Matt's Evo VI - 380Bhp/415 lb/ft

[matt_vtr_15a]

The head-unit will also be replaced however as of yet I have barely listened to any music as I just like to hear the sound the car makes.

But I'm deciding on either a double din pioneer which are fairly cheap at around £120 imo (however non removable face concerns me, as don't want people breaking into the car for it)




OR

Second option is to go single din (as I already have a decent single din cd player) and then use the lower din for 3 x gauges which are mounted within a single din plate....




I don't have any boost gauges except what is displayed on the commander and avcr and don't want any great big fuckers sticking on the pillar..

I just think these look pretty nice and subtle and allow me to use a single din cd player...

[Martijn_M]

Option 2 ofcourse. ICE is for chavs.

[Pricklep]

Originally Posted by Martijn_M

ICE is for chavs.

lol....

[JoeHindle]

Originally Posted by matt_vtr_15a

The head-unit will also be replaced however as of yet I have barely listened to any music as I just like to hear the sound the car makes.

But I'm deciding on either a double din pioneer which are fairly cheap at around £120 imo (however non removable face concerns me, as don't want people breaking into the car for it)




OR

Second option is to go single din (as I already have a decent single din cd player) and then use the lower din for 3 x gauges which are mounted within a single din plate....




I don't have any boost gauges except what is displayed on the commander and avcr and don't want any great big fuckers sticking on the pillar..

I just think these look pretty nice and subtle and allow me to use a single din cd player...

You can buy covers for double DIN HU's mate- my dad has one for his

Originally Posted by Martijn_M

Option 2 ofcourse. ICE is for chavs.

I wouldn't class that as chavy.. Chavy is a shit flip out DVD player, a stupid subwoofer and illuminating amps..

[matt_vtr_15a]

Originally Posted by JoeHindle

You can buy covers for double DIN HU's mate- my dad has one for his



I wouldn't class that as chavy.. Chavy is a shit flip out DVD player, a stupid subwoofer and illuminating amps..

I noticed these on ebay last night actually, quite a good idea to deter theft as it looks like a manufacturer unit.

The pioneer headunit is ideal as I do listen to a lot of music on drives and can connect my spotify to it via bluetooth and then also answer calls through the headunit as well.

Having said that i'm leaning towards the gauges depending on how much wiring is needed as i don't want it to be a dash out job.

[JoeHindle]

Originally Posted by matt_vtr_15a

I noticed these on ebay last night actually, quite a good idea to deter theft as it looks like a manufacturer unit.

The pioneer headunit is ideal as I do listen to a lot of music on drives and can connect my spotify to it via bluetooth and then also answer calls through the headunit as well.

Having said that i'm leaning towards the gauges depending on how much wiring is needed as i don't want it to be a dash out job.

Yeah they are good, his is cream the same colour as his dash, it's fairly nifty.

If I had the option to fit a double din in my car, I'd have one lol. Sounds a bit strange but I like the look of them

If the gauges aren't hard to fit- get them fitted

[matt_vtr_15a]

Slight mishap today

On a slight bend with slight lock doing about 20mph and picking up speed as it was a national speed limit... hit boost and the back end just completely went.

Lack of experience on my part, but my god I'm gutted...

[JoeHindle]

Originally Posted by matt_vtr_15a

Slight mishap today

HOLY FUCKBALLS! Please tell me that's just a pic off Google!!

[Pricklep]

Holy shit

[matt_vtr_15a]

Originally Posted by JoeHindle

HOLY FUCKBALLS! Please tell me that's just a pic off Google!!

Nope that's mine mate.....

Genuinely can't believe it, mechancially it's fine minus a bent oil cooler and the suspension seems ok.

Had it up on the ramp and just confirmed the inner wing and chassis are ok, so ordering parts to get her fixed up now and booked into the body shop.

Excess on my insurance is £1250 and I think i'll be looking around £1k in total to fix her up so going to just do the work out of my pocket.

Fortunately nobody else involved.

[JoeHindle]

Originally Posted by matt_vtr_15a

Nope that's mine mate.....

Genuinely can't believe it, mechancially it's fine minus a bent oil cooler and the suspension seems ok.

Had it up on the ramp and just confirmed the inner wing and chassis are ok, so ordering parts to get her fixed up now and booked into the body shop.

Excess on my insurance is £1250 and I think i'll be looking around £1k in total to fix her up so going to just do the work out of my pocket.

Fortunately nobody else involved.

The fuck did you do?!

[matt_vtr_15a]

Originally Posted by JoeHindle

The fuck did you do?!

I edited the initial post mate

[Ali123]

Holy shit !
Gutting to say the least, atleast you didn't kill it mate
Atleast you're alright and car is almost okay ish !

[JoeHindle]

Originally Posted by matt_vtr_15a

I edited the initial post mate

Fuck man I'll be honest, I've seen worse, you've got off lightly. As Ali said- atleast you haven't totaled it!

[matt_vtr_15a]

Originally Posted by Ali123

Holy shit !
Gutting to say the least, atleast you didn't kill it mate
Atleast you're alright and car is almost okay ish !

Yeah wanted to cry mate, fortunately my old man was behind me and saw it happen himself.

Was all slow motion, the back end stepped out, just literally lit the wheels up, i corrected the skid which was a massive mistake as the front of the car straightened up and then i think the ayc straightened it up which sent the front end out then which put the front wheel up a kerb and clipped the armco...

Inexperience on my part but gutting nevertheless especially as i was following the flow of traffic, didn't even plant my foot or anything but wasn't being as cautious as i should have been

[D4MJT]

That's a nightmare, and probably some sort of record of ownership > bent lol.

That said, fair play for holding your hands up and not going with the old "diesel on the road" or something. It's all experience isn't it, thankfully it seems it's not going to be too bad. Hope you get it fixed up quick mate!

[matt_vtr_15a]

just gutting as there was literally not one mark on it, since import it's covered 5000 summer miles and been garaged.

I've owned it 4 days and trashed it, going to get her fixed up properly and treat it with the respect it deserves.

Going to buy another car now as well to run on wet winter days and just use this otherwise on nice days.

Not worth the risk or heartache as right now i couldn't feel any lower about it.

All over a piece of metal.

[Sophia_Bush]

gutted for you especially with that excess!! jesus christ!!

as you mech sound thats main thing, you on mlr? should be able to sort parts from there

[matt_vtr_15a]

Originally Posted by Sophia_Bush

gutted for you especially with that excess!! jesus christ!!

as you mech sound thats main thing, you on mlr? should be able to sort parts from there

Yep on mlr and sourced everything except the front bumper so far

[Giraffe]

Matt, try not to dwell on it, especially as you're going to bed tonight.

Dunno if it's ever happened to anyone else, but when I stacked my E30, which involved me accelerating a bit too hard to get over a roundabout (saw a car coming round it at the last second and it was pouring down, didn't want to try and brake and end up in the middle of the roundabout, so decided to accelerate a bit more, go figure) I ended up fighting to correct it then it just let go, I bounced off one kerb, spun me round and across the road straight up the opposite kerb. Thankfully nobody was involved but me and I was ok, but it hit me that night when I had time to think and was by myself that it could have been a HELL of a lot worse, think shock set in and it didn't feel good. Just be wary of it. Glad you're ok though buddy.