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The center air vent releases are on each side - reach through the vent slots with a small blade screw driver and pull the releases inward. The vent will then slip out with little effort. There is no commercially available interface harness for replacing a nakamichi head unit with an aftermarket head unit - only for the standard Pioneer. I had Best Buy install a Kenwood double-DIN in a 2000 LS400 in 2013. The installer fabricated a custom interface harness that had pins that inserted into the connectors on the car side. The installer didn't cut a signal wire on the car and the installation could have been reversed and the original Nakamichi headunit reinstalled in a few minutes. The installation utilized the Nakamichi amp under the passenger seat and all the speakers including the subwoofer. It sounded wonderful. I do know that all that is necessary to make the subwoofer work is to connect the four speaker wire sets to the connector leading to the Nakamichi amp and it is the amp that does the "magic" to make the sub-woofer work. The installer had never done an install like this and found that polarity mattered when connecting the Kenwood speaker outputs to the connector leading to the amplifier. I considered the installer to be far above average. He was middle aged, an LS430 owner and a Lexus and audio enthusiast. I provided him with the Nakamichi wiring diagram and we discussed the installation before he did it. I supplied the dash kit which I think I got on Amazon. The total cost including the $125 installation fee was a hair under $500. The Kenwood had phone handsfree but I used a Garmin for both handsfree and navigation. I sold the car to a friend in 2014 and he later sold it to someone else in another state.

Trevor: Thanks for the reply. Several for sale around here, lease returns? Low miles and interesting prices. I see that extra value in used prices. I am thinking about what value there is for me. I like the F-Sport seat fit and the Sport+ mode on the 350...I really like the engine/exhaust noise on both 250 and 350. I drove a F-Sport 250 yesterday, great ride. Bill