dustbuster4

I'm up in Pennsylvania at my Uncle's Audio/Performance Shop.

So far, we've installed a Viper 160XV Remote Starter. We also tied in a Direct Electronics Shock Sensor to the stock alarm (very cool).

I was able to fix my exhaust rattling by removing the bottom heat shield (it hald almost rusted off ).

We're now restringing all new audio wire in the car. I removed my OEM Acura 6-CD changer (which will be listed for sale, soon).

I also took out the OEM head unit, and we're installing a Clarion VRX935VD (DVD/CD/MP3 Fully Motorized 7" Screen w/ Remote). It's fucking cool! http://www.pricescan.com/electronics...p?sid=10000016

I'll have pics (and better descriptions) up when I get back to Maryland tonight (or on Wednesday).

CLpower

that's gonna look hot!!!


btw, if the price is right I want dibs on the 6 disc maybe

fusionnv

Hotness , it was just a matter of time u will upgrade the sound. hehehe.

Jamz

something that doesn't make your CL go faster........hmmm, interesting



:P

Chinisimo

maybe playing 2f2f in the car will give him more inspirations

liloj

no more stealth system ...hmm.......good thing you puttin that shock sensor.....but thats gonna look sweet....nice choice

97Acura3.0CL

LOL

rick this is a first in my book of you doing mods that dont make your car faster

but nice work, and nice choice on the screen, i love my clarion headunit


what was the cost for the remote starter and how hard was it to install it?

97Acura3.0CL

jump the bridge Rick !!!!

dustbuster4

Yeah,

Thought it was time to enter the 21st century and upgrade the sound system. I already have a fairly good amp and killer speakers, but the OEM head unit was the weakest link.

HOLY SHIT!!!! WOW, does my sound system sound great now!!!!!

And the video thing is a real trip! I've seen them quite a number of times in other people's cars (and my Uncle has been installing award winning sound/audio systems for years), but this is the first one for me. It's a fucking trip!!!!!! My daughter is really going to like it ('ya know, watching Sponge Bob DVDs).

I've been cautious about putting money into a sound system because of our weak alarm. The shock sensor will help a little more.

Joey, the total cost of everything (head unit/dvd/mounting kit/wiring, remote starter, shock sensor, and practically free labor by my Uncle) was about $1550. I can't really say what the remote starter cost on it's own.
I'll look on my receipt in the AM (it's in the car).

I'll get pics up, Wednesday evening.

proaudio22

dustbuster4

What I mean is that someone could break out the window, and as long as the doors, hood, or trunk weren't tripped, I'd never know someone was breaking in. Now the shock sensor will set the alarm off.

Granted the siren is very loud and obnoxious!

baka_t

Sounds like its gonna be sweet. Nice job on the upgrade dust i know you'll love it. Btw hows the picture after alot of shopping around i found that alpine had the better picture but i haven't seen a clarion.

suXor

Rick, that head unit is the shit. Great price too.

Any suggestions on how to convince the wife I guess it would be easier to steal the money

dustbuster4

The picture is incredible. Very clear.

The head unit is overwhelming! There are literally hundereds/thousands of individual customizations you can do on this thing (mainly audio)! The owner's manual is as thick as some of the software booklets I've gotten with, let's say Microsoft Word.

The remote is as big as some TV remotes!

I love the way that the screen goes into the unit when not needed. The screen is a "touch screen" so it can make many of the customizations by just touching through the menus.

When just playing music, there are graphics, and other helpful items up on the screen to help you customize your sound. You can play CDs/MP3s with or without the screen out of the unit. But damn, when that screen pops up, it's quite impressive.

The DVDs play so freakin' clear, that it's BETTER than in the theater! This will really come in handy when travelling with my daughter. Otherwise, I'm still trying to figure out why I got it, and what use it will have (talking mainly about the DVD part; not the sound system).



Chris: Not sure how to convince the wife. It is a big investment.

