Cool "hidden" features about the GS that are not very known
12-24-11, 11:19 PM
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Merry Christmas guys,pretty awesome posts,learning quite a bit
on this forum.Im a new Lexus GS 430 owner,I used to frequent and drive
an Evo so this whole VIP ride is pretty cool.
on this forum.Im a new Lexus GS 430 owner,I used to frequent and drive
an Evo so this whole VIP ride is pretty cool.
01-15-12, 04:53 PM
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Just went to Chevron for some gas and decided to trying out the subwoofer mod i read on page #11 by JASOD.. FRiGGiN' AMAZING i couldn't believe the difference. Mega bass for free!!. No cracks, pops or distortion..A must do for anyone that enjoys better sounds. 
And to chime in with the previous post, yes it does work. I've done all the tricks listed on here, that are non C-best types, and they all do work. Just try it again, maybe you are rushing it. I had to do the woofer mod twice as well.
And to chime in with the previous post, yes it does work. I've done all the tricks listed on here, that are non C-best types, and they all do work. Just try it again, maybe you are rushing it. I had to do the woofer mod twice as well.
01-17-12, 12:45 PM
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02-24-12, 09:32 PM
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That is pretty funny about the 1 and 6 buttons, feel you man I do that kind of stuff all the time.
I personally like mine on 7 on F and R and just adjusting P1 to 3 or 4, subtle changes but it makes the stock stereo much better as far as what I think sound good, and obviously that's all that matters to me
I personally like mine on 7 on F and R and just adjusting P1 to 3 or 4, subtle changes but it makes the stock stereo much better as far as what I think sound good, and obviously that's all that matters to me
02-24-12, 10:28 PM
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regarding the stereo adjustments, jesod mentioned that he changed F and R to 7 and P1 to 3. later gs-ireland chimed in on what all the letters actually stand for... did anyone change any of the other settings such as the W(woofer), P2, or L? if so what did you set them to or is changing just the F, R, and P1 good enough?
One warning on lowering the volume of the speakers (F and R) and increasing the limits on the bass. This should be no problem if you don't crank the volume high but at high volumes you could be overdriving your speakers ( I'm talking if you have stock speakers) and could rip the cones. So if you do this mod before you crank the volume super loud turn down your bass from the max setting using the normal bass control **** then when you turn the volume back down it's ok to turn the bass (with the normal bass control ****) back up so you get good bass at lower volumes
04-03-12, 05:04 PM
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My favorite that I haven't seen mentioned is being able to adjust the subwoofer volume and the equilizer setting by hacking into the headunit.
Hold down 1 and 6 push CD 3 times and then hold down the AM button for 4 seconds and adjust and enjoy, you always have to go back to Audio and then shut off the car for the adjustments to work. Toggle between the FM and Tape adjustments from my knowledge P1 ups the sub I usually have mine on 3, 4 or sometimes 5 if I'm feeling really bassy. The F and R I usually have at 5 but sometimes up to 7, this works inversely the higher the number the more it suppresses the front and rear compared to the sub, it's more complicated than that some techie will get on here and yell at me but that's how I can understand it. Helps stock sub tremendously IMHO. I think to get to the NAV diagnostics turn the key to ON then hold the climate and audio buttons down while turning the park lights on and off about 3 times.
Hold down 1 and 6 push CD 3 times and then hold down the AM button for 4 seconds and adjust and enjoy, you always have to go back to Audio and then shut off the car for the adjustments to work. Toggle between the FM and Tape adjustments from my knowledge P1 ups the sub I usually have mine on 3, 4 or sometimes 5 if I'm feeling really bassy. The F and R I usually have at 5 but sometimes up to 7, this works inversely the higher the number the more it suppresses the front and rear compared to the sub, it's more complicated than that some techie will get on here and yell at me but that's how I can understand it. Helps stock sub tremendously IMHO. I think to get to the NAV diagnostics turn the key to ON then hold the climate and audio buttons down while turning the park lights on and off about 3 times.
