98cruiser

Ok when I bought my 02 LS430 the subwoofer was blown out, I replaced it with a 8" Kicker free air, 4ohms, 200 watts, but when I play my music too loud or with too much bass the sound cuts in and out..............why????.... can any one help, and I dont think it the amp over heating, cause it happens as soon as I first turn it on and up too high

GHSER7

iTrader: (4)

you need a 8 or 12 ohm sub iirc....that 4 ohm is too much for the stock unit.

hope that helps.

toantran99

Most LS430 sub are blown, I just used a glued gun and went around the woofer. Saved like $300 from buying a new one.

TJW98LS

iTrader: (1)

Add an amp.

98cruiser

Sounds like a plan, but how hard is it to replace stock, and what wattage so I dont blow the rest of the factory speakers

toantran99

Just buy an amp and connect your amp to your speakers to get the music signal.

bassil2022

again,,,WHAT???

how do you do this? where do you put the glue??

mine is blown, I just realized today. and I said I'm not going to buy a new one i don't care. BUT, since its fixable with costless of money, I will fix it YOU HAVE TO TELL ME HOW??

Boomer01

Do a search. There is a long thread called something like "Here comes the Boom" that tells how.

It really didn't help in my case. The base was still weak and sharp so I ended up buying a sub, box and amp and put them in the trunk. I removed the factory sub and the hole acts like a port to the cab.

alanchad

iTrader: (1)

I fixed mine too with a $4 tube of silicone glue after reading about it here.

I took mine out and ran a heavy bead around the top edge, let cure for a couple of days, and reinstalled. Sounds great.

I did the same on an Avalon. Same results.

There are a couple of threads on this: just search.

Alan

toantran99

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/ls4...-the-boom.html

bassil2022

I think this is applies only on 01 UL, I have 03 CL.
I think UL has more speakers than CL. I have both 01 UL and 03 CL, and I can see UL has 1 subwoofer and 2 speakers behind the rear seats.
On the other hand, the 03 CL has only 1 subwoofer.

alanchad

iTrader: (1)

My 2001 UL has 1 sub behind the seats. The other two screens are air vents, not speakers. Worked for me. Four bucks

a#'z

You're amp can't handle to subs, aftermarket amp...