1990LS400

Well I hope the PS pump is still above the alternator since the repair shop I use told me a couple of years that the PS pump on my 2000 LS400 was just starting to leak fluid on to the alternator. I then had the PS pump replaced. At least it took over 11 years for it to start leaking. I went though countless PS pumps on my 90 LS400 over the 13+ years I had it.

I do not see the bushing offered as a separate part and assume it will come with a new strut rod. The part number I see at http://www.toyodiy.com/parts/p_U_1995_LEXUS_LS400_UCF20L-AEPGKA_4804.html?hl=48780A for a rear strut rod is 48780-50020. I see the rear strut rod for at $102.66 at http://lexus.sewellparts.com/oem-catalog/4804480599-PowertrainAndChassis-LS400-1995.html when you register with your forum member name.

Why don't you just buy OEM pads instead of OEM-style pads. Your wheel pulsating may have nothing to do with the brakes. I had my front rotors turned a couple thousand miles ago at the local Lexus dealer - I had significant front end pulsating/vibrating when stepping on the brakes at highway speeds both before and after the brake job which would seem to point to other suspension components being the real problem. My 00 LS is at 169,600 miles. I'm guessing it is the strut rod bushings again (previously replaced at about 83,000 miles) but the local Lexus dealer either doesn't understand or doesn't take much interest in these old cars.

See if there any stored error codes. Have your battery tested. Make sure that your battery clamps and terminals are absolutely shiny clean with no hint of corrosion. Swipe a clean cloth or paper towel underneath and around your PS pump to verify that it is not leaking fluid onto the alternator - check the PS pump fluid level too. The information you provided is not inadequate for diagnosing the problem. Guessing can be very expensive.

Maybe the diagrams on the Sewell website will help: http://lexus.sewellparts.com/oem-catalog/5806582248-Body-GS300-2006.html I've never disassembled an 06 GS console but I've have on a variety of other Toyota/Lexus models. You will likely need a non-scarring plastic or fiberglass trim removal tool and perhaps a screw driver and a 10 mm socket wrench. You might have to remove the front passenger seat - probably only four bolts and a couple of electrical connectors. Most Toyota/Lexus vehicles are screwed together the same way. Just take your time and be relatively gentle ... i.e. don't force anything to the point of breaking although lots of trim is held in place only by friction tabs.

It is "computer" controlled - not something a"dumb" switch can do.

I've seen similar questions many times over the past 10 years or so. There are no "plug and play" upgrades for either the 2001-2002 Sprint/Qualcomm Touchpoint-based LS430 phone system or the 2003 AT&T/Nokia 6310i-based LS430 phone system that will allow it to interface with the steering wheel mounted phone controller or navigation system if your car has one. According to a coworker who worked at Sprint for many years, if your LS430 Sprint phone still functions, you should be able to use it as all the frequencies it used are still supported. (To say the least, I know many current and former Sprint employees. I live near their headquarters in Kansas.) Some people have just permanently left these old phones in their charging cradles in the center console and forwarded calls from their more modern Smartphones to them. Of course this requires that you have and pay for an additional phone service. Or, you could ignore and even remove your old phone components and install an aftermarket Bluetooth phone kit from a company like Parrot or Motorola. These kits seem to be getting rarer as more and more new cars come with Bluetooth hands-free phone systems. Is your car a recent purchase? Does it have navigation? You might want to consider an integrated aftermarket solution that provides you with hands-free phone and aux-in/A2DP Bluetooth that would allow you to stream audio from a Smartphone.

I posted a PDF that might help in the following thread which I found by searching: http://us.lexusownersclub.com/forums/topic/69501-unresponsive-gas-pedal-2000-ls-400/?hl=throttle#entry434119 You can get the part number at http://lexus.sewellparts.com/ If you want to buy it from Sewell, be sure to register with your forum user name to get discounts.

I love rain sensor activated windshield wipers. Yes, the commercial type of adhesive "stickers" are completely up to holding your rain sensor to the windshield. The same type of sticky fasters are commonly used to attach inside rear view mirrors to windshields and they were former used hold the inside part of cell phone antennas to the back of rear windows. You have to be very careful when installing these clear adhesive sheets - you only have one chance to get it right. The only one I installed was to hold a Porsche 944 high mounted brake light to a rear window - it was tricky to install but it held for the remaining five years I owned the car. If in doubt have an auto body shop or car dealer do it for you.

