markus86

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Hey Josh, I recently bought a 2003 Hilux SR5 dual cab and just about finished putting in a new sound system. I can tell you that the front speakers are the usual 6"s and the rears are 4.5"s. All speakers are attached to the doors by plastic mounts. I realised I could fit 6"s straight onto the rear doors by removing the 4.5" plastic mounts. My setup is as follows: Sony Xplod XM-4S 4ch amplifier behind the back seat powering: - Sony Xplod 6" splits in the front doors - Sony Xplod 6" 2 ways in the back doors - and a Boss 10" sub in a custom box i made that fits just behind the center console and between the front of the back seat. At the moment i just have a basic single DIN head unit with pre-outs powering the amp but i wanna upgrade to a Sony XAVW1 double DIN unit with a 7" touch screen and use it to control my laptop with Movies/Music/GPS etc. After installing the speakers in the doors but before i put the sub in, i realised the speakers didnt give that great a sound and the speakers seemed to pop with the extra bass. Its not a bad thing, its just i expected them to sound better and I realised that its because the doors are not very air tight so if you don't plan on putting in a sub you may want to consider sound proofing the doors with Dynamat or something similar for better sound quality. Now that i have the sub, all the speakers are run in HPF so theres no bass really in the doors and they dont make that popping noise, but having the sub in now its made a HUGE difference to the overall sound quality! Plus, because the sub is inside the cabin it doesnt require much power and the bass is deep and clean. Hope this helps you and good luck with your install. Cheers. Mark

Hi everyone, just wanted to introduce myself and my car... My name is Mark and i recently bought a 2003 Toyota HiLux SR5 3lt Turbo Diesel dual cab ute, my first Toyota and my first 4WD, bring on the road trips and offroading!! lol. First of all i just wanna get to know other people who own a 01-04 HiLux SR5 to see what mods they've done as i want to slowly but surely do up my HiLux, and also gain the knowledge and experience in off-road driving. With the ute, i would like to have it looking 2 different ways, a street look for the weekends and everyday driving to work and such, and then the tough fourby look for the road trips and off-road driving. Below is a list of all the accessories and mods I've already done and ones i would like to do. Accessories/mods already done when I purchased the ute: -K&N Air Filter -Removable Tow bar -31" Bridgestone Wrangler Mud Tyres on the stock 15" rims -Side steps and Sports Bar -Chrome front end bumper -Opposite Lock Steel Front Bull Bar (separate) -Turbo Boost Gauge -Altezza Rear Tail lights -Brand new Tonneau Cover -New Battery Accessories/mods I've recently done after purchasing the ute: -Midnight Express window tinting -Electronic Rust Proofing -Genuine Toyota Bonnet Protector -Projector Headlights and Corner lights -Clear Side Indicator lights -Installed a 12V Power Socket in the rear tray on drivers side (for air compressor etc) -Installed a Sony Xplod XM-4S Amp Powering Sony 6" Splits in the front, Sony 6" 2 ways in the back and a Boss 10" Sub in a custom box. All powered by a basic head unit that had pre-outs (will upgrade later). -New seat covers, dash mat, floor mats etc. Other accessories i want to get in the future: -Quality 12V air compressor -4WD Recovery kit (snatch strap, shackles etc) -Spotties (for the front bull bar) -Steel Rear step bar to match the front bull bar -Chrome rear step bar to match chrome front bumper -In-Dash CB / UHF Radio (already have a pair of handhelds) -Front undercarriage skid/bash plate -Complete set of rims with road tyres -HID kit for the projector headlights -DPchip ECU upgrade -Larger exhaust -Increase boost pressure (after exhaust and DPchip) -Canopy for the tray So, for the street look I want to have the following on the car: -Projector Headlights and HIDs -Chrome font end -Big rims with road tyres -Rear chrome step bumper -Side steps and Sports bar And for the fourby look, the following: -Steel front Bull Bar with Spotties (and aerial for the CB / UHF Radio) -Original headlights with Headlight Protectors -Bonnet Protector -31" Bridgestone Wrangler Mud Tyres on 15” wheels -Rear steel step bar -Front undercarriage skid/bash plate -Canopy Well, that’s about it for now, I will post some pics soon. I look forward to getting to know some of you in the near future. Cheers. Mark