mikeythemars

mikeythemars


Location: New York
Joined: Monday, July 16, 2007
Last Update: Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Last Seen: Sunday, March 6, 2016

Email: unlisted

1998 Pontiac Sunfire SE

About This Vehicle:

Purchased via eBay from wholesaler in Florida. Car had just come off a very restrictive lease, so was in excellent condition with low mileage. At last inspection (8/09) the shop said the car was in amazing condition for an eleven year old daily driver!

Body Style: Convertible
Color: Manta Green Metallic Clearcoat
Engine: 2.4L
Transmission: Automatic
Interior: Graphite
Purchase Date: July 2003
Purchased From: Wholesaler
Build Date: Novermber 1997

Manufacturer Options

  • Power everything
  • Steering wheel radio controls
  • Leather accent package


MODIFICATIONS

Engine:
  • AEM short (warm air) ram intake
  • Custom muffler and oval exhaust tip
Interior:
  • Katzkin leather seating
  • Burlwood dash and console accents
  • Matching custom painted faux burlwood finish on recessed section of rear seat trim panels
  • Custom leather seat belt pads
  • Express up and down driver and passenger windows
  • Stainless steel gauge overlay
  • Custom rear seat courtesy light wiring/switch (allows rear lights to be turned on/off by rear passenger independent of OEM wiring circuit)
  • Variable LED lighting under dash and front seats
Exterior:
  • Wings West rear lip
  • Import fighter side skirts
  • Mirrors painted to match car
  • Door handles painted to match car
  • Rear panel painted to match car
  • Emblems and side mouldings shaved
  • Custom clear front signals
  • Eyelids
  • APC titanium finish retro tailights
  • Disabled DLRs
  • Upgraded GM one-piece boot
  • Stainless steel custom grilles
  • Robbins Stayfast Cloth Top
Audio:
  • Pioneer DEH-P77DH head unit
  • Adapter that allows OEM steering wheel audio controls to control the aftermarket head unit
  • Modified (transparent case) XM Roady II receiver mounted to right of head unit using Pro-Fit VSM bracket
  • Heavily modified Q form two-way kick panel enclosures (reinforced and reshaped to fit the convertible-unique floor/kick panel area)
  • Infinity Reference series 5010cs two way component system in kick panels
  • Infinity Reference Series 9613i three way 6 x 9's in rear
  • 10" Image Dynamics IDQ10D4 DVC sub in custom acoustic suspension enclosure underneath trunk panel
  • 1991 vintage Crutchfield Performance Series CR2X30P amp (driving rears) - these long out of production heavy duty amps with military grade circuit boards are the Energizer Bunny of car audio they NEVER stop running
  • Two Profile California series AP400 amplifiers (one driving front components the other driving sub)
  • Almost 100 lbs of edead V2 sound deadening in cabin and trunk
Future:
  • Continually thinking about changing the front bumper
  • Have looked into upgraded rims but given the weather here bagged that idea (would have to remove for winter and don't need the hassle)
  • In respect for the grand Pontiac brand (now ending) I am in the process of putting a vintage (1963) Pontiac emblem back on the rear trunk panel