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1995 LEXUS LS 400 after market CD Deck question

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Old 12-01-09, 08:49 AM
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Through an FM modulator, sure. But as PD said and probably meant, "no" in the sense of direct-connect for decent sound quality. But anything can go through FM.
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Hello again,
How bad will it sound? That is hard to say but it will definitely sound better than the setup you described that your father is currently using. If you want to power the subwoofer than do the following: Purchase a head unit with amplified outputs (speaker level outputs...........usually around 20 watts for all four channels) and an RCA subwoofer output. Thensimply use a wiring harness adapter to power the speakers off of the head units built in amplifier and use the subwoofer output to feed a seperate mono amplifier (get one with at least 200 watts mono) and run the outputs to your factory subwoofer. Be sure that the amplifier is stable into 2 ohms because I believe that the factory Pioneer speaker is rated at 2 ohms. You can then use the adjust the level of the subwoofer from your head unit. PM me if you want a more detailed explanation.
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Old 12-01-09, 11:38 PM
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except that the factory subwoofer is more along the lines of ~80w last i checked
Old 12-02-09, 11:20 AM
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Given the last couple of answers:
It's a very good idea to change the factory subwoofer to a newer one, as modern speakers are soo much better. For an easy exchange you should use an 8" open-air, which will be quite easy to exchange with the old one. With a decent modern mono amplifier this will improve base sound quality quite noticeably. Check www.lexls.com in the tutorials/audio section. (Yes I know that you are not going to do it yourself, but the information is good anyhow.)

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Old 12-02-09, 02:30 PM
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what aftermarket cd changer will work with the OEM setup??
Old 12-02-09, 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by tlee1234
what aftermarket cd changer will work with the OEM setup??
none will plug in.
and even if you had the plugs retrofitted, none will be able to decode MP3 and still be used with the oem headunit.
Old 12-03-09, 05:48 PM
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Originally Posted by PureDrifter
you guys could just buy a BeatSonic harness if you really wanted to keep the factory speakers AND sub

first gen iirc is SLA-10xxx
early 2nd gen is SLA20xxx (maybe 21/22 cant remember)

expensive, but the dash kits match PERFECTLY and the harness integration is plug and play.
$189 is too much for what amounts to a crossover, lol
Old 12-03-09, 08:16 PM
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its cheaper in most cases than buying a crossover and paying an audio shop to install it for you (which is what MOST people would do)
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