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Old Jan 11, 2018 | 05:45 PM
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OP you should consider the new OEM Audio Plus system. I just did the install and it's totally worth it! I'm about to post a thread about it soon.
hey just seeing if you got the installation done and if you got any pictures to show us all would like to see how it looks and if it take up alot of space in the trunk.
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Old Jan 11, 2018 | 06:52 PM
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hey just seeing if you got the installation done and if you got any pictures to show us all would like to see how it looks and if it take up alot of space in the trunk.
he made a thread about it. here you go
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...ll-review.html
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Old Oct 15, 2018 | 09:58 PM
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Hey Sorry I end up not doing it. Saving up to trade in for a newer model.
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I don't think either mod is worth the money/effort and do agree that you could get better sound with aftermarket amps/speakers vs. the ML system. I have never been blown away by the ML system. The non-ML in my 2014 was decent. I had upgrades to both systems as both cars were used as test mules for a company that was prototyping an upgraded system for the IS. I am not sure whether it's available for purchase or not.

For nav, I like the display, but don't find the system itself to be particularly useful. Voice recognition is sometimes ok and sometimes lousy. The system asks if I want it to route me around slow traffic and when I say yes, it doesn't do it (doesn't modify the original route at all). I am sure Lexus would be happy to take my money for a nav system update, but I'm not sure it would solve the problem.
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