I purchased a 1997 ES300 with 82,000 miles. Thanks to this forum, I diagnosed the front end "rattle" as bad strut mounts.
While the dealer came to the same conclusion, his approach to the job was to replace the mounts ONLY, and reuse the old struts. This "repair" was quoted at $500.
1. Is the dealer off base in reusing the old struts?
2. Any thoughts about using KYB vs factory struts and strut mounts?
3. If I replace the rear struts, should I do rear strut mounts too?
Thanks,
Gary