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Visual and Engine Upgrade Help? Looking for alternator, ETC.

Visual and Engine Upgrade Help? Looking for alternator, ETC.

Postby cocopuff2u » Sun Aug 23, 2009 5:28 pm

OK i have a 2001 V6 SLE Toyota Solara,
My car has (Btw so you know i work for a Sound Company)
MTX Thunder 12' Subs
Qunatum Audio Amp (1500 Watts) Class D
0 Gauge Power wire for my amp (Will soon be doing Big 3 Upgrade)
All New Door and tweeter speakers
Alpine IDA-x200 head unit

or

(Once i get a better alternator)
Undecided on the subs yet
Quantum Audio Amp (4500 Watts) Class A/B
Big 3 upgrade
0 Gauge Power wire
Alpine IDA-x303 Head unit


Im looking for a alternator for the massive system i will soon be installing once i find a alternator. Hoping the alternator will put out more than 90.

Im looking for Headlights, i see that the new 2002 headlights wont fit on mine but i want the same looking.

I need to replace my grill hoping to find a nice one somewhere,

I found Megan Exhaust system which sounds nice, cant find any other exhaust kit that i dont have to custom put in my car.

I dont know anything about Engines but i was told i should get a new Intake 2. If someone could explain to me what it does to the car different that would be nice also which is the best?

If you could help me find the stuff i will love your forever lol. This car is hard to find parts for these days, mostly everything is custom.
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Postby Taido » Sun Aug 23, 2009 5:44 pm

An alternative to a new alternator is an overdrive crank pulley for the alternator you already have.
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Postby 1gSE » Sun Aug 23, 2009 5:50 pm

or pull one off a 1mz Highlander
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Postby cocopuff2u » Sun Aug 23, 2009 6:00 pm

If i do that how will it fit? Or does it fit? Also knowing that i have no possible way to install it and i let a pro do it how much will it cost me?
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Postby 1gSE » Sun Aug 23, 2009 6:05 pm

was that for me or Taido?
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Postby ASG14 » Sun Aug 23, 2009 6:07 pm

My stock Alternator died and I replaced it with a 130A Highlander/Sienna one. It's a direct plug and play replacement.

The Highlander (and I think Sienna) also has an optional 150A, which is a direct swap, other then the main plug I think. So you'd have to get the plug with it, and swap your stock wires to that plug I think.
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Postby cocopuff2u » Sun Aug 23, 2009 6:07 pm

You lol. The one who said pull it out of highlander lol.
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Postby cocopuff2u » Sun Aug 23, 2009 6:12 pm

So the ones in a highlander fit the same match as the ones from a solara? For reaL? Where could be the best place to find one or get one?
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Postby cocopuff2u » Sun Aug 23, 2009 6:13 pm

Also idk how to hook one up, or take one out. Is it easy?
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Postby cocopuff2u » Sun Aug 23, 2009 6:19 pm

Ok i hope i got this right i found this highlander 130 amp alternator on Ebay so like this would work?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2001-200 ... .m20.l1116

just trying to understand more about this stuff sorry if i ask a million questions. My brother is the engine boy in the family i ended up with stereo.
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Postby JamesT » Sun Aug 23, 2009 7:25 pm

cocopuff2u wrote:Ok i hope i got this right i found this highlander 130 amp alternator on Ebay so like this would work?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2001-200 ... .m20.l1116

just trying to understand more about this stuff sorry if i ask a million questions. My brother is the engine boy in the family i ended up with stereo.


That one should be fine.

I did the same for my car and it's very easy to do.
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Postby Midias » Mon Aug 24, 2009 4:31 am

Step 1. Got to an autoparts store and but a haynes manual.

Step 2. Take many long and massive shits while reading above manual.

Step 3. Go to another auto parts store or ebay and get a 2001 - 2003 V6 highlander alternator.

Step 4. Install the alternator.

Step 5. Learn to use the search function.
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Postby Inverted » Mon Aug 24, 2009 5:47 am

Midias wrote:Step 2. Take many long and massive shits while reading above manual.


Epic win!
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Postby cocopuff2u » Mon Aug 24, 2009 1:49 pm

OK well ill take a look into that, How about the headlights? or the grill?
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Postby Inverted » Mon Aug 24, 2009 2:11 pm

Coco pm'd, check your message box.
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