This is not new. Major insurance companies started pilot projects several years ago to understand how rates can be based on vehicle usage and driver behavior, e.g. adherence to posted speed limits. Personally, I have no problem allowing my insurer to eavesdrop on where and how I drive - where do I sign up? This technology could, however, cause difficulties for those with behavioral issues. Anybody who has a phone made in the past 8 or so years has already given "permission" to be tracked. Even before GPS was standard on phones, a phone user could be tracked by triangulation. Those with Smartphones have probably given a variety of companies permission to offer them location based services. And vehicles like our Prius that have an "SOS" system (like Lexus Link) can already be tracked. I strongly suspect what is eventually going to happen is that those with the worst behaviors are going to be paying the highest insurance rates or are not be able to obtain insurance at all. That's really not much different than it is now except that insurance companies are not going to have to wait until someone causes a crash to raise his rates or terminate his insurance policy.

What do you mean "if any of you see one"? If you want the Heatshield brand, there are lots of online sellers so you don't have to look very hard. I don't know if they are any better but we've bought Covercraft windshield sunshades for the last four cars we have purchased: http://www.autoanything.com/driving-accessories/60A1228A0A0.aspx One of the four is for the Prius we purchased new last year but the other three were used from 10 to 14 years. They are a perfect fit and last just about "forever" if taken care of.

Click on the little Advanced Search "cogwheel" to the right of the regular search box at the upper right of the webpage. There have been problems in the past with search but it seems to be working great now.

There are detailed diagnostic procedures at https://techinfo.toyota.com/ I don't thing there is any point in speculating about the cause of the problem when you can zero in on the problem cause by following the diagnosis procedures.

I wonder if the mirror control module is held in place by simple friction fittings like much of the interior trim on vehicles made by Toyota. The attached diagram does not show any hardware holding the module in place but that does not mean there isn't any. Have you tried prying the module out with a plastic/resin non-scarring trim removal tool? The other attached image shows the plastic "XM" trim removal tool I use to pry out just about everything imaginable in car interiors. Edit: It took me less than a minute to find a perfect looking used mirror control / remote on/off switch module ($39.99 or best offer) for a 90-94 LS400 on eBay. There may be others but I stopped after finding the first one.

I guess you are going to have to buy an LS600h or one of the other Toyota or Lexus models with "Hybrid Synergy Drive". Vehicles with hybrid drivetrains go into regenerative braking mode when the actual speed exceeds the set speed on downhill slopes. The speed of our Prius seems to creep up by no more than about two mph above the set speed as indicators in the instrument cluster show that the hybrid battery is charging. Unfortunately the regenerative braking may have a small impact on safety due to the brake lights not being activated during regenerative braking. When driving our Prius, I notice that drivers of following cars sometimes have to brake sharply to keep from hitting our Prius on downhill slopes as it automatically slows down. Regardless, adaptive radar cruise control is a wonderful feature that makes driving much more restful - especially in a hybrid.

It's not just Toyota (Lexus) that does this. The LED's in all taillight units I know about are also sealed not replaceable - including the ones on our Prius. Modern LED's are supposed to be "lifetime" but I guess it depends on whose lifetime you are talking about. I was surprised a few years back when I had an audio system problem on my 2000 LS to find that the statutory requirement to supply replacement parts was only 6 or 7 years after the date of sale - no parts were available from Lexus. And we've bought a number of products with "lifetime" warranties where the warranties specifically stated that the seller determines the useful lifetime of the product. So ... I guess it is just the "joy of technology". I wonder how much it will cost to replace s headlight unit on our Prius if one of the two LED low-beams in each unit ever fails - probably a LOT! One of the $75 to $150 RX400h taillight units on eBay or the $250 one from Sewell is looking pretty good to me.

