Here's What Changes I Have Planned For My Saturn Sky In 2022
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- Опубликовано: 9 июл 2024
- 2022 is getting close and it's a great time to make a list of repairs, improvements, and modifications to my Saturn Sky. In this video I discuss what changes I'll be making to my car for next year.
From a new Z06 Steering Wheel to removing the Plastidip and installing new vinyl wrap. So check out what my plans are for 2022 and leave any comments or suggestions you have in the description below.
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The previous owner of my Sky had a USB port in place of the 12 volt, and while convenient, I wanted the 12 volt too, so I ordered a kit and now have both with the usb ports about 2 inches above above where the 12 volt is at to allow for enough space for the plugs when mounted on the plastic. It's good to have both in case you have an inflator and need to fill your tire.
my redline just got a hardtop permanently installed. I’d seriously consider a hardtop. Even if you get the one you take off, it’s way better for the rain.
I have a 99 Camaro and a 370z. I want to do a Saturn Build and I'm now subscribed
Mike, I just redid my taillights on my Sky. You are going to keep getting fading if you do not reclear them. I would highly recommend some Spraymax 2K clearcoat as they will end up looking brand new again. Just be sure to use the proper respirator as it is automotive paint shop grade. Made my scratched and beat taillights look like they just rolled off the showroom floor.
If you’re going to do the vinyl wrap you can probably do it yourself, although having somebody to help put it on and pull it tight will help. 3M or vivid are both good brands, make sure you clean the surface really well first because imperfections can still show up through the wrap. When I did my car it was my first time doing a whole wrap, and it turned out looking really nice, I’ve gotten many compliments on it. Since you’re just doing a stripe or a big stripe over the top, you won’t have to deal with very many hard creases or compound curves around the bumpers.
Thanks. I would love to do the entire car, but that may be more than I could handle right now. I think starting with just the hood and trunk wrap would be good for now and then maybe do the entire car later. I'm glad to hear yours worked out. I'd love to see how it looks.
Hey Mike thanks for the Preview for 2022.
See you have a new garage to work in. I did the LED strip in my trunk of my Solstice. I put mine up higher sonic cast the light better l thought. I found the details on a Solstice forum.
Also l did see a pretty good instructions on changing the guages on a Solstice forum also. Look forward to your video as l know you will show the detail of the install as you always do.
Keep up the informative videos.
Cheers
Thanks for the info about the trunk lights. I believe the gauges are easier on the Solstice because you just have to take the front pieces off. With the Sky, you have to take off the entire top of the dash....and maybe the bottom. Haven't figured it out yet.
I look forward to doing changes along with you to my Sky in 2022.
Bring your car to Nashville and we'll both figure it all out :)
I’ve enjoyed your videos and watching your progress.
Regarding the trunk lights. My hubby installed the trunk lights you mentioned but then also installed led lights on the deck lid so that light shines from above. It is super nice and much better than just leds inside the trunk.
That's cool. I may end up doing that too.
Hey Mike, one thing you mentioned that you might reconsider. Swapping out the cigarette lighter port for a permanent USB charging port might come back to bite you later. If you ever have to use the air pump in the trunk to air up a low/flat tire while you're out and about, you won't have a port to power it if you remove the cig port.
I didn't see that as him swapping out his cigarette lighter port (unless I really don't know where that port is on a Sky). I thought he was adding a port to his dash (putting a new hole)
EDIT: sorry, I didn't watch far enough. I thought you were talking about the AA port. Ya, I agree. Put in a low profile adapter in the socket rather than switching it. That when when changing standards change again, it's easy to swap.
Yeah. That's probably what I'll end up doing. I have a battery powered air pump, but having the 12V as a backup wouldn't be a bad idea.
I added a "shorty" double USB plug-in port from Amazon. The "shorty" one ends up pretty much flush with the dash.
Quick, simple, looks great and yes, I have needed the cig port for electricity occasionally, so it works great.
I am so excited to see the changes you have in mind as i have a 08 2.4 Sky myself!!! Would you be interested in collaborating on some opel gt badge swap kits or something along those lines? I would love to build a kit that transforms your car for under 100 bucks!
Would anyone else be interested if I made or developed a high quality fit and finish opel gt roadster badge conversion kit for under 100 bucks??? Let me know!!!
I don't know anything about opel gt
I don't know anyone who makes an Opel GT badge kit. That would be kinda cool, though.
@@charo1ish The Opel GT is basically a Saturn Sky that was sold in Europe.
If you get a recent seat just for the driver side, then you don’t have to worry about the airbag sensor, but you will have to worry about how wide that seat is so it’ll fit between the door and a transmission tunnel. If you want to replace the passenger seat as well, you might have to accept that there will be no good way to replace the passenger airbag sensor, it seems like it’s just too fragile of a part to put into a whole different seat.
