CCIE

When i opened the Sub enclosure I only found a dual wire setup (standard POS & NEG) not 4 wires. I had to remove some foam, 'split' the cable down the middle, and ran the POS & NEG to separate sides on the new speaker (they are not next to each other as with the OEM).

Jayson

So the JL Audio 6W0-8 subwoofer we had installed last year blew this past weekend. I cannot find a 6W0-8 anywhere to purchase as a drop in replacement and now looking for a compact powered subwoofer instead. I'm thinking that my best bet is to disconnect the JL subwoofer and purchase a powered Bazooka tube (or something similar) and wire that in. Do any of you have any recommendations for me?

Thanks!

gh1118

Jayson--I have been fighting the same problem on my '04. Cannot find a drop in replacement here in Houston. It looks like Parts Express has several 8 ohm options which should work. www.partsexpress.com

gh1118

speaker selection:
http://www.parts-express.com/wizards...TOKEN=69731043

bdfull

Jayson: I still have the JL in mine, but I was thinking yesterday that I wanted to reseal it in the enslosure as I never siliconed it in and I have some rattling from not sealing it. On a side note, if my JL ever goes then I am going to the stock sub + and - wires as signal level inputs to an amp and run whatever sub I want. I am done messing around trying to find anonther 6WO-8. They are insanely expesive and hard to find! Plus, a standard kicker, or fosgate 8, 10, 12, or 15 would sound/work so much better.

Jayson

Yeah, I'm not having a problem finding an 8 ohm sub, but rather an 8 ohm sub that has a mounting depth of less than about 3". There are some really nice high quality subs out there, but we're extremely limited on the number of "shallow subwoofers" available to us LX owners. I'll use the link above to Parts Express and see what I can find. Will check back in when I get this problem corrected.

It's so annoying that Mark Levinson didn't design their audio systems correctly. I remember way back in 2004 when I took my GS in my service writer said that he already had two customers bring in their brand new GS cars with blown drivers in the front doors. The speakers are being tasked with reproducing sound that they're not physically capable of handling so they blow. I wonder why no one at Lexus caught this? It's pretty easy to blow the speakers, the sub on our LX blew when I had the windows down driving through my neighborhood with the radio on. I didn't have the volume anywhere near an obnoxious level, so it's disappointing that the sound systems don't work as advertised.

Jayson

Thanks for the referral and link. I think for $40.00 I'm going to give the "Selenium 6W4P 6" Woofer" a try. Everything else on that page is either a 6" midrange or midbass. I'll update this thread when I get it in.

4thirty

JAson,

I have a JL 6W0 sub that I had in my LX. I no longer have the truck, but if you're interested in the sub, I'd be willing to part with it for $40. You pay the shipping. Let me know. My email is bajdek@comcast.net.

Jayson

Yes, I'm interested - thanks for offering! Can you give me a total to ship to 78681? Cheapest way to send with a tracking number will be fine. It is a 6W0-8 right?