i better get some patchouli

[drwuss]

I guess I am a tree hugging hippy now.
So far the cr-z has been great. I got a leftover 11 ex navi manual in black. I have the Honda xm kit on the way, along with the armrest and skunk2 shifter kit. I am hoping to get an amp for this car (a little louder and cleaner sound) and I don't want to do any cutting/splicing of wires. Are the speakers in this car worth an amp or do I need to address them too? I am sure several of you guys have done something like this, any advice will be much appreciated,
Thanks in advance!
DrWuss

[Scotty001]

haha. Hey congrats and welcome to the Forum .. Tree Hugger... Will let others chime on the audio advice but, there are quite a few threads here in the interior and ice discussions that may help you out..

[CR-Z Canadian]

Welcome to our new tree-hugging brother LOL.
Congratulations on the purchase - sounds nice.
As for the sound system, 360 watts is good enough for me, but Scotty is right, there is a lot of expertise under the Interior and Ice heading.
Good luck with your mods.

[gordonfc]

Ii hear that the CRZ system is Alpine. True / False ?
My 360 watts and sub-w. sound great to my ears.

[GaZoom]

Congrats and welcome!

Don't know about the amp and speakers, but sure love the 6-speed.

Have not turned on the audio more than once or twice in four months of ownership.

Always been this way, just weird I am.

[drwuss]

Thanks for the welcome!
The car has been great so far, I put about 500 miles on it in the first 6 days. I have two very minor gripes. One is it wanders on grooved cement highways, can't do much about the short wheelbase, and don't want to mess with different width tires yet.
The other scared me at first. I noticed a weird sound when sometimes when I was turning the car, and one time when I pulled into a parking lot it was pretty loud. It sounded like a wheel may not be bolted on tight enough. I was worried so I parked and then before I got out of the car I heard the noise again. It was the wind going over the car. Today I had a more or less sustained 25-30 mph sidewind on the highway and there were some crazy noises. This wind was strong enough to blow over the propane grill in my back yard though, so I doubt the noises will be commonplace.
I really like the car, I hope that future Hondas (other cars too) use the tach set-up the CRz has. And I am surprised how much attention it gets. The valet guy today was asking me all about it.

[Eagle_f90]

Originally Posted by drwuss

I guess I am a tree hugging hippy now.
So far the cr-z has been great. I got a leftover 11 ex navi manual in black. I have the Honda xm kit on the way, along with the armrest and skunk2 shifter kit. I am hoping to get an amp for this car (a little louder and cleaner sound) and I don't want to do any cutting/splicing of wires. Are the speakers in this car worth an amp or do I need to address them too? I am sure several of you guys have done something like this, any advice will be much appreciated,
Thanks in advance!
DrWuss

Welcoem and congrats, and no your not a tree hugging hippy and you can't be one if you drive a hybrid. While hybrids are better on MPG then conventinal they actualy not much better for the environment if you take the full production into account. Making batteries is still a hard hit on the environment, although it is getting much better fast. The main + from getting a hybrid is the reduction of gas usage.

[drwuss]

Originally Posted by Eagle_f90

Welcoem and congrats, and no your not a tree hugging hippy and you can't be one if you drive a hybrid. While hybrids are better on MPG then conventinal they actualy not much better for the environment if you take the full production into account. Making batteries is still a hard hit on the environment, although it is getting much better fast. The main + from getting a hybrid is the reduction of gas usage.

I agree 100%. And I am defiantly not a hippy, or even pacifist for that matter. Reduced milage was the primary purpose for this car, second being I want to show a demand in the market for more responsible products that are still "fun", hoping to push for things like better batteries. The tree hugging stuff was my weak attempt at sarcasm. If I was a true tree hugging hippy I would fix up a used 3 cylinder geo.

[TwoZs]

I have had some wind noise issues with mine when it was parked and had a strong tail wind whistling along the rear hatch. I've only heard it twice now in 9 months so not a big deal, but is kind of off-putting the first time you hear it. Mine did have a drivers door seal that was improperly installed but Honda corrected that under warranty at the first oil change at 10K. Not sure that was the cause as the noise seemed to originate from the wind howling around the rear hatch (not something you would experience when driving unless you're sitting in traffic or speeding in reverse )

Congrats on the car - it's a great purchase for many reasons.

[Eagle_f90]

Originally Posted by drwuss

I agree 100%. And I am defiantly not a hippy, or even pacifist for that matter. Reduced milage was the primary purpose for this car, second being I want to show a demand in the market for more responsible products that are still "fun", hoping to push for things like better batteries. The tree hugging stuff was my weak attempt at sarcasm. If I was a true tree hugging hippy I would fix up a used 3 cylinder geo.

Glad you did not say "I bought it to save money". i laugh my butt off when I see comericals that say you can save money by buy more fuel efficant car then what you have now, and almpost slap people in the face when they tell me that is why they got a new car. People do not relize that, yes, there up front cost for gas goes down a bit but now they are, genearly, making large monthly payments on there car. Your comnet about the Geo says you get it and I agree on the reduced mialge and still being fun. This car is no wher near as powerfull as my old 2.0l supercharged car putting about 250WHP but I now get about 13MPG more and do not have to get 93 and I ge the same enjoyment out of the CR-Z