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		<title>New Honda City 2010 Concept MOD</title>
		<link>http://www.alexallied.com/reviews/cars-and-autos/new-honda-city-2009-concept-mod</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:10:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexallied</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cars and Autos]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Looking to mod your 2009 Honda City, but tired of the same old boring Modulo bodykit? How bout something different this time?

Try the Honda City 2010 Concept Mod. A mod so good you don't need a <a href="http://www.alexallied.com/reviews/cars-and-autos/lamborghini-bangkok">Lambo</a> or an <a href="http://www.alexallied.com/reviews/cars-and-autos/toyota-alphard-2009">Alphard</a> to make head turns.

<img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2695/4421975921_49de1d6325.jpg" alt="Honda City 2010 Concept Mod Revealed" />
Revealing the super, hot body. This is the new Honda City 2010 Concept mod.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> Looking to mod your 2009 Honda City, but tired of the same old boring Modulo bodykit? How bout something different this time?</p>
<p>Try the Honda City 2010 Concept Mod. A mod so good you don&#8217;t need a <a href="http://www.alexallied.com/reviews/cars-and-autos/lamborghini-bangkok">Lambo</a> or an <a href="http://www.alexallied.com/reviews/cars-and-autos/toyota-alphard-2009">Alphard</a> to make head turns.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2695/4421975921_49de1d6325.jpg" alt="Honda City 2010 Concept Mod Revealed" /><br />
Revealing the super, hot body. This is the new Honda City 2010 Concept mod.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4017/4421989507_4d5bee8a62_o.jpg" alt="Honda City 2010 Concept Mod Front" /><br />
Killer look with 100% light-rejection tint. Looks so good, it makes the JPJ drools.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4008/4421975751_c0c1fa683c_o.jpg" alt="Honda City 2010 Concept Mod Headlight" /><br />
7 projector head-beams and fog lamp.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2767/4421975665_884e523ac5_o.jpg" alt="Honda City 2010 Concept Mod Side view - Rims" /><br />
Slick 17&#8243; alloy rims.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4017/4422754822_272101933a_o.jpg" alt="Honda City Concept Mod Rear" /><br />
The &#8220;I know I&#8217;m cool, but don&#8217;t kiss me&#8221; futuristic LED illuminations.</p>
<p>Getting the itch yet? </p>
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		<title>Say NO to PetalingStreet.org</title>
		<link>http://www.alexallied.com/what-the/say-no-to-petalingstreetorg</link>
		<comments>http://www.alexallied.com/what-the/say-no-to-petalingstreetorg#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:13:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexallied</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cars and Autos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[What The?!]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ Guess what? Your once favorite Malaysian blog aggregator Project Petaling Street is no longer liberal. What is liberal you may ask? Liberalization is something that allows you to speak and voice up freely. Freedom of Speech so to speak.
The PetalingStreet.org (PPS) is no longer under liberal hands. It&#8217;s been snatched up by Malaysian  [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> Guess what? Your once favorite Malaysian blog aggregator Project Petaling Street is no longer liberal. What is liberal you may ask? Liberalization is something that allows you to speak and voice up freely. Freedom of Speech so to speak.</p>
<p>The PetalingStreet.org (PPS) is no longer under liberal hands. It&#8217;s been snatched up by Malaysian  blogosphere&#8217;s most hated (or maybe <a href="http://www.faithfreedom.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=52159">the world over</a>?) Islamic fascist. He instilled <a href="http://mt.m2day.org/2008/content/view/2102/46/">so much</a> <a href="http://bytemuncher.blogspot.com/2008/01/lowest-muslim-scum-bloggers-in.html">hatred</a> that even his <a href="http://bytemuncher.blogspot.com/2008/02/good-muslims-spoke-up-against-menj-and.html">Muslim counterparts</a> were against his pathetic ideology. </p>
<blockquote><p>This is the ugly face of the most evil wicked Muslim in Malaysia.<br />
<img src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_C1EPAkx1iC8/R5-7AABnOfI/AAAAAAAADrc/qsbd2zhmnYI/s400/MENJ.jpg" alt="This is the ugly face of the most evil wicked Muslim in Malaysia." /><br />
quote Galadriel from <a href="http://www.faithfreedom.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=52159">Faithfreedom.org</a>.
