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Putting a Radio in the LS400!

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I decided to install a radio into my 1994 Lexus LS400. I got tired of listening to the weakness of the factory pioneer system, and was able to get a dash kit and harness for a radio I already have. I have a Kenwood DPX54 from my S10 so I wanted to pop it in the Lexus. I used a Metra Dash kit, and a harness that can be found below, among them, there's a link to the guide I used to install the radio, which also has the links to a single din dash kit, and harness.
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@KevRalph 4 года назад

That dash kit looks pretty clean.. I'm keeping the stock radio in.. and for now using a cassette adapter into the radio since there is no Bluetooth..A good cassette adapter still sounds way better than any product that plays through the FM radio.. (tried several) I saw a couple of Bluetooth mods on RU-vid & I'm figuring out if I'm capable of doing any of them myself.... yours Looks good though

@ClaytonBridges 4 года назад

Nice! yeah use that one in the link if you ever do. I have a cassette to auxiliary adapter, but I think it was broken. There was little to no audio on the left side of the vehicle.

@KevRalph 4 года назад

@@ClaytonBridges I honestly never knew my car had 4mufflers.. this past weekend I did a rear muffler delete... They took out the back 2 mufflers & I had a pipe custom fabricated to go straight out the back..but they made it dip down a little bit so the dual exhaust will be under the bumpers and I won't have to cut the bottom of them... I just got some chrome exhaust tips and then putting it on this weekend.. so now the car has two and not for mufflers and I do hear it more. I should have posted it before and after.

@motaxhinothgodson2405 3 года назад

Lucky my cassette don’t wanna play so it’s either another oem radio or aftermarket and for that after market and this video helped a ton with it

@gahbah274 2 года назад

Ooh, I have a 94 too, thanks for the info! Looks like yours has a couple extra features for traction control or something above the ashtray. Mine has, or rather had, a phone in it, but someone removed the phone and left the mount in place. CD changer is broken. Lovely. Jealous of the black paint, looks to be in a bit better condition than my car. Hope you are still enjoying it.

@ClaytonBridges 5 лет назад

Just to clarify, I ordered a combination kit with the Metra dash kit, AND and included harness. Harness did not fit. The only issue with the dash kit was the lack of hardware, although the factory hardware worked fine for this particular radio. THE LINKS I HAVE IN THE DESCRIPTION, are exactly what ended up working for me, for the end result.

@bbb129 2 года назад

What year is your LS?

@ClaytonBridges 2 года назад

@@bbb129 1994

@ClaytonBridges 2 года назад

@@bbb129 1994

@jeffersonblackmon Год назад

Nice work. I'm looking for a LS400

@ClaytonBridges Год назад

Good luck! Still happy with mine

@1Himiko7Toga Месяц назад

I person an thinking of keeping everything stock just with new tirm to freshin up the car because im gonna just the JBL ultimate partybox with a 1100w inverter so it will be automatic Bluetooth to my phone

@ClaytonBridges Месяц назад

@@1Himiko7Toga nice! not a bad idea. I pretty much have to put a headunit in any car, I cant stand the radio. these cars were super nice! itd be nice to see more retained in pristine condition

@jakelunsford140 4 года назад

please help me i have a 1996 and literally have the blue and teo grey wires like you but there all different colors and i literally cant find a harness to connect to the factory one the one in your like the pins are hella big

@ClaytonBridges 4 года назад

hmm Im not sure where you can find a harness for that, did your radio come with one? If not try googling 1996 lexus ls400 radio harness. Other than that, im not 100% how to find one

@bennguyen2823 Год назад

I love the video but I wonder if this kind of radio fits on my 1990

@ClaytonBridges Год назад

I think it should, the kit that I have linked might not be the proper one. But I cant imagine a 94 and 90 are all that different. Although there are definitely some differences with the earlier 90-92 and the 92-94 models. Its also important to know if you have the nakimichi I think. the wiring is different

@wertspringer2203 5 лет назад

I just subscribed keep them vids coming

@ClaytonBridges 5 лет назад

thank you! They will flow

@JuanGarcia-vk4vi 4 года назад

Man your brilliant, I wish I could pay u to work on my ls400 ... I’m pretty sure the phone is draining the battery and I have no idea how to go about disconnecting it

@ClaytonBridges 4 года назад

Hmmm well thank you! Im not sure what makes you say that 😂 look up how to do a parasitic draw test and how to find one with removing fuses, if you have multimeter you could find it

@adamo36532 3 года назад

Lmfao I was going to try to install my new head unit until I watching this video

@ClaytonBridges 3 года назад

Hahaha no!!! Hey to be fair I had yo do ALOT of extra steps

@adamo36532 3 года назад

@@ClaytonBridges You think installing a JVC M865BW would be easy on a Lexus es330?

@knikni580 2 года назад

I'm looking for power And ground supply as well as well ass speaker set up

@ClaytonBridges 2 года назад

Power and ground should be a part of that harness I believe. For the radio at least.

