Is The Bass Back?

andyhart21 · March 3, 2003

I took my car into Lexus Leicester tonight for them to investigate the mysterious rumbling from the back of my car, and I got a brand new 03 (2 miles on the clock!) IS200 S to drive around in. I was playing around with the stereo on the way home, changed all the settings to what I have in my car (bass +5, mid +2, treble 0) and It sounded totally different to mine. The ammount of bass put mine to shame, it sounded more like the old bottom loading cd stereos found on the pre - 01 cars. The model number of the stereo (found above the txt button) is 13905, is this a new model they have inroduced or is it the same as the post - 01 cars like mine? (I cant remember the model number of my stereo )

Has anyone else driven an 03 IS that can comment on this so I can prove wether I am imagining it?? ;)

guitareth · March 3, 2003

My March 02 IS200SE actually has model no 13906 and I've always been well pleased with the bass on it. Admittedly, I've not been able to compare it with other models, but could never understand when folks said the newer versions weren't as good. Maybe the model I've got is an improved one too!

BASH83 · March 3, 2003

New Mar 03 IS is 13906. Just had a look.

andyhart21 · March 3, 2003

Hmmmmmmmmm. Why would a 02 IS have a 13906 stereo and a 03 have a 13905 ?<_< <_< <_<

UNLESS, it is down to the 'S' only having a 6 speaker stereo system as opposed to the SE and Sport having 8........... <_< <_< <_<

Bazza-old · March 3, 2003

my sept 2002 has the no. 13906 (never noticed it before)

also an se model

maybe the s model which only has 6 speakers benefits from not having the two way rear speakers

andyhart21 · March 3, 2003

my sept 2002 has the no. 13906 (never noticed it before)
also an se model

maybe the s model which only has 6 speakers benefits from not having the two way rear speakers

Yeah, thats what I was thinking Bazza <_<