~Stereo's '97 Corolla *-W00T-*~

The forum to show off your ride - cars, motorbikes, trucks or other vehicles. Read the rules before posting your ride.
Post Reply
User avatar
Stereo
Unbeatable
Unbeatable
Posts: 3942
Joined: 18 Aug 2003, 19:33
Location: Outside your window

~Stereo's '97 Corolla *-W00T-*~

Post by Stereo »

Yeah, the title's flashy.

Anyways, I got my license today, so I took the corolla for a ride. Sadly, I haven't been registered into my parents' insurance so I was limited to a small distance to travel from home, lol. The flooding also blocked a few roads I wanted to snap photos on, but whatever. I had a ton of fun just riding around. :D
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Here are three pics.

Image Image Image

I wanna polish it this summer (the old polish is starting to come off lol), get new speakers (Front ones are stock, rear ones are $5 pieces of crap, free with the receiver) Yeah, I like my music to sound good and the lows aren't very audible, the highs are a little muffled, and the mids are almost absent. D:
Was lookin at these for rear: Eclipse 6-1/2" 3-way speakers
and these for front door: Kicker 4" 2-way speakers
Image
User avatar
boganbusman
Unbeatable
Unbeatable
Posts: 5142
Joined: 03 Sep 2004, 12:09
Location: Mute City
Contact:

Re: ~Stereo's '97 Corolla *-W00T-*~

Post by boganbusman »

Niec! That's a similar model to my old 'rolla.

btw that doesn't look like the polish is coming off . . . I think it's the clearcoat. It will need to be repainted if you want to want to restore it.
User avatar
Stereo
Unbeatable
Unbeatable
Posts: 3942
Joined: 18 Aug 2003, 19:33
Location: Outside your window

Re: ~Stereo's '97 Corolla *-W00T-*~

Post by Stereo »

Really? I have a feeling that costs a lot.... :(
Image
User avatar
boganbusman
Unbeatable
Unbeatable
Posts: 5142
Joined: 03 Sep 2004, 12:09
Location: Mute City
Contact:

Re: ~Stereo's '97 Corolla *-W00T-*~

Post by boganbusman »

Depends. See if you can find some guy who will paint it in his shed for $200.

Personally though, I would just leave it. There's not much point in dropping cash on old cheap cars (besides maintenance).
User avatar
Stereo
Unbeatable
Unbeatable
Posts: 3942
Joined: 18 Aug 2003, 19:33
Location: Outside your window

Re: ~Stereo's '97 Corolla *-W00T-*~

Post by Stereo »

Meh, what about $100 for speakers? Front and back. :D

Could always take them out if I get a different car.

Honestly, the current stock ones sound like crap. :p
Image
User avatar
boganbusman
Unbeatable
Unbeatable
Posts: 5142
Joined: 03 Sep 2004, 12:09
Location: Mute City
Contact:

Re: ~Stereo's '97 Corolla *-W00T-*~

Post by boganbusman »

Yeah speakers and stuff is fine because you can always remove them and transfer to the next car.

IMO it's hard to get car audio to sound "good", but you can try!
User avatar
Stereo
Unbeatable
Unbeatable
Posts: 3942
Joined: 18 Aug 2003, 19:33
Location: Outside your window

Re: ~Stereo's '97 Corolla *-W00T-*~

Post by Stereo »

The audio in our Camry sounds amazing compared to the corolla. I'd be delighted to have the same or even better audio.
Image
User avatar
steelsnake00
Professional
Professional
Posts: 2136
Joined: 28 Aug 2005, 17:54
Location: Cirencester, UK

Re: ~Stereo's '97 Corolla *-W00T-*~

Post by steelsnake00 »

Stereo wrote:The audio in our Camry sounds amazing compared to the corolla. I'd be delighted to have the same or even better audio.
Old cars full of audio equipment just sound like children's rattles.
'01 Triumph TT600- Race spec everything
'94 Audi S2 Quattro- Road legal track project
User avatar
Stereo
Unbeatable
Unbeatable
Posts: 3942
Joined: 18 Aug 2003, 19:33
Location: Outside your window

Re: ~Stereo's '97 Corolla *-W00T-*~

Post by Stereo »

Why's that?

And also, I need help with the whole audio setup. Would my receiver with this many watts:
# RMS power x channels (watts)-13 x 4
# Peak power x channels (watts)-40 x 4

be able to handle these:
(Eclipse SE6500 x2)
RMS Power Range (Watts) 5-40
Peak Power Handling (Watts) 120

(Kicker 07DS400 x2)
RMS Power Range (Watts) 6-25
Peak Power Handling (Watts) 50

The kickers would go in the front and the Eclipse in the back. Would the reciever be able to handle them? I honestly don't know much about this and I've tried to look for explanations but most are confusing. lol
Image
User avatar
steelsnake00
Professional
Professional
Posts: 2136
Joined: 28 Aug 2005, 17:54
Location: Cirencester, UK

Re: ~Stereo's '97 Corolla *-W00T-*~

Post by steelsnake00 »

Stereo wrote:Why's that?
Loose tolerances mainly. All those bolts, nuts, washers, heat shields, glass segments, loose dash trim and anything else that can rattle will do so. Also pulling apart doors and parcel shelves to fit audio equipment often makes things worse.

Basically, you'll have a sound system that would sound alright in a house, but in a car will cause everything that's loose or poorly fitted (just about everything in an old car) to buzz away. Plus the mixed acoustic qualities of seats/plastic/glass/metal means you can never, EVER get it to sound properly good.
'01 Triumph TT600- Race spec everything
'94 Audi S2 Quattro- Road legal track project
User avatar
Koenigsegg_Rox
Professional
Professional
Posts: 2250
Joined: 19 Nov 2006, 02:00
Location: Mount Gambier, Australia
Contact:

Re: ~Stereo's '97 Corolla *-W00T-*~

Post by Koenigsegg_Rox »

The only thing that "rattled" in a sense when I installed the stereo in my Skyline wasn't a rattle at all. It was interference coming from the amp the rear speakers were wired into that was causing engine noise to go through the stereo. That said, what I have is a pretty solid setup and the speakers only cost me AU$120 all up. Rockford Fosgates.
Image
User avatar
Stereo
Unbeatable
Unbeatable
Posts: 3942
Joined: 18 Aug 2003, 19:33
Location: Outside your window

Re: ~Stereo's '97 Corolla *-W00T-*~

Post by Stereo »

Well, I got the 4" Kickers installed a while ago, and now I've replaced my crappy stereo with a shiny new Sony CDX-GT340. I love it, the sound is much better, the EQ customization is more gradual than my old stereo, and it's got an AUX input, yay. :D

Pics soon.
Image
User avatar
Stereo
Unbeatable
Unbeatable
Posts: 3942
Joined: 18 Aug 2003, 19:33
Location: Outside your window

Re: ~Stereo's '97 Corolla *-W00T-*~

Post by Stereo »

Double-post, but I've ordered some Alpine Type-R 6.5" speakers for the rear. Been in Russia for a month and my relatives have given me a total of $616 in cash. Went crazy and decided to order some bright white LEDs to replace my interior illumination. My transmission light burned out a long time ago anyways. :mrgreen:

I'd love to repaint it at a shop but that costs a huge amount of money. Those rust spots on the front of the hood kill me though. :cry:
Image
Post Reply

Return to “Your Rides”