1998 Camaro Install- lots of pics, rear seat delete

**sporty_drew** · 06-11-2007, 10:56 PM

I'll post pics as soon as i can find a new one.. parts store wont sell them, i have to get one from a dealer or a junk yard and i've had no luck with my junk yards..

I can't decide what to do with the wires, i'm going to wait until i get my beauty cover made, which will be this week.

On a side note i have a car show at the end of this month that i'm planning on attending. I hope people "like" my car..

**sporty_drew** · 06-15-2007, 03:04 AM

well i found a latch, but it wont be here till Monday or so. that means i wont be getting any of the work that i want to get done finished. but i have had some time to decide what i want done before the show

~ black headlights and turnsignals
~ put slot load dvd drive in drivers sun visor
~ Paint speaker grills
~ make sub box beauty panel
~ recarpet rear deck
~ fix bezel to my liking (working on it as we speak)
~ move drivers window switch and lock to cup holder area in center console
~ flush the bezels for the door handles to get rid of switch holes and air brush the camaro logo in place of the switches with pinstriping where the switch outline was.

This is what i would like to get done but pry wont
~ Have a 2nd 7 or 8 inch ts slid down from where the glove box is (via a cd drive)
~ mount the ac controls above of below the screen

both of which will be mounted in a glove box I'm ordering that way they will be flush mounted when the glove box is closed.

**sporty_drew** · 06-15-2007, 03:12 AM

i've also been working on the skin a little bit i have a "down" skin made for all of them and they look like this

I have the video screen done, but i didn't get a screen shot of it. i just have this.

I'm working on the mixer screen, and pref, skins, about, help and i just finished reworking the audio skin.

**JasonWW** · 06-15-2007, 05:41 AM

Have you thought about a fat set of Torque Thrust II rims for the car shows? It would make your car look a lot meaner.

**sporty_drew** · 06-17-2007, 11:37 PM

I'm not sure what they look like. I've been thinking about getting some 18 inch black rims with a chrome lip, I'd like to have a bit of a deep dish. I've been working on a design for a way to hold a couple monitors in the trunk. I've come up with this to put in between the trunk arm supports.

The outside logos will be etched in plexi (so no color) while the middle white area will be a cutout for when the hatch is down to clear the sub magnet.

I'm collecting pieces for the second computer right now, and my door latch should be here tomorrow so i need to find a way to open the door...

**JasonWW** · 06-18-2007, 04:11 AM

Originally Posted by sporty_drew

I'm not sure what they look like. I've been thinking about getting some 18 inch black rims with a chrome lip, I'd like to have a bit of a deep dish.

My car:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...isecarpic2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...A/315GSD3a.jpg

I'm just messing with ya because you got the stockers on there.

I am selling my rims though.

**sporty_drew** · 06-18-2007, 10:17 PM

very nice, i don't think i could even afford them.

I'm going to save up for these.

I just ordered my slot load dvd player for my sunvisor and i got another dell gx150 board for my lighting computer. I was also able to fix my latch today and will post up pictures for you jason.

**JasonWW** · 06-18-2007, 11:46 PM

Just keep in mind the Ruff rims are a BMW pattern 5x120 which is not the same as our 5x120.65 nor are they hubcentric. You may need to drill the holes out a tiny bit to make sure you don't over stress the studs and also check the torque on them periodically as some folks have had the BMW rims loosen over time. When I say hubcentric I mean they don't center themselves. If you run into that problem, wobbly rim, there are plastic rings you can buy to fit on the back side of the rim to make the center hole smaller and match the hub size of the F-body cars. Also the Ruff 280's have a machined finished lip. You can make them look a lot nicer by stripping the clear off and having the lips polished. If you find any that have a chrome lip keep in mind that the lips are covered with a thin piece of shaped stainless steel and can be damaged by curb contact. If the lip covers are damaged they are not repairable. You have to replace the rim.

If you have any questions on BMW rims or other brands let me know, I did a lot of research on every rim I could find for our cars. There are some new ones out that no one has yet I can tell you about as well.

**sporty_drew** · 06-19-2007, 01:38 AM

Thanks alot, i really like the look and for the price i don't mind drilling them out. Are there any others that you would recommend for close to the same price? I want them to be black with a chrome lip (the more the better) and I also want 18's because of the price of tires.