The Lexus SC400 is going to be my new vehicle to take around to shows and meets. I did a little bit of the install today (I'll deaden the doors later) and thought I'd post up pics.

Pretty much a full day doing this stuff, but it was a LOT of fun. The Lexus comes apart really easy. Ok, enough about the car.

I decided to install my tweets and see what options I have as far as mids are concerned. The tweeters that are in it are TINY neo's (0.75" neo's). The cars come factory with an amplifier in the back and I decided to use the factory wiring.

I had to modify the Morel MDT12 by shaving ALL of the flange off or it wouldn't fit.

Oh, hey, wait a minute, let's do this in order:

Door panel removed:


The cool thing about the tiny 4.5" speaker in the door is that it has its own ported enclosure from the factory.


Here's a comparison of the factory mid and the Audax Aerogel:



And the Audax by itself:

 

I made baffles out of 3/4" plywood to adapt over my 5.25" Audax Aerogel's. While making the baffle I had to recess the screws that were going to hold the baffle to the existing enclosure. I also had to flatten the baffle and the 5.25" mid in order for the door pannel to go back on.




And then the ring installed:


Mid mounted:


I soldered and the Morel's in with the factory harness from the factory tweeter:


And the tweeter mounted on the bracket and installed:

 

Here's the top door panel portion without the grille:


And with the grille:


And a picture of the Audax installed:


The factory grille won't fit so I'm going to have to modify it in order to get them back in place. For now they'll go as they are - without a grille.

I only have FM, so I'm not going to comment on how they sound until my CD changer gets here.

I'll post up more about deadening, wiring, and the subwoofer/amplifiers install when the time comes.

 

Nice thread. Very informative to those that need the guidance. Hope the system sounds awesome!