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I hadn't planned on replacing my speakers as only the top left drivers side door speaker was sounding rattly. However, someone smashing in the driver's side window and damaging the inside door panel showed on inspection that the foam was almost 100% disintegrated on all the door speakers. JM Lexus said all the others are probably that way too.
Where is the best source right now to replace every speaker?
Sorry to hear about the break-in. Any chance that you still have Lexus insurance? If so, they should cover speaker replacements, at least they used to.
Sorry that happened to you. Karma will eventually or has already take its toll on the lowlife dirt bag that messed with your beautiful car. If you search on speaker repair and replacement there is a table that shows the size and ohm rating of each speaker in the SC430. It is possible to repair and/or replace the surrounds on some of the speakers if you want to keep the oem speakers and keep the repairs pretty simple. When I start replacing mine, I will likely buy aftermarket since I'm not impressed by ML speakers and better replacements can be found at relatively low cost from places like ebay, Parts express, Madisound to name a few.
Since the car gets new glass and inside driver door panel via insurance, I thought I would just buy a full set of better compatible speakers. Best choices to buy replacements for all? Thanks for the kind words.
Substantially upgrading the door speakers to 'audiophile' levels is pointless with the stock head unit and amplifier. I know because I did just that. There was a marginal improvement in sound, but the stock system could not drive the new speakers, and I was massively disappointed.
Probably your best bet to get better sound without spending an arm and a leg on speakers.
I replaced my 6x9's & 4in rears with Boston Acoustic about 7 yrs ago, everything was plug/play, no cutting, adapters,etc... I'm still using the ML head unit & amp and haven't had any issues,also I haven't had any problems with the stock system driving the new speakers. I did add more bass by running a Rockford Fosgate amp & 10in sub. If you do a search on this subject, it's been discussed for years & everyone has there own opinion as to what is or works best...lol. The speaker repair kit is definitely a good option, once you start talking about aftermarket products, there's a million ways you could go.........good luck & keep us informed
I replaced my OEM with Rockford Fosgate 8 ohm 6.5" midbass woofers. They sound amazing and much more depth than the ML speakers. I did a full system still using the ML amp. I will soon replace the RF 6.5" for 8ohm JL Audio, but have to make a custom speaker cover. For the price, go aftermarket and see if you prefer the sound and quality. I did. There's debate on this forum about staying with the factory 8ohm or not, that's a personal choice. I run the RF 8ohm speakers in the door, 4ohm JL audio in the rear, and a dual voice coil 16 ohm subwoofer in the OEM location. With those components alone, I got tons of compliments on the sound. I went one step further and added a 8" JL Audio subwoofer in a custom trunk space saving box with a JL Audio 1200 Amp and my friends just lose it over the sound now. Something to think about before paying $175 for one OEM Mark Levinson door speaker.
Thanks for the feedback and kind words. So my car is in pieces at JM Lexus and I just want to hand them 2 6x9 speakers that can plug and play. What is out there for less than $100/pair that are superior to the ML and don't need a bracket. Thanks guys, and I hope each of you had a great Christmas.
My SC430 has been DOA at JM Lexus since 12/9/16 because of the break-in. sigh. I have been missing all this great convertible weather in South Florida!
I would personally look into the link I will post below. Unfortunately, since your door panel is probably already disassembled, you could just measure (or ask a tech to measure), the depth of the 6x9 speaker location with the window down to tell us the clearance. Personally, I would to know this figure, as I've got a plan for speaker upgrade in the future. After knowing that depth, we can be more specific in which speakers will fit without modification.
I would personally look into the link I will post below. Unfortunately, since your door panel is probably already disassembled, you could just measure (or ask a tech to measure), the depth of the 6x9 speaker location with the window down to tell us the clearance. Personally, I would to know this figure, as I've got a plan for speaker upgrade in the future. After knowing that depth, we can be more specific in which speakers will fit without modification.
I have read in multiple other posts that the door speaker depth clearance is apprx 3.0 inches. Speaker listed above is more than 4 inches deep so likely will be too deep without significant spacer being built to install.
Substantially upgrading the door speakers to 'audiophile' levels is pointless with the stock head unit and amplifier. I know because I did just that. There was a marginal improvement in sound, but the stock system could not drive the new speakers, and I was massively disappointed.
Probably your best bet to get better sound without spending an arm and a leg on speakers.
12-10-16, 12:49 PM
Full set of Speakers for 2008 SC430
