Anybody want to sell your CD-changer ???

[kilus]

Hello guys, I have just purchased my first LX450. Shipping to Germany went pretty smoothly, however when I received my cargo I noticed couple interior drawbacks. One of them was the central console unscrewed and cd-changer missing...:(. I guess all this happened thanx to cargo boys :(

Anyways, I tried to search ebay with no results. Does anybody of you guys want to get rid of your CD-changer ??? I will be more than happy to buy one from you .

You can email me: petersulik@tlen.pl

Greetings from Poland

[nicholas]

I'd imagine there has got to be someone on here that has one, but shipping is probably going to kill you. If I was in your shoes, I would upgrade to a scion head unit and mp3 port. Besides a factory LX cd changer/head unit is 11-12 years old and its only a matter of time before they will likely have some sort of issue. You can find the scion unit on EBAY for as little as 30 bucks w/o shipping. There are several scion unit install writeups here on mud.

[4xoddic]

My LX450's changer doesn't operate from time to time (haven't looked into why yet). I've been thinking of replacing it with an iPod:


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There are multiple posts on WWW about doing this in other vehicles. A few points I've seen:

• One blank CD is left in the changer to trick head unit into thinking it's the source. This is NOT needed, as you could trick the Head Unit as follows.
  
• I think you could use Electrical Wiring Diagram to find which wire in bundle to changer feeds signal to HU, tricking it to think changer is there & has a CD. Believe the signal is 12 V +.
  
• Use 12 V + & - wires from wire bundle to power an iPod dock.
  
• Use L & R channel + & - from bundle to match iPod dock's.
  
• I believe the dock will boost the iPod's output level to ~ 3 V to match the changer's output/HU input level.

I haven't spent much time on this idea. I do have the 97 LX450 EWD, which shows info on the CD changer's wiring to HU.

This wasn't the changer you were looking for. I've found some changers & complete HUs listed on Car-Part.com--Used Auto Parts Market Personally, I figure finding a working unit & expecting it to work well into the future is a pretty optimistic route to take.

IMHO, since you lack the changer, you have the incentive to try hooking up an iPod.

Good Luck!

[4xoddic]

1. Pin 1 Blue-Yellow stripe 12 V + Always ON
2. Pin 2 Black Ground
3. Pin 3 Red CD Left Channel +
4. Pin 4 NOT USED
5. Pin 5 Orange IP -
6. Pin 6 Gray Accessory 12 V + (15 A Cigar lighter fuse)
7. Pin 7 Green 12V + Illumination from taillight
8. Pin 8 White CD Left Channel -
9. Pin 9 Green CD Right Channel +
10. Pin 10 Blue CD Right Channel -
11. Pin 11 White S Ground
12. Pin 12 Yellow IP +

Believe the CD plug is numbered (Left to Right)
Pin 1 2 3 X X X 4 5
Pin 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Pin 1 12 V + Always ON
Pin 6 12 V + ON when key switched to Accessory

I think Pins 5 & 12 are indicators to the HU. Completing their circuit MIGHT be the key to tricking HU into believing a CD is playing?

Please POST if you go this route & succeed. Good Luck!