High Tech Sound II
The Making Of A Sound Off Show Car

Written: 9/9/2000
Written by: Moto

This Toyota Extracab has won it all. Seven times IASCA Western Regional Champion, 7 times Regional points champion, 101 career first place, 44 career best of show awards and the 1997 IASCA World Champion. 

Have you ever wonder what goes into the making of such a vehicle? Well, I got a behind the scenes look at one of the winningest car on the IASCA circuit. This Toyota Extracab is own and created by Tim of Visions Audio Video. The Toyota is a constant work in process. By the time this articles is posted, it will probably not look like it does now. 

Let's start at the front. In order to create the best possible sound stage, Tim had to rebuild the entire dash. There are two 4" Sony monitors in front of each occupant trimmed in red Plexiglas. Beside each monitor, is the display for the Alpine 1203 CD Changer controller, also trimmed in red Plexiglas. The gauge cluster has been upgraded to one from a 4 Runner. It is centered in the dash for symmetrical reasons. The dash is wrapped in vinyl and HOULIO !

To keep with the install theme, the wheel is black with red accents. Tim can control all the major functions of the stereo from the custom switches installed into the hub of the steering wheel. Behind the wheel is a view of the 4" monitor, and the display for the controller. The brake and gas pedal were replaced so that they match the steering wheel.

The passenger is not left out of the sound loop in this car. The passenger side controls are  mounted in the passenger door armrest. Screened with a Toyota logo. The passenger can control everything that the driver can control.

The area that would typically be the glove box now highlights the MB Quart passive crossovers for the truck. They are mounted on matching red Plexiglas. This area is accented with neon. Mounted between the passives are four fuse holders. The fuses are for each of the TV's and for the neon over the passives and over the subs.

To the left of the steering wheel is a switch panel, also trimmed in red Plexiglas. The switches control things like the neon, TV power, the motorized E Brake and so on. Yes, the E Brake is motorized.

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