Ls400 audio setup thread (The Mother thread)
02-03-12, 08:32 AM
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i would recommend these amps
http://www.jlaudio.com/1000-1v2-car-...plifiers-98086
http://www.rockfordfosgate.com/produ...?itemid=117364
if you can get the money for those
http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_...RZ1200.1D.html
http://www.jlaudio.com/1000-1v2-car-...plifiers-98086
http://www.rockfordfosgate.com/produ...?itemid=117364
if you can get the money for those
http://www.sonicelectronix.com/item_...RZ1200.1D.html
02-04-12, 02:42 PM
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Hello all, 93 ls400 all stock pioneer system to looking to do a minimal upgrade. Just want to say I mostly use car for work so not looking to have the best setup but for an inexpensive better sound then all stock has. I am looking to upgrade 8in sub and head unit and this is what I came up with.
Head unit
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/JVC+-+50...6#BVRRWidgetID
Wire Harness
http://www.amazon.com/SCOSCHE-TA02B-..._bxgy_e_text_b
Mounting/dash kit
http://www.amazon.com/Metra-Lexus-LS...ref=pd_sim_e_1
Thing is, I'm not sure about the sub woofer connection.. Is it a part of the wire harness already or is there another wire/adapter i need? I've read in previous post how they lost their sub upgrading head units. So again I want the factory amp to work with the new head unit and new sub. Is this possible? I also ran across this connector but really not sure if it applies..
Receiver Wiring Harness
For select 1992-00 Lexus and Toyota vehicles with factory amplifier
http://www.crutchfield.com/p_1207081...s.html?tp=2977
Head unit
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/JVC+-+50...6#BVRRWidgetID
Wire Harness
http://www.amazon.com/SCOSCHE-TA02B-..._bxgy_e_text_b
Mounting/dash kit
http://www.amazon.com/Metra-Lexus-LS...ref=pd_sim_e_1
Thing is, I'm not sure about the sub woofer connection.. Is it a part of the wire harness already or is there another wire/adapter i need? I've read in previous post how they lost their sub upgrading head units. So again I want the factory amp to work with the new head unit and new sub. Is this possible? I also ran across this connector but really not sure if it applies..
Receiver Wiring Harness
For select 1992-00 Lexus and Toyota vehicles with factory amplifier
http://www.crutchfield.com/p_1207081...s.html?tp=2977
02-06-12, 07:16 AM
#259
All of the speakers including the sub have wires that run from the amp under passenger seat to the speaker. There isn't a seperate amp for the sub. If you remove the stock amp and don't replace it you won't have a sub.
Most headunits have interated amps for the main speakers, but you'll need an amp to make the sub go boom.
Most headunits have interated amps for the main speakers, but you'll need an amp to make the sub go boom.
02-06-12, 08:50 AM
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All of the speakers including the sub have wires that run from the amp under passenger seat to the speaker. There isn't a seperate amp for the sub. If you remove the stock amp and don't replace it you won't have a sub.
Most headunits have interated amps for the main speakers, but you'll need an amp to make the sub go boom.
Most headunits have interated amps for the main speakers, but you'll need an amp to make the sub go boom.
Last edited by Vudugan; 02-06-12 at 08:54 AM.
02-06-12, 10:36 AM
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I'm sorry I must bow out on this one. I thought that if you replaced your HU that you would not be able to use the OEM amp, but it looks like that last crutchfield wire might work.
Hopefully someone else will step in and confirm if it's possible to use an aftermarket HU w/ the OEM amp.
Hopefully someone else will step in and confirm if it's possible to use an aftermarket HU w/ the OEM amp.
02-06-12, 12:15 PM
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I'm sorry I must bow out on this one. I thought that if you replaced your HU that you would not be able to use the OEM amp, but it looks like that last crutchfield wire might work.
Hopefully someone else will step in and confirm if it's possible to use an aftermarket HU w/ the OEM amp.
Hopefully someone else will step in and confirm if it's possible to use an aftermarket HU w/ the OEM amp.
03-05-12, 07:00 AM
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Here are some pictures of my setup. I did this 8 years ago and tried to get some of the best components I knew of at the time. Since then, the amp has lost some channels, I've blown through a few sets of XRs, and the 8W7 lost it's foam surround (probably because it was exposed to the sun so much...even through the cover). When everything is working, it sounds awesome...and the 8W7 wallops in this configuration.
I didn't want to sacrifice much trunk space, so I built a box and amp mount that would be minimally intrusive. I don't remember the exact specs of the box, but I think it's around a cubic foot sealed. The box is bolted to the rear deck lid and supported by the amp mount underneath that is bolted to the trunk floor. Very minimal, if any, rattling from this setup.
As you can see from the pictures, the top of the box had to be built up (at an angle, no less) for the 8W7 to sit on top. The bottom also had to be extended to allow for the massive magnet the 8W7 has.
I didn't want to sacrifice much trunk space, so I built a box and amp mount that would be minimally intrusive. I don't remember the exact specs of the box, but I think it's around a cubic foot sealed. The box is bolted to the rear deck lid and supported by the amp mount underneath that is bolted to the trunk floor. Very minimal, if any, rattling from this setup.
As you can see from the pictures, the top of the box had to be built up (at an angle, no less) for the 8W7 to sit on top. The bottom also had to be extended to allow for the massive magnet the 8W7 has.