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Well there is a few issues with the sound system, wiring up an after market HU is a hassle, the wiring kits are usually crap and there have been issues with a similar to a turbo spooling noise coming through the speakers when you are driving along which is super cool if you like to think your IS is boosted.... a few audio specialist workshops will actually open up the factory amp and can wire it up to accept an aftermarket unit, like mine had done to it, it sounds absolutely mint and alot more powerful now. The speakers that are in the car standard have different sized mounts, so 6x9's wont exactly just drop straight in there, they are also wired to an amp that is to the left of the glovebox which makes changing the head unit a hassle, if you are going for a screen which i would recomend, you will find that any dash fascia kit you look at wont match up with the rest of your dash with regards to texture and colour, so if you are looking for perfection you should be prepared to fork out an extra $450 to get the dash kit molded, sanded and painted, it will probably only run you around $300 if you just want them to sand and paint it. then you could always go DIY and save.. but paint matching is a problem.. the issue i had when i took mine to the shop to get it all put in, the careless *BLEEP*s practically shoehorned everything in and out.. so they really made a mess of my dash, so tell them to mask up around the head unit before they work on it.. the whole dash, air vents and centre console in my car was replaced at the workshops expense, it ran them over $4500.... if you get a decent HU (say.... Alpine IWA-505) with inbuilt cross overs for the small speakers, you can fade all of the low end to the sub and the mids and highs to the speakers and tweeters, the standard speakers go pretty hard and wont distort this way and will last longer. what i did for mounting my JL amp required my ski pass to be removed and a new wall was put in, the only issue is they ran the cables through the hole in the ski pass... so when you put the arm rest down you can see the wiring... i am yet to fix this... but what ever you decide to do in the end, good luck and i hope it all works out for ya! :P

:P haha glad we got that cleared up.. btw i am -Brett 03 IS300- for some strange reason the board says my old profile doesnt exist.. so..yeah its been a while since my last visit here.. Dearthz, i got an email saying you sent us a PM but i cant get into my old account to veiw it...

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hey richie, quite a popular engine conversion the 2JZ-GTE, make sure you source one from an Aristo, if i remember correctly the sump out of the supra GTE doesnt clear the crossmember in the IS. there is a workshop here in australia in NSW that specialises in IS's and engine conversions. if you look them up in google i believe the company is called All style automotive. im pretty sure they will be able to help you get as much information as you need. another goods forum to browse is myis.net there are members that have done these conversions and have step by step write ups on the engine swaps. a few have even put supercharged 1uzfe engines in their 300's so it is possible. hope this helps cheers

Hey guys, i have had my IS300 for a while now and am new to this forum but have recently been using myis.net and Antilag, any other perth people on here with IS's some photos of the car that are about half a year old now, it sits a bit lower now and is a bit more shiny after my 3 coats of wax hahah cheers

yeah they are a nice car for cruising, i would definitely try and get the IS200 Caliente, those are great. the only thing stopping myself from getting a 200 is the serious lack of power from factory and the fact that there is less options with the car. its quite amazing that the IS300 sells generally for just as much as the 200's. i guess you can always do a turbo JZ swap for more power haha. and try and get an 2002 or later. good luck

Stupid question indeed :) IS-F is the high performance version of the IS250, with a 5 litre V8... damn, couldnt find a facepalm emoticon.

Well i know you can get manual in America, some came out with a 5 speed factory, i dont really know too much about the swap but there are a few people who have done it in the US, if you can source a set of pedals and a transmission over the net you could probably do it no worries, try justis300parts on ebay. but id look on myis.net forums first for some good info.