If you’re going to do the black cat custom gauges, get your order in now, because when I looked at that last year there was a two month waiting period before I could even get them.
Ouch. I'll definitely contact them soon, then. I just have to decide whether to go custom or use one of their standard ones.
Mike I have been watching your channel for years love your content your changing up the sky you should change your name mighty Mike of mods 👍
I'm too humble to change my name to that.....lol.
I have recently taken apart the dash and swapped out my gauges plate! Its kinda of a pain but worth it when ur done , tbh its not hard just time consuming
I figure it will be a pain but I think it would be worth it too.
Your channel is a wonderful wealth of knowledge, Mike. Thanks so much. I haven’t gone through the whole library, yet so forgive me if you’ve answered this. I am about to dive into Kappa world with a Solstice GXP. The question is, if you were back to complete stock and had a couple of extra grand to spend, how would you spend it? Ie. critical mods. Would you go with the exhaust and injector swap right away? Was the stage 2 satisfactory? Has anything come down the line since that caused you to say “Damn, I should have gone ‘that’ way”. Any insight/ advice on initial mods for a more linear or lower rpm power experience?
Thanks again. You’ve got a new follower, here.
Thanks so much for the kind words. I really appreciate it. As to your question. I started with a stock 2.4 base so if you're asking about how I would spend the money on that car, I would say adding the turbo. But mainly because I wanted more power for autocross racing. However, my answer may be different from yours based on what you want to do with your car. If I had a stock GXP, I would upgrade the suspension....again....because I autocross race. But if I didn't race, then I would probably do more on the "looks" mods such as adding a touch screen radio, doing some LED lighting all around, new carpet mats, those types of things since the GXP already has the power. So again, it all depends on what you want to use the car for.
Great video Mike!! Definitely would like some brighter LED gages. What pillar gages and pillar pod are you using? Do you have a video?
I got the pillar pod from DDM Works and the gauges are AEM I got off of amazon. amzn.to/2UPJl66 amzn.to/2XgxCz8
I have EBC blue stuff pads on my car, and they grip really well at autocross, and on the street. They only made a little bit of noise for a couple days when I first installed them, and after being on for a while they do not make any additional squeaking on the street.
Thanks Chris. I'll look into those.
Hey I have a question I've looked alot but couldn't find the info. Could I replace a 2008 pontiac solstice side cup holder with a 2006 pontiac solstice?
Thanks Mike, Gave me some new ideas, 2007 (used) base Sky owner. Purchased almost 2 years ago and have been doing PM maintenance and mods before I get it on the road... Looks like your ideas may set me back a little more time. 👍😂.. I am considering a removable hard top, do you or anyone else have any pros and cons to this thought? Thanks for the videos.. Subscribed (about a year ago) 👍
Hi Joe. Thanks for the comments. Sorry to set you back a bit :) As for the removable hardtop, I heard the Redline ones are nice but take some time to make them fit right. I believe Norm at Norm's Fiberglass sells one....at least for the Solstice but not 100% positive for the Sky. His products are the best, but because they're hand made, it takes a while to get them.
Don’t do those front headlight LED strips, if they don’t burn out real fast, they’ll probably look cheap and stuck on anyways.
I have a 2009 sky and I would like to get the turbo tubes and brake calipers power coated do you have a video of how to remove all of this and what I need to do to1
Prepare the calipers for powder coat
Use G2 caliper paint on the calipers. It's brushed on, self leveling and epoxy based so it's hard when it cures.
@@LiqdPT do you buy that any auto parts store
@@charo1ish I originally used Duplicolor paint at first amzn.to/2UJMAMw . And then used Rustolium paint from Home Depot the second time which is still holding up well. Or you can use the G2 that Matt mentioned above. Here's a video of how I brush painted mine. ruclips.net/video/B9TPvRUxsN4/видео.html
Also have found some instructions on how to remove that! I can share them with you!
Dude. If you can send me instructions, that would be awesome. Is it something you can email?
@@MikesHouseOfMods i can definitely email it! The steps are really straight forward to!
@@ramonjrprado160 Nice. Can you send them to mmartin028 @ yahoo.com. Just remove the spaces :)
@@MikesHouseOfMods for sure will do!!
@@MikesHouseOfMods sent the email let me know if you didn’t get it or if the pdf don’t work right
Good race brake pads are not good street pads and vice versa. People I know who are really serious about it switch their brake pads/rotors for track days and then back afterwards.
Although I'm somewhat serious about racing, I don't think I'm serious enough to change pads before and after events. Changing tires is enough for me. :)
bro if your going racing seats just ditch the airbags
Did you move ? That dosen't look like your garage
Yeah. We moved last year.
"GPX"?
Lol. Yeah, I didn't catch that until it was already uploaded and being viewed. I was wondering how long it would take for someone else to notice.