LiCelsior

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so metra doesnt make a harness huh...sucks. thanks PD.

Blavatsky

Crutchfield shows my 99 LS as "Euro-Din"...??
Anyone have some suggestions for medium range price (alpine,kenwood) HUs?
All I care about is good sound and aux input for mp3.

PureDrifter

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beatsonic makes a harness but its $300ish, you're better off wiring it yourself.

they make a dash kit that is a PERFECT match for the LS, and you can get it separate from the rest of the kit for ~$100 or less.

hobojoe

im running a 6.5" touch screen nav/dvd setup from a eclipse avn5435 heres a pic:

UCF11

I would say yes but also no, you would need to change the shape of the face plate (Just grind it down a few mil each side) due to the taper of the dash the lower u move it the less room there is for it to fit. Harness should be long enough, even if its not, not that hard to make it longer.

PureDrifter

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yes if you're willing to spend the time and money to do it right.

inrisls400

I have the avic d3 in my car with ipod through the glove box and bluetooth and it works very well, i have not had a problem with it yet. Just get the double din kit from metra and it fits like factory. The one thing i could not find was a harness and no one makes one you might have to get a different sub with an amp like i did.

PureDrifter

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did a quick bit of digging...
http://www.installer.com/item/displa...php?it=70-8112

notice it stops for the LS400 in '94...but meh, its hard to tell without comparing 1st gen and 2nd gen wiring diagrams which i am WAYYY too dead to do right now

Blavatsky

So the 98-00 can take a double din? That sounds like a dumb question but all the online sites I go to show dd as not fitting or "modified fit"...

thanks

PureDrifter

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because while there is physically room for a double din...there is no dash kit, the OEM stereo is larger than double-din.

Blavatsky

So most people in the 98-00 run a 1 din? I can't seem to find pics of people's setup in the last gen LS400. I'd like do your aux-in hack PD but i'm afraid i'd botch the job.

I'd like to have a better idea what I'm looking for before I got to a stereo shop so I can be informed and not condescended to.

PureDrifter

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not too many people have headunits in the 2.5gen, and the only reason you'd need to worry about the headunit if you're doing my aux.in mod is if you have a nakamichi system, otherwise you have to intercept either behind the cd changer or at the amp under the passenger seat.

ryhi

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metra makes a dash kit for 95-00.

http://documents.victorytechnologies...duct/11631.pdf

the instructions show pictures of it being installed into a 95-97. the climate control area is slightly different in the 98+, but the bottom radio section should be the same.

i would definitely recommend going with an aftermarket radio. after i installed mine, the car just felt so much more updated and allowed for me to easily install a sub and amp as well as tune the sound.

Blavatsky

Cool...yeah I think I want a new headunit altogether...it sounds a little dated and I'd like a aux-in on the front, as well as new sub/speakers possibly. Nothing huge, just better sound and zune integration.

Do you have any pics? What unit was it; was it a double-din? Thanks for any info, I'd like to take my car in for upgrades this later this week...sounds like I may need to order the metra before I go to the shop if I don't want them to fab a cheap one or tell me they don't make one

rishi

any luck finding this??