You're welcome. At first I was a little hesitant to take my Lexus apart, but I did this on Acura's, Ford Probe's, Mazda Millenia's, and even some Chrysler's. It's always the same.
I just saw this vlog. I found it interesting for the Lexus location points. I like/know the coat hanger trick but the battery trick was a genius idea! I would hate to loose the settings. Thanks!
Thanks man! I was actually doing a different job (installing a power inverter) and was having trouble figuring out how to route the wires from the battery. Helped a ton!
The terminals you said you hooked up to your LOC are not hooked up to your LOC, that’s your amp terminals hooked up to your subwoofer. The RCA’s are what’s connected to your LOC which are on the other side of the amp.
He only taps into the factory speaker to get a signal for the Line Out Converter. This does not damage anything. You could use alligator clips as long as you make sure they don't come loose, however this isn't the most ideal method. Soldering is a good idea or you could cut the wire and put in a T-connector.
Great video, but my only complaint. The same complaint I have for every other install video. They spend so much time showing how to run and hook up a power line. That's the easiest part and half the video is running the power wire. I'd like to see more of the actual wiring of the amp and explain settings on the amp and what ohms the speaker is. Still gave it a like. The kill switch was a great idea on the remote wire.
Rule no 1 install the power wire at the end of ALL connections thank god u used tape to isolate the + wire (remember the whole chassis of the car is - (ground). if these 2 touch each other, they go boom and thank god u installed the original 60A fuse. Rule no 2 use shrinking tubes not duct tape. Rule no 3 use smaller fuse on remote (blue) wire. Rule no 4 explain everything, where did you install amplifier (mount point?) this is the hardest part. Rule no 5 loose connection at the end (look the remote wire on the amp, copper wire will almost touch the power wire). and yes i have installed an amp (2 front speakers & 1 rear amp on a 4 channel one). Cheers! We are constantly learning ;)
I am a 2006 Lexus GS 300 owner and liked what I saw. I do have some input to your video. Please edit you video before doing any upload. I like the way you are explaining of what you are doing almost to the fullest, but all the blurriness and out of focus plus panning is giving me hard time to follow what is going on. :) Don't get me wrong, Many times just using stills can make a huge difference. Always disconnect the negative and preferable the positive poles at the battery, before any electrical work. If you are afraid of losing "memory setups" in the car while working, use a fully charged MC battery (less amps) as a backup not a battery-charger. The amps (not amplifier) out from a charger can do damages to the electrical in any car. I am also to change from stock to aftermarket. That is the whole sound-system. However, the installed stock hard-wires may not be compatible with after-market sub and amplifier. This after negotiating with four independent pro-installers (aftermarket) and also Lexus head quarter "experts". The deck where the sub is installed may have to modified depending on the new speaker bolt pattern. I prefer to have my sub flush with the deck. With respect!
I didn't plan on making the video, it was a last minute decision. At that time I didn't have half the equipment I have today. You should check out some of my newer 1080p Lexus Maintenance and Upgrade videos to see what my new videos look like.
For the most part you did a pretty decent job, for as the remote wire that's iffy. you should mounted your fuse somewhere nice and tucked in and mounted your amp to the back seat where your wires are hidden and not exposed
In my 2011 gs350 I found a good remote wire connection on the factory amp in the right floor of the trunk. When you look at the amp, the far right harness has a light green wire. That’s where to splice the remote wire. (Not the dark green, the light green)
@@Umbrefolfgon it connects to the remote terminal on your amp and tells your amp to turn on when the car is turned on. Though, I found out that the rear deck OEM subwoofer red and white speaker wires actually send a remote turn on signal through my LOC which tells my amp to turn on, along with providing the audio signal. Kinda weird but it works. Red is positive 👍
instead of wrapping a wire around a fuse, go to the amp on the right hand side of the truck, and disengage the middle wiring harness from the amp, and the light grey wire is the amp turn on wire, or just test the lead with a meter. i use this in my lexus gs, running a mmats amp and jl subs
Yes but my speaker is dual voice coil which basically makes it like a two speaker setup because it has two sets of wires. But technically speaking when you are setting up a subwoofer for bass, you only need to run it to one speaker and double up the wires from the LOC because bass is not directional, that's why you have mono block amplifiers. #caraudio
An LOC simply allows you to tap into your factory speaker wiring when you are trying to connect an aftermarket amplifier to a stock radio. If you had an aftermarket radio, you would just run RCA's from the radio to the AMP. The LOC allows you to run RCA;s from the LOC to the AMP. What do you mean by multiple speakers?
