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Old 08-24-08, 12:17 PM
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Unhappy 1997 ls400 w/Nakamichi replacement help???

So my brother asked me to replace his head unit with a Dual XDV8125. I figured pretty easy got my dash kit and then went to get wiring harness but now I find out they don't make one for this model. Been trying to hard wire, but I'm having a hard time identifying which wires I need to do what with. There are 3 different plugs that went into the old head unit and not sure what to take from where. I really don't want to take it back to him with the whole thing in pieces, can anyone help me??? I've searched but I don't see what I think I need. Can somebody save the day, I would really appreciate it.

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the factory amp is under the passenger seat. from there you can extend them and run them to the back of the headunit accordingly. you have to find each speaker by doing the battery pop test. you can find positive/negative/ignition by using a voltmeter or test light and testing each wire from the existing wire harnesses. its really not hard at all.
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the12volt has wiring info iirc.
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did a little searching,,, this may help,,,
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...8&postcount=29
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Awesome! Thanks for the quick responses guys, I will give it a go and let you know how it goes. THANK YOU
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Okay another question, when I took out the factory unit it had 3 plugs plugging into original; 1 plug is white, 1 plug is grey, and the other is blue. I see a lot of the same color wires in each, does it matter which one I use or is there only 1 right one.
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from the 3 harnesses, the only wires you can use is positive and ignition. for ground, use the chassis.
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