Alex930

What year is your ES? I have a '95 and I had to replace three bulbs for my climate control. They were not soldered on, and came from the Lexus dealership. I remember searching the forums on how to take the unit apart and putting them in yourself, and it took me less than an hour. The bulbs ran around $10 apiece, if my memory serves me correctly.

I'll try the Woolite solution, and hopefully it will do the trick for the leather to start accepting the conditioner. I hope it works!

I have the opposite problem. My back seats are softer than my front seats. I read on another forum that Leatherique (www.leatherique.com) was the way to go to make old, hard leather soft and supple again. So, I bought a bottle of the Leatherique "Rejuvenator Oil" and also the "Prestine Clean" leather cleaner. Used them four times, following the instructions to the letter. It made absolutely NO DIFFERENCE to the feel of the leather. It still has a cardboard feel to it and is just as hard as it was before I started the treatments. Maybe my front seats are just too far gone for anything to work, but according to what I read on the Leatherique website, the old, hard leather on my seats is just what their products were designed to restore. And failing them being able to completely restore the leather, I was hoping I might at least see or feel a small improvement but unfortunately, the only difference was that after the treatments my seats had, for days, the unpleasant smell of the Leatherique products, which is something akin to rancid cooking oil!! So, I'm sorry I can't recommend a product for you as I am still searching for the same thing myself! I totally had a feeling that those Leatherique products wouldnt work! This is so discouraging. Lexol was supposed to make them softer, but it just made the seats more shiny. Some have told me about sanding my seats and then repainting them for a softer finish, but that seems like overkill for good-looking seats.

It's been bugging me. There are no rips or tears on my seats (besides a couple of very minor scratches and usual edge folds), but the seats are nowhere near as soft as my front leather seats. I tried using Lexol for about a year now, but my seats have not softened up at all. What kind of products have users in this forum used to make their seats supple again, or am I out of luck (i.e. have to get then professionally done). If I have to take them somewhere else, how much would that cost? I'm so close to fully revitalizing my ES, just have the needles and sound system to go!

I have one side, the passenger rear, in which the molding is not fully snapped into place! My car is the two-tone gold/gray combo, and I'm talking about the gray bottom half. Is there a way to safely take this piece off and put it back together to get rid of this? I've tried to push it in, but it will not seem to snap into place. It's a pain to get that perfect wash and wax on your car, then see that eyesore at certain angles, like someone has just bumped into your car. I'll get some pics done if it's hard to understand what I mean. Thanks!

I'm 20, but bought my 95' es300 a year ago. I love Lexus, and plan on buying my RX 400h when I graduate college next year. Lexus is seen as a "matronly" vehicle in my area, but I could care less. I'm a little wise for my age...started a company and find investing more fun than goofing off with friends...so the vehicles naturally cater to my aesthetic.

OK...a month later, and still no luck...has this happened to anyone else?

That is correct, but I still don't know what I should be looking for under there...I've looked the past couple of days, but can't see anything out of the ordinary (like a loose wire/connector). The rear does work for about 2 seconds, then dies out...so I know the connection is still active, but don't know why it dies out. What am I missing?

My 95 Es300 is having a slight problem with the driver's seat. The seat adjustor will move closer or farther from the steering wheel with ease. This also is true for the back of the seat, which angles the seat higher or lower, depending on how you want to lean in the seat. The problem comes when I want to adjust the bottom part of the seat. The front (pushing the front of the lever down) works fine, but the back does not work at all. Is there a wire I should be looking for to correct the problem...or is it a harder thing to fix? It's only that one direction, too. the passenger's seat works fine in all directions. Hopfully I articulated well enough for an answer. Thanks.

Hey everyone, new to the forums. 1995 Lexus Es 300 Recently got it a couple months ago for $4,500 201,700 miles (and still rides very well) Interior is wonderful (thanks Lexol) All options (except heated seats, TN is way too hot for that) Added a woodgrain kit for $142 Installed Satellite radio kit Replaced all headlights Getting ready to flush the tranny...sometimes the car gives a little push between 1st and 2nd gear. Only things left to do are getting a chrome grille and fixing some interior lighting. But the best part? $542 annual insurance quote. That's full coverage, and I'm only 19! :D