OEM radio might cut the subwoofer frequencies before sending them to speakers. For example having HPF at 40 or 60 Hz. So what are you trying to accomplish here? You cannot extract frequencies that do not exist in the signal.
the negative post should be on when playing with 12 volt, ground is only suppose to be 18 inches long. fuse is installed last, remote wire goes to ignition.
My ground is short and I agree that the fuse should be installed last. I missed that in editing. When I remake this video installing my new system, I'd like to hear your thoughts again. Thanks.
07 GS350. Good video. Covered every step. Just one question, what do I do about the extra power and ground cable on my LOC? Looks like yours are taped together.
A great how to video and the only one that I have seen that instructed you who to tap into the rear speaker using a LOC connected to the amp. I was also puzzled as to why you didn't use both rear speakers, but your explanation suffices. I will now install my infinity powered subwoofer into my Chrysler 300C with confidence.
I have a question the previous owner had a sound system on my IS250 but he took everything out and just left wires. But now when I try listening to radio it sounds all staticky, or just cuts out and you can only hear the back tweeters. I need help figuring this out.
Hello thanks for the install video, i am a little confused. How would the subs and amp know that music is playing, hence them turning on. Don’t you need to wire into the radio? Or was the fuse trick make everything work with each other, thanks
The fuse trick tells the amp to turn on when the car turns on and splicing into the rear speaker wires tells the amp the audio signal to amplify and send to the sub.
Hi, I have a 2005 lexus Gx 470 - radio is dead - most sites say its the amplifier (which if its gone is $600+). I also want to get a bluetooth connection. So, what do you recommend? Is there a replacement for the Mark Levinson radio/nav unit?
As for me I always connect the red wire (power)from battery LAST or just make sure there is no inline fuse while you doing the amp connection.. just to avoid any short circuit..😉
WAS your rear factory speaker in the back deck bridge down Or were they running separate From the factory radio.when you connected your speaker wires to them.
This doesn't seem to work on 2007 lexus gs350. I got to the panels next to the rear seat, but they won't come out, because they're attached to the airbag. Not sure what to do about it, but I'll figure something out
I drilled a hole in the trunk pass through at the bottom then tucked the wires in between the seat cushions leading to it. Into my 2011 gs350. Ran into the same airbag issue
@@theduderness I ended up taking the entire rear seat out, and running the wires behind the seat trunk door thing, and behind the carpet lining. It worked well, and I'm now banging 2 12"s on 1500 watts
Yeahhh I didn’t feel like taking the seat out haha.. but my cop out method worked well. There’s no visible wires unless the rear armrest is down, in which case you can see 3 inches of power wire feeding through the hole I drilled. Makes it easy to change wires though when I decide to put more power and run 1/0 wires. I also found out that somehow the rear deck OEM subwoofer speaker wires send a remote turn on signal to my LOC and then turns my amp on. 🤷♂️. Spent an hour finding a remote wire connection for nothing lol
@@theduderness I only used 4 gauge. But after I ran my power wire, I put everything back together, and 3 days later ended up taking the seat back out for my remote wire. So now I'm a professional 3gs seat remover
I drive a 1998 Lexus ES300 and I am trying to install a Sub with an Amp to the radio without taking apart the dash and all that jazz. This video clearly explains how to safely hook up the amp to the sub and the battery, but I am having trouble figuring out how to hook up all of this to the stereo itself. Of course I am new to this whole thing so if you could let me know how I could go about this, or if it is even possible to hook that up without taking apart the dash, that would be greatly appreciated. Also, I have not attempted to set up the sub yet because I would like to know how to do it before I try it.
+Tad and Lew's Reviews in this video he taps into the signal to the sub using an LOC - line output converter.. the best way though is to use a digital integration module.
+Blondish Ginger say what? lol.. that's not professional at all. Then you're relying on the gauge of the factory wiring to support another 500-1000 watts or whatever. Wire directly to the battery and don't listen to people trying to spread their ignorance.
Putting the remote wire in the fuse box puts an unsafe load on it and will result in car computer damage, monitor failure or blowing other fuses, always run the remote wire to a dedicated remote on the radio or the acc wire on the factory wiring harness.
WITH THE RCA'S IF YOU LEAVE THE STOCK HEAD UNIT IN THEN U HAVE TO BUY A GOOD BRAND HIGH-LOW CONVERTER…. IF YOU PUT IN AN AFTERMARKET HEAD UNIT THEN U RUN THE RCA'S FROM THE HEAD UNIT TO THE AMP which is better signal..
