Just wanted to post pics of my functional Ford EQ with my aftermarket headunit and amp. Kenwood MP3 player, Ford EQ, Lanzar amp, JL Audio speakers. Its a nice combination, I absolutely love it!
Thanks to Amooset and ThunderChicken for providing the information to allow me to do this. You guys rock!
EQ on, stereo off.
EQ on, stereo on.
Interior shot.
Looks really nice and clean, what brand head unit do ya have, that looks good, too.
Wow! Very nice. I've been casually looking around for a head unit like yours that sits flush and has complimentary colors to the dashes on these cars.
Sweet man. Looks really good. I originally had planned for my EQ to be wired in so that it would at least light up and look functional but do nothing, but as my system is so ghetto I've had to get in there and do to it enough times that I just pulled the harness on the EQ to make extra room. Now all you need is a rotary heater panel and you'll be pimpin the uber-dash!
looks real nice.
You're right, I've done it all parts swapping wise. Tripminder, 140mph speedo, TC switch panels...but if I wanted a Taurus head unit I would be driving a Taurus. Lever'd climate controls all the way, baby. :)
The headunit is a Kenwood KDC-MP8013. Its about 5 years old, hence why it actually looks nice and not the wet dream of a Civic owner. One part of the head unit was silver, which I removed, painted black and reinstalled. It came with a flush mount kit and now it makes sense both style and performance wise with the EQ working.
If anything ever happens to this unit, I'll spend whatever it takes to get it fixed. It matches so well its pretty much irreplacable to me.
Got the same unit in my Mark VIII...with a matching Kenwood EQ. Most people think my cars have factory stereos just when they look at 'em. And I love it that way.
(http://blizzard.he.net/~foxbody/pics/ourcars/95lincmarkviiiLSCgreysmstereoface3.jpg)
wow, that's tight as hell...I really like that dash in the Mark.
What Is That Clock Out Off?? Ive Never Seen That Many Buttons
That's the Tripminder computer. Gives you all sorts of calculations such as average fuel economy, instant economy, miles-to-empty, etc. It was a very pimp option in it's day and is still sought after by many of us. Just do a search on this board on the term tripminder and you'll find out more than you care to know.
And its built into the cluster if you have a full digital cluster. I love that thing.
Show a little love for E-man's website! :)
http://www.coolcats.net/tech/advanced/tripminder.html
Yup, it could very well be the only non-Fox car I ever own. :)
cooch:
(http://www.mustangevolution.com/gallery/data/519/heater_panel_complete_1.jpg)
You know you want to do it.
No I don't. Where will my rear defogger switch go? Only levers in my 80s wedgemobile, baby.
You are what you eat, ya know. :flame:
Nothing better for chapped lips....
. Took that straight from me!
As for the defroster switch, i have mine where the power antenna would be, im guessing yours has a power antenna, so something else would have to work. Ashtray for instance.
Yeah, but which ones?!?!?!
At least I didn't go all the way and call you a dick. See, that's how nice a guy I really am. :)
I donno why but I just don't have the urge to relocate my defroster switch. No I don't have a power antenna and I could use one of the TC switches I bolted up to my car...but I like the stock location and the little window icon on it.
hey man, i've never seen the clock unit you have! was that an option in your car? I want one!
Hey dude. Scroll up!!!
*SIGH* :disappoin
ROFL! Reading is fundamental, for sure.
Its a lost art these days
we were discussing reading, not writing.
I had my radio setup like that before, I thought maybe it would sound better wired directly, but really the stock system has just as much power it seems as a head unit amp. It may be a little clearer using the HU amp but not much. Now I just have a big gaping hole where the EQ was, but hopefully I'll get my gauges in there soon enough.
Oh well! Anything to shed some weight off the car these days! Now to toss out the door speakers, I already dumped the whole rear panel assembly behind the rear seat, PRC and amp gone and the sheetmetal they mounted to. The ABS is still hooked up but is just laying there. I'm gangsta like that.
They both look great! The picture of the setup in the Mark looks like it should have been in the brochures.
Thank you. They sound good, look stock, and give me a lot of pride for some reason. :)
Ya know, I'm starting to think maybe Eric wasn't nuts for using my photos for coolcats. Hmm...