funcrusher

Cool put up pictures when you get them in. I was gonna stick around 1000 but now I'm wondering if I should get 2 12s and around 1200 watts. I guess the only things you need to replace when you get up There in watts is the battery and alternator.

You should put some sort of soft tape on your rear plate to keep it from rattling . I need to check to see what kind I used to use but it's perfect. I wouldn't even worry about sound deadening unless you have money to blow . A Lexus is already quiet

drkandre

I definitely will post pics! Next up is a better battery, possibly two. I have scrap sound deadening on the back of the license plate, and I am going to definitely deaden some areas. I am getting lots of rattles now with just my 10 in sub lol. A lot of it is coming from the third brake light hitting the rear window. Also getting some other rattles I need to track down.

funcrusher

Damn I forgot what I did to stop the rattle on my brake light years ago. It was something simple but I can't remember. I think I'm gonna go towards more Sound quality than bass loudness with this car. I'm getting old lol

drkandre

If you remember let me know, it's driving me nuts lol

speedkar9

Did an oil change to synthetic Mobil 1 and a Toyota filter this weekend. Put in my snow-brush, gave it a good vacuum and wash, as well as applied touch-up paint.

(Almost) ready for winter.

imherenow

^^^ nice look..also are you going to smoke the rear tail light? i am thinking of doing mine ..but not sure what look. like maybe leaving the turn signal and reverse light on and just smoke the rest.

funcrusher

I hsvent remembered yet lol but what do you think of the roof and trunk flexing from a lot of watts? That's another reason I think around 1,100 watts will be my cut off

I do remember an installer putting some sort of glue around the light to keep it in place....I will get in touch with the car stereo shop owner I used to talk to and ask since I'm looking to start buying **** next month

drkandre

I know the trunk is rattling. Not so much from the roof yet. I need to sound deaden the trunk lid, but I can watch the 3rd brake light hit the glass lol. I need to sort out the rear doors vibrating from the 6.5s I installed with mdf rings. It's a slow process at the moment haha

speedkar9

So 02SDGS.... I heard Buffalo got a "little" bit of snow the other day.... How are those summer tires playing out? Lets see some pics

funcrusher

I really don't want to put sound deadener and am hoping the doors don't rattle when I replace the speakers. I guess I could get enough just for the 4 doors though.

Ok I've been thinking about what I'm gonna do and I remember reading this year's ago when I was getting into systems. Dont worry about rear speakers unless you always have people back there. Spend that money on getting an excellent component system up front. Don't use the rears so you csn get more bass from subs which won't over power the fronts if you got some powerful ones.

I'm just gonna sound deaden the front doors and spend a grip on a great components and an amp to push them

Fritz330

Had a car painter buddy of mine add a pin strip and black out the rear view mirror necks because the paint was flaking off.

drkandre

Good choice on the pinstripe!

speedkar9

It snowed and snowed.

RXGS

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Front say bar links, put on the snow tires, got an inspection, and got it washed. No more rattling and the shaking steering wheel over bumps is now gone as well. I can only assume that before with the loose swaybar links, the vibration was resonating somewhere causing the steering wheel to do the same.

drkandre

Bought some 225/40 r18 92v toyo tires. Saved some money by mounting and balancing myself.