CanadAm's Ride

[CanadAM]

Hey guys this is my first car and im 16 :):)

here it is.

its a 2001 and i bought it with 94000 on it.

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/6183/imgp19519yz.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


heres my first mod.

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/2024/imgp19488qk.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

comming up mod.

http://img417.imageshack.us/img417/1890/imgp19493et.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

thanks guys.

[Big Joe]

looks pretty good. nice foundation to start modding off :thumbup:

[CanadAM]

thanks joe. it was a dissapointment to learn that i needed a 150 dollar wire harness so i just bought spekaers.ill do all that when i get a job.

[InsaneSkippy]

Like Joe said, good start for modding, you'll find a lot of help on this site for mods.

[99blackSE]

Nice ride man! It looks like a 2 door? Options/price?
I also have a 2 dr black SE with the V6. If your up for cruising in the summer, there is some guys that meet at Advance Electronics.

[born4drivn]

its a 4 door you can tell by the pic with the back speakers, you can see the back driverside door there.

[01_ga]

congratulations on the purchase of your grand am. You'll find alot of info here for your car just search the forums. Nice to see your from winnepeg. I'm from Bismarck, ND. How cold is it up there, ooooo its only -10 here. BBBRRRRRRRRR, I got my grand am parked for the winter though. Check it out at http://www.gaownersclub.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=43417

Did you buy a new head unit or are u just using stock. I had my sub hooked up to my stock unit for a couple years, worked great!

[XoticGA]

:bigok:

[CanadAM]

yesterday it was -50 today its only -35

[born4drivn]

hey 01 Ga, what brand are your rim's, they look awefully close to mine. Mine are advanti

[born4drivn]

damn, today here in NB it's gotta be in the plus mark. It rained today....

[CanadAM]

Did you buy a new head unit or are u just using stock. I had my sub hooked up to my stock unit for a couple years, worked great!


i didnt know you could do that, please point me in the direction how id do that. does your car thump

[01_ga]

hey 01 Ga, what brand are your rim's, they look awefully close to mine. Mine are advanti

The brand is excel.



i didnt know you could do that, please point me in the direction how id do that. does your car thump

Ya it sounded great with the stock HU, but sounds better with my new HU. Too hook up the sub I bought a device that has 2 wires that i connected to the terminals on each 6x9. Then the wires go into a little box and converts it to rca cables. The rca cables plug into the amp. I used a switch to control the power to the amp. Worked great!! I'm not sure of what the name of the device is, I bought it at radio shack, let me look around and see if I can find one.

[01_ga]

hey born4drivn, any pics of those rims on your car? Are yours also 17'?

[Chain]

-50 ? holy crap thats 80 degree under freezing....

[ga5speed02]

congrats on you first car. best of luck to you. hope to see you on here a lot :) any mod questions you have there are tons of qualified people here to answer :)

[born4drivn]

yup, heres a pic of the car with the rims on
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e364/born4drivn/grandam031.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e364/born4drivn/grandam012.jpg

[born4drivn]

canadam, are gonna get some rims for your ride any time???

[skateswitch97]

im confused, what do you need a 150 dollar wire horness for? you only need like a 30 dollar kit to wire an amp and like a 6 dollar connector thing for a new head unit, what am i missing?

[mrjoecanadian]

It's a newer GA, my friend also had to spend 150 on the harnus, and he had to relocate his stock deck to the trunk.

He also ran his subs off the stock head unit for 6 months I bet he might have the conectors needed to do it.

Oh and welcome fellow (winterpeger)

[CanadAM]

"Ya it sounded great with the stock HU, but sounds better with my new HU. Too hook up the sub I bought a device that has 2 wires that i connected to the terminals on each 6x9. Then the wires go into a little box and converts it to rca cables. The rca cables plug into the amp. I used a switch to control the power to the amp. Worked great!! I'm not sure of what the name of the device is, I bought it at radio shack, let me look around and see if I can find one."

did you have to run a wire to the HU or what? or just from the 6x9's then the amp and sub?

[mrjoecanadian]

just from the speaker wire you pick what speaker wire. I'd recomend use a speaker wire directly behind the stock HU expecially if you plan on adding a after market hu in the future.

[CanadAM]

did you find out about that part?

[CanadAM]

mrjoecanadian,

i took the speaker wire out of my speakers and put hooked the bronze speaker wire to it and my sub worked.without an amp or anything. so if i hook up speaker wire to the hu and back the to trunk itl work? where do i hook the speaker wire into the back of the hu?

[CanadAM]

Originally posted by mrjoecanadian
It's a newer GA, my friend also had to spend 150 on the harnus, and he had to relocate his stock deck to the trunk.

He also ran his subs off the stock head unit for 6 months I bet he might have the conectors needed to do it.

Oh and welcome fellow (winterpeger)


can i buy the cable off you?

[mrjoecanadian]

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[CanadAM]

haha i bitched at gm and their fixing my multi functionign switch for free

[RedFireUFO]

nice 01! I had an 01, my first true love for a car lol

[CanadAM]

haha thx. heres an update .

deck insatlled
http://img481.imageshack.us/img481/4103/imgp19598lx.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

subdone.
http://img446.imageshack.us/img446/9836/imgp19654ia.jpg


let me know what chall think

[CanadAM]

the wires are sloppy because im not sure how to pop the plastic up on the floor to run it underthe carpet.