headlights, door pulls, and steering wheel replaced under warranty!

 

Car is looking great bro! Keep up the good work.

 

original post updated!

Ark Performance Grip CBE installed!

 

I really want to set up my iphone like you have set up yours with the clip and running the wires inside...simple job running the wires?

 

yeah really wasnt too bad. just taking out the shifter, cup holders, and then drilling two holes. there is basically only one location to drill into the side panel for the wires going to he mount without hitting anything. its a little off center from where i put my mount but it basically is fully covered

 

Hey, looks good! Nice mods. You should consider some struts/shocks for those springs. My buddy with a GTi dropped his car on springs, and now his shocks are out after 30-40k miles (total mileage is about 60k).

 

thanks for the info i be sure to keep that in mind in the future

 

Great work!

A tip when using the aux in jacks for those intrested ... if you remove the cup holder panel, there are 2 screws holding the RCA block to the arm rest compartment. Take those off and you can make the connection inside without having to drill holes through the arm rest compartment:

 

That is not the Borla system for the 2nd gen G35/37 sedan. It looks like this:


That said, the fitment sucked on mine resulting in a lot of frustration, tweaking and readjustment to get things right. I do not recommend the Borla based on my experience. I think if I were in the market, I'd stick with Stillen, FI, or ARK.

 

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yup you are right i found that out myself as well but never corrected it
the Ark fit pretty well and was a smooth install

 

sweet ride, and a good start.

 

i noticed that as well but already needed a way to run the power cable from that lighter outlet to the mount so i drilled the hole. and now if i want to temporarily plug in a different device into the RCAs i can still since they are not hidden under the console

 

I really like what you did with your iPhone regarding the mount and getting it to charge and play through the car stereo. I was hoping to get some detailed instructions. I'm not very handy so don't know if I can diy. Any help is great...love tr car!! Keep rolling!

 

looking good

 

if you have the same vehicle as I do you, you can literally get this functionality in 5 minutes [excluding hiding the wires as I did]

you need to make three purchases:

1. Visit proclipusa.com and buy the correct mount and holder you would like.

I chose the adjustable mount with the pass through so that I can leave my cord plugged into the mount and just have to slide the phone in and out of the holder without having to deal with a cable.

2.
there are cheaper off brand options but i havent tried them

3. an iphone car charger that has a removable cable and connects with USB

i chose because it is super low profile and there isnt much room in the console

once you have your items it is really simple. just put the mount where you want it and plug everything into the console. there is a little cutout on the console arm to run the wire out and plug it into the mount.

I got tired of the long composite cable taking up my entire console and the cord coming out of the box bothered me. so i took out the shifter and cup holders, drilled two holes, and hid the cords.

hope this helps! its really easy.