Recent content by SilverSteel

I want to add interior accent lights and floodlights to my CX-5. However, keeping the vehicle looking stock is really important to me. The problem I'm having is figuring out how to put clean looking switches in the car. My primary target is the TCS/TPMS pannel (where the dash dimmer and other...

Sorry this is a few weeks late. I may be misunderstanding the situation, but I do not believe that a bad Bluetooth module would effect the buttons on the steering wheel when connected to an aftermarket system. I have my Bluetooth module unplugged an all by buttons work... The only defect I...

The Polk amp is rated at 75W x 4 channels @2 ohms. (For reference, most after market in dash receivers are either 25W x 4 or 50W x 4) You will have plenty of headroom, so I wouldn't worry about going a little under the impedance rating. I have a similar setup with 3.5" polks in the front and...

Your calculation is right. Although its never a great idea to run under the rated impedance, I would not be too worried about being 15% under. The problem with running under the rated impedance is that you can over draw your amp really easily. So as long as you don't push the amp above 2/3...

Next remove the 4th panel, here is a picture of where the clips are: unlike the side door panel clips these ones do not break, or I am getting a lot better at this. I chose to attach the camera right above the license plate. So instead of drilling any holes, I ran the camera through one of...

I couldn't find much info in helping me do this, so I have decided to share my experience here: Things I bought from ebay: $11 A backup camera (also came with a 20ft video and signal cable) $2 6ft Video cable, because 20ft was not enough (the rca kind, its yellow, you want one end to be...