Motorized trunk *VIDEO* - one of our demo cars we're working on....

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 03-15-2005, 08:31 PM
  #1  
Banned
Thread Starter
 
StreetEffectz's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2000
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 2,849
Likes: 0
Received 6 Likes on 1 Post
Motorized trunk *VIDEO* - one of our demo cars we're working on....

Quicktime format

Click link or right click and save as:

www.streeteffectz.com/motorizedtrunk
Old 03-15-2005, 08:43 PM
  #2  
Moderator
Regional Coordinator (Southeast)
 
CCColtsicehockey's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Mooresville, NC
Age: 38
Posts: 43,630
Received 3,843 Likes on 2,575 Posts
wow how much does it cost to have that done
Old 03-15-2005, 08:45 PM
  #3  
Team Owner
iTrader: (1)
 
mrsteve's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Leesburg, Virginia
Age: 41
Posts: 36,474
Received 249 Likes on 175 Posts
That looks hot! But isn't that a Galant? meh
Old 03-15-2005, 09:18 PM
  #4  
Banned
Thread Starter
 
StreetEffectz's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2000
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 2,849
Likes: 0
Received 6 Likes on 1 Post
Originally Posted by mrsteve
That looks hot! But isn't that a Galant? meh
Yeah, it's a Galant, why????

Here's the car itself, minus the new rims

http://www.streeteffectz.com/galantbuildup2003/
Old 03-15-2005, 09:19 PM
  #5  
Team Owner
iTrader: (1)
 
mrsteve's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Leesburg, Virginia
Age: 41
Posts: 36,474
Received 249 Likes on 175 Posts
I just wish that much work was put into a nicer car. I mean to each their own, work with what you've got. The install looks amazing, but its still a Galant.
Old 03-15-2005, 09:29 PM
  #6  
Instructor
 
mikegtls02's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: FLORIDA
Age: 48
Posts: 131
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
hey man i used to live in jersey. i remember you guys now, i seen that car at a carshow at club abyss 2yrs ago. my friend Jay Borrero knows you guys he works at Ultimate in keyport you know him right and Ralph and all them guys
Old 03-15-2005, 09:52 PM
  #7  
Banned
Thread Starter
 
StreetEffectz's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2000
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 2,849
Likes: 0
Received 6 Likes on 1 Post
Yup, that's us. Jay is no longer with Ultimate though
Old 03-15-2005, 10:13 PM
  #8  
Advanced
 
Dave@SE's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: NJ
Posts: 92
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
It may not be the nicest car, but even if I had an old clunker, you better believe the audio/video would be kickass! We can't have an audio shop and roll around without some junk in the trunk!
Old 03-15-2005, 10:15 PM
  #9  
Yeehaw
 
BEETROOT's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Chandler, Arizona
Age: 44
Posts: 20,972
Received 26 Likes on 5 Posts
Awesome install in the trunk. The motorized part is great.


BUT HOLY MOTHER OF GOD THE FRONT END IS HORRIBLE!

Old 03-15-2005, 10:21 PM
  #10  
Moderator
Regional Coordinator (Southeast)
 
CCColtsicehockey's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Mooresville, NC
Age: 38
Posts: 43,630
Received 3,843 Likes on 2,575 Posts
how much would it cost to have the motorized trunk done
Old 03-15-2005, 10:33 PM
  #11  
Banned
Thread Starter
 
StreetEffectz's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2000
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 2,849
Likes: 0
Received 6 Likes on 1 Post
Originally Posted by CCColtsicehockey
how much would it cost to have the motorized trunk done
Probably a couple grand including all parts, but it all depends on the trunk
Old 03-15-2005, 10:59 PM
  #12  
trill recognize trill
 
yunginTL's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: htown, tx
Age: 36
Posts: 4,222
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
boy got pop trunk on his car...damn sooo man oldskoo carz got that shit in houston wit neons on the top and subs on the bottom
Old 03-16-2005, 12:25 AM
  #13  
Banned
 
Hurleysurf24's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Orlando (UCF) and Ft. Lauderdale
Age: 39
Posts: 1,051
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
the motorized trunk cost a couple of thousand dollars
your kidding me right ... i really hope so
Old 03-16-2005, 12:25 AM
  #14  
Banned
 
Hurleysurf24's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Orlando (UCF) and Ft. Lauderdale
Age: 39
Posts: 1,051
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
i can probably make something like that for under 200 dollars
Old 03-16-2005, 02:29 AM
  #15  
master tl
 
ahgil's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Toronto
Age: 41
Posts: 65
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
uder 200 i would really interested in it and hope we can make a group buy too haha
Old 03-16-2005, 06:00 AM
  #16  
Moderator
Regional Coordinator (Southeast)
 
CCColtsicehockey's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Mooresville, NC
Age: 38
Posts: 43,630
Received 3,843 Likes on 2,575 Posts
yea a couple grand is too much for me to pay 200 to 300 sounds better.
Old 03-16-2005, 07:57 AM
  #17  
Banned
Thread Starter
 
StreetEffectz's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2000
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 2,849
Likes: 0
Received 6 Likes on 1 Post
Originally Posted by CCColtsicehockey
yea a couple grand is too much for me to pay 200 to 300 sounds better.
You're going to pay more than $300 for just the two ACTUATORS alone that are strong enough to drive it opened and closed. Then you have microswitches that stop the actuators at full open and full close, you have reversing polarity relays, you have custom made steel mounts that are welded up and then welded to the car, all the time to get it to work smoothly and position everything.....