97Acura3.0CL

one word "EBAY"

i got a stationary screen and a dvd player for the car for 250 shipped

its a pyle screen and a legacy dvd player, but my headunit is a clarion, i love them

cant wait to upgrade, rick thats the unit i want, but hows the remote starter working out? do you know how much you paid for it? or where you got it at?

dennis

Sweet! Nice deck.

I had the older Calrion touchscreen. The 925 but it crapped out on me. It wouldn't spit out the CD. So I bought an Alpine. I hope you have better luck with yours than I had with mine. I'm never buying Clarion again though.

dustbuster4

OK


Now the pics.

The first thing accomplished was the removal of the lower heat shield on the cat. I was fully prepared to remove the whole damn exhaust system to get rid of the freakin' rattling! Luckily, all it took was to remove the heat shield. As you can see, three of the mounting locations (indicated by read arrows) were broken off!








Next, My Uncle installed the Viper 160XV Remote starter. Installation was smooth, and there's not much else to say. Here's a pic of there the "brain" is located under the driver's side dash:







After he connected the remote starter wired to the stock alarm system, he added the shock sensor that was recommended by other's on a-cl.com: http://www.acura-cl.com/forums/showt...5&pagenumber=1

Unfortunately, the shock sesnor was not sending out a long enough "negative" pulse to trigger the alarm with a single blow to the car.

In it's place, we used a shock sensor made by Direct Electronics (the company that makes Viper, Cobra, etc.) and it worked perfectly.

Here's some pics of the location of the stock alarm system and the new shock sensor:


















Next came the Clarion VRX935VD (AM/FM//DVD/Video CD/MP3/CD Player with Motorized 7" LCD Screen). I already had a half decent amp and good speakers, so the head unit install went pretty easy. The main things I didn't like were the loss of the small compartment under the stock head unit and the loss of the 6-CD changer.

Otherwise, I am thrilled with the head unit.

Here are a few pics:






Touch screens do get messy.





Changer Unit mounted on top of ECU.





My "old" amp (notice CD changer is gone).





RCA cables, etc. going under rear seat to amp in trunk.





Night view of "main page" of audio mode.






Here's a link to a short video clip of the head unit: http://www.videodesk.net/show.aspx?u...SF&send_link=1

Here's a 2nd link: http://www.videodesk.net/show.aspx?u...SF&send_link=1


KEEP IN MIND: My camera does NOT take good video!

fusionnv

HHOOOOOOOOOOTNESS! Damn I all jealous of all u guys. GRRRR. I haven't seen a super CL yet, all looks, speed, and sound. Flame away hehehe

18anatak

Good job Nice and clean install. I love the flip up dvd players, they're the shit. I never wanted a touch screen for that same reason, they get messy! So umm.....u gonna put a 15 inch screen in there also? Trust me, they look great!

melo72

Damn Dust! That looks really good.

Btw, you just come into some money that we don't know about, or have you been planning some of these mods?

97Acura3.0CL

Nice work Rick

so what was the cost of the starter? let me know ill be on aol all day today

dustbuster4

The remote starter was $150.


melo72: The remote starter and shock sensor was something I had in mind for a while.

Buying the head unit was purely impulsive!

proaudio22

Rick, it may have been your mounting location. I think most of the othe guys mounted theirs up on the pasengerside firewall or the passenger side beside where the rear seat is (under the B-pillar). The floor mounting may be too far away for the other sensor to work (maybe it's not as good as the DEI).

It's good to know the DEI unit works fine tho, as that's what I'll be using. That's what my buddy's shop sells as well, he said I could have one for like $5.

laslo

it looks great rick and im sure it will keep your kid busy for many hours
laslo

Python2121

how does the oem 6 cd changer hook up to the standard head unit?

Python2121

btw that all looks great!!

jblaze_RENAMED

Gone in 60 seconds... good choice

dustbuster4

Plug and play!

It simply plugs into the rear of the OEM head unit.

EPS CL

Very nice job! How much are you considering for the cd changer? I may jump on this

suXor

How is that setup? Does the DVD lpayer skip going down the road at all?

dragon084

wheres the purple bottle?

Jamz

Nice setup Rick

dustbuster4

It's still in the same location.

dustbuster4

No skipping at all!