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I have a 97 ES300, color Oyster Pearl. The paint on the passenger side mirror attachment has just about chipped away completely. I would like to paint it but am concerned that cost of paint will be rediculous. Has anyone had similar issue and has anyone changed the color of their mirrors to black? Or maybe just the attachment piece between the mirror and the car. This is the part that has lost the paint, not the mirror itself. Would this look stupid? Any thoughts?

OK thanks, I need the Type B 25620-20020 and the 3 gaskits. Will you give me a cost for shipping and tell me how to order.

Hi, I need an egr valve and gaskets for 97 es300.

OK, I cleaned the TB, intake and the egr a while back with tb cleaner. I also ran some seafoam in it and it may have helped a little I really can't say. I get the stumbling hesitation thing around 40 mph so I'm gonna bite the bullet and buy the valve. Will you give me the link for the lexus dealer you mentioned? Not sure about the ecm code. I have not had this analyzed and I am not getting a check engine light. Thanks for the help.

OK, I know this is a hot replacment item and I need a little input. I want to replace my egr valve and have priced them at several web sites. Advance auto has two choices. Niehoff brand $201.99 Standard Motor Products $198.99 Autozone has two choices Wells brand $133.99 Durolast brand 133.99 Anyone know if there is a difference to warrant the extra 65 dollars? Or can you recommend a different source? I do not have a local lexus dealer close by. I have not talked to Toyota.

If you go with the ez struts you don't need to collapse the spring so basically you will only need your basic tools. I used a couple of floor jacks, one to jack the car and the other to support the brake rotor assembly after removing the old strut. Be careful with your brake line and the antilock brake cable. Pay attention to how they are mounted up and how they are routed around the strut. Also my car does not have the adjustable suspension so if you have that, I have no insight here. You'll need a 12 and 14mm socket and also a 14mm wrench. You will also need a 4 or either 5mm allen wrench and a 7/8 socket with pull handle. That's about it. Maybe a mallet to help tap the big bolts out and in. I did not use a torque wrench I just tightened the heck out of everything. It was really simple. Now if you go with the traditional strut then it gets more complicated. Plus, I think in my case I noticed more wear in the strut mount then the strut so you should prepare to replace everything in there. That is strut, strut mount, boot etc. Again that's why I went with the ez strut from Monroe. It's a complete unit. Good Luck.

FYI, Just changed both front struts on my 97 and I went with the Monroe EZ Strut. It is a complete unit with insta trak strut, strut mount, boot, spring, everything. Makes the job super easy. $172.00 each at Advance Auto. I was going to go with the KYB but had to change out the mount so went this way to save time and money so I could do it myself. Hope the Monroe holds up. So far they feel pretty good and the front end noise has gone away.

OK I pulled my egr valve off today to clean it and hopefully remedy the hesitation problem. Have not driven it enough to know yet if it did any good. One question I have is the EGR valve is in the normally closed position and I assume if the carbon builds up bad enough it will either hold it open or make it stick shut. Is this correct? If it is not shutting off completely is this bad? I cleaned mine but can still blow through it a little bit with it closed. I hate to replace it because it is quite expensive and am not sure if there is anything really wrong with it. Any thoughts?

I've seen a lot of posts on the egr valve problem resulting in hesitation. I am having the same problem and have priced a new egr valve. Price ranges from $165 at Autozone to $225 on some autoparts websites. My question is can the EGR valve be cleaned just as well? It appears to be simple enough to remove so I was going to try and clean it up with some carb cleaner. Any suggestions?

www.taprecycling.com They should have the part. Good website, thanks. Still have not found a 97es300 right side mirror in oyster pearl. Can anyone tell me exactly which model years the camry and solara and perhaps the avalon match the 97 es300 and will their mirrors cross to fit the es300?

I have a 97 ES300, silver. I am trying to find a passenger side mirror. The paint has been chipping away on the trim between the mirror and the door and it is starting to look pretty bad. Can anyone tell me the best place for Lexus parts such as this? I have searched ebay and they have a ton of 96 and older but not many after that.