If someone can do this for $300 or less, PLEASE, let me know
Old 03-16-2005, 09:05 AM
  #18  
Banned
 
car_lost's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Miami, FL
Age: 40
Posts: 5,045
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Originally Posted by StreetEffectz
You're going to pay more than $300 for just the two ACTUATORS alone that are strong enough to drive it opened and closed. Then you have microswitches that stop the actuators at full open and full close, you have reversing polarity relays, you have custom made steel mounts that are welded up and then welded to the car, all the time to get it to work smoothly and position everything.....

If someone can do this for $300 or less, PLEASE, let me know
and dont forget, you get what you pay for.
Old 03-16-2005, 09:26 AM
  #19  
Photography Nerd
 
Dan Martin's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Toronto
Age: 44
Posts: 21,489
Likes: 0
Received 11 Likes on 7 Posts
I could do it with rope and some pulleys for $10.



Looks cool StreetEffectz. I would think this should score that person a few points at a car show.
Old 03-16-2005, 09:45 AM
  #20  
Outnumbered at home
 
95gt's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: MD
Age: 46
Posts: 5,334
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Originally Posted by Dave@SE
It may not be the nicest car, but even if I had an old clunker, you better believe the audio/video would be kickass! We can't have an audio shop and roll around without some junk in the trunk!

why not put all that money that you are going to throw into a system and put it in the bank so you can save up for a nice car

to each their own but never got why you spend 5k on a 10k car instead of saving up and getting a nice car.

Trunk is kind of cool though
Old 03-16-2005, 10:03 AM
  #21  
Banned
 
car_lost's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Miami, FL
Age: 40
Posts: 5,045
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Originally Posted by 95gt
why not put all that money that you are going to throw into a system and put it in the bank so you can save up for a nice car

to each their own but never got why you spend 5k on a 10k car instead of saving up and getting a nice car.

Trunk is kind of cool though
they own a shop and this is what they do.
Old 03-16-2005, 10:58 AM
  #22  
Banned
 
Hurleysurf24's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Orlando (UCF) and Ft. Lauderdale
Age: 39
Posts: 1,051
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
im not saying its not cool .. but getting actuators and or motors and making them work in such a way as to do that ... not very hard. even with my limited electrical skills.
Old 03-16-2005, 11:38 AM
  #23  
Got da Internet Goin Nutz
 
bl^5's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: The Land of Sugar, TEXAS
Age: 48
Posts: 1,997
Received 3 Likes on 1 Post
Why are yall hatin on Street?

I am sure pop-trunk (as we call it in down south) is cheeper to do down here simply because we have been doing it for so long. It is probably "new" technology up north.

For the haters on the Galant, you need to realize that it is Street's demo car! I bet it is purely a tax right off!
Old 03-16-2005, 11:58 AM
  #24  
Banned
 
Hurleysurf24's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Orlando (UCF) and Ft. Lauderdale
Age: 39
Posts: 1,051
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
i think people mistake free with tatx write off ... tax write off just means you write off the tax on something not the entire item
Old 03-16-2005, 07:53 PM
  #25  
Banned
Thread Starter
 
StreetEffectz's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2000
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 2,849
Likes: 0
Received 6 Likes on 1 Post
Nah, it's not even about tax write offs or anything. This is my brothers car, he bought it when he was 20 years old, and we started building it up here and there. It has a killer system in it which we still haven't finished, and I just wanted to post up some pictures and video of how it was coming along.

It's what we do, it's what we love, it's our business
Old 03-16-2005, 07:56 PM
  #26  
Moderator
Regional Coordinator (Southeast)
 
CCColtsicehockey's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Mooresville, NC
Age: 38
Posts: 43,630
Received 3,843 Likes on 2,575 Posts
I have to say I agree with you. I dont even work on cars for a job but I love to do it no matter what kind of car it is. I installed a system in my friends saturn and I am currently building a system in my friends dodge neon.
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
TL-Rocket
3G TL (2004-2008)
12
04-29-2023 02:33 AM
Yumcha
Automotive News
9
02-25-2020 09:57 AM
lland
Car Parts for Sale
6
10-04-2015 04:47 PM
kmarqueling
Car Parts for Sale
1
10-03-2015 01:14 AM
Yumcha
Automotive News
1
08-30-2015 02:39 PM



Quick Reply: Motorized trunk *VIDEO* - one of our demo cars we're working on....



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 12:03 PM.