[IS3004me]

Finallly my sound system is completed after 2 1/2 months of on and off work. Well please feel free to post and comments or questions and I will reply as soon as i can. And on more thing, if you liked what I have done to my car please vote for me on my web page. Thanks and enjoy.
http://w3.sounddomain.com/member_pages/[email protected]__&page_id=28885&make_type_query=make=Lexus&model_brand_query=model=all_models&tree=Lexus%20(all%20models)

 

[Trance2Trip]

How much did it run you?

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Loaded Black/Black IS300

 

[zachase]

where did you get that aluminum dash kit, that is hot!!

 

[IS3]

zachase-
try www.woodtrim.com

real aluminum kit
24pc factory match - sale price $200.48
http://www.woodtrim.com/catalog_detail.cfm?prod=2963
28pc - sale price $191.57
http://www.woodtrim.com/catalog_detail.cfm?prod=2962

or you can try...

carbon fiber kit
28pc - sale price $191.25
http://www.woodtrim.com/catalog_detail.cfm?prod=2843
24pc factory match - sale price $183.75
http://www.woodtrim.com/catalog_detail.cfm?prod=2842

hope this does help...

[This message has been edited by IS3 (edited December 03, 2000).]

 

[mrclam]

i like your system...NICE setup. looks like your mods are looking good! =) i imagine it cost a grip but it definitely looks and probably sounds sweet

 

[Lexo408]

nice nice....

hunnyis

 

[saltedeggman]

Originally posted by IS3:
zachase-
try www.woodtrim.com

real aluminum kit
24pc factory match - sale price $200.48
http://www.woodtrim.com/catalog_detail.cfm?prod=2963
28pc - sale price $191.57
http://www.woodtrim.com/catalog_detail.cfm?prod=2962

or you can try...

carbon fiber kit
28pc - sale price $191.25
http://www.woodtrim.com/catalog_detail.cfm?prod=2843
24pc factory match - sale price $183.75
http://www.woodtrim.com/catalog_detail.cfm?prod=2842

hope this does help...

[This message has been edited by IS3 (edited December 03, 2000).]

whats the difference between the 24pc and the 28pc aluminum kit??

thx

 

[IS3]

saltedeggman-
24pc- no 4 door panel trim
28pc- all piece
you like carbon fiber or aluminum kit?

 

[IS3004me]

Thanks for the comments, but the system did cost me alot, usually this kind of custom labor including material ie. MDF wood vinyl plexi, fiber glass and black cloth would run around $3500-$5000, just for the custom labor, exclude the equipment. I luckly got a good deal, which was about $2500 everything included with equipment, however i promised my friend this would be a show car and go into sound offs and competitions. Well glad you people like it. 600 watts of bass from PPI amps just rattle my entire car, even though its super dynamatted. thanks for the comments.

 

[saltedeggman]

Originally posted by IS3:
saltedeggman-
24pc- no 4 door panel trim
28pc- all piece
you like carbon fiber or aluminum kit?

i am thinking getting the aluminum brush kit..

is installation a breeze??

 

[GOTTURBO]

I had a question: Would you recommend the shop for a basic installation?.......I want to add some bass to the factory stereo.....thinking about a bass tube and an amp......thanks nicky

 

[IS3004me]

GOTTURBO My friends shop usually does custom work. If you are going for a bass tube you could try out Good Guys in glendale or Als and Eds stero. My other option is for you to go buy the Recylcer Ad for LA county and check under the Rims and Audio section, which have great discount on subs with boxes, or even package deals which includes subs box
amp and maybe a headunit. But do check out the Recycler for great prices or for greater selection on Audio stores. I am sure you dont want to go to my place which will run thousands of $$$$$$. Thanks, and hope this helps.

 

[r2917]

nice system.

that dash kit is fugly. Ugh.

 

[gator_blue]

Nice System! I was hoping to find someone that has completed a major system upgrade. I am looking to start on an upgrade project as well. I did have a few questions:

- How did you pick off the low level signals for you amp inputs? Are the tuner outputs low level and if so, do you know the pin-out of the tuner?
- Does anyone make a cable harness adapter to slit out the factory signals?
- How did you take off the door panels?

Thanks in advance for your info.

 

[IS3004me]

gator_blue, well my eq and the crossover have not been tuned yet, but i think i am running all high level tuner because i am bridgeing both my subs and component. I bought 4 ohm woofer so the ppi amps are bridge into 4 ohms max so that i am able to run 600 watts. for all i know is that my highs/lows have not been set up yet but will be by this weekend.
For the cable harness, i just used a converter that was able to give me rca connections for the factory head.
As for the door panel, its fairly simple to take out. Its just like to toyota camerys. remover the screws from the slots and push up and away. Becareful of the tweeter wires which are connected to the factory mids. If you plan to change your mid/tweeter you will need to make a custom holder or just a simple ring for the mids. Lexus made one for the factory but to bad it is attached to the midranger and cannot be removed.
Hope this helps.

 

[Mario1235]

I have a 2000 eddie bauer expedition,which im trying to sell so i can lease a lexus 1s300(have to lease since im a teen) but anyway, i have 3 JL w3's and an alpine 1500 watt amp,and i wanna get it installed in the IS, how much would it cost to get a box built for that?

 

[IS3004me]

For a custom built box for the IS it should range from $250-1500. For simple box made out of MDF wood flused into the rear seats wraped in cloth and enclosed with a plexi window should be about $200-$250. But if you wanna go high tech ie. fiber glass, it could run up to $500-1000.