Keith please stop typing in all caps. It's hard to read. If you're using the amp to power subwoofers, you don't need to go crazy and simply use a LOC that you can tap into any speaker like I did in the video. My system works perfectly, no whine & no distortion.
Does this method work on a wave runner, or a bulldozer? I Don't have a car but drive my bulldozer everywhere if I'm not smuggling drugs off coast of Florida with my wave runner
Hey I was wondering, instead of soddering the speaker wires to the factory sub would I be able to use alligator clips and clip it on to the connection points? thanks
People do not run power wire through rubber gromment,not professional at all. @ 6:15 People TAKE THE FUSE OUT. The fuse is the LAST thing you install. @ 7:57 People dont wrap your remote wire around a fuse, do it RIGHT and not be lazy and pull the radio out and find the correct switched wire with a multimeter. While you have the radio out install the LOC behind the radio, so when you do upgrade to aftermarket cd player rca's are already there (think ahead).....................Just a lil helpful hints maybe not the easy way but without a doubt the TRUE CORRECT and PROFESSIONAL way.
delon thompson hey so should I put the fuse back in after I connect the negative terminal and everything? Usure the car won't burn down? Sorry trying to install amp in my car atm
@@MrAllie-bf6zt some people like running it underneath the frame of the car and then routing it into the trunk especially if you are running some thick 0 guage wire...which makes sense...all the combustibles are in the car inerior
I have Lexus RX450H 2010 and my amplifier is dead and I need to replace it a new one. I watched your video and it has in courage me to DIY. I have question, if am going to replace it with he same model of my old amplifier, do i need factory setting. I am afraid that when I pulled it off and put new one and it doesn't work as it need might need setting code from Lexus. Any helps appreciated
The factory amplifier in my 2006 Lexus GS300 is in the trunk, underneath a small compartment panel on the right hand side. I don't think swapping out the amplifier requires any type of ECU programming. However, my sister just bought a 2015 Nissan Rogue and had to change one of her headlights, and apparently you do have to program it to the car, unless the dealer fed her lies. #RX450H #Lexus #Amplifier #NissanRogue
+Rob Styles Usually things don't work like that bro. To get louder sound you have to buy aftermarket amps and speakers. The factory speakers and amps are maxes out already.
Hey man does the remote wire go in the back of the the car stereo/headunit...i brought a full sony 1000w amp an a 1800w sub with pioneer headunit an theres a long black wire like the blue one never installed subs an cant find a video thats goes into depth about conecting the sub wires an the remote wire ect
What up bro, 1st wanna say good look on all of your DIY's for the gs"s!!! On the connection to the factory sub this does not make any cliping in the system? Im installing a sub in my 2011 this weekend so just wondering
i have a 98 gs300 and i am currently putting subs in my car and using the loc...connecting the loc to the stock sub wont be bad being that its using the stock amplifier it wont interfere with the aftermarket amp for my subwoofer ?
+Wilmer Valladares It's safe because the loc simply allows you to tap into actual speaker wires and outputs only the audio signal to the RCA jacks; which you will connect to your new sub amp.
Hi I have a 04 ES330. The only thing I need to differently is that I don't have an additional sub I only need to install an amp to replace the factory that went out. It seems to have run the 2 back door speakers and of course the rear deck sub. I want to do the same to get an after market sub that I can wire to allow the rear door and sub to work. Let me know what you think I will have to do different. Thanks
Well you will have to wire your rear door speakers and your deck sub to the amp. You might need a 4 channel amp to do this and run two channels as left and right for the back door speakers and bridge channels 3 and 4 to run the deck sub. Take your time and you will figure it out. amp channel 1 left speaker out channel 2 right speaker out channel 3 positive to deck sub channel 4 negative to deck sub Read the instructions to your 4 channel amp to get the wiring diagram. #caraudioinstallation Also factory speakers are usually in non typical ohm ratings. This could get confusing for someone that doesn't know how to convert the ohms properly. You can try finding the factory amp on Ebay, or calling www.crutchfield.com/ and asking one of their tech's for advice. You should also check every single fuse in your car visually for breaks. There's a strong possibility that you blew the fuse to the rear audio of your car.
I have 1 big kicker comp 15 speak and a box for it also 1 Amplifier so I need second battery to do this job ? please someone answer thanks. or show me a good video.
the comps aren't rated that much RMS but its always good to run a second battery the more power you put in the more power you get out. u don't necessarily need another battery just don't run your system with the car off
