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Well, I strongly doubt your problem is your speakers. Many Lexus cars have more miles than yours and have good, working speakers. With your speaker net work just failing at random it has to be something in the head unit or amplifier. Don't put any more money into speakers. Check with you local Lexus dealer and see if they can at least diagnosis the problem and what it will cost. The sub speaker is 8" inches, and the door speakers are 41/2" inches. The exact size of each speaker can change from model year, and interior lay out. If your IS has the small round tweeter on the top of the door, are 1"inch . Paul

Hi Magommed and welcome. Don't worry about your English, it's fine. It is likely that your problem is not the speakers, but the amplifier and/or the crossover network. The speakers for the ML system are 4 ohms. You cannot replace a 4 ohm speaker with say a 8 ohm. That draws a lot more load on the amp and can hurt the head unit and/or amp. You didn't say why you replaced the sub- woofer. Given the age of yours it can start to come lose from the outer ring. Also, some folks complain about bits of fabric and such rattling as the cone moves up and down. I would strongly urge you to have your amp checked out and not to use it until you do. United Radio in New York City is an excellent source for parts and tech help. The ML amp from that date and up til about 2011, was famous for failure. Your Lexus dealer will be over the moon in price. I think you would get a better deal using a well known stereo shop. Let us know how things are going. Paul

Hi Tae, Your right in that the RX and ES have some distinct differences. I've had several ES's and like you I love the smomth, and quiet ride. When we added the RX/ 2016 there was a difference in both of those features. You feel the pot holes more, and it is not quit as quiet as the ES. But when you think about it, It is hard to give a larger, heavier CUV with larger tires and still make it rugged enough to bust through those snow drifts. Paul What do any of you think about this?

This is still speculation, but the the number of pieces needed to make it happen are getting fewer and fewer. This would make a major change in the ES and I for one immediately go to what would my ES be worth if this becomes a reality. This is one of those issues that can run rampant within the auto world and also the international financial markets. With the ES now being made in Kentucky, Lexus could potentially create a more feature rich ES and not have to move changes back and forth across the Pacific. Paul What do you think? https://lexusenthusiast.com/2017/05/01/next-generation-lexus-es-to-replace-the-gs-as-global-mid-size-seda

I'm not 100% about this, but you might tr y " Lexus.com." From there you should find several tabs regarding owners manual. Paul

Welcome! What a great LX. Good buy! Paul

Thank you Rey for your great praise! Paul

Once again, Kelley Blue Book has named Lexus the best luxury brand based on consumer information. This means the best in quality, reliability, and value. Go to this link for all of this information. Any reactions? Paul https://lexusenthusiast.com/2017/04/17/lexus-named-top-luxury-brand-in-2017-kelley-blue-book-brand-image-awards/

Wow!! That is a beautiful home. We moved to a town home 3 years ago after living in the old home for 26 years. We found that we still have the old memories but have been making new ones quickly. After your injuries in Afghanistan were treated are you able to still work on your truck? I wondered if you were agile enough to get up and down from the floor. Congratulations on your new new life. Paul

That"s great info! Let us know how things work out and that the fix is solid. The Error 4 seemed to be the most frequent complaint ( about the stereo) around the 2008 thru 2013 models. I don't have any facts to back that up, just my impression. Paul

Glad you found what you needed. The front end of your of ES 350 is crazy great !! Paul

