96spec

Cant say I have used this function to be honest but the manual gives enough explanation :

Speakers are still OEM right now. I'd like to look at the front speakers at some point either go to the ML versions which are larger so maybe better OR if they have a different mounting then find some used mounts and find a speaker that would go in :

Hi Brian. Yes this is all Musway kit supplied by allwoodsaudio who helped on my initial enquiry in 22. I purchased my own cable and had some shorter RCA cables made up at Sevenoaks last week. Still in progress at the moment as wanted to tidy up the wiring. Some more pics. Note the wire just at the edge of the photo clipped under the white plastic loom carrier - thats the USB extension for the original amp and the lead which is used for the bass controller on the new amp - still need to wire that through to the cabin. Usb I put in so I could sit in front seat with DSP software on laptop if needed from the first install.

Bit of an update. Santa was generous and now have additions of an amp and twin subwoofer enclosure again all Musway gear. Wasnt sure on amp placement, was keen for it to be hidden away like the other amp so everything stays as stock looking as possible but needs to be reasonably accessible. Considered behind the rear seats inside the car but wouldnt have been easy so opted for under the front portion of the luggage trim - theres a lot of space there taken up by padding/lightweight/polystyrene filling and whilst I didnt want to cut anything OEM needs must and its not too aggresive. Note. Not sure if the LCh has this space or not. Not wired in or setup yet but location ready....pics....

Hi Shapiro. Lexus had the car for a week and unfortunately could not find any issue or replicate the seat moving (not for want of trying I might add); they had their head tech and also their service manager take the car out separately. However they did confirm the seat base would be covered under warranty IF they could fault it. The strange thing is before I took it down I was trying to look under the seat and moving it fully up/down, forward and backward - I could see small movement but not in the tracks. When I drove the car down to them - the first time driving since I'd tried looking - I couldnt feel the movement or it was less pronounced to the point it wasnt as noticeable. I am not completely convinced it has gone but maybe moving the seat through its full positions has reset something mechanically or electronically, or something else; so I am going to have to monitor and see what happens....

Hi All, I noticed on the Lexus Tech site the spec sheet for my LC showed a Paint protection wax/film : Protection Film Does anyone else have this / or know about this as an option? I didnt know or havent verified I have this (not sure how to) but a couple of the stone chips did look a little strange on the bonnet. Searching online suggest Toyota do offer this and a YT video suggested it might be installed at the factory which I guess is right given its on the spec sheet. Also noticed it has an item listed for Anti-chipping paint : Fenders

I am also confident it will not be covered. It reads pretty clearly in the T&Cs that this is falling into a damage or defect not covered by warranty. That said all the marketing for Lexus Relax suggests it far more generous 🙂 12. Types of damage or defects not covered by the Additional Warranty include but are not limited to: b) Damage or defects as a result of any wear and tear, excessive free play, noise and/or vibration

I read this earlier. The best I could hope for that route would be a discounted / subsidised part and or labour however it would probably be difficult. I'd really like to find a specialist to look at it and determine which part in the assy is the problem.

Hi Brian - yes in June at Lexus Leeds. I bought in May from an indy so only came with 3mth warranty.

So from the EPC it looks like the tracks cannot be purchased separately and you have to buy the entire base assembly. 😞 72010-11030 for RH 72020-11030 for LH The base assembly is the same for the sport and non sport seat. BTW can anyone tell me what the actual difference is on those seats? So looks like the options are 1) Buy and fit the entire assembly, 2) cross reference to Toyota and see if I can get the tracks or the assembly cheaper or 3) Complain to Lexus and push warranty The part is showing up around 1000USD online. I didnt buy the car from Lexus and I suspect it will be a battle pushing a warranty claim however 5 years and 30k mileage and a loose seat is arguably not wear and tear... Lexus-SeatLH_Sports.pdfLexus-SeatRH_Sports.pdfLexus-SeatRH.pdfLexus-SeatLH.pdf

Yep - you will notice a small movement - it will feel a bit like the seat is loose from the floor.

Shapiro. What year, model and mileage is your car? Just curious as you dont have it.

Thanks Everyone. The movement can be felt in both passenger and drivers seat. It does seem that the tracks are the issue from all the threads I have found and a surprisingly common issue. I suspect there are a lot of Lexus owners who have it but are not bothered or think its normal. I am interested to know why they replaced the whole seat base for you Flytvr and not just the tracks. I will have to remove the seat and take a look. I'll also try and identify the part on LexusTech. And there I was thinking it would be a quick fix.

Just found this which sounds the same. https://www.clublexus.com/forums/rc-1st-gen-2015-present/885501-loose-or-little-play-in-my-driver-seat.html

Does anyone else have a slight drivers seat movement when coming to a complete stop or setting off? I can feel something and not sure whether its the base or the back. Otherwise I will have to take a look.

