katnlexi

It never ceases to amaze me how hard it is to get what I consider basic information for repairs on this car. Several people have asked about the amplifier, yet there is no response. I'd love to know how to remove the radio in my 2001 RX, but apparently no one here has ever done that. One guy was nice enough to post instructions for a 2005 RX-330, but that is several years newer than my car. These things, for some reason, are not covered in the manuals I've seen for the car. That in and of itself makes no sense.

Sorry for the rant. I work in electronics and don't have nearly the problem geting service information on anything from a TV transmitter to a pocket radio, but you'd think that I'm trying to find out nuclear secrets here!

here is a thread that shows removal of trim to get to radio....

http://www.clublexus.com/forums/showthread...X300&page=2

By the way be gentle when removing this strip. once it is done the rest is common sense, as the screws are quite visable.

hello, the amp you are looking for if this is the rx300 is actually under the front passenger seat. the seat has 4 plastic caps over the parts that are bolted into the floor board. take a flat head screw driver and pop those off. using a socket wrench, remove the nuts. the seat will lift up but not too high. underneath there are two plugs that attach the seat to the controls that allow the seat to be programmed and heated. once you unplug those you can remove the seat very easy. that big black box is the cars amplifier and subwoofer. its bolted into the floor with 4 bolts.

as to the radio, a flat head will remove the trim and like the previous posting be gentle. it pops right off and you have to work it around the shifter. its not just the trim, its actually the lower portion that also wraps around the shifter, with the heat controls and lighter attachment. once that is removed, the screens and bolts holding the lcd and control panel will be exposed. this is all one unit, unbolt and unscrew all attacments and then that slides right out.

i do this so frequent once its mastered you can get it out in less than 10 minutes. the seat, well i'm only 5'2 and want to be careful so it takes about 15 to get the seat out. hope this helps...

kathy

Hi . My LCD screen and radio is not working. I can not turn on the radio .

I have started to experience the same issues...I have a 2001 RX300 and all of a sudden it seems one thing after another is now going wrong. I have found that holding down the Sound button seems to help but I think that is sheer coincidence and not a factual thing to do. I am not aware of any 'reboot' process. This weekend I am pulling the unit out to make sure no wires are bent or damage from a previous removal.

This is very easy to do. The bezel (usually the wood trim surrounding the controls just pops out. I use a flat head to pop out, start from the top and move around the edge to the other side. The piece will slide over the shifter and expose the nuts holding the whole unit in place. When removing, please make note that the entire screen and controls are all one piece.

If anyone else has had this issue or a suggestion of what they may feel or know what the problem is, that would be great to know about that. Thanks

Kathy