1998 Phone System

[highlander]

can it be upgraded to use on newer phones??

check out this picture

http://photos.ebizautos.com/5011/793925_38.jpg

it looks like you can adapt a regular phone to use the speaker system from the lex.... possible??? this is from a 99ls

thanks

[zube]

Is there a connector in the bottom of that pocket and if there is how many pins?

[sha4000]

can it be upgraded to use on newer phones??

check out this picture

http://photos.ebizautos.com/5011/793925_38.jpg

it looks like you can adapt a regular phone to use the speaker system from the lex.... possible??? this is from a 99ls

thanks

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you can get a car kit and hook it up to the factory speakers, its been done. just do a search and you should be able to find the thread

[1990LS400]

can it be upgraded to use on newer phones??

check out this picture

http://photos.ebizautos.com/5011/793925_38.jpg

it looks like you can adapt a regular phone to use the speaker system from the lex.... possible??? this is from a 99ls

thanks

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That photo looks like the holder for the optional Lexus "Portable Plus" phone. The other Lexus phone option in 1999 was "fixed".

If you want information about the connectors under the console (and a tutorial for installing a phone kit) for your 95 LS , search for a past post by Blake918.

If you want information about the connectors (and a tutorial) that would apply to a 99-00 LS, search for a past post from me.

[highlander]

i have a 98ls now....

any differences between the 1999ls and the 98 ls phone system???

i would love to know

thanks

[highlander]

i couldn't find any post that where helpful that said any tutorial... any help would be appreciated... thanks

i would love to add that simple phone type plug to my stereo speaker... with the samsun phone you could still use the voice recognition built in the phone :)

[1990LS400]

i couldn't find any post that where helpful that said any tutorial... any help would be appreciated... thanks

i would love to add that simple phone type plug to my stereo speaker... with the samsun phone you could still use the voice recognition built in the phone :)

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Highlander,

I think you have already looked at Blake's post on how he added a phone kit to his 95 LS: http://us.lexusownersclub.com/forums/index...topic=24181&hl=

Here again is how I added a phone kit to my 00 LS - very similar to your 98: http://home.kc.rr.com/colchester/phone/Nok...H%20install.doc

My install allows voice dialing although it is old and has a limit of only 10 names. I just press the voice button on the phone and then speak the name. The phone repeats the name back to me if it recognizes what I said and then it dials. I have nine more numbers on speed dial which I use more than voice dial.

[highlander]

arg... i just wanted to use the factory system :( crap.

[SKperformance]

Considering the pin is made to fit a motorloa type phone it should be able to crossover easy enough.

It looks like the cradle is just for power and the plug is for audio signals.

If that is so almost any handfree kit can be wired into it very easily with someoen who know electronics or phones.

[highlander]

Im going to see what the pin outs do and if its like that i will simply dismantle the phone and remove the plug and make an adapter.

[1990LS400]

Im going to see what the pin outs do and if its like that i will simply dismantle the phone and remove the plug and make an adapter.

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Someone on ClubLexus interfaced his Parrot phone kit to play the call through his door speaker - the principle would probably be the same on an LS: http://www.clublexus.com/forums/showthread.php?t=183275

I'm betting you will find pins in the OEM phone harness to do the same thing. There may even be a pin for automatically lowering the HVAC fan speed. If you have not done it already, it is fairly easy to get at the connectors under the console. The arrow is pointing at the white driver side phone connector - front center pin is "mute".

Please let us know what you find out!

[highlander]

Lets see what we can accomplish with this.... i just want to have something similar to what that picture i posted above.

[1990LS400]

Highlander,

Originally, I wanted everything to do with the phone completely out of sight. So I put the phone cradle in the console of my first LS and lived with it there for 11 years. (I did change car kits and handsets twice.)

The best thing I ever did with the phone was to move the handset from being inside the console to a holder by the radio. I no longer had to pop the console lid to see the caller ID, to speed dial, voice dial, end a call, reprogram the phone, etc. And it made it a lot easier to keep my eyes on the road while driving.

The leather phone console you see in my avatar is from Kuda, is well made, matches the seat upholstery, doesn't block the radio controls, and costs only about $60. Several people have said that they thought it was original equipment from Lexus.

But I'm really starting to warm up to Bluetooth. Some of the new Bluetooth kits are incredible. Look at this one from Parrot: http://www.parrot.biz/products/index.php?id=3400

With a Bluetooth kit with an LCD display, most of the time I could just leave my phone in my pocket.