Just Found Out That I Can.....

[jetskidia]

................. play DVDs in my Isf

I asked the salesman when I bought the car and he said no, so tonight I thought i'd give it a try anyway and bingo!!! :winky:

[MrW]

Yep, My littleun and I tried her new DVDs in my ISF on saturday, while the wife carried on shopping. The surround sound is so good, even on the Barbie movie we were watching.

[stevet]

................. play DVDs in my Isf

I asked the salesman when I bought the car and he said no, so tonight I thought i'd give it a try anyway and bingo!!! :winky:

Not very good salesman! I'm sure you can play a DVD on any Lexus with a screen.

[MrW]

^agreed, doesn't know his product.

[Derek870]

Really? wow may just have saved my life of torture 'shopping' I can sit in the car and watch a film! Will try asap

[normski2]

................. play DVDs in my Isf

I asked the salesman when I bought the car and he said no, so tonight I thought i'd give it a try anyway and bingo!!! :winky:

Not very good salesman! I'm sure you can play a DVD on any Lexus with a screen.

Blimey, some urgent sales force training required!

You can play DVD audio (DVDA) discs too and enjoy surround sound from those too.

[stevet]

And if you don't have the iPod lead you can play mp3 straight off a CD

[jetskidia]

So what other suprises am I going to find??

[normski2]

Think you will have a USB port and a jack phono socket as well as a power point in your armrest.

If you have you can connect an iPod direct to the USB port and access all on the screen. You can also load up a USB stick with mp3's, plug it in and play those through the stereo. Then, also, if you have the HDD on board you can record any disc you play onto the hard drive. Check your settings if you do this, I find best quality setting gives best results on playback.

[Damo n]

Always keep a copy of SENNA in the glove box, just for the long shopping trips!

[jetskidia]

Is it possible to change "something" in the car so that I can play DVDs whilst in drive?

[normski2]

Erm.....yes, for sure......totally illegal though and may well void your car insurance if it is discovered in the event of an accident.

[jetskidia]

Erm.....yes, for sure......totally illegal though and may well void your car insurance if it is discovered in the event of an accident.

Any idea how??

[normski2]

I know I have seen a write up with pics on how to do it...can't remember exactly where. Try googling it. Also have a gander on the American sister site for Lexus owners...might have been there I saw it? From memory I think you had to get the unit out and snip and splice certain wires.

[MrW]

You have to fool into thinking the handbrake is on, in effect. Saw a UK converstion on youtube I think it was where they had carried out that mod and hooked up two rear monitors too.

[normski2]

Take a look here

http://www.lexusownersclub.co.uk/forum/topic/58673-how-to-override-2008-lexus-is250-dvd-picture/

may give you some pointers.

or enter the search dvd hack for lexus is250 into Google and you'll get loads of stuff to trawl through

[panya]

I think you need a bypass unit that to fool the car to think is on park mode, i would say ask professional audio installation shop, they may give you some more information on it. But bay in mind that's this could void your warranty!

[MrW]

See below

[stevet]

Have look at the pinned link at the top of this forum page

[Exdee]

Beatsonic

Plug & Play so it won't affect your warranty.

[jetskidia]

Have look at the pinned link at the top of this forum page

Please post the link in this thread??

TY

[stevet]

Have look at the pinned link at the top of this forum page

Please post the link in this thread??

TY

Sorry, just realised the link is for the touch screen problem not bypass.

[normski2]

But it does contain useful info about removal of centre unit.

[Argento]

................. play DVDs in my Isf

I asked the salesman when I bought the car and he said no, so tonight I thought i'd give it a try anyway and bingo!!! :winky:

Not very good salesman! I'm sure you can play a DVD on any Lexus with a screen.

< I'm sure you can play a DVD on any Lexus with a screen.>

Does this include a MY11 IS F-Sport with full map sat nav?

I thought I could only play audio CDs on that?

Argento

[stevet]

................. play DVDs in my Isf

I asked the salesman when I bought the car and he said no, so tonight I thought i'd give it a try anyway and bingo!!! :winky:

Not very good salesman! I'm sure you can play a DVD on any Lexus with a screen.

< I'm sure you can play a DVD on any Lexus with a screen.

>

Does this include a MY11 IS F-Sport with full map sat nav?

I thought I could only play audio CDs on that?

Argento

I'm sure it will play DVD's no problem. Just try one.