Please may I ask is there anyone in this community that could provide me with some assistance/guidance with sorting an issue with my ML rear shelf bass/woofer?
If there is, here are some details:
May 2007 IS250 SE-L Mark Levinson
Occasionally (getting ever more frequent) bass response sounds distorted like the woofer/speaker is on the way out.
I have watched some on-line videos that suggest it is a known problem with ML speakers. Over time the rubber surround detaches from the speaker metal frame? Some suggest it can be repaired.
TBH, I'd rather replace to ensure that it stands the test of another 10 years. My questions are:
Have I diagnosed the failure correctly?
Would you advocate repair over replace?
How/where would you suggest source for replacement ML woofer and approx cost?
As I live in East Anglia, I was considering asking (Lexus Specialist) Roy's Motors in Norwich to do the job as rear seat area needs to come out for access - I think? Or is there a better alternative?
Anybody else suffered the same symptoms? If so, what action did you take to resolve them?
Have TBH and say that this is the sole 'failure' in the car since brand new apart excluding fair wear'n'tear items which aren't failures.
I'd be extremely grateful if the outstanding knowledge base out there could lend me some assistance/guidance.
Thank you very much in anticipation.