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| I have seen discussion about aftermarket fog lights for 2004 Sienna, but has anyone had OEM fog lights installed after they bought their van? I have an LE and would like to install some lights in the same location as the XLE's are. Any ideas or places to look? Thanks... | |
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Here's one for the forum. Didn't know where else to post it. I have a new '03 Sienna purchased in the spring. I'm cheap so it's just CE trim. I was looking at the dash board and all the plugged up non-used control button slots and it got me thinking about the heated seats. Looking under the front seats, I see large clusters of wires coming out of the floor and going into the seats themselves. They look excessive for just the occupant butt sensors. Does anyone think it's possible that the heating elements are installed in all the front seats as well as the wiring but unless you pay for the package you don't get the button to control them? After I pried off the switch cover I see there is a wiring harnass ready to accept a button. Thought I'd bounce it off the board. Jim in Milwaukee |
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anyone heard of a Y jack for an FM modulator (i,e two separate inputs to the antenna). I already have a CD changer with an FM modulator. I am in the process of installing a DVD player. I am told that the CD changer would have to be disconnected in order to install the FM modulator which came with the DVD player. Any insights. any website i could take a look at. thanks |
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deepan, I don't see why you can't run the FM modulators in series. I think that would work unless they are both operating off of the same frequency. If your current FM modulator is connected to the CD changer by RCA jacks, then you may need some kind of low level switcher that can probably be found at a Radio Shack. |
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I bet no one's heard this one before! I have a friend who bought a used 2002 Sienna and the previous owner had installed an after-market drop-down DVD player. He has offered to give it to us for our 2004, as he really doesn't need it, but how would we go about switching it from his van to ours? Would it leave a big hole in his ceiling? Would I lose my rear seat audio? I'm not even sure where to take the vans to make the switcheroo. If anyone out there has ideas on this, I'd love to hear them! Thanks! |
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| Depending on how the flip-down screen was mounted, he may have a nice hole in the ceiling, especially from the wiring. To put in in your van, you may lose the rear seat audio unless you go down the wireless headphone route. Also with a flip-down monitor, you may lose rear view visibility. I'm a big fan of doing the monitors in the headrests myself with heavily tinted windows. No screen to flip down and possibly break. Also the trim ring from the 2002 van may not be the same as your 2004. But the price is right. Depending on where you're from, I would suggest looking around at mobile audio stores in the Yellow Pages. Ask if they do video install. You may not get the response you're looking for on install cost, since you didn't buy the equipment from that store. But these stores are going into remote starter install season and business is starting to slow down a little. Work the deal with them and get an installation warranty. | |
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| Has anyone purchased lloyd ultimats for your 2004 Sienna? I'm thinking about getting them. Any opinions? Also, what'll be the best mat's color to match a stone interior? | |
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Just picked up my 2004 Sienna XLE Limited w/DVD & Navigation yesterday, and I have the same problem where the DVD volume is VERY LOW. In order to hear it, I have to really crank up the volume. If I then switch to another source (like FM radio), I nearly blow out my eardrums because the volume is so loud. This can't be right. Has anyone spoken to the dealer about this? I plan to contact mine tomorrow (today is Thanksgiving). Happy Turkey Day!
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I don't think the heating elements are in place for you. Some of the wiring may be there, but don't count on it. I bought a set of seat heaters intended for a subaru from someone on Ebay that included wiring, switches, relay and the carbotex heating elements for 3 seats in the low $100 range. When my LE comes in I intend to install the units as stock as possible. There is some info about this at a Odyssey forum I visit and also on a Miata forum using a product from a vendor that isn't too expensive (127 per seat). |
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Due to the way movies are made and the way DVDs are recorded, you will have a much wider dynamic range with a DVD than most any other source. Most movies have a majority of it at a low volume and then a huge crescendo with action. One tends to expect the crescendo due to the apparent action. CDs and FM both tend to keep a relatively narrow range (unless you listen to classical) so you will likely have the volume set quite a bit lower due to the higher average signal. This is the way it is, and its just something you need to keep in mind when changing sources. Quite a few others have commented on this issue at another Sienna forum I frequent, none of them have a better solution to this issue. |
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