2004 ES330 Nav Voice Help!
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2004 ES330 Nav Voice Help!
I purchased 05 ES330 Navigation and installed on 04 ES330. Everything is fine except Voice Guidance. oemvale.com shows the external amp/speaker solution for voice navigation but it talks about home computer speaker and it needs power outlet. Because of this, I was thinking I'm going to buy Mark Lavinson Amp to replace my Amp. However, I think the first connectors are the same and second connectors are different. I also don't know which pin connectors are INT-, INT+ on Mark Lavinson Amp and how to convert 10 pin to 25? pin.
Anyway, my question is if I replace Amp, Audio shop can take of the pin connectors? The voice guidance will come out?
I saw someone replaced Amp for the voice guidance http://www.siennaclub.org/forum/inde...howtopic=11025
Thank you.
Anyway, my question is if I replace Amp, Audio shop can take of the pin connectors? The voice guidance will come out?
I saw someone replaced Amp for the voice guidance http://www.siennaclub.org/forum/inde...howtopic=11025
Thank you.
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the 2nd /3rd genration mark levinson amp in the picture has no voice guidance. the 4th and 5th generation gs430 mark levinson amps have voice guidance capability although lexus doesnt use the capability until the 2007 gs430 5th generation unit .
the ohm output of the mark amps is 8 ohm door /16 ohm subs so either the amp or the speakers will blow by putting mark amp in a pioneer amped system. also theres no way to put the big mark amp anywhere behind the dash. the 2002 to 2006 es330 mark levinson system has wiring running to the trunk where the amp isnt heating up the dash area which already has 10 or 15 ecus jammed into it.
so your solution is the factory mono channel voice amp made for the es330 . no one seems to know that this amp exists as its not even listed by any salvage yard online lists. i recerntly ordred one from my lexus dealer for one of the lexus retrofit navigation systems i do(over 50 of them of all lexus models so far)seems lexus usa parts never had a call for one before and they had to order it from lexus japan. took over a month to get here. once installed with a custom made harness. it sounded great to hear the lexus nav lady say "voice guidance will be at this volume" when i pushed the volume screen button.
the es330 is only lexus model that had to have a seperate voice guidance amp as all the 2 piece units berfore 2006 2007 5th genration had the voice amp in the gps computer but since the es330 went to the 1 piece nav in 2004 it had to have the seperate voice amp as the mark levinson amps wernt voice guidance ready . the 2005 up toyota jbl amps put out voice guidance but are only 2 ohms to the speakers.
the ohm output of the mark amps is 8 ohm door /16 ohm subs so either the amp or the speakers will blow by putting mark amp in a pioneer amped system. also theres no way to put the big mark amp anywhere behind the dash. the 2002 to 2006 es330 mark levinson system has wiring running to the trunk where the amp isnt heating up the dash area which already has 10 or 15 ecus jammed into it.
so your solution is the factory mono channel voice amp made for the es330 . no one seems to know that this amp exists as its not even listed by any salvage yard online lists. i recerntly ordred one from my lexus dealer for one of the lexus retrofit navigation systems i do(over 50 of them of all lexus models so far)seems lexus usa parts never had a call for one before and they had to order it from lexus japan. took over a month to get here. once installed with a custom made harness. it sounded great to hear the lexus nav lady say "voice guidance will be at this volume" when i pushed the volume screen button.
the es330 is only lexus model that had to have a seperate voice guidance amp as all the 2 piece units berfore 2006 2007 5th genration had the voice amp in the gps computer but since the es330 went to the 1 piece nav in 2004 it had to have the seperate voice amp as the mark levinson amps wernt voice guidance ready . the 2005 up toyota jbl amps put out voice guidance but are only 2 ohms to the speakers.
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the 2nd /3rd genration mark levinson amp in the picture has no voice guidance. the 4th and 5th generation gs430 mark levinson amps have voice guidance capability although lexus doesnt use the capability until the 2007 gs430 5th generation unit .
the ohm output of the mark amps is 8 ohm door /16 ohm subs so either the amp or the speakers will blow by putting mark amp in a pioneer amped system. also theres no way to put the big mark amp anywhere behind the dash. the 2002 to 2006 es330 mark levinson system has wiring running to the trunk where the amp isnt heating up the dash area which already has 10 or 15 ecus jammed into it.
so your solution is the factory mono channel voice amp made for the es330 . no one seems to know that this amp exists as its not even listed by any salvage yard online lists. i recerntly ordred one from my lexus dealer for one of the lexus retrofit navigation systems i do(over 50 of them of all lexus models so far)seems lexus usa parts never had a call for one before and they had to order it from lexus japan. took over a month to get here. once installed with a custom made harness. it sounded great to hear the lexus nav lady say "voice guidance will be at this volume" when i pushed the volume screen button.
the es330 is only lexus model that had to have a seperate voice guidance amp as all the 2 piece units berfore 2006 2007 5th genration had the voice amp in the gps computer but since the es330 went to the 1 piece nav in 2004 it had to have the seperate voice amp as the mark levinson amps wernt voice guidance ready . the 2005 up toyota jbl amps put out voice guidance but are only 2 ohms to the speakers.
the ohm output of the mark amps is 8 ohm door /16 ohm subs so either the amp or the speakers will blow by putting mark amp in a pioneer amped system. also theres no way to put the big mark amp anywhere behind the dash. the 2002 to 2006 es330 mark levinson system has wiring running to the trunk where the amp isnt heating up the dash area which already has 10 or 15 ecus jammed into it.
so your solution is the factory mono channel voice amp made for the es330 . no one seems to know that this amp exists as its not even listed by any salvage yard online lists. i recerntly ordred one from my lexus dealer for one of the lexus retrofit navigation systems i do(over 50 of them of all lexus models so far)seems lexus usa parts never had a call for one before and they had to order it from lexus japan. took over a month to get here. once installed with a custom made harness. it sounded great to hear the lexus nav lady say "voice guidance will be at this volume" when i pushed the volume screen button.
the es330 is only lexus model that had to have a seperate voice guidance amp as all the 2 piece units berfore 2006 2007 5th genration had the voice amp in the gps computer but since the es330 went to the 1 piece nav in 2004 it had to have the seperate voice amp as the mark levinson amps wernt voice guidance ready . the 2005 up toyota jbl amps put out voice guidance but are only 2 ohms to the speakers.
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voice navigation mono amp for ews330 factory retrofit
you need the voice amp for the pioneer version since your retrofitting into a non mark levinson system es330. . part number is 86100-33130. try pioneersuby@woh.rr.com for possible source for one of these amps. they are no longer orderable from lexus as most es330 factory navs had the mark levinson system.
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