All my interior mods thus far...

wiggyx · Post by **wiggyx** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 11:52 pm

I've never posted this stuff over here on 2GN, so here goes...

Red cluster lighting
Neon SXT black cluster lens with red pinstripes
Red HVAC lighting with my own clear knob inserts
Custom polycarbonate DTEC bracket
Custom paint/graphics on the GBA itself
Triple OEM pod setup with AEM wideband, Autometer boost guage, and Scangauge all with Flame red bezels
Custom painted HVAC bezel with Flame red knob surrounds
Full size Tenzo Type-M spare
Custom powder coated 10lb bottle with custom graphics (CO2 I/C sprayer)
and a Shifty, of course

fearingdark · Post by **fearingdark** » Sun Dec 06, 2009 12:04 am

whats with the gameboy?

FAC3L3SS · Post by **FAC3L3SS** » Sun Dec 06, 2009 12:05 am

It's his DTEC. Read the SRTForums, it's a pretty common tool.

wiggyx · Post by **wiggyx** » Sun Dec 06, 2009 12:11 am

fearingdark wrote:whats with the gameboy?

I get asked that everywhere I go

The DTEC is a fuel and boost controller that uses the GBA as its interface. I imagine it saved Turbo XS on development costs since they didn't need to come up with, or source a proprietary display unit. Pretty ingenious method if you ask me.

darthroush · Post by **darthroush** » Sun Dec 06, 2009 1:46 am

That GBA thing is pretty sweet! I like the set up though, very nice on everything!

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Sun Dec 06, 2009 1:47 am

Your car is awesome man, I love it. You have great design sense with the things you do. Subtle mods that work great. I can see the industrial designer in you

FAC3L3SS · Post by **FAC3L3SS** » Sun Dec 06, 2009 1:48 am

fearingdark wrote:whats with the gameboy?

Also, he only plays Pokemon Red Version, otherwise it'd throw the car's theme off.

wiggyx · Post by **wiggyx** » Sun Dec 06, 2009 2:43 am

thanks for the compliments guys!

UriahRR · Post by **UriahRR** » Sun Dec 06, 2009 8:39 am

FAC3L3SS wrote:
fearingdark wrote:whats with the gameboy?
Also, he only plays Pokemon Red Version, otherwise it'd throw the car's theme off.

contagious18 · Post by **contagious18** » Sun Dec 06, 2009 2:22 pm

I want a shifty

wiggyx · Post by **wiggyx** » Sun Dec 06, 2009 2:26 pm

I'm working towards bringing them back. Be patient...

farmboy · Post by **farmboy** » Sun Dec 06, 2009 2:58 pm

Very nice work sir. I like that you carried the theme throughout yet didn't over-do it. Great idea with the full size spare too. Car looks tight.

wiggyx · Post by **wiggyx** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 12:14 am

Thanks. The spare was my wife's "idea"

She curbed a wheel over the summer while moving it. So she bought me a replacement and I patched the curbed one and use it for the spare.

j-king · Post by **j-king** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 12:27 am

whats the c02 for

wiggyx · Post by **wiggyx** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 12:59 am

Intercooler sprayer. I don't really use it, but I had the bottle sitting around and a friend sold me the hardware for almost nothing, so I made it into a show piece. It really just helps carry the graphic throughout.

sxxxt · Post by **sxxxt** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 1:31 am

awsome job man, with the red not overpowering everything else. very nice and clean. you know u should have brodie stitch ur steering wheel and shifter boot in a red stitching. i think that would look tight. also not over powering. the only thing im not a fan of is the thing on the shifter ball. a little too much for me there. but other then that very clean and nice choice on the wheels.

wiggyx · Post by **wiggyx** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 6:56 am

Ive talked to Brodie about those two things actually (like forever ago). It's something I've been meaning to do. Hell, I've got a 2nd steering wheel sitting right here for that very purpose. Maybe this winter I'll finally go ahead and do it.

neonpla · Post by **neonpla** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 9:44 am

contagious18 wrote:I want a shifty

i want one as well.

dtjackten · Post by **dtjackten** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 9:52 am

nice job... i love the car! i wish i had room to put a full size spare in my trunk... nice job..

