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EL-DOG
06-26-2002, 02:49 PM
I installed my Kenwood reciever with my install kit out of my 2001 civic ,,, I sanded it down and painted it to match the dash ,,, The wiring harness was the same .. It doesnt fit perfectly but it doesnt look bad It will work until the right kit comes out..

DownTheHatch
06-26-2002, 05:57 PM
Looks pretty decent man, how good does it sound?

02TafWhtSi
06-27-2002, 03:39 PM
not bad! I think I'm gonna wait for the real deal to come out though - i'd like everything to be as clean as possible - sanding and painting sound messy and not guaranteed to fit or look flush.
Yours does look nice though

EL-DOG
06-27-2002, 05:59 PM
The speakers sound great and the hatch doesnt even rattle at all with my 2 12" woofers. I am going to purchase the right kit when it comes out -- BUT I JUST COULD NOT WAIT......The kit does not fit perfectly and the sanding and painting was easier than it sounds... I bought the sandpaper and paint at autozone. I also called Schose? they make the install kit and told me it would be six weeks before it is released...

02TafWhtSi
06-27-2002, 08:53 PM
Really!? Six Weeks? That sucks... They told me on June 11th that it would be out in 3 weeks and it would ship at that point. Damn!! Another freakin month and a half w/ that shi**y stock cd player!
BTW, how much was the regular civic kit? Did you install it yourself?

HondaCivicSi
06-28-2002, 06:48 AM
I installed my Kenwood reciever with my install kit out of my 2001 civic ,,, I sanded it down and painted it to match the dash ,,, The wiring harness was the same .. It doesnt fit perfectly but it doesnt look bad It will work until the right kit comes out..

Did you use the factory front four speakers or did you replace them? I think they are all only 5 1/4 " i was just wondering how they sounded with a new head unit and the subs. thanks.

EL-DOG
06-28-2002, 09:41 AM
I think you can get the 2001 civic kit for about $19 and like I said the painting and sanding was pretty easy.... The stock speakers dont really sound that good at all .. I can tell that they are louder and more clearer than with stock head unit...

DynaSpeed
06-28-2002, 01:02 PM
That custom install kit looks *Fantastic*!

What color paint did you actually use from Autozone? I can't really tell from the pic, but it seems like it matches perfectly.

EL-DOG
06-28-2002, 02:47 PM
I used a brand called Dupli-color it was a small spray can and the color was called frost silver... It almost matches perfectly.. I was at a little car meet last night and no one really noticed the difference ,,, but i can tell

02TafWhtSi
06-28-2002, 03:18 PM
Originally posted by EL-DOG
I was at a little car meet last night and no one really noticed the difference ,,, but i can tell

:) - but at least it "looks" the same

i-WERKS
07-09-2002, 10:32 AM
EL-DOG
What brand/color of spray paint did you use? Is the color difference noticable?

I went to some shop to have my stereo installed and they screwed it up big time. First of all they just stuck the head unit into the hole and left all the gaps around it. Even that wasn't the bad part. They couldn't figure out how to take apart so they tried to pry the original stereo out leaving screwdriver chips on the dash. Then I guess they finally found out there's screws holding the stereo in place.

They said that the chips on the dash were already there and when I disagreed, the friggin guy challenged me to fight him.
And they call themselves audio specialists.

They

i-WERKS
07-09-2002, 10:36 AM
nevermind. I just read the previous post.
Sorry guys!

DynaSpeed
07-09-2002, 10:42 AM
Wow, what place is this???!!

SBC31
07-09-2002, 10:50 AM
[QUOTE]Originally posted by i-WERKS
[B]EL-DOG
They said that the chips on the dash were already there and when I disagreed, the friggin guy challenged me to fight him.
And they call themselves audio specialists.

They

i-WERKS
07-09-2002, 11:37 AM
This place does audio and perfomance mods. I got them to do it cuz I wanted a professional job. Damn was I wrong.

EL-DOG
07-11-2002, 12:06 PM
Hey i-WERKS ..... When you go to autozone they have the paint cans on a rack and the cap matches the color in the can ,, I just took two caps outside to my car and matched them the best i could,,,, The Frost Silver matches pretty close but there is a slight difference ..Hard to tell ...

Sorry to hear about your car........

Silver '02 Si
07-17-2002, 08:09 PM
that 01 kit looks very nice, looks like you did a bang up job on the paint too. big props...i also bought the 2001 kit but yhe damn thing was like 1/4" too wide. i said f**k it and just did the hard mount with screws to the dash with the provided screws with the deck. looked ok but its a tv/dvd player and when up it blocks the a/c vents in the middle. i need to take to dealer for srs light and antenna so i pulled it all back out but it looked ok for a temp job. eventually id like to reinstall the deck lower, like where the junk hole is and leave the stock deck for a steath appearance. good job on the install bud.