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Lexus IS 250 Regular Radio VS Mark Levinson for DVD

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Old 10-02-10, 02:07 PM
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Lightbulb Lexus IS 250 Regular Radio VS Mark Levinson for DVD

I need to know is it possible that i may just swap radio with out having to do any mods. I would really appreciate if someone can help me with this im in the process of buying a is 350 Mark Levinson CD player vs the Regular Radio but dont know if all the plugs would work or if there in the car already.

WHAT I WANNA DO IS JUST PLUG AND PLAY! PLEASE HELP BEFORE I PURCHASE..

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Old 10-02-10, 05:30 PM
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I'm pretty sure that you will not be able to just swap them out like that. I imagine there are different wiring schemes coming out of the two different units.

The standard Pioneer, for instance, does not have a center channel output. There is a very lengthy thread on this somewhere from earlier in the 2IS' days. I'm sure it has a much more definitive answer in it already.
Old 10-02-10, 05:59 PM
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I'm assuming you have the navigation system already, since you'll need the screen for the DVD?

The speakers are also different, right? Levinson has more and better ones I think.

Even if it was plug and play (doubtful?) to swap out the receiver, seems like you'd still be missing a lot of the benefit.
Old 10-02-10, 07:28 PM
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don't forget the ML amperfier in the trunk.
Old 10-03-10, 05:20 AM
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If you are only interested in the DVD play back with the ML then yes it is a PnP to factory nav non ML car. I have been looking for a ML DVD changer where did you find this?
Old 10-03-10, 07:57 AM
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Looking at those pics, it seems that there are a couple extra plugs on the ML unit.
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You ll need the ML harness and the AUX harness...........Im selling my ML unit with the harness and the AUX harness.....BTW i can make the ML harness if you need one......and the AUX port harness.....
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Originally Posted by 350PsDMeuP
You ll need the ML harness and the AUX harness...........Im selling my ML unit with the harness and the AUX harness.....BTW i can make the ML harness if you need one......and the AUX port harness.....
What does the aux harness look like? I did the swap and my aux doesn't work and even the option on the ML head unit doesn't come up on the screen.
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Originally Posted by 350PsDMeuP
You ll need the ML harness and the AUX harness...........Im selling my ML unit with the harness and the AUX harness.....BTW i can make the ML harness if you need one......and the AUX port harness.....
Hello How can I make AUX port harness, I upgraded my radio from Non-ML to ML and have no AUX anymore, need do some wiring.
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