better. This area in particular stood out to me:



All in all, it looks like a solid job, just the details that will take it to the next level. Ya done good, Brian!

Big Mack
i dunno bout the fabric, im really not sure bout it. the reason the seam is off in that pic is cause the bottom piece was unbolted and had slid aside in that pic

Originally Posted by Mr Jokster
I dont understand why there are seems at all the purpose of beauty panels are to rid of them in the first place.
i dunno.....

Originally Posted by Mr Jokster
Wait, I think I know what happened! Probably the same thing that happened to me when I made my amp rack.... Dropped the panel and broke it! redoing panels suck. The panel is one piece in this photo, woofer trim looks like it broke Hell, i did the same thing on my last set up.

i never even noticed this was one piece at first, i will have to ask them bout this....im thinking bout getting the amp racks done with plexiglass covering them

Originally Posted by CK6Speed
Looks great. Love those Orion amps.
thanks chris they do look great

Originally Posted by 97JZA80
Seriously nice work man. Well thought out and executed. I know you've been anxious to get this done, nice job.
thanks man, i have been.....took several years of gathering parts and misc stuff to get this done

Originally Posted by 4litre
Ur serious about ur media...very nice.
thanks man, looking to do some major work still even after all i have done

Originally Posted by airmax
wow looks great, im totally jealous. im just not a fan of the sub in the stock location. i have a 12w6v2 in the same location.
its not really in the stock location, as a matter of fact, there isnt any area of the OEM sub location left. they cut it all out


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