</p></blockquote>
<p>Do you want him to be your leader of the Malaysian blogosphere?</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t let yourself be a tool (fool) of his wicked attempt to wipe out the freedom of speech through the wide publicity of PPS. This is pretty much the same tactic as how the Malaysian government bans and filters out blogs, and give out warnings and advice not to read blogs, and prosecute RPK for speaking the truth, and so on. If you were given a chance to vote for a leader to represent the Malaysian blogosphere, I hope he&#8217;s not the one you&#8217;ll choose. So please, for the freedom of speech, vote against him, remove yourself from automatically pinging PPS. </p>
<p><img src="http://www.alexallied.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/boycott-pps.gif" alt="boycott-pps" title="boycott-pps" width="500" height="343" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-987" /><br />
Top bloggers who expresses their voice of freedom in their blog posts were banned indifinitely from the aggregator, so who&#8217;s next? It might be you. I know I can&#8217;t ping the PPS for quite some time already and I don&#8217;t know why, my enquiry e-mails were all one way communication, without reply from the management, which I doubt there is.</p>
<p>P/s: What&#8217;s good about it? It&#8217;s never been updated nor upgraded, the theme were from the dinosaur age in terms of Internet time. I wonder why would there still be people coming back to read blogs at such a dull, two-toned webpage. The initial management team had all gone off the radar and the past glory no longer shines.</p>
<p>There are always alternatives when it comes to traffic drawing. There&#8217;s Nuffnang&#8217;s <a href="http://innit.nuffnang.com">Innit</a>, Negaraku.net, etc.</p>
<p>Spread the words my fellow bloggers. Boycott PPS. </p>
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		<title>Lamborghini Bangkok</title>
		<link>http://www.alexallied.com/reviews/cars-and-autos/lamborghini-bangkok</link>
		<comments>http://www.alexallied.com/reviews/cars-and-autos/lamborghini-bangkok#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:11:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexallied</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cars and Autos]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This is the Lamborghini concept store in one of Bangkok's most luxurious shopping complex, the Siam Paragon.

<img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3434/3379322892_82a32dde49.jpg?v=0" alt="Welcome to Lamborghini Bangkok" />
Welcome to the Lamborghini store. What would you like like to buy today?]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> This is the Lamborghini concept store in one of Bangkok&#8217;s most luxurious shopping complex, the Siam Paragon.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3434/3379322892_82a32dde49.jpg?v=0" alt="Welcome to Lamborghini Bangkok" /><br />
Welcome to the Lamborghini store. What would you like like to buy today?</p>
<p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3572/3378504463_f511d1e795.jpg?v=0" alt="Lamborghini Bangkok Side view" /><br />
Take a look around and pick your favorite.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3658/3378507849_506fe6aec0.jpg?v=0" alt="Lamborghini Murcielago" /><br />
This is the Lamborghini Murcielago that does 0-100km in less than 4 seconds.</p>
<p>Not only it&#8217;s fast, it&#8217;s also a <strong>phone number collecting set</strong>, an <strong>anti-boredom assistant</strong>, an <strong>access all clubs</strong> authority, and a guaranteed <strong>talk-of-the-town</strong> object.</p>
<p>Let&#8217;s take a look at this video and you&#8217;ll know why. Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 is in the video.<br />
<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rbdZSLmfsXg&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rbdZSLmfsXg&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>         </p>
<p>For more specifications on its design, please also refer to this video.<br />
<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_TpmCN3cbp0&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_TpmCN3cbp0&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p>
<p>Interested? <strong>Book now!</strong> </p>
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		<title>Toyota Alphard 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.alexallied.com/reviews/cars-and-autos/toyota-alphard-2009</link>
		<comments>http://www.alexallied.com/reviews/cars-and-autos/toyota-alphard-2009#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:49:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexallied</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cars and Autos]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This is something that will make everyone turn their heads when it hits the road in Malaysia.

