Ripcells 2002 VXII Acclaim

[Ripcell]

Name:
Luke

Car:
2002 VXII Acclaim

Engine:
Stock Ecotec signed by Greg Murphy

Exhaust:
Custom made catback exhaust with 2.5" twin tip

Breaks:
Slotted rotors with standard calipers.

Suspension:
Pedders touring in the front 2" drop, King spring SL in the rear

Wheels:
17" VX SS

Body Kit:
SS Kit

Sound System:
Pioneer DVD player with 12" MTX sub and amp, stock speakers.
CAT10 Audio interface for steering wheel controls

Future mods:
Finish off sound system.

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[HoldenMan7]

Hey mate

Nice VX, looks nice a clean too

[SlipStream]

hey mate... looking good for a clean start, not bad system seeing ur running the stock head unit howd ya go about that to run to an amp mate? curious to know how ya did it.

[Ripcell]

Originally Posted by HoldenMan7

Hey mate

Nice VX, looks nice a clean too

cheers, yeah i hate seeing it dirty, its always clean

Originally Posted by SlipStream

hey mate... looking good for a clean start, not bad system seeing ur running the stock head unit howd ya go about that to run to an amp mate? curious to know how ya did it.

to run the amp, i tapped into the rear speakers from the back of the head unit and run them into a hi-lo converter Jaycar Electronics
then from there its just rca out to the amp, so really the amp is running in parallel with the rear speakers, cheaper than changing the head unit and then getting the steering wheel buttons connected again

cheers
-R

[Sphinx]

vx looks good.. ss rims set her off nicely.

[SlipStream]

Ripcell, mate I like the sounds of it.. is there any change that you have some photo's of your little set up with the wiring and converters..? Cause i wouldn't mind getting my steering wheel buttons working again..

Cheers
Jay

[Ripcell]

Originally Posted by SlipStream

Ripcell, mate I like the sounds of it.. is there any change that you have some photo's of your little set up with the wiring and converters..? Cause i wouldn't mind getting my steering wheel buttons working again..

Cheers
Jay

yeah not a prob mate, ill get on to it later tonight...

[SlipStream]

sweet az thanks mate.

[Ripcell]

Originally Posted by SlipStream

sweet az thanks mate.

here ya go man,

the first pic is where i tapped into the rear speakers, just run in parallel with the rears.

the other 3 pics are just the converter and the wiring of it, kinda messy, gunna stash some clips and a proper terminal block from work one day when i remember. it was actually cheaper to wire it up like that cos the converter is cheaper than a decent rca lead

hope that helps

thinkin about painting me calipers, not sure what colour i should go, thinking the traditional red, not sure...


-R

[SlipStream]

Thanks man i appreciate you taking the photos and putting them up for me to see. Thanks mate.. gives me an idea to maybe go back to the standard head unit to get it looking standard, and using my steering wheel buttons again.

Thanks mate, may look a tad bit messy but its got the job done :P

[Ripcell]

yeah was a late night job, been meaning to clean it up, the joins and **** are all done well (im an electrician have the tools and the parts) didnt have heatshrink the night i did it so tape was the go...

cheers - R

[Juddy01]

nice acclaim bud,,, how do find the traction control mine sh!t's me to tears lol... very clean well done champ...

[Ripcell]

Originally Posted by Juddy01

nice acclaim bud,,, how do find the traction control mine sh!t's me to tears lol... very clean well done champ...

thanks mate, yeah the traction control ****s me too, it over reacts, you give it a bit to get out in traffic or something then the next thing its lagging and picked up second gear

i normally kill it when i get in the car.

cheers
-R