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  1. You can get all of the information for the mods on this forum..Don't spend our money on the mod info. I Have one of the kudo mounts in my BMW and like it. It seems to match the interior fairly well for a stamped abs product. Fit was good and tight. Granted this info is about one for a BMW Z3 not a lexus but it should the same. good luck there's an easy way to unlock DVD? I know of the nav unlock, but not the DVD unlock. If the information have already been posted then please tell me. Its one of the biggest complaints my girlfriend has about the IS...
  2. I got 42 in front and 35 in back. i was afraid to get pulled over for tinting the front too dark, so i went with 42, but now i think 35 in the front would be nice too. 20 may be too dark for my taste. I attached some pictures, but not sure how clear you can see the tint clearly though. the car looks black, but it is SGM.
  3. if all she wants is to be able to talk handsfree using bluetooth, then she can consider the Motorola or SonyEricsson car kits. SonyEricsson: go to their website and search for HCB-400. Motorola: search for IHF1000. They are not cheap, but still cheaper than $750 quoted for the Peiker/Alac.
  4. not quite sure which light you are referring to. if its the tiny white LED light, then it wont turn off until you tell the dealer to turn it off in Lexus Personalization Settings. if its the bigger yellow lights, then you should bring it back to the dealer to get it repaired.
  5. The AVG MPG can be reset through the user options menu, you know, the small <> buttons next to the left side of the steering wheel. If you have not reset it, then it probably would be the average mpg since the day the car was produced. It takes a while for any change to the AVG MPG to be noticible because it is the overall history since the last reset. 22.7 is not bad, I only get 18.6.
  6. I went for my 10k mile service yesterday, and told the service rep about the brake pad replacement TSIB. He strongly recommended that I do not change my brake pads. He said that while it is true the new pads will have lot less dust, they will also require longer distance and time to stop. So basically I will be trading stopping power for less dust. My question is for those who have changed their brake pads to the new ones. Is that true? Does changing the pads to the new pads really affect the stopping power that much?
  7. I find that slot very useful for my parking card. I think its a standard feature for all Toyota cars to have a card holder somewhere. Of course, if you dont need to swipe a card to get into a parking lot, then the card holder would be of little use to you. But for me that holder is invaluable since it now saves me a lot of time when compared to how I had to do it before; open the center console and look around for the parking card every single morning with a line of cars behind me at the lift gate waiting impatiently.
  8. I just tested with my 06 350 nav/ML last night, and the ASL does work for me. when the ASL was off, the difference in volume at highway speeds is very noticible.
  9. The quote I got from LMS on the smoked emblems was $600 including the front grill. The guy said the front grill needs to be taken to the factory to be smoked, or something of that nature, so it would take a while. So maybe $349 for just the logos is not that bad. How do peel the old ones off without scratching the paint??
  10. Do you mean that you use up Shell V-Power premium gasoline faster than premium gasoline of other brands? Not really clear on what you mean. V-Power is the premium gas for Shell. I have only used V-Power, and I average about 18 mpg with mostly city driving.
  11. The audio systems available for the IS all play mp3 burned on CDs. They also all play WMAs burned on CDs. However the ML has problems with mp3s/wmas burned on DVD. there were discussions on how to go around that problem, but I havent tried it myself so cant really say if it works or not.
  12. hard to say, when I asked my dealer the same question, he said that the oil that comes with the car contains some special chemicals that help break the car in, and that he doesnt recommend changing the oil until 5000 miles. since the first oil change is free, I waited till 5000 to change my oil and switch to synthetic. The dealer told me that he used Castrol synthetic. But the next oil change I will bring my own Mobil 1.
  13. The sunroof of my 06-350 began to creak a few weeks ago. At first closing the suncover will mute the noise, but lately its been so loud that the cover doesnt help at all. Does anyone else have this problem? if so, how did you fix it?
  14. Isn't it illegal to watch DVDs on the Nav screen, since it's directly in front of the driver? Or is that only a California thing? its illegal to watch only when the car is in motion. the ML system allows for DVD watching when the parking brake is engaged and the gear set to P.
  15. I agree. memory seats, stow away steering wheel, and tilt-down mirrors are some of the things that only came with the luxury package when I got the 06 IS. Not sure if the options are available a la carte with the 07s. I only know that the HIDs are available by itself, which is another nice option to consider. And if money is no object, definitely get the Mark Levinson sound system. I cant be happier with mine.