<img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3639/3367786078_3b45f55311.jpg?v=0" alt="Totoya Alphard 2009 Headlamp" />
The new Toyota Alphard 2009. When Toyota says it's new, they really mean it's new. The design, the engine, and everything inside-out. Not some face-lift shit that Proton claimed as "new", e.g. the Proton Waja and Proton Chancellor. A new car?<strong> Hell NO!</strong>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> This is something that will make everyone turn their heads when it hits the road in Malaysia.</p>
<p>The new Toyota Alphard 2009. When Toyota says it&#8217;s new, they really mean it&#8217;s new. The design, the engine, and everything inside-out. Not some <a href="http://www.alexallied.com/what-the/a-criticism-on-malaysian-car-manufacturers">face-lift shit that Proton claimed as &#8220;new&#8221;,</a> e.g. the Proton Waja and Proton Chancellor. A new car?<strong> Hell NO!</strong></p>
<p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3476/3366961719_902e6f8614.jpg?v=0" alt="Toyota Alphard 2009 Front" /><br />
Introducing, the new Toyota Alphard 2009! You can literally feel the wind by looking at its design. Superbly designed for optimum aerodynamics!</p>
<p>The all new Toyota Alphard has been officially launched in Japan and now for the first time made available in two different series, the &#8220;Alphard&#8221; series which emphasizes &#8220;elegance&#8221; and &#8220;refinement&#8221; while the &#8220;Vellfire&#8221; accentuates &#8220;power&#8221; and &#8220;innovation,&#8221; thus creating two vehicles with individual identities.</p>
<p>It gets a new 3.5-liter Dual VVT-i V6 engine, coupled with 6 Super ECT and the dependable 2.4-liter VVT-i engine now comes with increased output, coupled with Super CVT-i which provide driving performance with power to spare.A six-speed Sequential Shiftmatic transmission on the 3.5-liter models and a seven-speed Sports Sequential Shiftmatic transmission on 2.4-liter models allow the driver to enjoy a manual transmission-like sensation.</p>
<p>Alright now, let&#8217;s <strong>drool!</strong><br />
<img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3134/3366961971_9e97a48613.jpg?v=0" alt="Toyota Alphard 2009 Rear" /><br />
The rear lights looked like wings.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3475/3367786544_3a5a51d30f.jpg?v=0" alt="Toyota Alphard 2009 Head" /><br />
Transformer like grilles.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3639/3367786078_3b45f55311.jpg?v=0" alt="Totoya Alphard 2009 Headlamp" /><br />
Killer Eye.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3446/3367786380_9c0cc25a66.jpg?v=0" alt="Toyota Alphard 2009 Rear Boot" /><br />
The back-end.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3569/3367786478_35d20463ac.jpg?v=0" alt="Toyota Alphard 2009 Interior" /><br />
The Interior. 1 LCD monitor for each passenger. Awesome stuff.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3645/3366962101_ae3746c3af.jpg?v=0" alt="Toyota Alphard 2009 Side Mirror" /><br />
The side mirror.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3630/3367786016_99f4558b87.jpg?v=0" alt="Toyota Alphard 2009 Dashboard" /><br />
Toyota Alphard 2009 Dashboard. Breath-taking illumination.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3475/3367785680_970229623b.jpg?v=0" alt="Toyota Alphard 2009 Cockpit" /><br />
The cockpit.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3603/3366961865_e67ddce31d.jpg?v=0" alt="Toyota Alphard 2009 Front Seat Bay" /><br />
Large LCD screen in the middle for GPS, status indicators, and entertainment.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3417/3367785896_d04aa22321.jpg?v=0" alt="Toyota Alphard 2009 LED Lightings" /><br />
Indirect LED lights and angelic neon light effects from the sides. Heaven-like!</p>
<p><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3579/3367785550_5c18d93f29.jpg?v=0" alt="Toyota Alphard 2009 Passenger Bay Entertainment Area" /><br />
The passenger bay. Who needs a cinema anyway?</p>
<p>Now who wants one? </p>
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		<title>My Honda City&#8217;s New Paint Job</title>
		<link>http://www.alexallied.com/reviews/cars-and-autos/my-honda-citys-new-paint-job</link>
		<comments>http://www.alexallied.com/reviews/cars-and-autos/my-honda-citys-new-paint-job#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Nov 2007 05:31:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexallied</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cars and Autos]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ White is the new Black.
I really like the City in its original Black Hawk Night Pearl&#8217;s color, but it&#8217;ll get all the &#8220;spider-webs&#8221; the first time it got out of any car wash after polish/wax, even if I wash it super-carefully.
