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    Default Ripcells 2002 VXII Acclaim

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    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

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    17" VX SS

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

    Future mods:
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    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HoldenMan7 View Post
    Hey mate

    Nice VX, looks nice a clean too
    cheers, yeah i hate seeing it dirty, its always clean

    Quote Originally Posted by SlipStream View Post
    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
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    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
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    Quote Originally Posted by SlipStream View Post
    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..

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

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    Quote Originally Posted by SlipStream View Post
    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
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    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

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    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

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

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    Quote Originally Posted by Juddy01 View Post
    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.

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    painted the calipers last night. looks sweet...

    ignore the dirty car, bloody job sites
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    calipers look good.. would do it to mine but you can't see sh1t with the rims I've got.
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    yeah cheers, finished it tonight, did the rear ones, didnt get time to do them the on tuesday when i did the fronts

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    time for an update,

    SS kit has gone on minus the rear spoiler, still unsure weather i want to put it on or not, i doubt i will tho.

    im thinking it needs different wheels now, the 17s just dont cut it with the kit on it now
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    Get some bigger rims!

    Id put the wing on, kinda needs it.

    Other than that its a nice car mate! I like it!

    aZk.

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    Quote Originally Posted by azkwazere View Post
    Get some bigger rims!

    Id put the wing on, kinda needs it.

    Other than that its a nice car mate! I like it!

    aZk.
    cheers, saving for the snow season atm, so the wheels have to wait a little while, i might wack the spoiler on and see what i think, not sure yet

    cheers

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    looks good mate. leave the spoiler off ...oh and take the badges off..... looks silly having a ss kit on it with acclaim badges.

    being a dark colour i'd go with chrome wheels to set it off.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MR.HRT View Post
    looks good mate. leave the spoiler off ...oh and take the badges off..... looks silly having a ss kit on it with acclaim badges.

    being a dark colour i'd go with chrome wheels to set it off.
    yeah thought of debadging it, but then people will prolly think its an execupov and think im poor

    mmm chrome, ill have a think, i was thinking black on black looks awesome. ill have a bit of time to think about it before ill have any real money to spend on it again

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    sweet car dude, love the body kit conversion
    i'd like to see black rims no a black car, i rekon it would look tough
    good luck for the future mate
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    looking good mate i love the amp idea just wondering about the sound quality though?

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    Quote Originally Posted by vxmad6 View Post
    looking good mate i love the amp idea just wondering about the sound quality though?
    hey mate, slow reply sorry, um the sound quality was fine like that, better now its got the new player in it tho.


    new pic, i got bored a couple of weekends ago and wacked the spoiler on, not sure its better or worse, i did like that different look without it, but i think it looks good with it on too


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    same as my car, just i don't have it kitted. nice clean car.

    fortunately for me the green p's match my car.

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