Power Seats/ Key/ Touch Up Paint

[greu0901]

Hi everybody, just bought a 94 LS400 couple days ago. Payed little for it, so have a little cash to put into it. These are the problems that I have was wondering if you guys could help me out.

The seats were ripped so I picked up a driver and passenger seat from a junk yard. When I put the new one in, it doesnt move forward and back, but the seat belt is illuminated and the part that your lower back touches moves back and forth. It worked at the junk yard because he moved the seat forward and back in order to take it out, so I am thinking that there could be a disconnect somewhere? This is really frustrating. I looked around and everything seems to be connected fine. When I put the old one back in, everything works just fine. I Tomorrow morning I will do the passanger side and see how that goes.

I got one master key, and the little lock/unlock button on the side of the key is missing. There is a little button i can see down there, (the part that the actual button was supposed to push I am guessing) and I can press it with a pen, but when I do nothing happens. Tomorrow I am going to buy a new battery for it, and see if that will do it. My question is, should I get a shell on ebay? Will this fix the missing button issue? What are my options?

Next is touch up paint. Lots of little scratches and marks all over, and it is a black car so they are very noticable. Recommendations?

Drivers side mirror was busted and is missing. When I was at the junk yard I asked for just the mirror, and he told me that the mirror wont come off and that I would have to get the whole thing. On ebay there are mirror replacements for 10-15$, anyone tried these before?

[1990LS400]

Wow. Lots of questions. Did your replacement seats come out of a 93-94 LS with the same seat controls (with memory or without memory) as yours?

It's hard to say if the master key button can be fixed. A replacement master key set and ROM chip for the receiver in the trunk can be purchased from Sewell Lexus at a discount - see attached.

The exterior color code is on the door jam. Touch-up paint is one of the few Lexus "parts" I've been able to buy at a Toyota dealer. Some Toyota/Lexus touchup paint vials come with both a pen-type applicator and a small brush applicator.

The mirror glass can be removed although doing so sounds like an art. The instructions for my 2000 LS say to use a small shop towell. Insert the towell around and behind the glass and somehow pry the mirror out. The exterior mirror glass on my 00 LS in held in by clips. I've never done it myself so I can't provide more information. If you buy replacement mirror glass, be sure it is for a 93-94 LS as the mirror shape may have changed slightly from the 90-92 LS.

[greu0901]

Wow. Lots of questions. Did your replacement seats come out of a 93-94 LS with the same seat controls (with memory or without memory) as yours?

It's hard to say if the master key button can be fixed. A replacement master key set and ROM chip for the receiver in the trunk can be purchased from Sewell Lexus at a discount - see attached.

The exterior color code is on the door jam. Touch-up paint is one of the few Lexus "parts" I've been able to buy at a Toyota dealer. Some Toyota/Lexus touchup paint vials come with both a pen-type applicator and a small brush applicator.

The mirror glass can be removed although doing so sounds like an art. The instructions for my 2000 LS say to use a small shop towell. Insert the towell around and behind the glass and somehow pry the mirror out. The exterior mirror glass on my 00 LS in held in by clips. I've never done it myself so I can't provide more information. If you buy replacement mirror glass, be sure it is for a 93-94 LS as the mirror shape may have changed slightly from the 90-92 LS.

Thank you for the info. Yeah the seats came from a 94 LS, with memory seats. Like I said the lower back moves in and out, but the seat it self doesnt move back and forth. I was at it all day again today and couldnt get it to work. All of the connections seem to be in place. As far as the passenger seat, I cannot get the last bolt off for the life of me. I stripped the bolt trying to get it off, so now I am going to go to the dealer and see what they say.

I have read that it could be the motor, but I dont get why it would have worked at the lot, but not 2 days later. If anything, Ill have them take the motor from the torn seat and install it in the new seat. Hopefully this wont cost much. Ill let you know what the dealer says.