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Old 04-03-10, 07:49 PM
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Originally Posted by delta9mda
i was out of town for a few months and my is was just sitting at home. the battery went down enough that i had to jump the car to get it started.

my stereo turns on a will change stations and load cd's but.... i get no sound!!

help brothers.
May not have enought power for the amp?
Fully charge it,.

I keep my carsd on a battery tender when they won't be used for a while
Old 04-04-10, 05:47 AM
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will do bro. i needed breaks since before it was sitting, so i just got back, jumped it and took it to the shop. it starts right up and everything else works. will let it run and charge for a good while.

when i charged it before going to the shop i put a cd in and it played (for a few seconds and then i turned the car off). turned it back on and no sound, cd or radio stations.

there is a "pop" kinda noise when you turn the car on (coming from the speakers, like a static pop or something).
Old 04-04-10, 06:03 AM
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Originally Posted by delta9mda
will do bro. i needed breaks since before it was sitting, so i just got back, jumped it and took it to the shop. it starts right up and everything else works. will let it run and charge for a good while.

when i charged it before going to the shop i put a cd in and it played (for a few seconds and then i turned the car off). turned it back on and no sound, cd or radio stations.

there is a "pop" kinda noise when you turn the car on (coming from the speakers, like a static pop or something).
Since it appears that the front end is working look down the line.
Blown amp fuse?
Blown amp?

May need a trip to the shop?
Old 04-04-10, 09:36 AM
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I must agree with ^ check the fuses.
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Try turning off the stereo before you turn you car off. It may not be the same but I always turn my radio off before shutting the car off because I get that loud pop when I take the key out of the ignition. Especially if you have an eq or some signal processor inline.

Also with the amp if there isn't enough power the amp will go into proctection mode to prevent damage.

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Old 04-04-10, 12:00 PM
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ok bros, will check all you advised.

may have to take a trip to lexus.
Old 04-14-10, 06:56 AM
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Default ML in a 350 that doesnt have it

I was looking at an IS 350 that does not come with the Mark Levinson audio package. Could I take the stock unit out and replace the stock unit with the ML? hope that makes since

Or should i just wait until I find one with ML and be done with it?

I had IS 300 for 5 years and it got totaled 3 weeks ago

Im lookin to get a 350 but I want one with ML and black interior...any thing else goes.


thanks
Old 04-14-10, 07:05 AM
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Yes its possible, but heres the catch. You arent gonna be able to find JUST the ML part very easily. Dealership charges bout 700 for it too.

When I fubared my nav, I ordered a nav unit off a ebay and just swapped the nonML unit for the ML one and everything was good. But I already had the ML unit in mine.

You'd probably end up better just trying to find one with ML in it. You might get lucky and find one for the same price too, some people dont even realize it has an upgraded stereo.
Old 04-14-10, 08:28 AM
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You better get the one with ML. If you change your mind and wants to get ML it will not be cheap or easy to replace every audio components related to ML. It's not just amplifier, even the cables and speakers are ML parts.
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Default IS250 Adding Sub/Amp To Non-ML Questions

hey guys,
I'm going to be installing the 4 channel loc to run my mono amp and sub. I read the other threads and just wanted someone to double check my work before I start the project. Could anyone tell me which wires are on what harness? I pulled the trunk interior and can see the stock amp. There are three connectors going into the amp.

1) I'm assuming the signal wire is the tiny orange wire on the middle harness?

2) Which harness are the front L/R woofer wires located on?

3) Which harness is the rear sub wires located on? Also, do I need to tap both rear subs or just one?

4) Where are you all grounding your amp and loc ground wire to?

Lastly, could you tell me if the color coding I need to tap is right please?

Front Right Sub: (+)Brown (-) Pink
Front Left Sub: (+)White (-) Red
Trunk Sub: (+)Brown (-) Lime Green
(+)Pink (-) Sky Blue

Any help would be great...

Thanks!
Old 04-23-10, 06:34 PM
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just tap trunk sub. youll either have pink and sky blue or brown and lime green, not both. and signal wire run to the driver side footwell fuse box. any more questions pm me
Old 04-24-10, 03:34 PM
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For the ground wire, could I just tap into the amps ground wire going into the connector?
Old 04-24-10, 03:41 PM
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ground wire

signal wire tap driver side footwell
Old 04-24-10, 03:51 PM
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if you tap it to the fuse box wont it always be on? even when the car is off?
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nope the empty above the 2-20's and 1-75 fuses has no power whenthe car is off, and has power when the car is turned on, or when you push the push start button twice with your foot OFF the brake


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