New tow vehicle

[Maize]

Well. It's time to bring everyone up to date with the truck. The new truck has 4000 miles on it, and I can't stand the factory stereo system.

So................

Here are the new speakers I got for it:

I have two sets of component speaker systems. One set is a Z6 series set of Boston Acoustics, those will be going in the front doors. The rear doors are getting a set of Boston Acoustics RM6 series. I also have a set of JL Audio components. The sub is a 1" JL Audio unit.



All the wiring is from Tsumani and Monster, including a Tsumani ANL digital fuse holder.



The amp is an Alpine V-12 5 channel amp. I am also adding in my old Alpine 12 Disc changer.



These are the things I have in hand. What I am still waiting to get in the mail is the Alpine CDA-9887 head unit, Alpine KCE-300BT BlueTooth module, Alpine KCE-422i IPOD controller, Alpine IVA-W200 steering wheel interface, Alpine KTX-100EQ IMPRINT calibration kit, Q-Forms kick panel speaker housing (for the JL Audio component speakers), a 6" JL Audio subwoofer, TacoTunes' door speaker adapters and a Scosche Radio install kit.

Once everything is here, I will be making a custom fiberglass unit to go behind the back seats. It will house the 10" and 6" JL Audio subs, the amp, the crossovers and the 12 disc changer. It will all fit behind the seats.

Once everything is complete, the only thing showing will be the head unit and the Q-Forms kick panels. I will be reusing the XM unit from the factory.

[Maize]

I got the Q-Forms kick panels today, along with the rest of my Tsunami 4 gauge power lead. The 4 gauge is a little over kill for the amp I am running. But I plan on adding a much larger amp down the road. I am just wiring it all up to handle the larger amp now, rather than tear the interior apart twice to route the wiring properly.

I also got the sub wiring today, as well.

The Q-Forms are much sturdier than I thought. I thought they would be similar to the factory, but they are much thicker and much stiffer.



There should be more component stuff rolling in this week.

I need to call around to junk yards to see if any have the panels that go behind the seats. I want to use the outside of those as the frame work. That way I am assured everything will fit behind the seats.

[Maize]

I opted for another route on the amps. While I love the old Punch series amps, the do not have any adjustability built into them, just and in/out.

In order for my new scheme to work, I need all channels adjustable.

I am going to leave the Ohms the way they are in the door speakers.

I just bought this amp, it is a smaller version of the one I already have and is a 2 channel 75watts per channel at 14.4v @ 4 ohms. And is fully adjustable, and I don't have run any resistors.




I will be running the kick panel speakers and rear door speakers at 4 ohms each and the first 4 channels of my big amp, and the subs on the 5th channel at 2 ohms.

I will split the feed for the front speakers and run the amp through the front door speakers at 3 ohms.

I also like the front biased mids and highs, this should do it nicely. I still have full adjustablity of every channel.

[Maize]

Getting close to having everything I need to get started, still need some key components.

I got the 6" JL Audio sub, the BlueTooth module, the XM module, the turn on wire, the dash plate, the head unit, the rest of the 4 gauge power wire, the 100a ANL fuse and wire harness adapter.



I also got the left side low-oxygen speaker wiring, the steering wheel adapter and sub box wiring housing:



I just order the remote car start, the security interface module and the T-Harness today, too. That will be the first thing to go in before any of this starts.

[Maize]

I got some more stuff in over the weekend. I just ordered the Crime Stoppers remote car start, w/ security interface this last Friday. It should be here shortley. That is going in first.

I am still trying to figure out if the adapter for shark fin Lexus IS XM antenna will work with my Tacoma. I am trying to find the connector ends in the Toyota/Lexus manuals. I think they are the same, that will save me having to mount a different antenna.

I got the 8 guage wires that will go from the 4 gauge splitter to the two amps, the IPOD connector, the steering wheel module and the BlueTooth module.



I also got the new killer tweets from JL Audio:



The speaker mounts (I had made) also came in. I had them made from 1" Cordite (sp?) except for the tweeter mounts, the stuff that they make kitchen cutting boards from. They won't deteriorate like MDF will with moisture, and they will hold the speaker just fine. I had them made to replace the factory 6X9" front door speakers, and the rear doors. They were cut to fit my specific speakers. They turned out VERY nice.

The new JL Audio tweeters will be expoxied into place, and the mids will be screwed in place.

These are the fronts w/tweeter mountings:





These are the rear mounts:

[Maize]

I got the head unit in yesterday. It is an Alpine CDA-9887 w/IMPRINT capabilities.

Here are some shots (albeit bad shots) of the head unit as I will have it installed in the Tacoma. I have it set to match the red interior lights of the truck.







