1997 ES 300 Factory CD Changer
#2
Lexus Fanatic
Not sure if this helps, but my '96 ES stock CD changer could play CD-RWs with no problems. Doesn't hurt to try one out for your '97, and if you get a disc loading error show up on the audio display, then there's your answer...
#3
Lexus Champion
Both my '94 and '03 ES's played CD-R/CD-RW discs without any problems. Make sure you don't have paper labels on them though since that could possibly jam the mechanism.
Alan
Alan