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Old 07-02-14, 10:03 AM
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Question Upgrading Nav/Audio System LS400

I have a 2004 LS400 with Nav. I have no desire to get rid of her, but I would like to modernize the audio system: bluetooth sync music from iPhone with audio systems, contacts with iPhone, play Pandora, Sirius/XM, etc. Anyway of this possible? Bought wife a 2014 RX350 and am kind of jealous of system, but no enough to leave the body of the LS430 for the 460. Advice or suggestions?
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Check out vaistech units. They plug into the factory head unit and even utilize steering wheel controls
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Check out vaistech units. They plug into the factory head unit and even utilize steering wheel controls
I second what greg s said... I have heard some good things about these units.
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Also consider the Audiovox Mediabridge. It works on 2003 - 2006 LS 430s. Has bluetooth, usb, aux, iPod all in one small package. Vaistech is more of an a la carte solution unfortunately. You can't get all USB, Aux, iPod, Bluetooth in one package. Plus their prices are about $100 higher than the competition.

There is also Grom, but their design seems slightly more convoluted than the audiovox.

It should be said that I have no experience with the audio these products produce. This is all based on the research I've been doing on them over the past couple of months. I purchased an audiovox for my '01, not realizing it doesn't match up with the factory stereo harness. But I have handled the device. It's small and has a usb port and aux port on it. Pretty clean little box. May be selling it soon if I can't find a work around for the harness issue.

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