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derrick589 · 08-28-2004, 07:10 AM

i owne a 1995 dodge avenger es. i have put on an adjustable coilover setup and have gotten rims and a nice paint job. im going into the interior and im getting kinda stumped. i have finished the dash and door panels(well for now). but im going into the back and i get lost. i really cant have people in the back because it bottoms out when i hit a bump cause i have lowered it 2.5inches. so i was figuring taking out the seat and doing something in there. i can do fiberglass work very well. infact i have a sub enclosure made of it in the back. but i cant think of what to do with it. anyone got any suggestions? if ya wanna see my car you can go here:

http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/636149

im really pretty much up for anything so just let them fly.

Willravel · 08-28-2004, 02:26 PM

Great job on the car. Obvoiusly, you want to take out the seats. They are usless in the application of your car. What I did in this situation was to strip out everything behind the front seats. Seats, carpet, padding were all taken out and discarded (seats might get you something at a swap meet). I then sanded off the floor and continued the paint job from the exterrior. I had a racing stripe off center that went rom hood to trunk. So I decided to paint the interrior as the exterrior. My car was only a primer type of cover under the carpet and padding. I hired someone to paint the inside wo match the outside, becuase I can't paint for crap. After everythign was said and done, it looked decent. I then installed my audio equiptment. *REMEMBER* there may come a time when you need to transport someone in the back, tires rubbing or not (example: my wife in labor who had to by lying down). I suggest keeping some kind of restraint like seatbelts back there in case of an unforseen emergency. Or keep the seats.
Good luck.

Confederate · 08-28-2004, 04:45 PM

If it were me, and money was not a factor, I would completely customize the back end. combine the rear window and trunk lid into one piece that lifts up. Attach a TV on a swivel to the window, so it is facing out the back when it is opened. Then add a set of full range speakers facing outwards, and attach your favorite gaming console for a moving entertainment center. Granted this will not likely happen, this is show car material, but I think the effect would be cool.

impulse03 · 08-29-2004, 10:06 PM

-definitely go for racing seats.
-if it is a daily driver, leave the back seats in, but have them recovered to match your front racing seats. if not, remove the back seats.
-fiberglass sub box going from trunk to backseat would like beastly.

btw, on your cardomain page, you list all Peak power ratings for your speakers. i would recommend changing them to RMS. most people look at RMS when checking out speakers, the peak rating doesnt mean all that much cus it only hits that for a short amt of time ever few seconds.

08-28-2004, 07:10 AM	#1 (permalink)
derrick589 Upright	gimme some ideas i owne a 1995 dodge avenger es. i have put on an adjustable coilover setup and have gotten rims and a nice paint job. im going into the interior and im getting kinda stumped. i have finished the dash and door panels(well for now). but im going into the back and i get lost. i really cant have people in the back because it bottoms out when i hit a bump cause i have lowered it 2.5inches. so i was figuring taking out the seat and doing something in there. i can do fiberglass work very well. infact i have a sub enclosure made of it in the back. but i cant think of what to do with it. anyone got any suggestions? if ya wanna see my car you can go here: http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/636149 im really pretty much up for anything so just let them fly.

08-28-2004, 02:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
Willravel ... a sort of licensed troubleshooter.	Great job on the car. Obvoiusly, you want to take out the seats. They are usless in the application of your car. What I did in this situation was to strip out everything behind the front seats. Seats, carpet, padding were all taken out and discarded (seats might get you something at a swap meet). I then sanded off the floor and continued the paint job from the exterrior. I had a racing stripe off center that went rom hood to trunk. So I decided to paint the interrior as the exterrior. My car was only a primer type of cover under the carpet and padding. I hired someone to paint the inside wo match the outside, becuase I can't paint for crap. After everythign was said and done, it looked decent. I then installed my audio equiptment. REMEMBER there may come a time when you need to transport someone in the back, tires rubbing or not (example: my wife in labor who had to by lying down). I suggest keeping some kind of restraint like seatbelts back there in case of an unforseen emergency. Or keep the seats. Good luck.

08-28-2004, 04:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
Confederate Death Leprechaun Location: College Station, TX	If it were me, and money was not a factor, I would completely customize the back end. combine the rear window and trunk lid into one piece that lifts up. Attach a TV on a swivel to the window, so it is facing out the back when it is opened. Then add a set of full range speakers facing outwards, and attach your favorite gaming console for a moving entertainment center. Granted this will not likely happen, this is show car material, but I think the effect would be cool.

08-29-2004, 10:06 PM	#4 (permalink)
impulse03 Crazy	-definitely go for racing seats. -if it is a daily driver, leave the back seats in, but have them recovered to match your front racing seats. if not, remove the back seats. -fiberglass sub box going from trunk to backseat would like beastly. btw, on your cardomain page, you list all Peak power ratings for your speakers. i would recommend changing them to RMS. most people look at RMS when checking out speakers, the peak rating doesnt mean all that much cus it only hits that for a short amt of time ever few seconds.