96 Cavalier Z24

[Ken96z]

Lets just say my Cavalier Z24 has been detailed from head to toe more then once a week to keep its 10 year old paint shining !! Thanks to Meguiars for helping me maintain my show car.

[rusty bumper]

That paint looks as good as new!

I bet that Alpine system set you back a little bit.

I don't have much in the way of mobile sound, but my home theater rocks.

[Mike Phillips]

Great work!

(Try to keep pictures at a maximum of 700 pixels wide or your force people to horizontal scroll which mean they can never see the entire pictures at one time)

[dnoraker]

nice job keeping your original paint looking new. Most people's cars are junk by that time, and I bet yours gets mistaken for a year old by those who don't know, coming from experience with my '97 S-10.

I'm also willing to bet you get plenty of exercise walking from the back of parking lots in what I call "ding-free" zones.....my wife isn't quite as excited about these zones, but she's getting used to it!

I like the sleek, simple look of the car, and good eye with picking those rims; they work well.

What do you use? Your paint reflects like an '04 black impala I detail for a neighbor!

Good work, bud

[Ken96z]

Thanks guys

Well their really is a long story behind the car but Ill make it short.

This is my first car I got it when I was 15 and now im 19. Ever since I went to my first car show basically when the car was stock I knew I had to make this thing really special. The whole goal of the car was to make it stand out without really standing out...

And yes their has been many long walks but now this is strictly a show car not driven daily anymore due to ignorant people that cant stand people with nice cars that tamper with them while in a parking lot so its just safer to keep the dent free car in the garage

Their has been alot of time and effort getting it to the level that its at right now.
I use
Gold glass shampoo
Scratch X
The step process
Followed up by Gold Class Wax
Also I just picked up the High endurence tire gel stuff.. Its amazing!! I will never use a spray again. The gel goes on soo much nicer and stays longer

Thanks again for the comments. Fell free to ask anymore questions

Ken

[Alex_Perry]

I'm really impressed with the fiberglass inclosure for the lcd screen. Did you do that, or was that a stereo install shop who did that?

Also, I like how you left the stock deck in (I can see the remote, so I know there's something better actually powering the system). I assume you did this so it looks like there's nothing to steal. Is there a deck mounted remotely, or does the lcd have some sort of sound processing unit built in?

[Ken96z]

Originally posted by Alex_Perry
I'm really impressed with the fiberglass inclosure for the lcd screen. Did you do that, or was that a stereo install shop who did that?

Also, I like how you left the stock deck in (I can see the remote, so I know there's something better actually powering the system). I assume you did this so it looks like there's nothing to steal. Is there a deck mounted remotely, or does the lcd have some sort of sound processing unit built in?

Thanks

I had orgionally started to build the encloser for the dash myself but I was running out of time and needed it done for a show so I took it to a local audio shop in town that also did the fiberglass trunk encloser as welll..

The whole look for the dash was to look stock basically. Even the texure where the fiberglassing was stock texutre coated.

But this is what is powering everything

As you can also see I relocated the climate controll to the glove box because they were located where the lcd is currently ..

Thanks again

Ken

[Astil]

It's a very good job and nice car!!!!!!!!!

[atclew]

Originally posted by Ken96z
Feel free to ask anymore questions

Ken

Ken,

Where did you get the interior work done at? Or did you do that yourself? I'm desperately wanting to get rid of the Bose (Buy Other Sound Equipment) stereo from my car.

[imacarnut]

Originally posted by Rusty Bumper
That paint looks as good as new!

not to mention it's a black car!

[Ken96z]

Originally posted by atclew
Ken,

Where did you get the interior work done at? Or did you do that yourself? I'm desperately wanting to get rid of the Bose (Buy Other Sound Equipment) stereo from my car.

Hey

The work was done at a place called Sound Image in Belvidere, IL. Great guys and the work is flawless I highly recommend. If you need anymore info about them just let me know

Thanks