Thank You for all more than 30 videos for the RAV4, I recently bought a 5 door 1996 Rav4 and some of your videos helped me out fixing some issues from my Toyota. These RAV4`s had a common noise from the rear diferential, that People in my country (Costa Rica) tells me that are two possible causes. 1. the rear Diferential support, and the level of the oil diferential. Maybe you could do one video of that. Thanks again.

@LabCoatPaul

2 жыл бұрын

The rear differential mounts go bad in the RAV4. The differential has 2 mounts. One of them is in the back and it's easy to reach. The hard to reach one is usually the problem. It's about a foot long and sits across the front of the differential. The rubber bushings inside get soft or broken, and the differential rocks side to side when you put the car in gear, making a loud clunk. I'll make a video soon.

@guillermoortiz392

2 жыл бұрын

@@LabCoatPaul Thank you a lot.... I´ll wait for that video!!! You´re awesome, dude!!

@Fosgen

2 жыл бұрын

@@LabCoatPaul Correct.

dj part is just pure gold

@LabCoatPaul

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed the mix!

@exploreroller1961

7 ай бұрын

@@LabCoatPaulI’m always taken aback when I find out people like dubstep. I’ve always loved dubstep, but not a lot of people do.

I just bought a first gen RAV4 and your videos are amazing. The window shattered on my driver side door and this was a great tutorial on how to get the panel off. Thank you so much for all your hard work. I hope you know we all appreciate it!

@LabCoatPaul

4 ай бұрын

Thanks! I'm glad the videos were helpful.

Dj Paul back at it again 🎧

Just what I needed. I bought my 1996 3 door on 2/6/2023 and only one speaker works well 2 don't work 5% and the 4th shreeks So this is what I need. Thanks I will make a video, however it will not be as well narrated, edited, and framed as wells as yours with graphics to boot🤠👍

That RAV4 looks so huge in these videos!

As Ramses electronic audio and video systems, we will be happy to see you among us.

always great to see a new rav4 video in my inbox

You know what, you're a pretty damn good DJ. Bit sketchy at the start but everything was seamless and fit the songs well.

That's the video i was waiting for. Thank you bro.

Love your videos Paul! Thank you.

Thanks for another great video Paul 🙂

Another great rav 4 video. Regular viewer from Scotland with 2 mk2 ravs. Keep up the interesting videos. p.s. Sweet mixing skills

Would be cool if you added a single din android radio unit to see if it can help modernize the car a bit

Daamn, it was really funny when you started doing music, I love it

Introducing, DJ Lab Coat 6:53

Like always Paul, you're the man. Thanks for another great video. I'll be installing the speakers you sold me soon. I'm waiting for some stuff.

@LabCoatPaul

2 жыл бұрын

I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with it!

@almc-wi5vo

2 жыл бұрын

​@@LabCoatPaul Use the covers you send me as a mold to make them in strong fiberglass. Inside the fiberglass, I'll place some detonating paper inside. I'll paint them or wrap them in Carbon fiber paper. :)

My 96 three door has been driving me nuts with the rear speaker rattles. Didn’t think of the storage compartments doing it. I’ll try that fix. Thanks!

Hey that’s pretty cool good job you’re smart.

The only reason I can think for how Toyota did the speaker wholes is a) to direct the sound up to the passengers and prevent bleeding sound below passengers B) power window were larger speaker, possibly power window cover had a larger opening in the plastic. Is the sound different with and without the holes covered?

In Europe , the LX (full option) version with power windows have de small speaker holder dude

I would recomend putting 4mm pe foam sound deadening in the doors. Maybe even the whole car? Would make an intersting video to see if it really makes much difference in road noise? I did it on some car doors and foud it improved the sound from the speakes. Looking forward to next video redoing the door panels and putting the plastic back :)

Thank you!

dj mini mix crazy

Excellent.

Hey paul, great video! You should put a double din at the bottom compartment! I modified mine and made it look real nice relocating the cubby to the top! I might make a video to explain further!

@LabCoatPaul

2 жыл бұрын

I think a double DIN radio would look cool, but might be less practical, because it's lower and you have to take your eyes farther off the road to see it. I don't look at my radio while driving anyway - I use the volume knob and that's about it.

@goped982

2 жыл бұрын

@@LabCoatPaul yeah i thought the same thing but honestly updates the interior and playing youtube videos and screen mirroring is super cool, thought id shoot the idea. So whats the next mod on the rav?

I have installed 6x9 in front doors like you on my mk2 (very similar mechanically). They sound great. I added 2 to rear doors and 2 to rear shelf and sub + amp in the back. What I did with speakers, mounted them all on PU glue and let it tried over week time. It is around speaker frame and is quite thick. First use screws to mount speakers in air, then add PU, remove screws after it dries out - recommend hot environment for this, in cold it can take months to dry.