  16. Yes, I do have a 06. But I call BS the claim that 07s dont come with ML anymore. ML is offered on all Lexus models, I dont see why they would stop offering it on the IS. Also, on the Lexus build an IS page ML is still listed as an option. It may be that the ML system requires a special package order, and that your dealer doesnt have cars with that option in stock. If I remember correctly, for the 06s, ML was hard to find up till around March or April of 2006. Perhaps right now is the same situation for 07s, but that doesnt mean the 07s dont come with ML.
  17. I have a 06 350 with sports package that also came with all the features you mentioned. the only thing the sports package does not have is the rear power sunshade. although I would have liked to have it, but its not a deal breaker for me. The main reason why I didnt go for a 250 was because of the options available for the 350. Power steering wheel adjustment, memory settings, HID, Mark Levinson, Tilt down rear mirrors, etc are all unavailable for the 06 250. When I was given a 250 as a loaner car, the difference was profound. For example, in the 350 the steering wheel will retract and extend as the car is shut off and started, whereas the 250 just comes on and off, nothing in the car moves. And when backing into a tight spot, the lack of tilt down mirrors really made that task difficult now that I am totally spoiled by having them. It would probably take me a long while to get used to driving another car without those options, fortunately I wont have to for a long time.
  18. I had it done in LA for about $450 from a licensed 3M installer. Trust me, its not something you would want to do yourself unless you are ready for a long day of squeezing bubbles out of the film. the installers have custom cutters that will cut the film to fit the IS, which btw, is not easy to install due to the fog lights and all that curvature on the lower hood. Black cars cost more than lighter cars, but white ones need more attention than most other colors because clearbra usually starts to yellow in a few years if not treated properly. I suggest checking on 3M's website http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_U...Find_Installer/ and find an installer near you so that you can start comparing installation prices. I am happy with the clearbra that I got, now I wont have to worry about the truck or SUV in front of me whipping up rock chips or road debris that would damage my paint job. If done right, the clearbra is basically unnoticible.
  19. On SonyEricsson phones the button is 7, press 7 long enough and it will become a "p" that is the pause so check with your phone's manual, because i think nokias and samsungs may be different so to log into voicemailbox 2211 at number 555-1234 with password of 1234, the number would be 1(212)555-1234p2211p1234 no other key presses will be required once the phone starts dialing i will go try that on the IS now, will report back when I come back from dinner update: the IS nav didnt take the additional characters. and the keyboard doesnt show up when its calling a number saved within the phone book, so there's no way to enter the other numbers.
  20. just some of the sportmaxx? or all of them? does that mean if the car came with sportmaxx then we can get free replacements when they wear out? my friend's 06 that he bought a few weeks after me came with Bridgestone RE050s, maybe thats why Lexus have been changing tires.
  21. I think the performance of the ML system should be tested with a real DVD-Audio disc. While the surround function somewhat enhances normal 2 channel stereo CD, it truly shines when a real 5.1 surround disc is played. I never thought I would be able to hear distinct channels on a car system, but after playing a few DVD-A discs, I fell in love with the system. If you haven't heard the system with DVD-Audio, I recommend Hotel California by the Eagles, Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen, and Kiss by a Rose by Seal. Those songs should be very familiar, yet when you hear them in 5.1, the experience would be totally different. And I would suggest turning off the surround function when listening to mp3 discs, as the surround would muddle the sounds given the less than ideal quality of the mp3 source.
  22. They're staggered on the IS (the rears are larger than the fronts) but they should still rotate from left to right and right to left for us right? Afterall, most of the time the driver side tires get more weight as compared to the passenger side. it may not be a full rotation, but still some kind of rotation nonetheless. do they do that as part of the service? or would we get charged more for asking?
  23. I have 14k miles 8 months and average 19.3 mpg, I guess thats the average for big city IS350 drivers. (19-20) Yeah, I was going to say, seems to be a big difference between the 250 and the 350.... seems to be the norm for 350. i am at 2900 miles, and averaging about 19.9. the highest number i've seen was when i was still breaking in the car, deliberately kept under 70 mph, and the tank average went as high as 32 mpg. i do maybe 90% city driving, so the average have been going way down. however it does improve a bit when i do late night runs just to satisfy my urge to drive fast.
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