Sound system or wheels/tires?
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I would personally go with the rims just because I really don't listen to music in my Z. I mean I would have it on at like 7-8 volume (stock system) and I just don't notice it at all. So I guess you could say I'm just not a big Music guy, I would rather listen to my exhaust...
Depends on which stock wheels you got now... Do you have the Rays? If so,
I would start with buying a new sound system.
Otherwise go for wheels..... More people will see your Z from the outside than hear your music the inside....
I would start with buying a new sound system.
Otherwise go for wheels..... More people will see your Z from the outside than hear your music the inside....
Damn...I NEVER had this dilemmna when I was in college...For me it was:
"I've got "x" dollars....let's see..Do I walk to the movies so I can afford da movie and popcorn and soda....OR...Do I catch a bus to da movie and say ***** da popcorn and soda?"
BUT..that was in the mid-80's...all these college kids are pushin' nice rides now...LOL
"I've got "x" dollars....let's see..Do I walk to the movies so I can afford da movie and popcorn and soda....OR...Do I catch a bus to da movie and say ***** da popcorn and soda?"
BUT..that was in the mid-80's...all these college kids are pushin' nice rides now...LOL
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Did your car not come with wheels or a stereo?
Look at it this way, you already have a nice ride, and you said you are in college with a limited cash flow...keep that cash in a bank or something, or invest, I dunno. Get out of school, get the job, then pimp your ride.
Look at it this way, you already have a nice ride, and you said you are in college with a limited cash flow...keep that cash in a bank or something, or invest, I dunno. Get out of school, get the job, then pimp your ride.
im a big time systems guy so i did up the stystem first. but... if i could have done it over again i probably would have gotten rims. Its basically a question u have to answer yourself.
Originally Posted by psucaptkickass
Did your car not come with wheels or a stereo?
Look at it this way, you already have a nice ride, and you said you are in college with a limited cash flow...keep that cash in a bank or something, or invest, I dunno. Get out of school, get the job, then pimp your ride.
Look at it this way, you already have a nice ride, and you said you are in college with a limited cash flow...keep that cash in a bank or something, or invest, I dunno. Get out of school, get the job, then pimp your ride.
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My vote is for Rims and Tires.. the ride difference will be big, and the look is dramatically changed.. as for the sound system.. the rOarr of the engine is always music to my ears!
Wait on the sound system.. use the stock system to start with and upgrade your shoes!
Wait on the sound system.. use the stock system to start with and upgrade your shoes!
My $0.02...
System. You are a College student. Do you park at a College? Aren't College kids poor and some of them resort to stealing?
I think new rims would draw the wrong kind of attention to your car. Get A system, but PLEASE don't crank it in the parking lot of your college or you won't have it long.
Just my opinion. The stock stereo is one of the worst systems I have heard for long time. it is tiring to listen to. I can only handle so much and I have to turn it off. The only thing worse I have heard was in a rental Chevy silverado pickup.
Best cure for the stock non-bose radio is to fade all the way to the front. the rear speakers are not enclosed very well at all and they cancel some of the bass from the fronts. At least on the 06 350.
STEREO SYSTEM!!!
I think new rims would draw the wrong kind of attention to your car. Get A system, but PLEASE don't crank it in the parking lot of your college or you won't have it long.
Just my opinion. The stock stereo is one of the worst systems I have heard for long time. it is tiring to listen to. I can only handle so much and I have to turn it off. The only thing worse I have heard was in a rental Chevy silverado pickup.
Best cure for the stock non-bose radio is to fade all the way to the front. the rear speakers are not enclosed very well at all and they cancel some of the bass from the fronts. At least on the 06 350.
STEREO SYSTEM!!!
Last edited by hiz-n-herz; Jul 20, 2006 at 07:34 PM.
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Originally Posted by hiz-n-herz
System. You are a College student. Do you park at a College? Aren't College kids poor and some of them resort to stealing?
I think new rims would draw the wrong kind of attention to your car. Get A system, but PLEASE don't crank it in the parking lot of your college or you won't have it long.
Just my opinion. The stock stereo is one of the worst systems I have heard for long time. it is tiring to listen to. I can only handle so much and I have to turn it off. The only thing worse I have heard was in a rental Chevy silverado pickup.
Best cure for the stock non-bose radio is to fade all the way to the front. the rear speakers are not enclosed very well at all and they cancel some of the bass from the fronts. At least on the 06 350.
STEREO SYSTEM!!!
I think new rims would draw the wrong kind of attention to your car. Get A system, but PLEASE don't crank it in the parking lot of your college or you won't have it long.
Just my opinion. The stock stereo is one of the worst systems I have heard for long time. it is tiring to listen to. I can only handle so much and I have to turn it off. The only thing worse I have heard was in a rental Chevy silverado pickup.
Best cure for the stock non-bose radio is to fade all the way to the front. the rear speakers are not enclosed very well at all and they cancel some of the bass from the fronts. At least on the 06 350.
STEREO SYSTEM!!!
, the Z is already nice to look at, even without the wheels, what makes you think that a "poor" collge student will just not steal the system...from my experience, I mean from what I have heard it is easier to rip out the system rather than stealing the rims.