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Calvin2376

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  1. Hi everyone, On Monday I traded in my 2003 E55 AMG for a 2007 IS350. The guys at the dealer couldn't believe it, but they didn't know the nightmare experiences I'd had with the AMG. I probably drove it 50% of the time, the rest of the time I drove a loaner C300 while mine was in the shop. Prior to the E55 I had two LS400's, and I'm happy to be back with Lexus (and this time, I'll be staying). I had a few questions that I was hoping you guys could help me answer. I've done some searching of the forum, however I wasn't able to find answers to the questions below, though I certainly may have missed them. 1) Does anyone know how/where I can obtain a shop/service repair manual for a 2007 IS350? Because of all the repairs the AMG needed I got intimately acquainted with its inner workings, and I'd really like to be able to delve into the details of my new car. I wouldn't necessarily be using it to perform my own repairs, since my car's certified for 5 years/125k miles, but I would like to learn more about it. The two options I've found are: 1) Buying the whole printed repair manual set but it's $600 and I'm not looking to spend that (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2007-Lexus-350-250-Repair-Manual-Set-IS250-IS350-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem5d2c23286cQQitemZ400172460140QQptZMotorsQ5fManualsQ5fLiterature), and 2) Buying a burned CD from an eBay seller with the PDFs of the manual on it, which is much cheaper but also a bit sketchy and the seller admitted it's not the complete manual (http://cgi.ebay.com/2007-Lexus-IS250-IS350-250-350-Service-Repair-Manual-/260684618514?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cb2039b12). I have to imagine somewhere out there is a better option than these two, and if someone has one I'd love to hear about it (and am willing to pay, just not $600). 2) Does anyone know of the legality of tinted taillights in Maryland? I live in Baltimore and really like the look of the tinted taillights, but I know Maryland is very strict on window tinting so I imagine they'd be similarly strict on taillights. However looking at the laws (http://www.berwynheightspd.com/tinted%20windows.htm) I only see: 22-227(f) COLOR OF LIGHTS ON REAR OF VEHICLE - All lighting devices and reflectors mounted on the rear of any vehicle shall display or reflect a RED Color, except the Stoplight or Other Signal Device, which may be Red, Amber or Yellow, except that the light illuminating the Registration Plate shall be White and the light emitted by a Backup Lamp shall be White or Amber. Seems that because tinted taillights still display red light, and the IS350 also has lower reflectors, they should be legal.. But I'd love to hear from someone more knowledgeable/experienced. Anyone with smoked tails get trouble from the police? 3) On a similar note, what is your opinion on tinting taillights using film vs. paint? How difficult is each to remove? And does it significantly dim output? 4) Lastly, any recommendations on minor/inexpensive performance, electronic, or appearance mods that wouldn't void the warranty? The car already has the F-sport exhaust, which I love. Since I just bought the car and have a warranty on it, I don't want to do anything that's too expensive nor would void the warranty, but I'd love to hear suggestions. Very much looking forward to getting more acquainted with the forums and reading more from others. Thanks a lot for reading, and I appreciate your responses! Brad Below are some pictures of the car, haven't been able to take my own yet but will soon!
  2. I have a 1990 Lexus LS400 with a Nakamichi sound system. I want to use a cassette adapter to play my iPod through the stereo, but the adapter ejects itself after about 3 seconds in the tape player. I believe this is because the adapter has a wire coming out of the player to the iPod and the tape player has a flap that needs to close and is stopped by the cord. Is there anyone who has bypassed/fixed this problem? Please help, I really appreciate it! calvin2376@aol.com
  3. Please help me out - I have a 1990 LS400 and I want to use a cassette adapter to play my iPod but it keeps ejecting. How do you get yours to work?

    email is calvin2376@aol.com

  4. Please help me out - I have a 1990 LS400 and I want to use a cassette adapter to play my iPod but it keeps ejecting. How do you get yours to work?

    email is calvin2376@aol.com

  5. i have a '90 LS and want to replace the stock halogens with xenon bulbs. ive been told by some that my headlights will actually melt because the xenons put out too much heat but some have told me they have xenons in their LS's and they havent had problems. has anyone replaced their LS headlight bulbs with xenons and experienced problems (or haven't)? any help would be greatly appreciated - email is calvin2376@aol.com
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