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LS430 Mark Levinson Front Tweeters Discontinued

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Old 11-04-22, 04:27 AM
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funny side to your story, I thought my driver side tweeter was going bad, but turned out to be the navagation trying to give a voice command, but I had the voice turned down. problem solved itself when I reached the destination and never put in another. self inflicted misery on my part for sure
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Originally Posted by aypues
ya I saw that. Many others list it as discontinued so they may have not updated their website yet, you may be able to order but they may cancel the order when they can’t obtain it. Notice it also doesn’t say “in stock” either. I’m not looking to pay over $600 for two speakers before labor. My post really was about the installation difficulty though…
https://parts.belllexusnorthscottsda...160-0W230.html

It's 100% in stock and still being manufactured.....just take the glove box out as well as the plastic for the steering column and replace the speakers and call it a day.
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Originally Posted by 05ls430518
https://parts.belllexusnorthscottsda...160-0W230.html

It's 100% in stock and still being manufactured.....just take the glove box out as well as the plastic for the steering column and replace the speakers and call it a day.
unfortunately this is not true. I just called Bell Lexus parts dept and they confirmed it is in fact discontinued like the other retailers are showing.
Old 11-04-22, 01:24 PM
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Amayama shows stock. But there is no reason to pay $200/tweeter find one with about the same form factor and hack it into the Lexus housing.
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Originally Posted by LeX2K
Amayama shows stock. But there is no reason to pay $200/tweeter find one with about the same form factor and hack it into the Lexus housing.
I wish it were that simple. This is a 2 way fancy ML speaker which bounces off the windshield. Changing from OEM would change the sound and potentially damage the touchy amplifier. I agree with you on the price and think that $300 per speaker is crazy. I think my best bet is a used part at this point.
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Originally Posted by aypues
I wish it were that simple. This is a 2 way fancy ML speaker which bounces off the windshield. Changing from OEM would change the sound and potentially damage the touchy amplifier. I agree with you on the price and think that $300 per speaker is crazy. I think my best bet is a used part at this point.
If you find int what resistance the original tweeter is, you can find a suitable option
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