My O2 Zen Life

• Jan. 4, 2008 - Stereo project

This is what it takes to reinstall the glove box on a 2002.  Not an easy task that requires the addition of a second set of hands.  In this case, my daughter's. One of the things I have found in the new audio system in Happy Face is that in spite of the addition of new sound insulation in the doors and other areas, the car is very loud at speed. Some of this has to do with the new headers which have a mighty growl at 3500 rpm or so.  Also, just the normal ambient wind noise on these cars is just something that we have to live with.  As a result, the nice stereo system that Coupe King put in just isn't very effective on the highway.  You can't hear the front speakers at all and you have to blast the rear volume to raise it above all that road noise.  So we are going to readdress the system and make some changes.  Part of that will be the addition of a custom-built subwoofer enclosure in rear of the car to fill in the low end of the sound spectrum.  Its not going to be one of those boom boxes you hear at the stop light but will provide a fuller sound.  In addition I'm putting in a good bluetooth system that will allow me to go hands free for phone calls while driving.  More on the audio system in the next post.

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