I just got done speaking with Droo at USS Radio. He confirmed that the adapter will fit my rig. So I don't have to tear the headliner out.....YEAH!!!

All I have left to buy is the IMPRINT equipment, and I am ready to go.

[curtndale8]

That Tacom does look nice - congrats on your new ride ! BUT Congrats to YOU even more DEJA_DOO ! The profits from your vehicle will support the people in My country > US of A ! Even when a foreign vehicle is made in America, the ulimate profits ( after paying lower wages, etc. ) goes to Their country and keeps jobs and standards of living up in their country. I will stick to a Real American vehicle just as u did - great choice !

[Maize]

That Tacom does look nice - congrats on your new ride ! BUT Congrats to YOU even more DEJA_DOO ! The profits from your vehicle will support the people in My country > US of A ! Even when a foreign vehicle is made in America, the ulimate profits ( after paying lower wages, etc. ) goes to Their country and keeps jobs and standards of living up in their country. I will stick to a Real American vehicle just as u did - great choice !

Oh....Paaalease. Tell me you did NOT just say that. This just shows your lack on knowledge on how the world works.

So the people who built my vehicle right here in the USA, shipped it with shippers from right here in the USA, prepped and sold by a dealer right here in the USA, serviced by a dealer right here in the USA, financed by Toyota Financial Services which is located right here in the USA and paid for with my paycheck from Toyota makes a difference that the profits go to Japan.

I work for Toyota Financial Services, which is Corporate Toyota. So do about 35,000 other Americans. Yes. The profits go to Japan. So, what? What the heck difference does that make? They spend more money in the United States than a lot of so-called American companies.

I guess according to your logic, it is better for an American company to lay-off Americans and ship all their jobs overseas and keep the profits here than a foreign company bringing jobs here and employing Americans yet the profits go overseas.

How does that make ANY sense, whatsoever?

While American run companies are laying people off and shipping jobs overseas, endlessly embesseling money from stockholders investors, pulling Ponzi scams and generally driving the middle-class from this country - companies like Toyota are coming in and picking up the pieces left behind by those companies - and this is the attitude you give?

Again: What difference does it make where the profits go? It makes a bigger difference on how/where they spend those profits. Toyota is spending billions (yes that was BILLIONS) of dollars right here, at OUR home. GM, Chrysler and Ford are pulling factories from right here at home and building them in other countries. How can you even THINK that is better for this country? Isn't the object of keeping the money here is so that they can employ Americans, not line the pockets of the top executives?

As far as wages....you are dead wrong. Look at the facts for factory workers here in the United States. Toyota factory workers are NOT paid less, they are actually paid more than their Union counterparts - perhaps THAT is reason they don't have the Unions in Toyota factories.

I worked 15 years for MCI in the legal department and got laid-off so they could my job to another country. My great American company got bought out by another great American company - Verizon.

At one time, over 3,000 people worked for MCI in Cedar Rapids. It was a main customer service and collections hub. There were 6 different locations in town. They had a 10 story high rise, a 6 story high rise, a few other multilevel facilities.

I spoke with a friend that still has a job there. They have less than 300 people working here now. All the jobs went overseas. Our department was shipped to the Philippines. But Verizon stock holders are making money while Verizon is ruining thousand of peoples lives.

But hey, the profits are still here in the U.S.

[Maize]

Anyway...... Most of the stuff is purchased. I am just waiting on the 1.5 and 2.0 farad Volfenhag capacitors.

Last night, I had one of my Toyota techs come over to assist with the Crime Stoppers remote car starts. He is an electrical specialists. He knew where all the plugs were that we needed. There are no scotch locks in it, and all joints had the plugs pulled, the pins pulled from the plugs, the wires stripped an soldered with shrink wraped before the pins were put back into the plugs.

All unused wires were removed from the plugs to avoid clutter (like there isn't enough under the dash already.)

The days are getting colder and I decided to put this in before the stereo stuff as I will have to make the fiberglass piece for behind the seat and that may take a while.

I still have to finish up the wife's sled, I found the rear axle was frozen. I had to put it on my press to get it out. So I cleaned that up, put on the BC3 spacers, the new center shock I made, new rear springs, new slides and greased all the remaining shafts. That is ready to go back in. I have the chaincase cover over being machined to fit. Once that is all back, I can get that back together this weekend.

Today, I am tearing out the wall between two bedrooms (with closets) for my wife's new sewing room. She needs a place for her "toys". It is only fair that she has a 25' X 11' sewing room. I have a 30' x 40 garage. LOL.

Anyway, here are some shots of the install of the Crime Stoppers remote car start:

[ZLjeff]

Volfenhag capacitors? You should have used the Flux Capacitors instead, those are what make time travel possible.