so finally,
got some time off today to myself to macchar maar, so i went ahead for accessories to konark. the ever helpful guy there made himself fully available for my car, so 3 hours of work. i left the car with him and went to the forum mall, to try booking tickets for sivaji the boss, but it was houseful. so just had a burger in mac-d and was back to attend to my car.
so what specially did i install? well, nothing much the same usual nonsense. central locking, stereo (old pioneer stereo, jbl oval pair) + new jbl circular door speakers with full wiring, wooden parcel shelf, new philips 90W headlamps, dolphin black seat covers, chrome tipped exhaust pipe cover, door stop beadings (small black ones - look cool!), steering leather wrap, and llumar sun film medium dark.
here are some snaps:
seat covers, sorry the lighting conditions were horrible, it was rainy and i used my mobile which was pathetic (motoming) - Rs.5,500, soft art leather
JBL ovals now rest on parcel shelf cum speaker stand, Rs.0
Best part is that this whole set of two speakers can be detached or attached as necessary if luggage space is required or not when on long journeys (a pair of audio input jacks are present on end of the shelf/plank)
cost of the wooden (MDF) plank Rs.900 (damn expensive!
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Central main unit, sorry panel is removed! apparently the space below is for CDs which i never knew! and above you can see the ganesha idol (highly slim ganesha given "free" by bimal, how generous!!) - Rs.0
Leather wrapped steering, boy oh boy! the steering grip feels wonderful, for same cost you get either a single tone or dual tone colour, i went for the latter - Rs. 350/-
Chrome exhaust pipe - Rs. 450/-
Door stop beadings - very cute and expensive again too, Rs.275/-
Lumar sunfilm - Rs.1800, Wooden rings for speakers Rs.200, Sockets for electrical connections Rs. 450, Central lock (sounds more like a pup whining) from autocop - Rs.3200, Philips Bulbs - Rs.900 (sheesh i guess i can get it at an employee discount from my own company)
Fixing charges Rs.200.
One strange thing with the central lock is that when you put in the key and start the engine, the locks dont engage, this he says is an issue only with swift diesel not petrol. other than this, if i use remote commander, everything works fine. sheesh i guess i have to manually remind myself to lock up all doors each time. i hate this aspect.
as for the ICE, after adding two more speakers and changing alignment of rear speakers (in maruti they were facing each other deep down in the boot, here its on parcel shelf), i must say the sound quality is MIND BOGGLING-ly clear. amazing clarity from JBL even without an amp. i am more than satisfied. at volume 10 the effect is mesmerising for you, at volume 20, even the public outside will enjoy your stereo. worth a combination of pioneer and jbl !! way to go.
now all thats left is perhaps a mundane office life, but with the daily thrill of driving and listening to enriching music and occassional central lock whines!
more soon.