Single DIN Dash Kit For IS250/350
03-03-11, 06:32 AM
#110
Lexus Test Driver
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Total build time is hard to estimate. Took a day and a half to install, so maybe 12-15 hours there. I spent several weeks making the faceplate, but probably didn't work on it for more than an hour or so at a time, and didn't work on it everyday. I would guess that I probably have 30 hours or so in it. Mind you, it wouldn't have taken so long to do the faceplate if I had ever done anything like it before. Spent as much time figuring out what to do next, as I did actually doing it.
03-03-11, 08:46 AM
#112
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That panel doesn't say AUX, in fact, it doesn't say anything at all. It is blank, which is how I would prefer it. Otherwise, it wouldn't likely be displaying the correct info anyway. My guess is that it is blank becuase I removed the faceplate from the factory changer when I tucked it. There was no way it would have fit otherwise. As you know, the input selection buttons are on the panel that I removed, and I am certain that they send the signal to the display that you are referring to. Look at some of the earlier pics in the thread, and you will see how I took it apart, and that it actually "plugged" into the changer assembly.
03-03-11, 08:54 AM
#113
Lexus Test Driver
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Here you go....
Pic of the faceplate removed from the front of the changer
http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/...YIS350/HU4.jpg
Pic of the panel below the faceplate pulled from the changer. This pic shows the faceplate in my hand, the panel with the ***** mounted to it behind that, and the changer itself in the background.
http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/...YIS350/HU6.jpg
Pic of the faceplate removed from the front of the changer
http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/...YIS350/HU4.jpg
Pic of the panel below the faceplate pulled from the changer. This pic shows the faceplate in my hand, the panel with the ***** mounted to it behind that, and the changer itself in the background.
http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/...YIS350/HU6.jpg
03-03-11, 09:06 AM
#114
That panel doesn't say AUX, in fact, it doesn't say anything at all. It is blank, which is how I would prefer it. Otherwise, it wouldn't likely be displaying the correct info anyway. My guess is that it is blank becuase I removed the faceplate from the factory changer when I tucked it. There was no way it would have fit otherwise. As you know, the input selection buttons are on the panel that I removed, and I am certain that they send the signal to the display that you are referring to. Look at some of the earlier pics in the thread, and you will see how I took it apart, and that it actually "plugged" into the changer assembly.
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03-03-11, 02:27 PM
#118
Lexus Test Driver
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Thanks to both, but the LAST thing I want to do right now is jack around with the dash of an IS. HA! I am reasonably patient, but more importantly, I know when to walk away. Had to take a couple "breaks" over the weekend when doing the install. It gets really frustrating. I haven't stopped messing with the car though, I snagged a K&N air intake off of Ebay last week for $90, and just got it put on. Fixing to go for a test drive in a sec. And, if my $500 would hurry up and get here from Lexus, I will be ordering my HKS Hi Power exhaust. I am bout to **** my pants over that. Can't wait!!
03-03-11, 02:34 PM
#119
Damn, I wish I could do that to mine. I LOVE the single din radio I have in my bronco....it has EVERYTHING I could wish for. The only lame thing about my 250 is that it's next to impossible to swap out the radio..
Nice work man. I wish I was as motivated as you, but sadly, unless I could pay someone to do it, I'll just go with my setup where I use my samsung epic as my music source.
Nice work man. I wish I was as motivated as you, but sadly, unless I could pay someone to do it, I'll just go with my setup where I use my samsung epic as my music source.
03-03-11, 02:34 PM
#120
Lexus Test Driver
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As for the sound quality, my sub and box (tuned to 35hz) can play bass so low that you feel it more than you hear it. My mid-bass from the woofers in the doors make it sound like there is a drum set in the car with you. Lastly, the highs generated by my tweeters are so friggin loud and so clear, that they will bring tears to your eyes. That's why I did it in the first place, and what makes it worth all of the work.