@richardking3681 5 лет назад

Nice work!

@ClaytonBridges 5 лет назад

Thank you very much! All things considered, not a bad day

@joshmajor9464 Год назад

Where did you get the wire diagram from

@ClaytonBridges Год назад

just to clarify, which wiring diagram? Its also possible I didnt use one simply because Ive done this a few times. Generally the harness that you buy matches the wire colors of the aftermarket radio, theyre pretty standard. So, on most aftermarket stereos they use the same colors, like blue for power antenna for example. Its possible to good those. as far as what the wires are on the car side.. I have no idea, thats why the harness exists, it just plugs into the plug and I trust the harness is correct.

@suckmynuts632 Год назад

thank you for linking everything you used it’s makes it so much easier 👍

@jefunftmarket9132 Месяц назад

What have you done with the blue connector?

@rachidsafi6195 4 года назад

I have lcd radio bleutooth and i dont know how to connect wires any idea about the use of each wite😅🙈

@ClaytonBridges 4 года назад

is the harness completely different?

@B2stunt1 4 года назад

Looking good. Waiting for interior detail on that carpet. Did replacing cabin filters improved your AC?

@ClaytonBridges 4 года назад

Yes, the smell and the air flow

@KevRalph 3 года назад

I finally got around to doing this since I last commented but unfortunately the harness won't fit on my car because I have a 2000 ls400. I went to an audio installation place and they claim they can't do it because there's no harnesses available. They want to charge me $1,600 to replace all four speakers and the subwoofer amp as well as the head unit. I can't afford that. I only wanted to spend a few hundred for the head unit. I'll keep looking

@ClaytonBridges 3 года назад

Damn! Thats so expensive, sorry that didnt work! I think the first gen and second gen LS are almost completely different. Its annoying. Im used to chevies sharing parts for like two decades 🤣🤣 but so far from what Ive seen the first gens and second gens are very different

@KevRalph 3 года назад

@@ClaytonBridges I also heard the pioneers and nakamichis are not interchangeable. I have the pioneer. Thinking of going on eBay and buying another one from somebody has modified it with an aux input.. at least I won't have to deal with casetta adapters anymore

@ClaytonBridges 3 года назад

@@KevRalph yes thats true. Thats the other factor to all of this, the nakimichi

@KevRalph 3 года назад

@@ClaytonBridges that damn nakamichi.. LOL

@adamlynch9153 4 года назад

Any idea if this will work for the 2000 LS400 model?

@ClaytonBridges 4 года назад

I'm not 100% sure, but I imagine its relatively similar. The parts (the wiring harness) are probably different, but I cant imagine the process being all that different

@lhrdark17x92 Год назад

I do not think you lexus had the Nakamichi premium sound system in it. Does anyone know if the stock sub will work with an aftermarket radio?

@ClaytonBridges Год назад

I dont think I did either. The stock sub will not work with an aftermarket radio, I believe it has to do with the wiring. I think theres a certain harness for it that does not fit aftermarket stuff. However I think there are ways to make it happen. I have another video of using an aftermarket sub, and as far as wiring goes, its way easier to do it that way. but the fitment is tricky and if you mount it in the rear deck you have to kind of modify stuff

@lhrdark17x92 Год назад

@@ClaytonBridges So essentially speaking, I will be required to buy a new radio, amp and sub, unless I want to keep everything OEM? My subwoofer went out in my currently OEM Nakamichi radio system for my 97 LS. But I am unsure if it is the sub or the amp as of yet. I wanted to put a newer entertainment unit in it though.

@franko4089 2 года назад

What size unit would fit this same model. On amazon the unit you have linked shows 12x10x4. All other ones i can find are like 7in dins.

@huntertwo2 Год назад

Is this harness gonna fit 99 ls400 too

@cjxplusone 4 года назад

Love the video, very informational! But, how did you end up removing the panel under the glove box? I think that's where the air filter is located as well.

@ClaytonBridges 4 года назад

yes it is! You should see two little slots that you can fit a screwdriver or something flat into and just pry it out. I'll probably do a video on replacing a cabin air filter now that you mention it.

@ClaytonBridges 4 года назад

At the top of the lower plastic panel is where the two slits are.

@cjxplusone 4 года назад

@@ClaytonBridges I don't see it but at least I know where they're located at, so I can remove them.

@darkness3282 3 года назад

So what you did to the blue wire ? ... just left it unplugged?

@ClaytonBridges 3 года назад

I believe I did yes

@billyogborn9177 4 года назад

Did the stock amp and sub still work?