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 9:59 am

Wiggz you know I love your interior

I had been wondering if the SXT black rings were transferrable into the SRT cluster. You have proven my initial thoughts correct.

NeonOn19s · Post by **NeonOn19s** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 11:33 am

Love the interior. Intreasted about the cluster lighting and the insterts (which i read in another post that you make) Was changing the cluster to all red hard? I wouldn't mind doing the same in a different color.

wiggyx · Post by **wiggyx** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 12:18 pm

LilSparkPlug wrote:Wiggz you know I love your interior I had been wondering if the SXT black rings were transferrable into the SRT cluster. You have proven my initial thoughts correct.

Thanks, as always! I ended up with a couple of Neon clusters for some reason (can't remember why) and I noticed the black rings so I thought I'd try it out.

NeonOn19s wrote:Love the interior. Intreasted about the cluster lighting and the insterts (which i read in another post that you make) Was changing the cluster to all red hard? I wouldn't mind doing the same in a different color.

It's not what I would call "hard", but it does take a bit of work to do it all. Here's my how to:

http://www.srtforums.com/forums/f123/ho ... al-500007/

What color are you thnking?

srtgtr34 · Post by **srtgtr34** » Wed Dec 09, 2009 9:02 am

No red turn signals??

I read your how to, and there is a way to make the red odometer visble during the day. If you sand the black tint off of the area and place cellophane over the odo display it is perfectly visble even with the sun glaring on it.

I found that the cellophane wasn't the best material to use so I used the vamp film. In addition the odo area should be masked off and retinted to give it a much cleaner look.

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Wed Dec 09, 2009 10:38 am

Yeah I had been thinking about it but didn't want to pick up an extra cluster just to do it (that can be pricey) so when I got the SXT I said to myself "Hmmmm....I wonder if...."

But then it wouldn't match my gauges since they all have silver trim rings.

NeonOn19s · Post by **NeonOn19s** » Wed Dec 09, 2009 11:02 am

wiggyx wrote:
LilSparkPlug wrote:Wiggz you know I love your interior I had been wondering if the SXT black rings were transferrable into the SRT cluster. You have proven my initial thoughts correct.
Thanks, as always! I ended up with a couple of Neon clusters for some reason (can't remember why) and I noticed the black rings so I thought I'd try it out.

NeonOn19s wrote:Love the interior. Intreasted about the cluster lighting and the insterts (which i read in another post that you make) Was changing the cluster to all red hard? I wouldn't mind doing the same in a different color.
It's not what I would call "hard", but it does take a bit of work to do it all. Here's my how to:

http://www.srtforums.com/forums/f123/ho ... al-500007/

What color are you thnking?

I dunno, I was thinking of a dark blue, ( not the OEM Green/blue) more like the VW color. my problem right now is I have indiglo guages on the cluster now, and when I take it off it looks like crap, so i need to get my self another cluster to be as a back up...

thanks for the link. i hope to try this out soon.

wiggyx · Post by **wiggyx** » Wed Dec 09, 2009 1:30 pm

To go "VW blue" I'd do a couple things (as I'm already trying something like this for someone). First, I'd go LED. The incandescent bulbs are too yellow to give you the type of light your looking for. Then, in addition to the white LEDs I'd do one or two layers of purple film on top of the blue OEM film.

Jenni · Post by **Jenni** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 7:57 am

take blue leds!

neonslg09 · Post by **neonslg09** » Wed Dec 23, 2009 11:08 am

The insert areas where the HVAC knobs go into place, how did you remove those to get them painted?

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Wed Dec 23, 2009 11:10 am

neonslg09 wrote:The insert areas where the HVAC knobs go into place, how did you remove those to get them painted?

Those aren't removable. Mask them off very carefully.

neonslg09 · Post by **neonslg09** » Wed Dec 23, 2009 2:18 pm

Argh. but won't the paint run down? Must have to paint it a million times very lightly.