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stickball

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  1. Oops... here's the locksmith details: Arlington Lock 6201 Leesburg Pike Falls Church, VA 22044 703 553 5555 Ask for Chase
  2. I bought a 2005 ES330 last year and the dealer only supplied one key. Period. A Master transponder key. Rather than push my luck any further, recently I thought I'd buy a spare key. So I call the dealer. All in, it would cost north of $400 for a new key. I went online and found a reputable seller of keys on Ebay. Here are their details: Remotez4Less, LLC Oakhurst, NJ 07755 Toll Free: 1-866-644-2190 Local Tel: 732-660-7100 I spoke with a guy named Sean. Bought a new Transponder key, CUT, for $150. Before they would cut the key they needed the keycode. I didn't have it, and so Sean told me to get it from the dealer. Apparently the dealer is required to give the keycode to the owner when requested. I contacted the Parts Dep't at the dealership and was asked to supply a copy of my Driver's License and Registration via FAX, and was told that the dealer would phone me back with the keycode. Believe it or not, they did indeed call back with the code, which I passed on to Sean at the Remotez4Less shop. They took my order over the phone and a week later I received the key, along with a set on bizarre instructions for programming the key to open doors and such. After two attempts I got the key programmed. Now I needed the key programmed to start the ignition, and I found a locksmith in Arlington VA with the proper computer box-thingy. Cost $55 for that service. So for just over $200 I now have a second Master key. Here are the programming instructions for the doors: Driver's door open, all other doors closed, key removed from ignition switch. Within 5 seconds: Insert and remove the key from the ignition switch twice. Within 40 seconds: Close and open driver's door twice. Insert and remove the key from the ignition switch. Within 40 seconds: Close and open driver's door twice. Insert the key into the ignition switch and close the driver's door. Switch ignition ON and OFF: Once to program a key remote transmitter code whilst retaining the original codes. Twice to program a key remote transmitter code whilst erasing the original codes. Three times to check how many key remote transmitters are currently registered. Five times to erase all registered codes. Remove key from ignition switch. System should now lock and unlock vehicle once, twice or five times depending which mode has been selected. One to four times, slowly, to indicate number of key remote transmitters registered. Within 40 seconds: Press and hold LOCK and UNLOCK buttons simultaneously for 1.5 seconds. Within 3 seconds: Press any key remote transmitter button. System should now lock and unlock vehicle once to confirm registration or twice to indicate registration has failed. Within 40 seconds: Repeat button procedure to program remaining key remote transmitters. NOTE: To exit programming mode: Open driver's door or insert ignition key. NOTE: A maximum of 4 key remote transmitters can be programmed. Hope this helps someone...
  3. Thanks, guys, for the quick responses. I'll check out the tire pressures and see about getting them rebalanced today... and yes, I did indeed get the 215/55/vr17's.
  4. Hi, wise forumites. I just the other day replaced the tires on my 2005 ES330 with Michelin Primacy MXV4. I took the car to a Mr. Tire location and had the front end aligned and four new tires installed and balanced. The tire tech told my wife that these "low profile" tires are a pain to install but are necessary on these Lexus ES330's. Is that true, folks. Are they required? The ride doesn't seem as soft as the previous tires ( I believe the old tires were Yoko's...), and there seems to be considerable vibration at about 58mph and above. Any thoughts? Perhaps the balance was done incorrectly? Help, please. I'm ready to go back to Mr. Tire and have them re-balance, or swap the tires out for something softer. Your thoughts, please... Thanks
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