HOW TO: LS430 Mark Levinson EVERYTHING w/Pics & part#s
#121
Moderator
Greywolf40 - very nicely done video - thanks very much for taking the time to share the info.
#122
thanks for ur great help can i get a screan for sale if u knw any body who wanna sell it can can u ship it to me in middle east jst give me an idea of the price and ill confirm the purchase
#123
Driver School Candidate
Rear Speaker Replacement
No mods @ all, it literally dropped in the slot. One thing though, I did not put the top bracket back on that holds the speaker down but the speaker fits snug in the bottom bracket anyway. The JL sounds about the same or a little better (matter of opinion). I just didnt want to spend the $350+ that the "stealership" wanted for a replacement. I found the sub on ebay for $65 & it took me about 2 hrs start to finish.
#124
Driver School Candidate
Rear Speaker Replacement
The Kicker 8" 8 Ohm has some high quality spring pressure quick connect contacts designed to insert the ends of bare wire. You just depress the spring with your thumb, insert the end of a bare wire in the hole and let it go. It clamps down very firmly on the wire. Theses connectors are very strong and well made. I wanted to do a neat job and use the existing OEM wiring as much as possible so I de-soldered the leads from the ML sub woofer to retain the OEM connector with it's speaker wire designed to plug into the car's wiring harness. I found that the wires were now a little too short for the Kicker sub because of the distance between the + and - contacts on the new sub. I bought a couple of small rolls of stranded 18 gauge hook up wire from Radio Shack (same size and color as the OEM wire - black and red) and soldered them to the ends of the OEM wiring to add about 4" to each lead. Then I used some common 1" heat shrink insulation (also from Radio Shack)to cover each splice individually, heated the heat shrinks with a hair dryer and viola! a neat little insulated wiring lead was ready to go. I stripped about 1/2 "insulation from the new ends of the 2 leads, heated them with a soldering iron and melted some solder into the fresh ends of the new stranded wire just to give it a quality finish and to insure that it would very durable. I also put one 1" heat shrink insulator over the wires as they exit the OEM connector to hold the 2 wires together and reduce a potential stress point (probably overkill but I am a little OCD about my projects). Then I just plugged the fresh wire leads into the two connectors on the new Kicker sub, dropped the sub into the deck, plugged it into the car's wiring harness and screwed it all down.
Also, one more step I did not mention earlier is that there is thick foam insulation on the rear dash cover and when you remove the dash cover, the foam may come loose from the dash cover. Mine was loose but I suspect the mechanic who replaced my rear struts actually pulled it loose because you have to pull the rear seat and dash to get to the bolts atop the rear struts. To reattach the foam, I used 3M Super Trim Adhesive. Follow the directions on the can which will tell you to spray the adhesive on both surfaces and let it cure for at least 4 minutes before pushing the surfaces together. I also put some pressure on the bond to be sure the surfaces stuck together.
Another helpful point was that I put the seat bench in the car to sit on while I drilled out the deck and re-installed the rear dash. It was a lot softer than sitting on the bare metal in the car. Again, it was a bigger project than I anticipated but if you have the time, it was rewarding. I just parked my LS430 for a few days and drove my other car so I would not be under any time pressure. If you have any other questions, just leave them on here and I will check back in a few days.
Also, one more step I did not mention earlier is that there is thick foam insulation on the rear dash cover and when you remove the dash cover, the foam may come loose from the dash cover. Mine was loose but I suspect the mechanic who replaced my rear struts actually pulled it loose because you have to pull the rear seat and dash to get to the bolts atop the rear struts. To reattach the foam, I used 3M Super Trim Adhesive. Follow the directions on the can which will tell you to spray the adhesive on both surfaces and let it cure for at least 4 minutes before pushing the surfaces together. I also put some pressure on the bond to be sure the surfaces stuck together.
Another helpful point was that I put the seat bench in the car to sit on while I drilled out the deck and re-installed the rear dash. It was a lot softer than sitting on the bare metal in the car. Again, it was a bigger project than I anticipated but if you have the time, it was rewarding. I just parked my LS430 for a few days and drove my other car so I would not be under any time pressure. If you have any other questions, just leave them on here and I will check back in a few days.
#125
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That is an amazing video, very helpful. My only question is how to get the door panel off without tearing anything up. Can you share a video of that?