Hi Ron and welcome to the Club. In some ways your situation is not unusual. It was true that until Lexus redisigned much of the ES, the Camry and ES shared the same body and other non drive train parts. The 2013 ES350 ,inmy opinion is a great car and espeialy the 2016s are xcellent. We have a 2013 ES and a new model RX 350. Both are by far the best of middle-priced luxury cars. Now I'll get to the point you wanted. Sorry about that. As I mentioned above, Lexus has moved away from a lot of the same parts for the two models. Many of our members will purchase a part at the Lexus dealer and take it to the Toyota dealer to have them install it. This can save a good deal on labor cost. However, since the redesign of the ES, the number of interchangeable parts may be limited. Other maintenance can easily be done by the Toyota dealer. Some times the Lexus parts department will meet an advertised price for parts. This can apply to parts on the internet. You must take a copy of your ad or estimate signed by the person that gave you the estimate You should be fine with using either shop. BUT, the savings is only as good as the quality of the dealers service.Ask your Lexus service manager what is included with their oil change. My Lexus dealer provides a free loaner car for use all day, and even into the next day if required. Also, they do a complete wash and vacuum. In the winter I take my summer tires off and put on my snow tires. The Lexus dealer comes out to my house and picks up my snow's, takes them to the dealer, and do the swap. Then the tire guy brings the summer tires back to my house and all of this at no charge. In the beginning I asked the service guy if they could do this as the 4 tires would.not fit the ES. This is a big deal for me. Please let me know if any of this is useful. Please let me know if this information is helpful. Paul

Hi Gene and welcome to the club. I'm afraid I can't help you. This something I don't have any info worth reading. What I am going to do is give you the information on one of our Moderators who has a very deep technicall background. His name if Ralph. Jim is another member who has worked on Lexus since 1999. Jim is at: jhalley@kc.rr.com Please come back and let us know how things turned out. Paul

Hey Ralph, welcome to the LOC! Be sure to check out the RX forum. I love our 2016. They just keep getting better. Paul

Hi Lenore, Your right and thanks for your reminder regarding Army One. He has been a long time member and has been a source of technical knowledge. We also want to thank Army One for his service in Afghanistan, and if I remember right he made two deployments to Afghanistan. Thanks Army and good to have you back!! Paul

For both January and February Lexus US sales were dismal. For all models combined, sales were -20% lower than 2016. Lexus explained that very low inventories in the USA left not enough product to meet demand. Have any of you have had an experience like this when buying your Lexus? https://lexusenthusiast.com/2017/03/01/february-2017-sales-report/ Paul

Lexus has opened a fish restaurant in Rome. That's right, a fish restaurant. This link takes you to a tour of the restaurant. I have no idea why they would do this. Maybe when you buy a Lexus model they'll give you a box of fish sticks. LOL Paul https://lexusenthusiast.com/2017/02/28/aqua-by-lexus-fish-restaurant-opens-in-italy/

As always Jim, good information. Paul

Sorry Craig. The above original post has been corrected. Thanks for the heads us.

Hi David and welcome. These are just a shot in the dark but I hope they might help. The first is a short in a wiring harness... A blown fuse to a part of the amplifier.... A bad amplifier... Crossover failure.... any other SWAG! lol I don't know whether the power to the amp is divided or just one path. In the 90's Lexus used primarily Pioneer or Nakamichi (sp) stereos. In most cases the amplifier was mounted under the passenger seat, the glove box, or the trunk. With an RX, I really don't know where the amplifier was placed. Please come back and let us know what you find. Paul

Here are the Stats from J D Power for reliability as it stands againts all other makes. The computations are drawn from occurrences per 100 units. Do you thin these results are accurate? Please people, Tell us what you think. Do you have any suggestions? Paul https://lexusenthusiast.com/2017/02/22/lexus-named-top-brand-in-j-d-power-2017-vehicle-dependability-stud

Hi Gunnie and welcome. You should be able to go on lexus.com. Generally they offer a section on warranties for different models and years. The site should tell when the service needs to be done and a menu of what is covered. Paul

Having just gone through federal registrations, it feels like this L CF coupe will be ready for a coming out party later this year. A pic is attached. Paul https://lexusenthusiast.com/2017/02/20/lexus-lc-f-nameplate-trademarked-in-usa/

Hi Trevor, Your right. Each side mirror has a round housing on the bottom of the assembly. I didn't have a chance to play around with the controls so I'm not sure how much control you would have over it's coverage. Paul

Our daughter and son in law purchased a 2016 Honda crossover recently and are in love with it. When I got into it, and when reverse kicked in, their was a picture in the side mirror of the rear view image and it stayed on automatically until put into a forward gear. What a great feature. I have never seen this feature before, nor on any Lexus. Does anyone know more about this feature? Write in your thoughts. Paul