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Thanks for the reply. Can you please elaborate? I'm not sure what a vaccuum leak is. Thanks.

Title pretty much describes the problem (97 ES300 engine stalls infrequently on startup and require revving). The engine has been flawless until now. We live in SoCal where the climate is nice (ruling out cold morning starts), when we start the car, approx. 50% of the time, the engine will immediately die unless we consistently hold down the gas pedal for about a minute. After about 30-60 seconds, the car runs perfectly fine and doesn't stall once it's on. This happens frequently, but not consistently. It may happen after we leave the car off overnight or it occurs when we make a quick run to the store. My dad is a retired mechanic, and his initial cursory inspection revealed no big issues. A CEL hasn't been thrown and aside from hooking the car up to a computer to see if there are any codes, we're at a loss. Any suggestions would be HUGELY appreciated. Let me know if there is any other info I could provide. Thanks guys! -HD

Hey guys, I succesfully installed a whole new audio system in my 1998 ES300. It was a !Removed!, as are all our cars. I've searched this forum as well as other boards for the answer to the following question, but to no avail. After the aftermarket HU install, the problem I'm left with is poor radio reception. The 98 ES300 has one of those antennas on the rear windshield. The stock HU had 2 antenna jacks on the back (a small one and big one). The aftermarket HU only has a connection for the big jack to my aftermarket HU and the radio works okay at best. The aftermarket HU also has an antenna wire coming out of its harness - what do I do with this? Does the Lexus harness have an antenna power wire? So what do I do with the antenna wire from the aftermarket HU harness and the small antenna jack from the stock HU? Thanks!

I've cross-posted this in the ES*** forums since it is of interest to both forums. --------------- I've been looking for this a while and autotoys has just posted this. ES300 97-01 HU Dash Install Kit It is a single DIN install kit with a pocket. Now, I know the 97-01 ES300 can take 2 DIN's, I am planning on purchasing one of those unviersal Double DIN ABS Plates and just modding that to work. I hope it works. Enjoy!! -HD

I've cross-posted this in the AV forums since it is of interest to both forums. --------------- I've been looking for this a while and autotoys has just posted this. ES300 97-01 HU Dash Install Kit It is a single DIN install kit with a pocket. Now, I know the 97-01 ES300 can take 2 DIN's, I am planning on purchasing one of those unviersal Double DIN ABS Plates and just modding that to work. I hope it works. Enjoy!! -HD

Squarehat - thank you very much for the information. I have already found a parts dealer willing to sell me both left and right 00 HID assemblys for a little less $500. I figure a kit would cost $350+ so this is a good deal for the whole housing. What bothers me is the trouble with the wiring and autoleveling - as you had mentioned in your reply post. Can you go a little further into why the autoleveling won't work? I just noticed that my regular lights on my '98 seem to have some sort of leveling mechanism (when you pop the hood, on top of each headlight, there is a balance capsule - the one that is filled with water and one bubble) - is this "balance capsule" part of the headlight assembly or not? If it is not, can it be used in conjunction with the '00 lights? Can you please elaborate on this issue. Any knowledge would greatly help me in making my decision. In addition, the wiring doesn't seem that complicated. With some fiddling, I assume I could get it to work properly. I have seen custom wireless harnesses done all the time on other boards so I am sure I could get someone knowledgable to help me out (if you have time, maybe you can lend me some more tips if and when I go through with the purchase). Thank you so much and I look forward to a response. -HD

Hi guys: Just got myself a '98 ES300. It's a great car. I would like to get HID's for the car and understand that the '00's had HID's as an option. Since the ES300's didn't change much between the model years (MY) I was wondering if a direct headlight swap was possible? Are the headlight assembly's different shapes or sizes or should it be as easy as a drop-in. In addition, a Lexus technician told me the wiring is different between the 00's and the 98's. Is this true? If so, would some wiring handiwork take care of the issue? I want to be as OEM as possible so I have ruled out a kit to swap just my bulbs for xenon bulbs and ballasts, etc. I want the reflectors to be designed for HID's so I don't blind oncoming traffic. Wow, lots of questions. Hopefully someone can help. Thanks guys! -HD