Due to its dark color, the &#8220;web&#8221; appears pretty obviously under the sunshine.

All doors [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> White is the new Black.</p>
<p>I really like the City in its original Black Hawk Night Pearl&#8217;s color, but it&#8217;ll get all the &#8220;spider-webs&#8221; the first time it got out of any car wash after polish/wax, even if I wash it super-carefully.</p>
<p>Due to its dark color, the &#8220;web&#8221; appears pretty obviously under the sunshine.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2122/1934600915_3e5c48e42f.jpg" alt="Honda City body" width="500" height="375" border="0" /><br />
All doors and bonnets are removed to enable the hidden space to be sprayed.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2240/1935428652_d356e90f29.jpg" alt="The Engine Bay" width="500" height="375" border="0" /><br />
The engine bay. Wirings and coverings are moved aside for the spray job.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2009/1934597977_367bc834c3.jpg" alt="Close up of the new paint" width="500" height="375" border="0" /><br />
The new paint is a 2 layer paint consisting of white-color as the basecoat and the bluish silver white pearl as the top coat.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2214/1934602103_15ffbf9508.jpg" alt="Rear boot" width="500" height="375" border="0" /><br />
Backside also kena sprayed!</p>
<p><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2007/1934599335_a9014e383b.jpg" alt="Doors and Bonnets" width="500" height="375" border="0" /><br />
Separated doors and bonnets.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2144/1935429806_2420bcddb5.jpg" alt="Alarm Siren" width="500" height="375" border="0" /><br />
Took a shot of this little annoying siren. It&#8217;s not something that I can see everyday. The siren is hidden somewhere to prevent car burglars from easily disabling it. Unlike those &#8220;P&#8221; and &#8220;P&#8221; cars where you could stop the alarm sounding within 5 seconds by opening up the bonnet and cut off the wire cause the siren is basically right in front of you, on the wall in front of your dashboard.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2339/1934603521_9d74035953.jpg" alt="Honda City custom bumper" width="500" height="375" border="0" /><br />
Honda City&#8217;s custom front bumper. Design by CCR Fiber, Thailand.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2402/1934604907_5f148aa69a.jpg" alt="Inside the cockpit" width="500" height="375" border="0" /><br />
All the seats and carpets were removed too. 0-gauge wire looped around the steering.</p>
<p>Expected delivery date. November 14th, 2007. </p>
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		<title>Honda City 3G vs. 4G: Bodykit Comparison</title>
		<link>http://www.alexallied.com/reviews/honda-city-3g-vs-4g-bodykit-comparison</link>
		<comments>http://www.alexallied.com/reviews/honda-city-3g-vs-4g-bodykit-comparison#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2007 16:40:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexallied</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cars and Autos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ If you&#8217;re looking for the answer whether the 4th generation City (2003 model) bodykit or carbon fiber hood would fit into the 3rd generation&#8217;s, here&#8217;s the comparison photo to clear the &#8220;maybe&#8217;s&#8221; and &#8220;should be&#8217;s&#8221;.

Click for larger photo.
Left circle indicates the difference in the shape of the hood. 2003 model has a straight line [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> If you&#8217;re looking for the answer whether the 4th generation City (2003 model) <b>bodykit</b> or <b>carbon fiber hood</b> would fit into the 3rd generation&#8217;s, here&#8217;s the comparison photo to clear the &#8220;maybe&#8217;s&#8221; and &#8220;should be&#8217;s&#8221;.</p>
<p><a href="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1250/1402229609_fe6bff4f0f_o.jpg" class="tt-flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1250/1402229609_9ccdbab63a.jpg" alt="city-comparison" width="500" height="188" border="0" /></a><br />
<font size="0.8em"><i>Click for larger photo.</i></font><br />
Left circle indicates the difference in the shape of the hood. 2003 model has a straight line down towards the end while the 2006 had a small curve to allow room for the headlamp.</p>
<p>Right circle indicates the difference in the height of the arch. 4G has slightly taller arch than the 3G&#8217;s.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve actually asked my bodykit supplier, who&#8217;s the middleman and not the manufacturer, the same question, and this is what I got in his reply.</p>
<blockquote><p>Yes, it should fit because the way I see it, there&#8217;s not much difference between 2003 and 2006.</p></blockquote>
<p>Yeah right. And then I&#8217;ve go on and asked a Lelong seller who sells the same exact bodykit. The answer is still the same. </p>
<blockquote><p>It &#8220;should&#8221; fit.</p></blockquote>
<p>I&#8217;ve to make this comparison photo just to show them that they&#8217;re not of the same shape and it doesn&#8217;t fit. Some of the nicer bodykits are only available for <tag>Honda City</tag> 4G. So I&#8217;ve to wait until they create a mould for 3G models. By the way, will have a new bodykit for my City before the end of the year. The current Mugen style is kinda out-dated already :/ </p>
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		<title>My Honda City&#8217;s Audio Upgrade: Part 2</title>
		<link>http://www.alexallied.com/reviews/cars-and-autos/my-honda-citys-audio-upgrade-part-2</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2007 15:39:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexallied</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the Part 2 of My Honda City's Audio Upgrade.  Continuing the work from <a href="http://www.alexallied.com/reviews/cars-and-autos/my-honda-citys-audio-upgrade-part-1"><b>Part 1</b></a>.