@LabCoatPaul

2 жыл бұрын

I really like the tweeter placement up high with my new setup, but my stereo is seriously lacking bass. I might add a subwoofer soon. What size sub did you use, and did you make it easily removable to save cargo space?

@Fosgen

2 жыл бұрын

@@LabCoatPaul I have 12" speaker in box profiled to rear seats and wheel arch. It is 5 door RAV, quite spacious in back. Cables are hidden underneath plastic trim, ground is very short, bolted to chassis there. No quick release, but it takes only few minutes to take it out.

@Fosgen

2 жыл бұрын

@@LabCoatPaul 12" speaker moves air really nicely. To level, glass windows start to resonate.

@therealfain

6 ай бұрын

@@LabCoatPaul how did you mount the tweeters? Was this a special mirror trim piece or did you just cut holes in the mirror trim? Curious how this works. Just bought a clean 2 door rav today and want to place an order for speakers asap

Bro i love you job, congrats i see you from costa rica. bye

Did you just drill out the holes for the tweeters or did you buy a different cover?

Hola me puede decir donde compro la pieza negra de plástico de 4 tornillos que va a la puerta y encaja en el rav4 de 6,5" Para instalar el altavoz gracias

Hey Paul, did you not need crossovers for those speakers & tweeters? I've never done a component install, and my 2011 RAV4 has those little tweeters on the doors. Nothing's blown yet but I want to replace them with something new.

@LabCoatPaul

Жыл бұрын

These Rockford Fosgate speakers have small crossovers built into the tweeters. They're little capacitors. Higher end component sets will include a separate crossover module.

Bro you are a fucking GODSENDWTFFFF😂😂i took off my window trim panel & couldnt figure out how to put it back on, didnt know it was a push pin holding it together😂🤦🏻‍♂️thanks so much man

Hey Paul, I've been watching your videos for about 3 weeks now. You inspired me to work on my 96 rav4 with confidence!! I installed speakers and sound deadener over the weekend, but I want to install tweeters now. At 5:45, can you explain? Are your tweeters sitting outside the mirror trim? They look like they sit in a housing that allows them to be pointed towards you

@LabCoatPaul

Жыл бұрын

Yes, the tweeters are outside the mirror trim. The Rockford Fosgate tweeters include the round enclosure that I bolted on.

@edwinc7824

Жыл бұрын

@@LabCoatPaul Nice! I got JL in the fronts and I was told I should stick with the same brand if im doing tweeters. The JL C1-100ct don't come with an enclosure, but I found someone who sells one aftermarket.

Did you find a special mirror trim that fits tweeters or did you mount the tweeters to the existing trim? Hole saw?

@LabCoatPaul

6 ай бұрын

It's the stock mirror trim. I just drilled a couple holes and bolted the tweeters on. The round housing comes with these tweeters.

Hey mate great video as always. Hey what size speakers should I get for the 2 door manual shift pillar speakers? Are they 6.5 just like the front? Looking to get 4 new speakers. Cheers mate

@Blockbuster2033

Жыл бұрын

The speakers in the B-pillar are always 6.5" ones

looks like a nifty dj kit

@LabCoatPaul

2 жыл бұрын

It's the pioneer DDJ-wego4 with a 6th generation iPad running the Pioneer WeDJ app. It's pretty basic, but works great for parties.

Where did you get the A pillar tweeter brackets from?

@LabCoatPaul

Жыл бұрын

They came with the speakers.

I Own the 2003 toyota rav4 (3 doors) i have 6,5 inch speakers in the front and back with tweeters and a sub. I noticed that the sub notes fade out at 40Hz with the doors and windows closed. as soon as i open the door or window slightly that bass starts to come alive very noticeably, is there any way to fix this?

@LabCoatPaul

3 ай бұрын

I doubt anything is wrong with it. Stock stereos usually don’t have very much power. If you install a more powerful subwoofer with a new amplifier in the back, it will be much louder. You might be able to fit an 8 inch sub instead of 6 and it will play the lower frequencies.

@Chilloutnl

3 ай бұрын

Forgot to mention there's a pioneer SPHDA160-DAB head unit installed and a ESX QE1200.4 amp, subwoofer is 12 inch.

I've personally never felt a difference between Bluetooth and physical connections. Especially when Bluetooth 4.1 introduced 128 bit audio and seamless auto connection. Im sure there's some audio experts out there foaming at the mouth because I said this but let's he real... besides latency which doesn't matter for music, does a wired connection have a great enough advantage to be noticed by ear compared to modern Bluetooth.

