ES350 custom stereo
07-19-11, 02:20 PM
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I have a 08 base system no nave or Levinson I want to see what people have done if anything also my options I want to keep the stock headunit and replace all speakers and add a W7 12 sub maybe a total of 800 watts nothing serious..
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08-01-11, 11:23 AM
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My experience
When I started looking for information on upgrading the audio on my HS250h, I couldn't find anything either. Here's what I'd recommend -
1. Find the specification of system and the speakers - you could go to local Best Buy and have them dig this out for you. In my case, this wasn't easily available and I went to Toyota's Technical Information System - subscribed for 2 days (for $15) and downloaded a ton of materials.
2. I also didn't want to mess with my headunit - not an option due to all navi and climate control options associated with it. I decided to go for a signal processor unit and ended up with JBL MS-8 (MSRP $799, but I found it for a lot cheaper).
3. Find replacement speakers and factory ones replaced. In my case, it made a ton of difference.
The whole exercise took me more than 3 months from research to implementation and cost me almost a grand but it was well worth it.
Note: My advice - replace you speakers first and then evaluate if you want more - chances are it'll be sufficient.
1. Find the specification of system and the speakers - you could go to local Best Buy and have them dig this out for you. In my case, this wasn't easily available and I went to Toyota's Technical Information System - subscribed for 2 days (for $15) and downloaded a ton of materials.
2. I also didn't want to mess with my headunit - not an option due to all navi and climate control options associated with it. I decided to go for a signal processor unit and ended up with JBL MS-8 (MSRP $799, but I found it for a lot cheaper).
3. Find replacement speakers and factory ones replaced. In my case, it made a ton of difference.
The whole exercise took me more than 3 months from research to implementation and cost me almost a grand but it was well worth it.
Note: My advice - replace you speakers first and then evaluate if you want more - chances are it'll be sufficient.
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08-11-11, 03:17 PM
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Two of us are currently posting in the ES350 sub-forum. One guy is going with a Fly Audio system while, I'm going with a Pioneer DVD unit. I'll be updating each step along the way.
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