I don't see replaceable LED's in the parts list. On another forum I'm reading that the LED's are hardwired on a circuit board. Sewell sells the outer driver side light unit for about $250 if you register with your Lexus Owners Club member name: http://lexus.sewellparts.com/oem-catalog/8111813223-Electrical-RX400H-2006.html I'm seeing a number of RX400h driver side outer light modules on ebay: http://www.ebay.com/sch/6000/i.html?_nkw=RX400h+tail+light&_dmpt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&_rdc=2 I have no idea if it's possible to open up the light unit and replace the LED's - components of modules like this are sometimes glued together.

Attached is the TSIB about this issue. t-s-i-b-el009-05-02-04-es-300-330-03-04-gx-470-a-c-light-flashing-magnetic-clutch-relay.pdf

I think 2010 was the first model year that A2DP Bluetooth audio streaming was available on Lexus cars -- certainly the LS430 never had it. There are several companies that sell aux-in adapters for the LS430 with the most popular being http://www.vaistech.com/site/home.php Some people get Bluetooth A2DP on older cars by plugging a Bluetooth receiver into an aux-in port - a popular one seems to be the Blackberry Music Gateway - do a google. Or you could just add an aux-in adapter and plug it's 3.5mm connector into your phone when you want. I plug a 3.5mm connector into my phone almost every time I get in my car - it's become automatic but I do have to get the phone out of my pocket to do it. Bluetooth AD2P seems to suck life out of phone batteries so I rarely use Bluetooth A2DP even in our Prius that has it as OEM. Edit: I meant to say that I rarely stream audio via Bluetooth A2DP without getting the phone out of my pocket and plugging it into a car charger. Also, the way Bluetooth works on my Samsung Galaxy S3 phone, the phone volume is automatically set at a low level when the Bluetooth connection is initially made - I have to manually raise the volume on my phone. And since I already have my phone out to raise the volume, it's just another step to plug a charging cable into it and snap it into a holder. I particularly like the $20 iOttie Easy Flex 2 phone holder I put in our Prius - see attached. It doesn't charge my Samsung phone like the Samsung cradle I have in my LS but it can hold either my wife's iPhone or my Samsung phone in either portrait or landscape orientation.

Sewell in Texas ships to non-U.S. addresses: http://lexus.sewellparts.com/oem-catalog/1503151157-EngineAndFuel-RX350-2007.html Register on their website to get significant discounts.

If you don't have a hard copy, here is a link to an online service schedule: http://drivers.lexus.com/t3Portal/document/omms/05LEXALLMS_MS0005/pdf/om1sourc/2005om/05lexsch/51f2smt.pdf If your 05 LS has an in-service date in 2004, it could be nearing the much more expensive "90,000 miles or 108 months" service.

Go with new OEM struts. When installed by a Lexus dealer you will get a one year warranty. Who knows what condition a used strut is in or how long it will last ... and who is going to install a used strut for you?

You are certainly not the first Haole to not understand that the LS430 and other cars sold in Hawaii through Servco are different than those sold on the U.S. mainland - sometimes VERY different. You would have been better off purchasing a U.S. mainland LS430 without navigation to bring to Hawaii. If you need navigation, my suggestion would be to truck down to your local Costco store and buy a sub-$200 portable GPS that has maps for Hawaii. Or just use a Smartphone navigation application; the recently deployed Google Maps 7 I have on my Samsung Android Galaxy phone is excellent although you had better have a high volume or unlimited data plan if you are going to use it much. I see that you are asking the same question on multiple Lexus forums. Maybe others will have ideas you will like better.

The antenna rod is available separately - see the attached diagram. Register with your forum name and you can buy a replacement fro Sewell for about $65 not including shipping: http://lexus.sewellparts.com/oem-catalog/8604860254-Electrical-LS400-1997.html These instructions are for an earlier model but might help: http://www.lexls.com/tutorials/audio/powerantenna.html

From what I've seen on Lexus forums, a more common cause of a non-functioning horn on an LS400 is a defective "clock spring". The issues I had seems to have been unusual. My knowledge of clock springs is limited to what I've read and seen in silly videos like ... I see used clock springs on eBay pretty cheap ... $50 or so. I assume there is a diagnostic method of telling which part is bad - horn pad, clock spring, etc. Attached is a rear view of the old horn pad / air bag assembly from my 2000 LS400 - your probably looks similar. I assume the connectors on the back of it connect to the clock spring assembly.