<img src="http://www.alexallied.com/wp-content/uploads/city-audio-upgrade.jpg" width="500" height="187" alt="My Honda City's Audio Upgrade" title="My Honda City's Audio Upgrade" />
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Introducing the Lanzar brothers. These 2 Lanzard Heritage woofers can produces tight-ass bass at 2000watt max! I've actually turned the woofer inside out afterwards to let it play as subs. Photos and videos will be shown at the end of the whole project.
<img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1391/1311718000_8e66ac422b.jpg?v=0" alt="2 Lanzar Heritage 12-inch 1000watt subwoofer" />
I've actually left that woofer set out of the car for almost 5 months now due to its weight. Now it's time to put it back to use before it starts to rot!]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> This is the Part 2 of My <tag>Honda City</tag>&#8217;s Audio Upgrade.  Continuing the work from <a href="http://www.alexallied.com/reviews/cars-and-autos/my-honda-citys-audio-upgrade-part-1"><b>Part 1</b></a>.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.alexallied.com/wp-content/uploads/city-audio-upgrade.jpg" width="500" height="187" alt="My Honda City's Audio Upgrade" title="My Honda City's Audio Upgrade" /></p>
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<p>Introducing the <tag>Lanzar</tag> brothers. These 2 Lanzard Heritage woofers can produces tight-ass bass at 2000watt max! I&#8217;ve actually turned the woofer inside out afterwards to let it play as subs. Photos and videos will be shown at the end of the whole project.<br />
<img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1391/1311718000_8e66ac422b.jpg?v=0" alt="2 Lanzar Heritage 12-inch 1000watt subwoofer" /><br />
I&#8217;ve actually left that woofer set out of the car for almost 5 months now due to its weight. Now it&#8217;s time to put it back to use before it starts to rot! <img src='http://www.alexallied.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':D' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1417/1310839499_13879cf76b.jpg?v=0" alt="Boschmann Tyrant 10" woofer" /><br />
10&#8243; <tag>Boschmann</tag> Tyrant in a custom fibre box. Paint work seriously needed. These babies can produce deep bass to supplement that much needed sound pressure.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1242/684862597_887681bfd7.jpg?v=0" alt="Disassemble covers" /><br />
Covers and drawers are disassembled to ease installation work.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1277/1311715032_6719dce021.jpg?v=0" alt="Wires coming in from the engine bay" /><br />
0-gauge wires snakes in from the engine bay. Notice that Strobe-light control box.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1339/1311721126_db0531ead5.jpg?v=0" alt="Caliber pre-amp connections" /><br />
Connections on a Caliber pre-amp. No heavy-weights here, just a cheap, simple Caliber CPE-505 pre-amp.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1337/1311718884_eb68121695.jpg?v=0" alt="Amplifier Assembly Board" /><br />
The amplifiers assembly board. No fancy fibreworks here. Starting from the left is Lanzar Heritage 2000w Monoblock amp, MBL 800-watt Digital Amp, and Lanzar Opti 4&#215;400 4-channel amp. All wires are yet to be connected at this point.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1362/685725648_403fc38fbc.jpg?v=0" alt="Kenwood Double-din CD/Mp3 plus cassette player" /><br />
This is the car&#8217;s first ever after-market headunit. The <tag>Kenwood</tag> DPX-MP4050 CD/MP3 and cassette player. It was sold last year to a customer of mine. My subsequent headunits are <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-CDX-GT210-GT-CD-Tuner/dp/B000JSDOTW" target="_new">Sony&#8217;s GT210</a> and the Alpine CDE-9843 CD/Mp3 player.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m currently still looking for a better Alpine player, while temporarily using Pioneer DEH-6850. Its sound quality differs too much from the previous <tag>Alpine</tag> CDE-9843. Once you&#8217;ve used an Alpine, I&#8217;m sure you&#8217;ll be addicted to the crystal clear playback sound it creates, unrivaled by other major brands on the market.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s all for this part now, watch out for the final part soon. Videos included! </p>
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		<title>My Honda City&#8217;s Audio Upgrade: Part 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Sep 2007 16:29:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexallied</dc:creator>
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My Honda City has been in quite a mess of late. A few months back, I've removed the 2 Lanzars at the rear boot to cut weight for I've to travel in between Sibu and Miri quite a lot. Leaving behind this mess.
