arob Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 not really a new topic...just wanted to share that I finally got My Lexus!!! It is a 2006 350 with 39K miles. Paid 25k for it and I must say...it is SWEET!!! arob. :D
smooth1 Posted January 5, 2009 Posted January 5, 2009 Congrats on the new ride. And welcome to the LOC. :)
arob Posted January 6, 2009 Author Posted January 6, 2009 hi everyone...now that I have my 2006 350, I am looking to buy an Ipod holder/charger...a GOOD one...any suggestions? p.s.thanks smooth1 for the welcome!
mr_raider Posted January 6, 2009 Posted January 6, 2009 Whatever you get, make sure the charger plug is angled, or you cant close the damn center console
Manolo1 Posted January 11, 2009 Posted January 11, 2009 hi everyone...now that I have my 2006 350, I am looking to buy an Ipod holder/charger...a GOOD one...any suggestions?p.s.thanks smooth1 for the welcome! eBay
Atomitod Posted January 16, 2009 Posted January 16, 2009 Whatever you get, make sure the charger plug is angled, or you cant close the damn center console FYI - I use the Kensington Liquid Aux for iPhone and iPod. It uses a single cable to the iPhone/iPod dock connector to both power the phone and route audio through the car's Aux Input jack. The plug for the 12 volt accessory port in the center console is low profile, so it fits perfectly with the console closed. It's like it was made specifically for the IS. There is of course no integration with the NAV system, but it has a remote control with play/pause/skip control and I don't even find a need to use this. It's about $80 and a great solution considering the constraints of the console and the cost of the full blown Lexus solution. I've also read on the Lexus solution that it's designed for storing the iPhone/iPod in the glove compartment, which I find inconvenient to access and plug stuff into as the driver. It would also negate any satellite radio option you had installed. One drawback - using the Aux Input jack for the audio system while also powering the iPhone/iPod from the car results in a ground loop and ignition noise (whine). There is a service bulletin on this and I just had it done for my car. Works perfectly now. http://us.kensington.com/html/14492.html
arob Posted January 17, 2009 Author Posted January 17, 2009 YES...Atomitod...that's exactly what I was looking for!!! Thanks friend...
remat457 Posted January 24, 2009 Posted January 24, 2009 not really a new topic...just wanted to share that I finally got My Lexus!!! It is a 2006 350 with 39K miles. Paid 25k for it and I must say...it is SWEET!!!arob. :D Sounds like a good deal. Just curious, did you buy it from a dealer or private party? thanks
LEXUS IS250 AWD Posted January 24, 2009 Posted January 24, 2009 Apparently with this you can control your iPod via the touchscreen Nav audio options. + it connects via the data port at the bottom of your iPod, not through the headphone jack = better sound quality. Check it out: http://www.vaistech.com/home.php Wonder if anyone already has this installed, any comments?
LEXUS IS250 AWD Posted January 24, 2009 Posted January 24, 2009 How's the response time grabbing music & searching through your collection? I find just searching through files on my MP3 discs is pretty slow. Man it would be nice to carry all my music on a USB key
smooth1 Posted January 25, 2009 Posted January 25, 2009 I pretty much navigate my Ipod playlists and songs with the ^ v buttons on the steering wheel. A quick tap takes you to the next song, a solid push for a second and it switches to the next playlist. So I have about 30, 20-25 song playlists that I just assign a number to on itunes. I seperate mine by mood and type. Like I have 1 playlist is Lounge, 2 playlist is upbeat electronic and dance, 3 is Jazz, etc. etc. I haven't noticed any delay from the button to the system, unless I skip past a bunch of playlists at once, it sometimes takes a second to catch up, but that's expected I would think.
LEXUS IS250 AWD Posted January 25, 2009 Posted January 25, 2009 I find that jumping through song titles on burned MP3 discs takes a while to scroll through, page by page, so slow I rarely use the function of searching through titles
arob Posted January 26, 2009 Author Posted January 26, 2009 not really a new topic...just wanted to share that I finally got My Lexus!!! It is a 2006 350 with 39K miles. Paid 25k for it and I must say...it is SWEET!!!arob. :D Sounds like a good deal. Just curious, did you buy it from a dealer or private party? thanks Bought it at the Santa Monica dealer...a couple of days after Christmas. I was actually looking at anothe IS 350...but this one was too good to pass up! I mean, 25k out-the-door? Merry Christmas to me!! Also, I did end up purchasing an extended warranty. Just in case.
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