Recent content by eric-johnson

Thank you! Actually interesting too.

This question has plagued me for a few years and although it will probably be disappointing, I NEED an answer. I igured this place is as good as any to find an answer. I see this square sticker (attached) on cars every so often down here in Southern California and I have no clue what it means...

I am troubleshooting the exact same problem right now on my new install. I think it has to be grounding error, but I can't seem to figure out why. My amps are grounded separately to the floor of the car under the seats. My head unit and ipod controller ground wires are both are connected to...

Noise with Dimming Interior Lights: UPDATED! When I turn off the ignition in my 4runner the interior lights fade on. To my knowledge all 4th Gens do this. However, during the fade I hear a very slight electrical buzzing noise near the dash area. Same noise happens when the lights dim off and it...

OK, the CD7100 has 8volt preouts (the cd7000 only had 5v). I think that contribute to the fact that I can put the gain all the way up on my amps with no issues (the gain goes up to 8volts). Because of the high output I decided to upgrade from the XA5000 to an XA4000 (4 x 125) and an X1000 (480...

Thanks for the reply. After some trial and error I have found that the ipod control starts having issues around 45-50 gb. I have started talking to Eclipse and they are looking into it. I am getting used to the volume level, thanks for the input, glad to know it is pretty standard. Very...

This weekend I completed a full strereo upgrade install, see my signature for the details. Here are the few problems I am trying to solve that don't seem to be addressed specifically anywhere else in this forum yet: 1. Volume level seems quiet. I turn this deck up to 40 (halfway point) and it...

I may try to implement mine for use with hands free cell phone, however, I will likely get rid of them. My head unit (for those of you not familiar with McInotsh) has analog volume controls and no remote. It's pretty much the top of the heap when you are talking about SQ and audiophile specs. So...

Pribilof, Have you found a solution to this problem yet? Did you get rid of your steering wheel audio controls? I want to do the same thing!!

I just noticed this happening with my 4runner. Mud and small rocks can get past the first strip but cannot get anywhere near the second strip and into the the vehicle. I find this pretty annoying too, but I know of no solution.

that makes sense if it was just an error. Because my 4runner had the 32490 base listed and the invoice price was the same as listed for the 32790 base (invoice = $29212).

Every resource available to me right now lists the base price for a 4x4 Sport V8 as $32790. Some sticker prices list it as $32490. Does anyone know exactly why? I was told by an employee (after 30 minutes of research) that it is because the price was increased and some cars that had not sold...

I pulled my custom installed McIntosh system out of my 1994 4runner and want to use the 6-channel amp in my 2005 4Runner Sport instead of the factory JBL. I still want to use the factory JBL in dash head unit but I want the McIntosh Amp to drive all the factory speakers except the sub which I...

OK. I got him to give me $2000 for the trade. I am now the proud owner of a 2005 4Runner Sport 4x4 V8. The 1994 was great. Tires that were a year old, all the extras that were available on a SR5 at the time. The driver seat had taken a beating and the front hood had a lot of paint wear from...

Well, I just got a great price from a dealer on a 2005 Galactic Gray 4x4 Sport V8. loaded. He quoted me a price "out the door". If I take his price and work backwards assuming he is charging me invoice for the car, he is giving me $1500 for my trade in. Seems like it is a good deal....????