Potato's AP2
03-02-2017, 05:20 PM
#12
Nice upgrade with the coilovers and hopefully AST can rebuild them for you no problem. I used to have the N+ spec coilovers on my car as well. They're not bad for a budget friendly option, but far from great in terms of driving response. Which J's roll center adjusters did you go with?
03-02-2017, 05:24 PM
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03-07-2017, 10:36 AM
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Nice upgrade with the coilovers and hopefully AST can rebuild them for you no problem. I used to have the N+ spec coilovers on my car as well. They're not bad for a budget friendly option, but far from great in terms of driving response. Which J's roll center adjusters did you go with?
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03-07-2017, 05:37 PM
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02/23/17
While I have no real dislike for Alpine decks, I wasn't really a fan of the Alpine that came in the AP2 when I picked it up, it had weird nuisances that I never really liked, and to top it off the backlight was blue and I could see no way of changing it so that it wasn't blue. After debating with myself over whether I was motivated enough to swap headunits, I decided to swap out the deck for the one in my M3, I preferred it because I've always used Pioneer decks, and it also was quite a bit lighter being an "Digital Media Receiver" without a CD player. Naturally, it seems that every car you happen to buy contains a rats nest of wires throughout the car, and this car was no different. While I wasn't against using the compact power pack, there was quite a bit of wires added to place it behind the passenger seat, and I ended up just pulling it all out. All in all, a much longer process to swap headunits than I had originally anticipated, but it ended up being worthwhile as I am much happier with my Pioneer Media Receiver and its amber backlight.
With the headunit all sorted, the interior started coming together nicely for my purposes. I also have a few pieces on order, like a Works Bell Hub/QR combo along with a new Mugen seat for the car. With how the Zieg 2 currently fits, I wasn't quite happy with it, and the squeaks and rubs were starting to get kind of annoying to hear on a daily basis. I also ended up picking up a set of AP2V1's from a local to run while I looked around for wheels. I had originally intended to just buy wheels, but I have never had AP2V1's on my previous S2000's, so thought that this was a good opportunity to get a set while I wait for Evasive to get the wheels I wanted in stock.
While I have no real dislike for Alpine decks, I wasn't really a fan of the Alpine that came in the AP2 when I picked it up, it had weird nuisances that I never really liked, and to top it off the backlight was blue and I could see no way of changing it so that it wasn't blue. After debating with myself over whether I was motivated enough to swap headunits, I decided to swap out the deck for the one in my M3, I preferred it because I've always used Pioneer decks, and it also was quite a bit lighter being an "Digital Media Receiver" without a CD player. Naturally, it seems that every car you happen to buy contains a rats nest of wires throughout the car, and this car was no different. While I wasn't against using the compact power pack, there was quite a bit of wires added to place it behind the passenger seat, and I ended up just pulling it all out. All in all, a much longer process to swap headunits than I had originally anticipated, but it ended up being worthwhile as I am much happier with my Pioneer Media Receiver and its amber backlight.
With the headunit all sorted, the interior started coming together nicely for my purposes. I also have a few pieces on order, like a Works Bell Hub/QR combo along with a new Mugen seat for the car. With how the Zieg 2 currently fits, I wasn't quite happy with it, and the squeaks and rubs were starting to get kind of annoying to hear on a daily basis. I also ended up picking up a set of AP2V1's from a local to run while I looked around for wheels. I had originally intended to just buy wheels, but I have never had AP2V1's on my previous S2000's, so thought that this was a good opportunity to get a set while I wait for Evasive to get the wheels I wanted in stock.
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