<img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1252/1311717290_c276efdcf8.jpg?v=0" alt="Messy Amplifiers" />
Removed wires. Even the thin board covering the spare tires are gone.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> My Honda City has been in quite a mess of late. </p>
<p>A few months back, I&#8217;ve removed the 2 Lanzars at the rear boot to cut weight for I&#8217;ve to travel in between Sibu and Miri quite a lot. </p>
<p>Leaving behind this mess.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.alexallied.com/wp-content/uploads/city-audio-upgrade.jpg" width="500" height="187" alt="My Honda City's Audio Upgrade" title="My Honda City's Audio Upgrade" /></p>
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<p><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1252/1311717290_c276efdcf8.jpg?v=0" alt="Messy Amplifiers" /><br />
Removed wires. Even the thin board covering the spare tires are gone.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1087/1310838779_cb862fdaa3.jpg?v=0" alt="Half-inch thick Plywood for better strength" /><br />
Shape of the rear boot cover is cut out from a half-inch thick plywood for better strength. It is later covered with carpet clothes.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1211/1311716378_cd9a3432c9.jpg?v=0" alt="Ichibahn 0-gauge Installation Kit" /><br />
This is the 0-gauge Installation kit from <a href="http://www.ichibahn.com/frame2005.html">Ichibahn</a> that I&#8217;ll be using for the upgrade. My previous wiring was 8-gauge sized and it&#8217;s pretty well choked by the immense current draw by the 3 amplifiers at the rear. So the upgrade is a must to save my battery life and protecting the amps from being damaged due to under-power.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1242/1310834951_79100793ff.jpg?v=0" alt="0-gauge wire" /><br />
The backbone of the whole system. The 0-gauge sized wire. As big as my thumb. Able to transfer sufficient current to power my 3 amps for the 4 subs and 4 component speakers.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1213/1311713746_d6e041f78b.jpg?v=0" alt="Battery Terminal" /><br />
2 Battery Terminal. Positive and Negative.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1174/1311713176_74c8c48c2b.jpg?v=0" alt="Power Distributor" /><br />
Power distributor. Able to split up to 2 4-gauge wires and 3 8-gauge wires.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1169/1311711750_d57cfff2bd.jpg?v=0" alt="Power distributor with Amperage and Voltage Display" /><br />
Power distributor with Amperage and Voltage Display. A very useful kit to keep an eye of how much the whole system draws power and check if the voltage is sufficient.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1350/1311712372_b68f7f1bce.jpg?v=0" alt="Ichibahn 1.5 Farad Capacitor" /><br />
Ichibahn 1.5 Farad capacitor with Voltage display. Stores current drawn from the battery and provides steady power to the amps. It can prevent current instability and current overdraw from the battery, thus prolong battery life.</p>
<p><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1169/1310833871_9f6cabf42e.jpg?v=0" alt="The rest of the wire kit" /><br />
This is the rest of the wire kit. RCA cables, remote cable, cable ties, speaker wires, grounding cables, screws and an Alan key to round up the kit.</p>
<p>Well, that&#8217;s all for now. In the next part I&#8217;ll show you my amplifiers and subs. Stay tuned! </p>
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