I made a little how-to video on repairing the speakers in the LS430:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW2VWq2LLHs
I hope you folks find it helpful!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW2VWq2LLHs
I hope you folks find it helpful!
#126
Lead Lap
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Alright. I replaced my aftrermarket Alpine speakers with stock ML units front and back. I bought all four speakers in original housings off a member here on CL. Since I installed Dynamat in all doors and rear deck before ML sounds awesome, louder and great bass production as well as sounding clean and clear. I love it!
Now I'm going to say something people might start throwing stones at me . I'm thinking of replacing my Kicker sub for a stock ML unit. Why? Since Dynamat made a huge difference in door speakers I assume it's gonna make that difference for sub as well. Positive thing is amp will not be under any stress at all.
Now I'm going to say something people might start throwing stones at me . I'm thinking of replacing my Kicker sub for a stock ML unit. Why? Since Dynamat made a huge difference in door speakers I assume it's gonna make that difference for sub as well. Positive thing is amp will not be under any stress at all.
#128
Driver School Candidate
Getting ready to wire up a DQ-61 I just got in, but it seems like the wiring diagram link in the first few posts is missing.
Does anyone have the pinouts for the 04-06 ML amp? Looking to cut the wires going to the factory speakers and route them directly to the DQ-61 (FL/FR & Sub), running fresh speaker wire from there.
W.
Does anyone have the pinouts for the 04-06 ML amp? Looking to cut the wires going to the factory speakers and route them directly to the DQ-61 (FL/FR & Sub), running fresh speaker wire from there.
W.
#129
Driver School Candidate
Getting ready to wire up a DQ-61 I just got in, but it seems like the wiring diagram link in the first few posts is missing.
Does anyone have the pinouts for the 04-06 ML amp? Looking to cut the wires going to the factory speakers and route them directly to the DQ-61 (FL/FR & Sub), running fresh speaker wire from there.
W.
Does anyone have the pinouts for the 04-06 ML amp? Looking to cut the wires going to the factory speakers and route them directly to the DQ-61 (FL/FR & Sub), running fresh speaker wire from there.
W.
Let me know how the Audiocontrol setup goes. I've been going back and forth between a JL CleanSweep or an Audiocontrol unit to install an aftermarket amp setup I have from my GS but beyond that, i'm getting discouraged by reading about having to remove the whole dash to install replacement tweeters up front.
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#130
Alright. I replaced my aftrermarket Alpine speakers with stock ML units front and back. I bought all four speakers in original housings off a member here on CL. Since I installed Dynamat in all doors and rear deck before ML sounds awesome, louder and great bass production as well as sounding clean and clear. I love it!
Now I'm going to say something people might start throwing stones at me . I'm thinking of replacing my Kicker sub for a stock ML unit. Why? Since Dynamat made a huge difference in door speakers I assume it's gonna make that difference for sub as well. Positive thing is amp will not be under any stress at all.
Now I'm going to say something people might start throwing stones at me . I'm thinking of replacing my Kicker sub for a stock ML unit. Why? Since Dynamat made a huge difference in door speakers I assume it's gonna make that difference for sub as well. Positive thing is amp will not be under any stress at all.
#131
Driver School Candidate
I found it here: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/att...oschematic.pdf
Let me know how the Audiocontrol setup goes. I've been going back and forth between a JL CleanSweep or an Audiocontrol unit to install an aftermarket amp setup I have from my GS but beyond that, i'm getting discouraged by reading about having to remove the whole dash to install replacement tweeters up front.
Let me know how the Audiocontrol setup goes. I've been going back and forth between a JL CleanSweep or an Audiocontrol unit to install an aftermarket amp setup I have from my GS but beyond that, i'm getting discouraged by reading about having to remove the whole dash to install replacement tweeters up front.
#133
Roman
Your timing is perfect. My sub just went out and I GLUED that, and now I hear my front pass side door speaker making the same sound as the sub was...
Your timing is perfect. My sub just went out and I GLUED that, and now I hear my front pass side door speaker making the same sound as the sub was...
Last edited by buggs384; 08-06-15 at 01:21 PM. Reason: correction
#135
I agtrr , I have been reading for 3 days , los of great info in your thread and the here comes the boom thread.
Question are you running stock speakers in the rear doors and then adding the new kickers up front?
Whatsub are u using still? The kicker sub correct ?
Question are you running stock speakers in the rear doors and then adding the new kickers up front?
Whatsub are u using still? The kicker sub correct ?