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  1. Lex, I have no knowledge of this re-chroming process but it does sound a bit risky. Even with a 3 year warranty, if the job is not done properly, you could come out on the short end of the stick over the long haul. The only other alternative I am aware of is the following link. http://www.lexus-parts.com/partdetail.asp?...ubCategoryID=19 I can't at all vouch for the quality control here either. It just happens to be the only other place I've seem original factory wheels in chrome. This is a bit more pricey of an alternative than what you have found, however. Best of Luck.
  2. Ericok, Thanks very much for the very detailed instructions. I plan on trying this as soon as I can. Your time and help are greatly appreciated. Regards, ajvenuto
  3. Thanks SK. I feel kind of silly not knowing about such a handy item. I sure wish I would have know about the plastic bolts before I went to stainless steel and got myself into a bit of a jam!!! Regards....
  4. ← TO ERICOK, Thanks so much for the reply. I really had no idea about the SS seizing issue. In fact, I put SS license plate bolts on my last car. After 16 years I removed the stainless steel bolts with no problem!!! Thinking back however, I believe the bolts were screwed into plastic nuts. Hence I gained a truly false sense of security using SS bolts. Are plastic bolts easy to get or are they a specialty item. I honestly have never heard of them. I would love to replace all my SS bolts with plastic ones. One other thing if you don't mind..... On a difficulty scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being the most difficult, what would you say the difficulty level of removing the front bumber cover to be? Thanks again for taking the time to reply. Your great insight and advice with this touchy problem is greatly appreciated. ajvenuto
  5. Has anyone had any experience dealing with a stripped front license plate bracket in a 2000 RX300. I can't get one bolt to release from the front bumper. It just turns freely but won't unscrew. BTW I've thought about cutting the bolt off and drilling out the hole but the bolt is stainless steel. I replaced the original rusted bolts with SS so they would not rust or bind in the future. I may have screwed MYSELF !!! I hope this doesn't cost me $500 to correct this issue at my local Lexus dealer !
  6. After removing the plastic panel as stated above, wait for just 30 minutes. Place an oil pan below the oil filter. Then slowly unscrew the oil filter only as far as is necessary to start a slow oil flow fom the filter. The oil draining from the filter will fall into a small well directly below the filter that is incorporated into a bracket. If the well comes close to overflowing, you can control the oil flow by how far out you unscrew the filter so the well does not overflow. The oil draining into the well will drain out of the well through a small hole at the bottom. When the oil is finished draining, you can the completely remove the filter.
  7. Since you mentioned LED bulbs........ I'm new to the world of LED replacement bulbs. Can you fill me in on the advantages. I can think of one which is extended bulb life, but that's all I'm aware of. Thanks
  8. Tuned, I'm guessing that the front sidemarker light bulbs are clear, but I don't know for sure.
  9. Someone may says it is inteligent. I have a question about it. In cold weather, I need to warm the engine up, It may not be my real driving style in the first couple of minutes. The following is my real story. I always follow break-in procedure for my new cars. In thefirst 1000 miles, I have no choice but baby my engine. At 10000 miles tune up, I complain that my RX shifting is not as smooth as the loaner. They reset my transmission memory. After that, I drive with my real me. I feel that my transmission is now much smoother and more responsive than before. :) ← So the RX330 really has a driving style "transmission memory" ? If so, does anyone know if the 2000 RX300 model also has this feature ?
  10. Tuned, I'm glad you were able to get at the license plate bulb. To answer your question, I've not had to replace a license plate bulb on my RX300 yet. Regards, Tony
  11. Tuned, Your went in the right direction. You're almost there. After removing the phillips screw, lower the right side of the bulb housing. Then slowly and gently pull the housing by the lowered end, towards the right. The left side is held in place with a small tab that you will only see when the housing is completely removed. As far as the bulb, the owners manual only says it's a 5 watt type D bulb. Good Luck and Best Regards, Tony
  12. To Steviej, In a post you made on Jan. 22, you were discussing the new long life pink Toyota engine coolant. You mentioned incompatibility with the older red fluid and even "green" fluid. Were you saying that conventional "green" ethylene glycol coolant is not compatible with the Toyota red coolant fliud? I'd like to know because I have already added "green" conventional coolant to the red fluid in my '99 Camry and "00 RX300 which both have red coolant. I did this assuming the red Toyota coolant was compatible with standard green ethylene glycol coolant. Please clarify........... Thanks
  13. This one is even more of a beast. I like the A even more than the C !!! Thanks again, Matt.
  14. QUITE A BEAUTIFUL BEAST !!! Thanks for posting all the pix !
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