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Ok, I have 2000 Lx470 and for the last few years I've had this nice Analog cell phone in the center console that really doesn't do much more then take up space. I realized now with the cell phone law being passed in cars that i need to get a more organized setup going for my current cell phone and I figured wut better way to do this then to replace my old analog phone with a cradle and such for my new phone. The charger part and cradle arent a big deal because there is a 12v outlet right under the phone that i can use but I would like to know if there is anyway i can salvage some apsects of the old phone, aka the speak, hands free bottons, stereo mute etc. with my new phone. Im open to any suggestions that would make it more convenient to opperate my phone while driving. Thanks

I ran into this problem with the changer back in July. I was lazy and didnt get around to it till this January but when i heard the number 800 I realized i was done dealing with Lexus for replacement parts. You can get a very nice head unit from Alpine or other companies that far outperform the stock unit and will only run you about 250-400 bucks. Now the challenge I found with this is that Nakamichi makes an unreasonably large unit which creates a bit of an issue when trying to put a standard sized aftermarket unit into the dash. I had to find a guy locally that put a nice fixture in and made it look nice and pretty. The second problem you may run in to is that the Nakamichi uses a rather awkward amplifier input which may create a problem and i had to replace my amplifier. But in the end I would say its worth it to just buy and new head unit and amplifier that will ulitmately give you better quality and wont eat your CDs.