tuanville

Yeah, ClubLexus does a lot of useful mods. Like the VIP scene and aftermarket goodies. What I've notice, is that people on here aren't into DIY. They prefer to take their car to the dealer. If you can't find what you're looking for on here, you should keep on going with your little answer adventure! I really don't rely on this "Place" for anything anymore. Haha. I'm going to sign up for an account at club lexus. Hope to see you there.

Just change the bulb... sometimes look can be deceiving. There is a black cover underneath the glove. Just yank it open. There should be 3 screws. Unscrew that and it'll still stay on. Maybe it'll fall off, it's held up by a clip. Open your glove compartment and there are more screws somewhere on the side. Once you taken off the screws, Kind pull the glove compartment out. It's held on by clips. It's not those hard clips to take off. Don't have to be gentle with it.

Make sure you windows are rolled down, it'll be easier. There are some 10mm screws on the bottom and on the side; there's about four of them. Once those are off you can just pull the panel out, and you have to unplug the harness. It'll still be stuck, just lift the door panel up.

Take off your belt, bolt off and bolt on. There is no such thing as the "special treatment" at any dealers...

Step 1. Yank out the bottom ash tray. Step 2. Yank out top air vent. There should be some screws holding it.

I seriously need help with my 2000 gs300. If it's still good, then please send to Tuanville@yahoo.com also. Thank you.

i don't know how much the stock springs cost for your car, but stock height is pretty ugly. I know your ride is pretty bouncy huh? I suggest you get Tein springs if you're going to get after market. It's a little bit lower than the stock springs, but it gives you a stock and nicer stance. They go for about $230...

Open your trunk and remove the cover where the back part of the lights are. There should be some screws on the back. That 400 dollars tail light better be some really nice LED one. If not, better off going to the junkyard and getting one for around 30 bucks.

You'll get the same performance, it's just the name you're buying. The performance depends on turbo size also, there are many different size for turbos. If you put a turbo into an NA car, don't expect to just buy the turbo and slapping it on. You'll spend way more money on turbo charging a non-turbo car than just swapping it. If you go turbo, i suggest you swap it off with a turbo motor.

Don't even worry, your car would be fine without that heat shield. If you want that part alone, and want to spend less money, i suggest you fabricate your own heat shield. It's not that hard to fabricate heat shield that little. Just go to home depot and buy yourself a sheet of sheet metal for about 6 dollars and cut it to the appropriate size, spray it black, drill some holes and you're done. You WILL smell some paint smell from the paint for about a week, but it's normal. OR! Stick some Heat resistant pads under that area. (if you're a lazy S.O.B who don't care how is engine looks.)

you need a transmission. If you're trying to swap an auto into a manual, then you need to buy a clutch, master and slave cylinder. Also don't forget to buy a 3inch radiator. Change the thermostat and water pump while you're at it so you don't have to go through the hassle of changing later. Your engine should already come with a leak down test warranty, exhaust manifold, turbo, and fuel injectors already. so you don't need to buy those parts, only if you're planning to upgrade.

I took the car to the lexus dealer today and found out that lexus service department are piece of crap. They want to check the problem starting with the fuse. They replaced perfectly good radio fuse and saw some aftermarket wire for an aftermarket amp. They said they have to remove the wires and remove all the stuff out(labor) so it'll take 4 hours to diagnose. I already gutted the interior out though....so what do they have to remove? What the hell do those loose after market wire have to do anything with my GPS system? they were never connected in the first place. Anyways, they want $500 and something dollars to check it out, to tell me what's wrong with it. $125 Dollars to change my god damn fuse... and tell me that it'll cost $500 more dollars to ONLY tell me what's wrong with it...

I think you should just swap out the motor for the JDM sc400 soarer engine, it'll be cheaper than a rebuilt, and plus the Japanese engine comes TURBO! Most engine you buy would come with little mileage and a warranty. I don't know if they come twin turbo or not... but i know they come turbo.

It's pretty simple if you know anything about cars I guess... I don't know if your local parts store like autozone have the gasket or not, but they're usually pretty cheap, no more than 100 dollars. Buy some high temperature rubber sealant for the gasket. Remove all the things that will get in the way of removing the valve covers. Remove the valve cover. Remove the old gasket, you might need to scrap it off. make sure nothing falls in. Use the rubber sealant and and apply it on the the block, then place the gasket on, finally apply more rubber sealant on top of the gasket and bolt back on the valve cover. Put everything back together. Wait 24 hours before driving. To be sure you have a leak. Sometimes when you change your oil you might have dripped from recent or old oil changes. Spray the leaking part down with some break cleaner, and if you see a definite leak, THEN change the gasket.

I been having the same problem with my 2000 gs300. It makes a clicking noise like someone is hitting the heat shield right? on passenger side. It does it sometimes and then come back. Does your car steering wheel shake around 60-70mph? When you steer the steering wheel, do you have to steer it back yourself? I googled my symptoms and it took it to this page. I read on the porches forum and the guy said it's the steering rack bushings... He changed it and the car drives like a champ. I'll try the same thing, but if you try it first let me know, I'm a full time student and I don't think I have enough moolah and time to do all this.

I don't think it's your gas quality, if it was the gas quality you would only experience lost of horsepower or rough idle. One of the main reason why a car would shut off is the ignitor. When a ignitor start to go bad in the early stage, it'll let your car run fine for about 2-3 hours or without a problem, then it'll idle like it's about to shut off when you're waiting for a light sometimes, and then when the ignitor gets worst you can drive it only for 2-10 minutes and it'll shut off. Since your ignitor isn't completely dead yet, the diagnostic won't tell you that it's the ignitor's fault.

The factory radio has a 75 ohm resistor in it... its considered the 'master component' in the system... not the amplifier. Without this 75 ohm resistor in the network nothing will work normally. Navguy, Please explain, I am interested in your response. If you get an electronic wiring diagram (EWD) you will find two wires that go into the radio (along with other componenets) that are labeled TX+ and TX-. When you removed the radio (master) you took the 75 ohm resistor out of the network. So if you install a 75 ohm resistor (across the TX+ and TX-) in the appropriate pins the rest of the stuff should work. Uhmmm.... You Wouldn't happen to know what the TX+ and TX- wire color would be now would you? I don't think they have wiring diagram for the 2000 Lexus gs300 gps... Not that I know of... Ahaha, Okay, even if i put the stock radio back on the problem still exist...

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The factory radio has a 75 ohm resistor in it... its considered the 'master component' in the system... not the amplifier. Without this 75 ohm resistor in the network nothing will work normally. Navguy, Please explain, I am interested in your response. Ahaha, thanks for the reply, It would be very helpful (if i knew what it meant) i got the concept, but how do i locate the ohm resistor? is it in the GPS head unit itself or is it in that black box behind the GSP Head unit? And Please, can you tell me in specific details on how i can fix this? Because having no audio is like being deaf while driving.

Don't forget to bleed your breaks!

Pepboys have those chrome Strips, you can flex them or just make them straight, pretty cheap.

Okay, so i tried to install an aftermarket radio and I don't know what i did but all of a sudden my GSP won't let me touch it anymore, it'll only stay on that agreement screen ... When i turn on the car I get a, "Audio Off" Message. I can't press, Climate, Menu, Audio, Map, Destination, the only thing that i can press are the upper buttons, which is, Auto, Off, Defrost, etc. I read on the forums that it was the amplifier's fault, because they said it "controls" most of the gps functions. I did however managed to install the after market radio by using the speaker harness. The screens stills stays on. Have any of you guys ever had the GSP problem like mines? if so, PLEASE HELP!