Adding aftermarket screen added to my RX8
08-02-2005, 10:15 PM
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Sorry for not updating in a while but here is the situation. A 3 day job turned into a 1 week+ job, but I don't mind, because it was a lot of work for them and although I really wanted it all done quick, I didn't want to rush anything. So like I was saying, I was supposed to be done Monday, however, the paint shop had to do a lot of work to prep the piece, and then started spraying it Monday night. Marin, the manager of the body shop, told me that the audio shop will get it back Tuesday because they let the piece dry over night.
So today, I thought was the day. The guys at the audio shop were still working on my stock deck in order to fix all the A/C and heat controls so I was basically driving around with no music for 2-3 days--my RP High-Flow Cat/Greddy exhaust was my music for those two days. I had a soccer game today at 5:55 and at 6:15 I get a call from Andre, I checked my messages after the game and Andre leaves a message saying he has the piece but he is only going to be in the shop a half an hour or so. I call him ASAP but he already had left the shop to do other work, soooo, I need to wait another day hah. He wanted to see if I could come in early, but I have a dentist appointment at 11, then straight from that, I need to go to work until 3.
So, after work tomorrow I am going to go to the shop and we are finally going to complete this! Sorry for the delays, but from what Andre was telling me about the finished product, it's well worth it.
Check back tomorrow for pictures of the finish product! And boy, my car is dirty, I can finally give it a wash once this job is finished.
So today, I thought was the day. The guys at the audio shop were still working on my stock deck in order to fix all the A/C and heat controls so I was basically driving around with no music for 2-3 days--my RP High-Flow Cat/Greddy exhaust was my music for those two days. I had a soccer game today at 5:55 and at 6:15 I get a call from Andre, I checked my messages after the game and Andre leaves a message saying he has the piece but he is only going to be in the shop a half an hour or so. I call him ASAP but he already had left the shop to do other work, soooo, I need to wait another day hah. He wanted to see if I could come in early, but I have a dentist appointment at 11, then straight from that, I need to go to work until 3.
So, after work tomorrow I am going to go to the shop and we are finally going to complete this! Sorry for the delays, but from what Andre was telling me about the finished product, it's well worth it.
Check back tomorrow for pictures of the finish product! And boy, my car is dirty, I can finally give it a wash once this job is finished.
08-02-2005, 10:50 PM
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08-03-2005, 01:40 PM
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Hey guys, just to give you an update. I dropped the car off at the shop today for Andre to finish up the car. I was able to see the piece and man I am really impressed. The paint job on the piece looks great and its smooth. I'm really excited to see the car finally finished. I had a lot to do today and I needed a car, so Andre gave me his car for the day. A silver Audi TT. I drove it to my ortho appointment and then I am driving it to work and then I should be able to drive to the shop and pick up the car after work (3ish) Anyways, I decided just to take some pictures of his car cause it's pretty nice and I like the wheels hah, enjoy.
P.S. The rear bumper damage was already there, that wasn't me, he's looking to get a body kit anyways.
P.S. The rear bumper damage was already there, that wasn't me, he's looking to get a body kit anyways.
08-03-2005, 02:16 PM
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Yeh, I was looking up some stats on the TT, cause when I was driving it the TT seemed heavier than the 8 and slower to accelerate, but the 0-60 is about 7.3 on the TT and 5.9 on our 8's so a pretty big difference. I'm sure if you added aftermarket parts on the TT, you'd be able to get that thing flying, such a small car.
08-03-2005, 07:01 PM
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Alright guys, I just got back from the audio shop and the process is finally over! I picked up the car today and everything works. The stock deck is mounted in the trunk, the mold is painted and finished, and everything looks great. I am extremely happy with how this turned out. It is smooth and matches perfectly with our pieces by our window controls. Here are the pictures of the finished product!
