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Well.... Anyone??? LOL, I think I'll be the pioneer in this venture, but I will definately post pics etc. once it's been done....

Hi Everyone, I have a 97' ES and I wanted to know whether the tail lights from the 00' - 02' ES are interchangeable? I'm tired of the ones that are on the car and I am looking to dress it up some and since there are no aftermarket lights available I think this may be my only option..... And I think I will end up swapping out the headlights on the car as well as the 00' - 01' are slightly different. I hope that someone has done this modifacation or know someone whom has did this and can lend some insight.....

Hey Everyone, I am having the same problem with my 94 ES, with the somewhat crunching sound when I drive over a speed bump or a bumpy road. And this seems to be more pronounced when it's cold. I too was told that my struts needed to be replaced. But after reading this thread, I believe that this could solve my problem. My question is how do I sray the rear struts as this is where the majority of my noises are coming from?

Hey VSTOLYAROV (Couldnt think of anything to shorten it, LOL) I wanted to know how your seats came out? I know that you purchased seats from a 99' Coach Edition and had to do some wiring before you installed them. I had thought about putting the new seats in my 94 ES (which the front seats were recovered when I bought my car which was a year ago) but after reading several post I wasnt sure if it was possible? Did you just do the front seats or was it both front and rear from the 99? I was thinking about the 00 or 01 front and rear seats, I like the rear seats especially since I like the way the head rest were intergrated! I'm too into the way the rear seat headrest were designed on 97-99 (which my Mom has). I love the fact that both front seats are power, however I dont like the way the seat rises for height! Only the bottom portion of the seat moves up or down, unlike my Mother's which the entire seat raises. I have noticed that my valve cover gasket (front) has started to leak.........It's not fun walking in your garage and slipping up from the small puddle on the floor! LOL. So I will try to get that taken care of this weekend. Does anyone know if I should change all of the seals / gaskets since I am going to do the front? I think that I will do a tune up while I'm under there! Oh yea, how are you liking your car? I have enjoyed my car since the day I bought it, but I know that my next car will be another Lexus. Perhaps the 00 or 01 ES, or GS? I thought about the IS but after my sister got hers I didnt want one because my 94 ES seems to have more room than her 04 IS. Here are some of the mods I am thinkintg about doing, so let me know what you think of them. Changing out the standard 15' tri spoke wheel to either an 00-01 16' tri spoke or 5 spoke Platnium Edition wheels. Replacing the headlights with that of the 95/96 (love the black headlight housing and 3 lines running through the lense). Relacing the stereo with an after marker (still thinking about that one, b/c I dont like the way they look afterwards) Adding more woodgrain accents to the interior, steering wheel (not sure where to get that done), around the air vents, window controls, etc.. I have already cleared my taillights of the orange amber , and it looks really good! (just make sure you dont put your lights on the oven rack itself, because it will start melting....found out the hard way. Part of the light was off of the aluminum foil. Thats all I can think of right now..... I will wait to read everyone's response! ES4me

Thanks, I actually have the same set of instructions! I tried once more and still no kind of lock cycle. You may be right, it could be the vallet key that I have, I will go ahead and get the master key and hope for the best!

I am pretty new to this site and I must say that all of the information that I have found has been great. I have a 94 ES and a 97 ES. I have just bought a new remote for the 97 ES from ebay which came with programming directions. Before I received the remote I did a search and found a couple of sets of instructions on how to get the remote programmed. I recvd. the remote and compared all 3 types of instructions, which by the way all were not too different. My poblem is: :( (1.) After I have completed the lock and unlock procedure twice, with the closing and opening of door in betwen, I put the key in the ignition and turn. The car is suppose to do a lock cycle but nothing happens. I have repeated these sequeces several times each time going a little slower than before. :( (2.) Could my car be in prohibition mode where it won't allow me to program another remote? And if so how do i change that? :cries: (3) Finally, the only key I have to this 97 ES is the valet key. does anyone know if that could be one of the contributing problems. Despartely Seeking Help ES4me