How many Miles on ure Rav now days? Another great vid btw FYI the speaker grills in the L version are all drilled through and not fake like in you're model

@LabCoatPaul

2 жыл бұрын

My RAV4 has 159,000 miles now. It took me 3 years to put 10K miles on it. It was so broken for a while there I had to buy a different car. Thanks for the info about the grilles! That would have saved me some trouble. haha

@1PvP

2 жыл бұрын

@@LabCoatPaul Yeah no worries. I sold my 2 door rav4 L (all white in colour) for a mint condition jaguar x-type, I'm looking for a convertible rav4 with the wider wheel base in manual. Only thing is, only about 2 convertables a listed a year for sale in New Zealand :/

Love your videos Paul, any chance on swapping in new engine mounts?

@LabCoatPaul

2 жыл бұрын

Yes. That's on the list. I'll be replacing engine mounts soon.

@GameToa127

2 жыл бұрын

@@LabCoatPaul I ended up doing it on my 97 Rav4, absolutely stunning difference in initial acceleration. Going to be doing it now on my 99 Rav4!

Hi Paul, my 2000 RAV4 is burning quite a bit of engine oil. I'm not sure why and would like to fix that. I started doing some research and it might be valve stem seals? Could that be it?

@LabCoatPaul

2 жыл бұрын

How do you know it's burning oil? Do you have blue smoke coming out of the exhaust pipe, and oil on your spark plugs? Or do you have oil leaking on to the exhaust under the engine, making smoke in the engine bay? Leaking valve stem seals can make your car burn oil. How many miles are on your car? Worn piston rings can cause this too, but it's less likely. Take a sample of your oil and send it to blackstone-labs.com It's the easiest way to get some good information about the condition of your engine. Also do a compression test. If your valve stem seals are leaking, the best thing to do is install a remanufactured cylinder head. compression test video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/ioeomrt_ZbCYmto.html oil test video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/iouAx5Wql8eTntI.html cylinder head video: kzread.info/dash/bejne/faeqm5qDpqXXiNY.html

@jaredpearson6068

2 жыл бұрын

@@LabCoatPaul From what i can see its not leaking out on to the floor and no smoke coming from the exhaust or engine bay. I haven't been tracking just how much oil I add, but I am now. I change my oil every 3k, but can't make it to that point without adding oil before then. Ill check my spark plug tips, send in my oil, and check out those video links

@jaredpearson6068

2 жыл бұрын

2000 Rav 4 208,000 Miles

@Fosgen

2 жыл бұрын

@@jaredpearson6068 With engine running, take white paper to exhaust and see if some oil droplets accumulate there. If so, take engine head out and give it shop to remanufacture. But new gaskets and head bolts.

Hi Paul, I'm sorry for my horrible English. Unfortunateli I never really had the chance to learn this language in school. You make a great job with the videos! I'm in the same situation like you... I don't have much money but need a reliable small 4x4 so I can do some work by myself to make the car unique. Will get my 1st gen RAV 2-door next week! 🙂 Found your channel view days ago and love the things you do. Keep on doing this! I like your lift and the tires. You have the "origina" 16 inch whells. Do you think it is possible to run with 15 inch wheels on the RAV? Greetings from Switzerland 😀

@LabCoatPaul

2 жыл бұрын

Hi! 15 inch wheels will probably NOT fit the RAV4. They usually have problems with clearance to the front brake calipers.

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Cheers to RAV4s and shit!

hi great videos 😀 but the plastic inside the doors is there for the rain water to be guided to outgoing drain . the window trim is not water proff. now without the plastic the water will go in to the floor/carpet when it rains. best regards an old Toyota mechanic🤣

@LabCoatPaul

2 жыл бұрын

That makes sense. I think I have some plastic sheeting, but I need to find the right glue.

@angelapodaca8974

2 жыл бұрын

@@LabCoatPaul gasket maker should work, I would do some samples to find one that will grab both the plastic and the panel material the strongest to not give out;letting the water in if there is a large amount collected

My 95 Rav4 has power windows but uses the small speakers ... :(

@Blockbuster2033

Жыл бұрын

Yeah same. Maybe it's something to do with European and American models.

The factory power windos speakers actually are decent IMHO they arent crap, my 2003 jeep was FAR FAR worse

Can i have the old amps?

@LabCoatPaul

2 жыл бұрын

I threw the old amplifiers in the trash more than a year ago. They didn't work.

@NOFx420x

2 жыл бұрын

Fare , it would have just been part's lol

Let me buy the Rav lmao

Taylor Swift FTW!

@LabCoatPaul

Жыл бұрын

Yup. You'll have to sing the songs yourself, because if they're actually in my videos I get blocked for copyright.

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