So what do you guys think? It's really pissing off my neighbors the way I cruise down the street rattling all of their windows and scaring their dogs. I'll probably enter it in a few car audio shows and most likely blow away the competition. Can't beat the Sparkomatic+Kenwood combo! I wish I could have mounted the head unit in the stock position but as you can see a PO already installed a set of ultra-high performance racing gauges there. Oh well...

i put mine in the glove box, since the cd player was a bit too long to fit in the radio spot. I'm putting gauges in there too. i have an oil pressure gauge i had laying around in there, and the rest of the space is nice for my cell phone, since the cord can be run from the cig lighter inside the dash.

This is what I have installed in my coupe. Didn't want to cut the dash to make it fit and is good for security now. I am installing my motor device with a 3 way switch now to motorise the glovebox door thing at the moment.

I didn't think of using the glove box. Maybe one day if I actually install a quality system I'll use that too - after restoring my mangled dashboard.... For now anyway my car is just a beater so I can live with junk. Got any more pics of the rest of the install (sleeper too - any pics?)
Michael

i'll have to take some pics. anyone else having the glove box door's plastic hinges starting to wear out? I think i'm gonna replace them with metal oness before it falls off completely.

lol thats FULLY SIK HECTIC BRO!! with that stereo system, whats it run down the 1/4? 12's? FULLY SIK BRO!
adidas all the way bro!
sorry il shut up.

I think the ultra-high performance racing gauges are rated to add about 5HP each, so that's 15HP right there. Of course mounting them at the top of the dash adds a little more so all together probably about 20HP. 12's? Please!!! I think I broke all the clocks when I ran my 1/4 - anything under 10 and the clocks just explode.

ON a similar note, have you guys seen those ground wires that pop up on ebay claiming to give you a big HP increase. Here's one: ebay auction LOL Think about it - even with the minimum HP increase listed there on my car that would be almost an 8% HP increase. WTF? This one's not listed as being for a 210 but I've seen the same claims on the ones for my car. Talk about BS. I'm sure there is some benefit to having a better ground but it really depends on the condition of your ground before installing it. If everything is done up right then this thing will do nothing at all but maybe make your engine bay look a little more colorful (and I know the last thing I need under my hood is more red...)

Michael

ground wires = bs.

sure people think they work better and sport compact says they make the idle smoother and added 3-5 hp on a 150 hp car.

i'd recommend replacing the old ground cable with a new good one and a good heavy ground strap to the engine too.

we don't have any spiffy electronics to benefit from a 'better ground'.

Having a good ground is imperative. most electrical power leakks aren't due to the power side of the circuit, but rather not having a good earth. This is no more important than in the stereo as it eliminates both system noise and ignition.
But getting back to the topic of stereo installations, I thought you guys might like to have a look at what I've just finished in my '78 120Y. I'd be interested to see people's thoughts. Maybe it will also give someone else inspiration for their own system:

ok. i LOVE the boot that is awersome, i personally like to see the speaker and there cover. but install wise that is awersome. what sort of stuff are you running.

in my sunny i got a set of kenwood 6x9 and a set of kenwood 6inchers as well as a 10inch sub that is running at one 5th its capcity (and still shakes my car to pieces) al this is powered by a base model kenwood
head unti ($200) and its not bad has bass mid and treble adjustment, it does the trick.


how did you do the datsun logo thingy in the boot????