Hey K22MDL. Nice - what colour/spec? If you can take a look at your OEM amp and compare photos above you should be able to determine pretty quickly if its the same setup as mine - which it should be - then you can just get the same harness created by Horst. I am really happy with my audio now and pleasantly surprised with the stock speakers although I am planning to add a sub. The only thing you will lose is the OEM noise cancellation which I believe works under 3k rpm only but the upgrade in audio should mitigate that. Reading other owner threads who have the ML setup it doesnt seem the ML provides much improvement - they report similar observations to stock system. I have wondered if the audio is somehow deliberately detuned / toned down by Lexus to prevent overlap with the noise cancellation frequencies.

Had some fun on Saturday after spending last week configuring the DSP but never driving - the LC has Active Noise Control which cancels some noise out it seems under 3k revs and is noticibly applied on deceleration around 30mph - with the Musway gain in the mids and bass I could clearly hear the lower frequencies ANC is plumbing in even with the volume off. So to resolve this I have unplugged plug #49 which is the centre plug on the OEM Pioneer amp. The sound difference now is night and day - the mids and bass are so much better and not at the expense of any distortion just no ANC which I dont think will be an issue. Feeling satisfied to keep with the stock speakers at least for now. Attached is my current Musway configuration file - this might be helpful as a starting point for anyone who goes down the same route. If anyone wants this system and the loom making up its Horst at Allwoods Audio - he has the pin details from my loom - the DSP 8 v2 is currently about 389£. I also routed a USB extension from the Musway through to the rear of the car and comes out behind the back seat so I just need to pull the centre seat to reach it rather than trailing it outside. This is for the PC software link otherwise you can use the app. Lexus LC500 2 - Adjust D.lygs

Just another update on this thread! I hope this will be useful for someone else at some point in time. Been having a play with the DSP now and the amount of configuration this setup gives over each channel and the results are pretty amazing. It really does give a huge boost to the base Lexus audio and actually the OEM speakers seem to take what I throw at them really very well - there doesnt appear to be much distortion and I had been expecting the increase in power might show up a lot of weakness in the stock speakers. That said the system would benefit from a sub to handle the lows better - I dont really want a box in the boot so might look at under the seat options. Need some more time to continue configuring and listening across different sources.

We are in. With help from a kitchen chopping board that I now need to replace. Otherwise fairly neat and tidy and hidden away. That board is velcro to the bracket. Need to spend some time playing with it but suspect Ill look at sub snd door speaker replacement pretty soon... That first photo is showing alternative location which would need cutting.

More pics. Musway and harness arrived. Been figuring out where to put it. Can either cut out the plastic RH tray but not so keen on cutting too much even if its a single removal panel or directly underneath that there is an alloy mount. Need to do something to raise it off the bolts. Fuse box for reference.

Hi Brian Yeah its straight forward - you'll need to take the right hand floor piece out and there is a 10mm bolt holding that in which is under the plastic flap part of the cargo floor eye/hook, then the only other part is the rear plastic piece which is covering the actual lock - there are 3 panel fixings, after that it all mostly lifts out. As well as that fuse box theres also one on the other side. Ill get some photos later with the covers off. I put a front dash cam in and will put a rear in too. I was planning to run that back to the front of the car and go to the second port of the Garmin OBD Power that I went with : https://www.amazon.co.uk/Garmin-010-12530-23-Constant-Power-Cable/dp/B094Y3KNFJ/ref=asc_df_B094Y3KNFJ/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=535991939755&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=11223734351880707847&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1006766&hvtargid=pla-1585867751192&psc=1&th=1&psc=1

Lexus did a great job making everything neat and tidy back here. Have to figure out where the new amp goes, whilst it looks like there is space its pretty tight once the preformed tool and jack insert goes back. Thinking I may have to do away with it. Do I really need a jack in the car?

Well that moved much faster than expected after some digging and coming across a Toyota Musway adatper with the same connector a call to the Musway UK team and a very helpful guy named Norst. I dismantled the current amp to get some photos of the connector labels + 4EUR for an hours access to lexus tech - I didnt even realise you could do that! - downloaded the connector wiring and they are making up a custom Lexus harness which should hopefully mean no splicing, also going with Musway D8 v2 amp/dsp and app module. This setup will retain the existing Pioneer amp. FYI it looks like the wiring is the same for the ML system. Noticed as well on the Lexus tech site the ML system has larger front door speakers which I am hoping will mean there is space to put something bigger in there. Then will look at sub, rears and possibly tweeters. 540£ so far - lets see what improvement the Musway makes.

Here is the amp details. Initial thoughts are whether I could just swap this out to another (high spec) Toyota or Lexus item or the ML amp. The main connector is 30p.