Angrykid

Upgrading the cabling from alternator to Battery, grounding from Battery to chassis, and from engine to chassie. That is the big three. But when I bought my car in 2008, I think I was searching this forum and found a post with a guide to at least 8 spots to upgrade the cabling. But I can't seem to find it again. :-|

I think I once saw a walkthrough for this type of mod, but I can't seem to find it anywhere. Been searching the web for quite some time now. Does anyone know where i can find it? It was a quite good thread, I recall. With pictures of the various locations to upgrade the cables under the hood..

Please, help a lost fanboi. :)

THanks in advance

Oh crap. :D my bad..

I'm in Norway, we only drive manuals here.. :D:D should've been more specific, that's for sure.

Yeah, I have the manual is200/300.. Sorry guys for not telling you sooner. :)

Have you guys heard anything about the Powerhouse Racing SS shifter? I've sent the guys an email asking for price, and it leans towards 200 USD + shipping. Not quite that bad, but I do think I'll get a few more reviews first from more experienced owners.. :) Still just my 5th month with a beautiful car.. :)

Hi guys. Are there any kits out there to make a short shifter in the is200? Looking for a shorter, more compact shifting. Any kits or any reciepe for making it yourself? Thanks in advance. :)

Hi again :) Been a while since I've posted. This is because I've been away for some time, and haven't had the time to work on my car so much. But I've almost finished the sub enclosure now, will make the hole for mounting the woofer tomorrow, and glue the whole thing together. :)

I'll put out some pictures of the enclosure here. I will also try to make a mounting bracket for the amps to fit where the spare wheel is right now. That will be my next priority on this build. :)

i can help you with a convertor box to use your sat nav as a monitor and still keep the sat nav working...

Hi redz_uk.

A quick question about that box of yours. I'm planning to remove the original head unit completely, and probably remove the wire harness to the amps also, and I have the cd version of sat-nav, which doesn't work here in Norway where I live. So I see no reason why I should keep the sat nav at all. But I may want to use the monitor for something, maybe a car puter of some sort. Is this possible with your box, or can it be done in an easier way? Thanks in advance.

Kindest regards.

Sture

Hi again..

Does anyone know if there's a chance to fit 8" midbass speakers in the original spaces for the 6x9? Without too much customization? And if so, can I still use the original covers for the speakers?

Sorry for bringing up an relative old post, but does this exhaust give any noticable increase in power? I've read somewhere alongside 5hk's, is this correct?

the screen input adapter if i read it right after a few bevys your after a quad input to display 4 images at once or are you talking about a AV switcher to flick between sources

btw sounds like a top quality project hope it goes well mate keep us all posted

WELCOME TO LOC btw

Hi all, and thanks for fast replies. :) Great to hear you all so interessted in my little project. :) Hopefully I will get started on the sub enclosure during the weekend now.

Rabster; Yes, it's an AV switcher that can flick betweeen sources. I've read about it somewhere, but I can't remember where. But it looks like I'll just get a 7inch monitor and replace the OEM one with a new one, directly connected to my carputer or whatever I find suitable. :)

Hi. First of all, I think this is my first post on this forum. I live in a small town just north of Trondheim in Norway. I'm 29 years of age, and I have built sound systems in every car I've owend since I was 18 years of age. Just recently bought my is200 sport edition, with the manual 6 gear changer and the stock sound system. I think it's not loud enough, and I don't like the sound of it. Kind of flat and boring, to be honest. And the awesome casette player.. hehe :D don't get me started.. :)

I love all the ideas and the knowledge found on the site, and that's why I thought it would be a nice place to start planning my build. So, I'll let you in on some ideas I have, and I hope to get some inputs from all of you. So, I'll just start then.. :)

Here's my thoughts.

New headunit, of course. Thinking for a 2din player with dvd and a screen. I'm not too sure about the screen, though, since I have a sat-nav in my car, but it's the CD version of the system, so I'm thinking about just skipping it all, and just use the screen to show dvd's on. I'm not too sure about this, but I'll have a look at what I can use it for.. I've heard of some kind of adaptor that can be bought, which makes the screen able to display 4 inputs. Is this correct?

Front speakers. I'm thinking about getting some Rainbow Germanium CS265.25. I have these in my MR2, and I love the sound of them. :) So I will continue to use them. If you have not heard about the system before, please take a while and read up on their homepage, www.rainbow-audio.de :)

Rear speakers will be plugged out and removed. I don't like it when the sound comes from two different directions. :)

Sub woofer will be a Rainbow Hammer which I've bought a while back, and it has been lying on the shelf for quite some time now. I'll be making a ported box where the element and the port itself will be placed so it all plays right in through the ski hatch in the back seat. Custom made box of plywood is what I have in mind. Roughly 45-50 litres I reckon should do the trick for that sub. :)

Amplifiers will be a rainbow KW4150 for the frontset, bridged to 200w pr side. Should be more than enough to control the front speakers. The sub will get a Rainbow Kw2000 which is a mono amplifier which will put out around 1kw into 2 ohm.. Specifications can be found at the same page I linked to earlier.

Now, the plans for the car is as follows. I will for the first time, try to sound deaden the car as much as possible. Think I will be using a material called SPLEN and BITOPLAST, which all can be found close to me. Most of the serious audio builders in norway uses it, and they have a very good reputation in europe also, so I will be using SPLEN and BITOPLAST for this build. The trunk have an original spare tyre, which I will have removed, and use the space there for a custom build amplifier case with some glass on top so the amps are visible. I will also use the same on the back side of the subwoofer enclosure so the inside will be viewable.

That was for the trunk. The inside of the car will remain close to stock. If I am not able to use the screen for anything else, then I will have it removed, and use the space there for something more fun, maybe a carputer. Got all the parts needed for it to be built, even got a 120gb disk so I can have lots of mp3's and movies on it. If I can't use the screen from the sat nav, I will buy a 2din dvd player with touch screen to mount in the original slot.

So, the first few questions are allready approched here. :D

- Where can I go from the Battery through the torpedo wall (if there's such a name for it in england) through the coupe of the car, and back to the trunk with a quite thick power cable? Are there any good places to fit it?

- Where can I find a users manual on how to dismount the plastic interior of the dashboard so I can remove the head unit, and see if there's anything I can do about the screen from the sat nav?

- Are there any good ideas on how to dismount the tweeter housings? are these just pull of, replace tweeter, and put back up? Standard toyota clips?

Hmm.. think that's enough for now. I'll probably start building this in september, when I get back from my long awaited holiday in Spain.. :D I'll keep you updated as soon as I start working on the car. :)