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Good work JC! I find it hard to believe that one cannot change the bulbs on the radio unit, but Lexus of Tampa told me the same thing.

Brady Bunch

Thanks JC... For the A/C I believe there are 7 or 8 total, 3 green and 4 or 5 blue or viceversa. For the Audio, I haven't a clue

JC I wish you better luck than I had talking to the parts dept at Lexus of Tampa Bay. That guy was such a jack*ss. I know how dealerships work as I used to sell cars before, and you always try to get the customer in the door, you sell the apointment. But you don't just talk yourself around in circles that makes you look arrogant and stupid. He was adamit with the idea that there is no way for him to know what kind of bulbs there is behind the panel of the A/C unit, and the only way is to match them up after they have the thing taken apart. He has no idea of how many bulbs there is, he has no way ot knowing the part number either, AND prices can range from $10-$15. I asked him about the radio unit and he said there is no fix for that except changing out the whole head unit. I hate that "Holier than thou" attitude. :chairshot: He obviously needs to work with things, and not people.

Ladder

Welcome to the LOC Lakershow!!! My first suggestion would be to check ebay, but you've already done that. Or you could check local junk yards and see if they have anything. I just did a quick search and found these guys. I've never used them before and they seem kind of expensive, but if you're not in a hurry maybe something will turn up on ebay. At any rate, let us know what happens. http://www.oemautosound.com/pc-86-39-lexus...6273-50050.aspx EDIT: Per JC, irontoad is the better bet! :D

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I called Lexus of Tampa Bay and they were the ones who gave me the highest price (surprise, surprise) and also gave me the part number. I called a Toyota dealership and they said that that part number is Lexus only part number. Someone told me about guy on here named Jim Walker I believe, that sold the bulbs. I contacted him and he offered me a great deal, but his bulbs were for the 1st gen LS, and Lexus told me that the 2nd gen used different bulbs. After all that I looked around online some more and the cheapest I could find was something to the tone of $12 per bulb and I believe the A/C panel uses 7 or 8 bulbs. I can't find the part number, and the parts dept here is closed. On your side of the country a dealership should be open, you might be able to get a part number from them. Good luck, man. Ray

Tethered

Hey JC, I'm in a similar boat as you. Some of the bulbs behind my A/C unit have burned out. I started dismantling mine but after I couldn't find the bulbs cheaper than the $15 for each bulb that Lexus of Tampa Bay quoted me, I decided to live with it for the time being. I've heard of some guys retrofitting the bulbs with LED's but I think you may lose the dimming function. As far as the sleeve, I think it's necessary unless you solder them in (LED application). The link below shows how to remove radio on a 1st gen LS, but it pretty much worked for me on my 2nd gen LS. If you find out any more info make sure and post it, as I'm sure you and I are not the only ones in this predicament. Ray http://www.lexls.com/tutorials/audio/headunit.html

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Hey Lexuslaurie, I don't have an answer for the first questions, but as far as getting a remote programmed, I used this procedure when I got an additional remote for my '95 LS. I don't know though, if you have to have a working remote already. If I remember correctly, when I was programming my remote, I never touched the working remote during the process. This procedure worked on the first try. The programming instructions that came with the remote wouldn't work at all lol. Good luck and keeps us posted http://us.lexusownersclub.com/forums/index...ic=9825&hl=

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