bass911

That's the power wire feed into the trunk with the hanger


I don't know where I'm mounting the gps antenna, but it will be in the back window somewhere?


Temporary spot for now


Speakers are next


Backup camera should be done by the end of the week.

bass911

Are you talking about the engine ecu? I'm scared to touch it! My A/C was blowing weak and I just got it recharged. I checked the filter while the glove box was out and it was extremely dirty. I vacuumed it with an attachment piece until it looked like new. My A/C is blowing real strong now.

rick1987

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great pics man!

cant wait to see the rest.

bass911

I guess I'll have to start an audio install thread? I've read about bypassing the amp, but I don't really see any visuals. There is no need to remove the passenger seat to bypass the amp. Move the seat all the way forward, remove square tab covers, remove 2 screws, and then pull vent cover off with your hand.




All speaker wires are on the green plug


My hard wire technique

bass911

This is 4 runs of 12 gauge speaker wire which is too big, but I had 100ft laying around.


All wire was ran under the carpet with a clothes hanger.





Finished. You just neatly tuck and hide wires under the carpet. Then replace cover. I also taped up the green plug with electrical tape.


Use the technologically advanced clothes hanger to run speaker wire into the trunk

bass911

All door speakers will be installed by the end of the day

I've been using the same blade for this whole install. It is still very sharp and I have about 10 blades left. I got them from Harbor Freight. It is so sharp that there is no need for a dremel to make tweeter hole bigger. The 1" Jbl GTO tweeter would not fit. I made it bigger with the blade. It almost cuts through it like butter. This took about 5 minutes.



Test fitting and it is flush

rick1987

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bass911.

keep it coming!

someone should sticky this!


I will be doing this exact install in a few months. But I may go with 6.5" in the front.

Is there any downside to splicing into the speaker wire at the amp? I wanted to do that so I didnt need to run new wires to all doors.

I cant wait to see what you do for the bass!


Im trying to find something that will Hit pretty good and keep most of my trunk space.

bass911

No downside. I was going to go through the boot in each door, but the way Lexus made the door makes it too hard. It can be done, but way more time consuming! It depends on what your idea of "hit pretty good" is? Some people think Sony Xplodes hit good. I am just putting 1 12" sealed in the trunk. I'm also trying to keep some trunk space. The best way to save space is get subs that perform in small enclosures and small amps like Alpine PDX. I'm running one big 5 channel amp which is a waste of space, but it was cheap. I'm not going for the best sound, just something better than stock.

Good luck with that 6.5. It can be done. I don't know why everyone says the speakers are 4 or 4.5 in the doors. The Jbl 5.25 fit perfect with no cutting. I don't know about the rear doors because I haven't pulled off the door panels yet? When you look at the factory speaker you can tell right away its bigger than 4.5 inches.

The Jbl looks bigger in the pics, but it is probably less than .25" bigger. The surrounds are almost the same size.

Lavrishevo

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Hit up amazon for a new Denso cabin filter for your AC. Don't vacuum the thing. They are cheap and makes a world of a difference.

rick1987

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maybe I will just go with a nice quality 5.25 set for the front.

I have an old school Zapco 4 channel for the doors. I cant wait to put it in.

My avalon I have a Boston G5 and it hits pretty good. But the box is huge.

bass911

This install is going slower than expected because of the Texas heat. I'm about to go back outside and install the rest of the door speakers. It is night time and still 100 degrees. It will probably take 3 hours to do the other 3 door speakers.
The heat abused me all day long


Here is the drivers side front door

I used the gray factory wire on the Jbl and ran it through the hole where the blue plug use to be

No cutting necessary for 5.25

This is the blue plug that I removed to run speaker wire to crossover. There are better ways to do it, but this way is good enough for me.

bass911

I used double sided extreme 3m tape to mount the crossover and tweeter. Wipe down metal with rubbing alcohol before using 3m tape.




Your window will not hit the crossover in this location

Sc0pe

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Look at Sundown Audio's SD-2 series subwoofers. They're built to perform like a full-sized subwoofer, in a smaller enclosure.

Bass911, I have a few questions:

• How, and where, did you mount your amplifier?
• How did you deal with the amp turn-on wire?
• How did you power your head unit?

bass911

Keep watching!

bass911

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How, and where, did you mount your amplifier?

The amp is not mounted yet. Its just laying in the trunk right now hooked to a second AGM battery. Keep watching the thread and I will show it mounted.

How did you deal with the amp turn-on wire?

It is hooked up to the remote wire on the back of the Jvc.

How did you power your head unit?

I used a wiring diagram and hard wired everything. It is a lot easier than you'd think.