ready for my plans?!

[Afireinside]

ok,

im new to these forums, and id just like to see what everyone thinks of my plans? ok for starters heres the car, 2000 grand am 2 dr se red... black inter. by next summer i want to have this car sick, im going to work on the interior all this winter so i need some tips, laugh at me if u want, or be a nice person and give me some cheap tips to make it look sick, without further adue these are the mods i want


first off...

Seats
http://store.yahoo.com/dpstore/noname26.html
2x of those obviously,

its an AT bye the way heres the shifter knob i want
http://www.andysautosport.com/pontiac/99_03grandamshiftknobs.html number 604018 ( i dont know how the chrome will look with the interior being red\black and all... im thinkin of just having it almost as a center piece...

steering wheel im undecided, but heres a few things i think look nice
http://www.andysautosport.com/pontiac/99_03grandamsteeringwheels.html is the red one,
605778

the black one 605440 (once again with the chrome not to sure)

now as far as the pedals go... not to many ive found i like to much yet (any site suggestions?)
http://www.andysautosport.com/pontiac/99_03grandampedals.html the import black / red ones # 1058013 ......... not sure...

ok the shift boot the 2 tone leather one, red\black
http://www.andysautosport.com/pontiac/99_03grandamshiftboots.html

thats all i got for the interior i dont know what i want to do as far as the gauges, i want to get some extra ones, the double ones on the driver side door, but i dont know how to install them and what not?

heres another quick question is it easy to install digital speedometers? i can literally make one, i just dont know how to install it...

next up is im going to melt the vinyl off the nobs, paint all the door handles (all 2 of em) red along with the vents, basically im saving up 1500$ for the interior of my car (this will include the electronics that ill post somewhere else at a later date... ) well what do you think?! give me some help!!!


-Omni

[tido_29]

Originally posted by Afireinside

ok,

Seats
2x of those obviously,

its an AT bye the way heres the shifter knob i want


steering wheel im undecided, but heres a few things i think look

now as far as the pedals go... not to many ive found i like to

ok the shift boot the 2 tone leather one, red\black



heres another quick question is it easy to install digital speedometers? i can literally make one, i just dont know how to install it...



-Omni

I am not sure about the seats. they are 165 but then you need the mounting brackets and the seatbelt harnesses. Here in houston, if you dont have a certain kind, you will get a ticket.

the stearing wheel, i would let a professional do that only cuz of the air bag. If that bag goes off, you are in for a serious injury. Also, i am not sure on the laws about removing and air bag from a car that came originally equiped w/ them.

I havent seen anyone w/ a different shifter knob but i think its cool. I dont know about the buttom that you have to press. Those knobs on Andys page are more like universal but I think you have to modify our stock shifter to work w/ it. since the button is on the side.

The shifter boot is cool too but i dont know how hard it is to replace.

and as far as digital gauges... cool idea but it sounds like a lot of work to do a custom set up. I remeber AED coming out w/ some in the future ( i think) but havent heard from it recently

[VanishingImage]

the seats should be fine as long as they aren't much wider then stock because you could press the door into them and cause some fading or some damage to the fabric from multiple closes.The brackets would have to be custom made to fit the seats if they don't fit the existing one.The shift knob as long as it has a button, side or underneath shouldn't matter,atleast i think it wouldn't cuz i'll be getting a new one as well soon.

[Afireinside]

thanks for the comments, ya i think ill let someone else install the wheel, but im not really worried about the laws as far as that goes, how do i know if the seats will fit and how will i get custom brackets to fit them? im just a young kid with alota ideas, and a pretty decent job, also i have already a few years exp, with electronics actual foundation of circuits and things i could easily build the digital gauge but i just dont know where to start to install it,

[VanishingImage]

you'll prolly have to take out the passenger seat and look at the bracket and when you get the new seats(the most likely will fit) see what will need to be done or take your car to a dealership and see what they can do or ask them to point you in the direction of a place that can,ive never delt with new seats so i dunno where to tell ya exactly.

[Aaron]

Originally posted by tido_29

I am not sure about the seats. they are 165 but then you need the mounting brackets and the seatbelt harnesses. Here in houston, if you dont have a certain kind, you will get a ticket

The ticket is bad, but I'd be concerned about getting injured/killed in a car crash if you screw up installing something. If you decide to not get it installed professionally, you better check and re check your install 10 times unless you plan on becoming a permanent part of your windshield if you get in an accident in the future. Personally, I'd keep safety components stock just because they're the way they are for a reason, it works with the rest of the car. But do what you want, and make sure you're confident you know what you're doing.