dark_is200

i wonder if he has to see a shrink now?

If you want to get more power and are not worried about the catalytic converters then you can get the toyomoto headers ($400) +15RWHP Exhaust wise you can get the Blitz Nur Spec for $339 http://www.i-m-racing.com/blitnurspecr1.html I'm not sure on the CARB certification of these so you might have a problem with them since you're in California.

Nice , Very Nice Keiron, ( hope i get your name right, just dont want to keep calling you Dark, heheh), it going to be great whenyou get it all done

Pretty close (Keiran)!

Hope to have something at JAE but don't hold your breath - I bought the speakers, amp and cap before last years JAE and they are still at home taking up space!

Bad day this morning, but i guess could be alots worst, got up this morning going to get the car, and saw this great big hole on the roof of my garage, some ********* had drop a big piece of Concrete through my garage roof into my garage from the building site next door, and it missed my car by 5 cm or so, but some the debris had scratched my rear passager window, and took little bit of paint off the side skirt, ( they are paying for all the repair, thank *** ), but can anyone tell me if the window can be repair without having to replace it? i will post some pics soon.....just hope thing dont get any worst.....

have the builders seen the damage - maybe you can claim its worse than it is - get the builders to pay for a full respray since you don't want the repainted area show. time to order the rage paint??!

mine does not match.. the faceplats is dappled as the rest is smooth finish... but once the stereo is in your hardly notice it.

what amp are you going for mate?

exactly the same problem - can't believe it would be difficult to match the fascia but never mind - hopefully not too noticeable like you said. install will be: (to be built over quite a long time probably - not all coming at once) - may change stuff that haven't bought yet - so far i've got the subs, power cap, Battery and 1 x 1801DQ

2 x AudioBahn AWT12X

2 x AudioBahn 1801DQ (only got 1 so far)

Focal Utopia Components:

6 x 9's

Not sure at the moment

2 x AudioBahn A2801T (not bought yet)

1 x AudioBahn ACAP10Q

Optima Yellow Top Battery

Custom made enclosures

did you order a faceplate for your car keiron?

yep, ordered and received the one from SQ+ - wanted to see what the quality is like, post pics etc. the unit is all plastic and comes from the US (for an IS300 really), quality seems ok although not great - the colour doesn't really match the dash colour - i've seen pictures of simons install and it seems to be the same but i'm not certain. once i've installed everything i might think about changing for another brand (if there's anything better)

Yep-the adapter from the alpine plug to the factory loom will bypass any onboard amp setup in your car-the factory speakers wil then become powered by the new Alpine head unit,and will most prob sound a whole heap better!

My Alpine H/U is 60 watts(rms) and the factory speakers sound great provided you filter out some of the bottom end frequency,they'll sound extremely crisp and tight with the extra power they will be recieving,I have mine crossed at 120hz and up,and they punch hard!

All the best wth your install,can't wait to see the pics.

regards,

gav.

I've ordered the cable, hope to post pics when everything arrives and is installed. I'm planning on making my own install (bought some MDF this weekend) so be prepared for it to all go horribly wrong followed by a trip to SQ+!

nice Dark, this is what im getting for my IS..

Alpine CDA-7998R Pantom Face Head unit, and it going to match up with the Alpine TME-M790 7" Screen, hopefully getting them all in by Augest with the rest of ICE install..... :D :D :D :D :D

Thought about getting that one but decided on the 9813 due to the inbuilt amp - I've got subs and an amps for the subs but was going to wait a while before chaning the main speakers and amps so thought its best to get a head unit with an amp for now.

Nice headunit pal....... what you putting in the other slot......? <_<

Probably the ApexI RSM - its in lots of little pieces at the moment while I plan what to do with it!

Your original headunit for your car doesn't have an amp so that cable should work. I have it in mine and it was a simple case of plug in and let the music play.

Was it much of a job rewiring the speakers from the standard amp to the back of the head unit?

Don't know where everyone got them from but you can try these two:

http://www.is300.net/store/customer/home.php?cat=13

http://www.i-m-racing.com/lightinghid.html

met Jordan and the head of the asian gang from fast and furious at china whites last week

... Toby (the murderer) from Hollyoaks out of the club for being too drunk, silly sod was all over the place

Fair do's though, he left willingly, not like some other celebs in the past who have had to leave & give it the big 'i am'.

That's my claim to fame for tonight .

Oh and you shouldv'e seen the looks i was getting from the birds after... if looks could kill...

are you in london? which club do you work at?

Stick me down for the stand, I'll keep away from the track what with the max power nutters that will probably be on the track

just added myself to the list

:zee:

Bought a new head unit this weekend - Alpine 9813R. Have to figure out how to fit it now.

:iraqi-info-minister:

Any ideas? Was going to order a toyota stereo adapter from www.caraudiodirect.com

Does this sound about right?

the engine is pretty ugly without the covers etc. it might be worth thinking about getting some covers made up to tidy things a bit

If you're looking for a a direct replacement for the 205, forget it; it's much more benign (probably a good thing...) but they do say that compared to the other Peugeot hot hatches - 205, 306 and 106 it pales..

It's somewhere around 15 or 16k

its probably toned down a lot compared to the 205 kind of like the changes that VW have made to the Golf I guess.

definately a good deal. welcome to the club.

any idea how the car was stolen - thought the security is meant to be pretty good

Zymol....

Lurvely stuff although smells as if you you should be rubbing it all over yourself on a beach in some foreign land :)

zymol as well.

i'd describe it as smelling like it comes from the Body Shop!

love to know who buys the 1000 pound wax with lifetime refill

darky, CAN YOU PUT THE NAMES ON THE LONDON MEET

named, and shamed?

Looks like its going to be pretty expensive! Any idea on price?

London members

what's with the max power stickers?