decoy
Car Newbie
I'll start this off by saying, I'm definitely VERY new to this whole car thing. I drove my last one (94 Corolla Wagon) until it died and always just let a mechanic do the work or a sound guy install my audio and whatnot, but then a few months ago, I got my Integra. Things changed.
I will also mention now, I don't know very much at all, and I won't pretend to know a lot. I may ask questions, but I will search through the forums almost endlessly first. (I've been reading as many threads as I can manage for the last few months and am finally ready, I think, to start posting on here.)
All of these photos were taken today right after a good wash, and wouldn't you know it a day that had been just slightly overcast suddenly turned into a downpour right as I started to clay the car so I could wax it. Stupid weather.
Here she is.
I'll be honest, I didn't know much about Integras to begin with. I was just really bummed that my car died and that I couldn't afford another one when my dad decided he was tired of me having to borrow one of the family cars to drive to and from school and work every day, so he got me this DB1(I hope I didn't mess that up, it took me awhile to understand the nomenclature, but the topic about chasis codes helped out a lot).
It was owned by an 87 year old woman who took it in for maintenance fairly regularly and rarely drove it. The day it pulled into the driveway for the first time it had about 91,250 miles on it. It sits at almost 99,000 now.
Shortly after getting it we needed to replace a few things (water pump, radiator, timing belt, a few gaskets here and there) nothing too big.
The car was in pretty good shape, the speakers however, were a different story. When we removed the cover on the driver's side speaker, the cone pieces of the cone were falling out before it was fully removed.
Step one for me has been audio. I drive roughly 1-2 hours a day and cannot live without my music.
JVC head unit
AIWA door speakers salvaged from stereo (they have surprisingly great mid tones until I can afford a replacement.)
Yes, they are ghetto mounted with no bracket.
I wouldn't normally put something this big in a little Integra, but the whole set up was $120 on Craigslist, I couldn't pass it up, plus I don't think it will come back out of the trunk.
2 Pioneer Premier 12s, the foam that you can kind of see in the photo is there to help keep the trunk from rattling, we also mounted a washcloth behind the license plate so it would shut the hell up when the subs hit.
Only a 600 watt Pioneer amp, but it puts out some power.
After that I put in some new spark plugs and wires, which by the way was the first time I had ever done anything under the hood other than check fluid levels. (I know that probably makes all of you cringe, but I'm trying to learn)
Up next: my first time changing my own oil and oil filter. Then a new fuel filter. Then the hood latch wire relocation and a fuel cut off switch. Oh, and sanding and repainting the hub caps, they are looking pretty sad.
I look forward to learning more and more from all of the great information you guys share on here, and I look forward to turning this car into a nice, clean 4dr and sharing that experience with you all.
I will also mention now, I don't know very much at all, and I won't pretend to know a lot. I may ask questions, but I will search through the forums almost endlessly first. (I've been reading as many threads as I can manage for the last few months and am finally ready, I think, to start posting on here.)
All of these photos were taken today right after a good wash, and wouldn't you know it a day that had been just slightly overcast suddenly turned into a downpour right as I started to clay the car so I could wax it. Stupid weather.
Here she is.
I'll be honest, I didn't know much about Integras to begin with. I was just really bummed that my car died and that I couldn't afford another one when my dad decided he was tired of me having to borrow one of the family cars to drive to and from school and work every day, so he got me this DB1(I hope I didn't mess that up, it took me awhile to understand the nomenclature, but the topic about chasis codes helped out a lot).
It was owned by an 87 year old woman who took it in for maintenance fairly regularly and rarely drove it. The day it pulled into the driveway for the first time it had about 91,250 miles on it. It sits at almost 99,000 now.
Shortly after getting it we needed to replace a few things (water pump, radiator, timing belt, a few gaskets here and there) nothing too big.
The car was in pretty good shape, the speakers however, were a different story. When we removed the cover on the driver's side speaker, the cone pieces of the cone were falling out before it was fully removed.
Step one for me has been audio. I drive roughly 1-2 hours a day and cannot live without my music.
JVC head unit
AIWA door speakers salvaged from stereo (they have surprisingly great mid tones until I can afford a replacement.)
Yes, they are ghetto mounted with no bracket.
I wouldn't normally put something this big in a little Integra, but the whole set up was $120 on Craigslist, I couldn't pass it up, plus I don't think it will come back out of the trunk.
2 Pioneer Premier 12s, the foam that you can kind of see in the photo is there to help keep the trunk from rattling, we also mounted a washcloth behind the license plate so it would shut the hell up when the subs hit.
Only a 600 watt Pioneer amp, but it puts out some power.
After that I put in some new spark plugs and wires, which by the way was the first time I had ever done anything under the hood other than check fluid levels. (I know that probably makes all of you cringe, but I'm trying to learn)
Up next: my first time changing my own oil and oil filter. Then a new fuel filter. Then the hood latch wire relocation and a fuel cut off switch. Oh, and sanding and repainting the hub caps, they are looking pretty sad.
I look forward to learning more and more from all of the great information you guys share on here, and I look forward to turning this car into a nice, clean 4dr and sharing that experience with you all.
