The ML system in my 2008 LS460 sounds great. Not so good on 2003 GX470.
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Also, I feel that a sound system is a “system” and not just a collection of good individual components. This is why it’s hard to replace just the front door speakers and expect the entire sound system to still be great.
I’ve had friends that spend $10k or more in a car sound system and I’ve listened to their system and it’s awesome. But they spent a lot on dynamat, amp, subwoofer, and integrating the right speakers and tweeters. They even play lossless digital music.
On my GX470, I replaced the blown front door speakers but the new ones rattle the door if too loud or too much base. I might need to dynamat the doors in the future, but maybe not.
I also fixed the foam ring on my rattling subwoofer and it sounds better, but still not a clean sound. I can hear a little rattling.
And that’s the problem with the ML system...it’s hard to replace speakers and subwooofer when the ML ones start going bad.
So, don’t assume that replacing with aftermarket speakers will dramatically improve the sound to it’s original glory. Unless you really design a new sound system.
I’ve had friends that spend $10k or more in a car sound system and I’ve listened to their system and it’s awesome. But they spent a lot on dynamat, amp, subwoofer, and integrating the right speakers and tweeters. They even play lossless digital music.
On my GX470, I replaced the blown front door speakers but the new ones rattle the door if too loud or too much base. I might need to dynamat the doors in the future, but maybe not.
I also fixed the foam ring on my rattling subwoofer and it sounds better, but still not a clean sound. I can hear a little rattling.
And that’s the problem with the ML system...it’s hard to replace speakers and subwooofer when the ML ones start going bad.
So, don’t assume that replacing with aftermarket speakers will dramatically improve the sound to it’s original glory. Unless you really design a new sound system.
This exactly.
Timing Belt, Pulleys and Spark Plugs...guess the sliders will have to wait.
Yep, no sense in making it look pretty or tough, if you can't keep it on the road.
Maintenance/Reliability, always first
Took a leap today and wrapped my fugly wood vinyl steering wheel.
Are you some kind of leather wizard or is that a kit? Product link? That looks 100% factory
Looks really good
Lol No! Never done it before. If fact when I started one of the spokes did not lined up good to the point where I wrote to the seller about the this problem. Then just did a little research on work with leather, best looking stitches and wah lah.
Here is the link, highly recommend it.
Here is the link, highly recommend it.
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Installed these. Pain in the ass. Had to drop gas tank skid and do some clearance on that to get the rear skid to fit. Had to use different bolts in different places to get everything to bolt up
They look great, are they 1/4” thick?
pretty sure they are. i didnt measure and as of right now im too lazy to go back outside
They are. I ran those for almost 9 years. They didn't give up until the Rubicon lol
DIY sunshade ftw. Just in time for summer
I extended my rear diff breather up into the fuel filler well. I didnt go all the way up and through the fuel filler grommet so that it can be seen through the filler door. It is about 6" below the grommet tucked out of sight. I have no idea how to remove the fender liner so i had to reach behind it from the bottom (PITA).
I did the first of the part of the thing
yes you sure did.... very nice.
Thanks! The other part of the thing goes in tomorrow. Need to sort out some wiring magic to make the SM seat heaters run on the factory wiring and defeat the passenger occupancy sensor. Then it is smiles and cold brews.
DO you think it is possible to do this without removing the steering wheel?
It is possible, in fact seller's instructions were without removing wheel.
My experience, you will not come even close to quality of stretching leather and stitching.
My experience, you will not come even close to quality of stretching leather and stitching.