@ClaytonBridges 4 года назад

No I dont think so. From what I gather is theres a very expensive wiring kit and some work arounds that can be done.. but what Im going to do is buy a free-air sub and aftermarket amp. So ill have a good sub powered by my head unit

@billyogborn9177 4 года назад

@@ClaytonBridges I have the nakamachi system in my 98 and i still have factory head and a 800 watt 8 inch in rear window and I built a custom box to enclose the sub sounds good but want more features for tuning with a good head unit and would like to keep my stock amp it does well as is

@ClaytonBridges 4 года назад

@@billyogborn9177 damn, your stock amp supplies an 800 watt sub??

@billyogborn9177 4 года назад

@@ClaytonBridges no the stock amp does the mids and highs, nd I'd like to retain it .I have aftermarket amp and sub. When you put your head unit in did u bypass the factory amp or is it still being used with new head unit

@ClaytonBridges 4 года назад

@@billyogborn9177 oooh I see. I guess im not really sure tbh

@mmohammadsana 3 года назад

under the plastic piece around the gear shift, please clean that area, please,

@ClaytonBridges 3 года назад

haha I already have. I get pretty obsessive about cleaning

@patricklong1514 Год назад

hey man, I'm trying to do the same thing you did, but I was wondering if I needed to take out all the cords you did or if I could just leave them and keep them disconnected.

@ClaytonBridges Год назад

You can totally keep the wiring there. If its part of the cars harness, I would recommend it. The stuff that I pulled out was mainly an aftermarket thing someone had installed a long time ago

@lexgarcia7414 3 года назад

What cables , other than the harness did u use to connect to the speakers? I’ve connected my stereo w the harness and it powers on , I just don’t know how u would connect to the speakers from this point, because there aren’t rca cables coming from the car. There are 2 weird audio cords from the harness that are different sizes 1 standard and 1 slightly smaller. Do u connect speaker wires to the stereo some how? (Ucf 10 1993)

@lexgarcia7414 3 года назад

The 2 cables I mentioned come from a seperate bunch than the actual wire harness , their own bundle from the the main harness . I think they’re probably useless

@ClaytonBridges 3 года назад

sorry just saw this, I think I left two of the plugs undone. The speakers should be hooked up through the main harness in the radio. Id say if you hook your radio up, and turn the car on, and it works just fine, I wouldnt worry about those other two wires. I def left some things unplugged that were just part of the original sound system. Possibly the stock sub

@timsamodarov 3 года назад

do you think i can put a double din radio with apple carolay in there instead of a regular radio? what are your thoughts

@ClaytonBridges 3 года назад

well I don't really know what goes into getting apple carplay to work, but if the radio has it, I'm not really sure what would change... The only thing that could be diferent is the need to install extra wiring for some feature of apple carplay? But it shouldn't be a whole lot different

@lathancourts6886 2 года назад

Could you post the links you got everything at?

@ClaytonBridges 2 года назад

Hey the links should be in the description of the video! Hopefully thats what you're looking for

@ayubkhairuddin3862 3 года назад

where did u buy the dash kit bracket?

@user-qh3yc2jw1f 3 года назад

It comes with the kit if you get it from www.crutchfield.com

@WUZUPPER101 4 года назад

what size is your reciever. the double din?

@ClaytonBridges 4 года назад

what size??? I thought that there were basically two sizes, single or double din

@ClaytonBridges 4 года назад

I have a link to the exact headunit in the description if that provides any specific information

@Codybaz 2 года назад

How comfortable are your seats?

@ClaytonBridges 2 года назад

I would say pretty comfortable haha! Why do you ask? They dont have alot of bostering, which since I like taking corners causes alot of movement, but they are comfortable to chill in. I used to go to my car and sleep during lunch in my car

@Codybaz 2 года назад

@@ClaytonBridges mine are very uncomfortable. I need to find ones in better condition. I already swapped the drivers seat out but still running into the same issue. It be nice to but some newer ones in just need to get the connections changed.

@gahbah274 2 года назад

@@Codybaz On mine, I discovered an issue with the lumbar support on the driver's side sagging when I went to fix a bolt on the backrest hinge that had fallen out. I was able to shim behind the support that is moved by the motor with some 1/4" chipboard that I slotted in a few places to make it flexible. I also made the support wider by doing this. The max setting on the lumbar is now a little bit far for the motor (no bad noises, but you can tell the motor is working hard), so I don't move it all the way/it's uncomfortable anyway. Comfort is much better now.

@miguelcortes4570 8 месяцев назад

Can you use this harness on a 99 ls400?

@ClaytonBridges 8 месяцев назад

Im not 100% sure. I just asked on the FB group. I would personally go with a harness that is labeled with my year range. I do not know if they're any different or if later LS400s offered other audio packages or anything like that. They look very similar, if not the same. But I do not 100% know off the top of my head

@ClaytonBridges 8 месяцев назад

I will also say, the answer to whether UCF20s and UCF10s have parts that interchange is almost always no. they share very few parts. Maybe filters. I know you can interchange coilovers, although I dont think its a great idea, they tend to be different sizes. but they are different cars for the most part