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Jul 25, 2012 | 08:09 PM

BadBirdie

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My recent subtle interior mods

Let me know what you think.

-HUmount
-Chrome vent rings
-Shortened stock shifter 3/4"
-Bird decal on gauges

next project will be wrapping my cracked-to-**** dashpad.

Jul 25, 2012 | 09:29 PM

silverWS.6

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Looks great! Where did you get the mount for the head unit mount from?

Jul 25, 2012 | 09:44 PM

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Did you end up taking out the vents to put on the chrome rings? Those look like Boyd's rings. I have a set but haven't put them in yet

Jul 25, 2012 | 10:07 PM

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Cool. Where'd you get the vent rings from? Been wanting some.

Jul 25, 2012 | 11:14 PM

Camaroking1996

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I really like the BadBirdie in the headunit!! What model Pioneer is that?

Jul 25, 2012 | 11:35 PM

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Nice touches badbirdie!

Jul 26, 2012 | 12:31 AM

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they look good. Nothing ricey at all.

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Jul 26, 2012 | 08:13 AM

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how'd you shortend the shifter? just cut off some excess?

Jul 26, 2012 | 08:31 AM

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Love everything but the vent rings. Kinda stand out too much for me and I find chrome to look too "fake"

Jul 26, 2012 | 08:37 AM

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I have that HU. What is the "BadBirdie" text?

Jul 26, 2012 | 09:23 AM

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How did you get your HU to say that?

Jul 26, 2012 | 09:59 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by silverWS.6

Looks great! Where did you get the mount for the head unit mount from?

google humount and you will find the company.

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Originally Posted by jhpeyto

Did you end up taking out the vents to put on the chrome rings? Those look like Boyd's rings. I have a set but haven't put them in yet

Yes they are Boyds rings, thanks again for giving me his info. I took the 3 middle vents out but left the outer two in. I found that after i had completed the install, i could have just left all the vents in and saved myself a huge hassle. The most tricky part is removing the bezels without cracking them or harming your dash and if that step can be avoided, i say go for it. All that needs to be removed are the rings themselves and thats simple. When reinstalling the rings, put the bottom in first, then line up the slider with the notch for the fins, then use a very small flathead to ease the top part into place, you will feel it click into place. PM me if you have questions during your install.

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Originally Posted by Camaroking1996

I really like the BadBirdie in the headunit!! What model Pioneer is that?

Pioneer deh 3200ub

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Originally Posted by Zlow28

they look good. Nothing ricey at all.

Thanks i was a little hesitant to get the rings because i didnt want it to look cheap and ricey but after seeing alot of pics on here i decided to try it. You never really can tell how something will look until you see it in person, im glad i got them.

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Originally Posted by Jassick

how'd you shortend the shifter? just cut off some excess?

Yea i used a dremel with a cut off disk. Just took off the **** and made all the same cuts as it already had just 3/4" longer, then cut off the top. 3/4" is the most i could go with the stock **** and still be able to get it into park without the **** hitting the plastic in front.

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How did you get your HU to say that?

On the little flash drive thats in there you name your folders that hold music and i just named one badbirdie. You have options of what the head unit displays such as folder name, track title, artist name, etc...

Thanks for all the compliments guys

Jul 26, 2012 | 11:07 AM

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looks great

Jul 26, 2012 | 06:30 PM

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Dig it man, nice and clean set up! The vents look good man.

Jul 26, 2012 | 09:04 PM

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I want that HuMount sooo bad! Nice interior.

Aug 2, 2012 | 04:00 PM

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Can you post pics of how you actually cut the shifter? I just bought the adapter and a shifter ****, and I want to shorten it. Do you have to cut both the center plastic piece and the metal? And how much did you cut each?

Aug 2, 2012 | 09:38 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by crimson_bird

Can you post pics of how you actually cut the shifter?

There are a few threads on this. Here are some I found searching for "cut shifter" & "shorten shifter":
https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearanc...-write-up.html
https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearanc...c-shifter.html
https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearanc...installed.html
https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearanc...-opinions.html

Aug 3, 2012 | 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by crimson_bird

I cut the metal and the plastic 3/4" from where it was originally. You can go up to a full inch since you are not using the stock ****.

You wont have to worry about this, but i also cut 3/4" lower than where the slots were for the staple to hold the stock ****

Aug 3, 2012 | 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by VIP1

lol. after posting that comment i went and searched more and found the info pics needed. but thanks!

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thanks

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