finally got around to taking some pictures of the car... heres the shift **** i put on. Momo Race Aluminum. ebay, $62.90, free shipping from shopmomo (www.shopmomo.com) NOT affiliated with this company whatsoever, just passing along info.

 

nice, what radio is that?

 

its a JVC KD-LHX500; JVC is actually releasing a new version soon named the 550...
http://www.cardomain.com/item/JVCKDLHX550

first the crossfire gets discontinued; now my head unit... doh.

 

that looks really nice!

 

I liike the radio, any problems installing it, I hear its hard to change the head on the XF. ??

Something about the pre-amps ??

 

no, its not hard at all. and yes i did use the pre-outs instead of the speaker outputs. the XF has an external amplifier separate from the stock head unit.

you will need a Scosche VW01 wiring harness adapter and a Metra 40-EU10 antenna adapter.

 

Cool ! I like the look and I was looing at the 550, not much different ?!

So if I use the pre-out it should not create the distortion everyone has been talking about ?!
Or kiil the OEM amp.

What a load of crap, you buy a car like this, they charge you 800 for the radio and you wind up change it it !!!

Thanks for the info !

 

Hi
I heard it is very hard to take the **** out!!! how did you take the stock shift **** out.
thanks

 

thats not hard either. pull up on the shifter surround and youll expose the shifter. theres a plastic nut that hold the **** on. unscrew it and wiggle the **** and itll come off.

 

Did you have any problems installing the shift ****? Did it just slip right on?

 

the shift **** came with 5 or 6 inserts, depending on the diameter of the shifter. slip the best-fitted rubber insert on the shifter and push the **** down. tighten the three set screws, then screw in the base (under the boot). this was the toughest part, because i wanted to get the shift boot in there evenly and tight. probably took about 15 minutes.