juan01

Hi, interested in exhaust.

with those specs you will rub.

best rim specs for a drop are 18x7.5, 42mm offsett and 225/40

Wasn't he supposed to take it to the track recently?

I get about 21 on Guam, rims, kit, lowered...bad road conditions, air-con all the time lol

ok sounds good guys. Thanks for the replies.

I would just drain and refill. Also do the filter every other time if you wish. I would not flush anything.

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ok, should I do it at more frequent intervals (same time as oil changes, 3k) for the first few times... and then back to regular intervals? (15k)?

very nice. I like how low your LS is sitting. :D

My mistake.  Like you said, I meant clean the screen, not actually replace it with a new one.  It's been a little while since the last time I was inside the pan on my ES. 

Andy

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If your ES is due for a 'complete' fluid change, I'd take this chance to replace the tranny pan gasket while your at it & clean the filter mesh screen at the same time (this should be good for several years before you have to change the gasket again as a preventitive measure). In between that time (sounds like your very fussy like me with fluid changes) I'd just do a 'drain & fill' methon every 30k miles or 2 years whichever comes first........especially if you switch to Amsoil synthetic ATF as it will last much longer than the conventional Toyota Type IV fluid. Just my suggestion as that is exactly what I will be doing. B)

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OK, so let's say that I own an ES300 MY97 that has the discolored tranny fluid and is low mileage for the age, but hadn't had the tranny fluid changed in 40K? Total mileage is about 80K right now. The car has not been abused in the sense of stoplight burnouts (or attempts there of) or acting like it's a manual and unnecessarily shifting from low to drive for instance . All the other fluids, oil, brake, and coolant has been changed at scheduled times, but my wife neglected to do the Tranny fluid afte our last visit to the Lexus shop at 30K. All other work was done third party, i.e. Goodyear or some other shop and that is why no one came out and mentioned anything to her about it. :chairshot: So what options and steps should I take? I do have the smell from the tranny case and the fluid is a dark color. I like to change it out ASAP, but confused whether to flush the system or not. Any suggestions. Also for an older car should synth in the tranny be ok as opposed to the regular dino stuff? Thanks for any help.

- Henry

PS: first post at this forum, hope it will be a start of many.

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I am in about the same situation as Henry... What exactly should I do? Should I do a flush? Or should I just do a drain and replace?

sorry to hear about your problem. I had the same problem ages ago with the "jdm" version of our headlights. sigh.......

got any pics?

Where would I be able to buy those online?

The Lexus dealer on Guam has an OUTRAGEOUS markup price on them. $18.22 for ONE oil filter... Not only that, it is the Thailand made one, not Japan.

There is also ACDelco at about $5.95/each, but I am a bit weary of using that. Is there really a difference?

100 bucks... good deal

No problem dude, let us know how it goes. :)

Any muffler shop should be able to do the job... I don't know how much it would cost where you are at, it really depends on your location. I spent almost $200 (somewhere around there) to get it installed.

I have the Apexi World Sport II on my car with 2.5" piping. Sounds pretty good, way different from stock. Nice, deep tone. It can get a little loud when accelerating from a stop, maybe it would help if you kept the piping 2.25".

There are other kits on L-tuned. In my opinion, the Skipper is the worst looking. Check Autocouture Exclusive and Signature.

the "jdm" headlights are off the Toyota Windom aka ES300. They will fit directly. The only problem is that the headlight bulb size are "9006J" instead of the regular "9006". So if they don't come with bulbs, you will have to do some modifications to get it to fit in.

Tokico shocks.. you can get all 4 front and back for about $350 or less. Check Ebay.

I got quoted almost $1400 for everything here on Guam. That is crazy. Right now I am at 77,5xx miles. They told me do it NOW, but I said I'll wait till 85,xxx. I just don't have the money for it. :(

custom black housing headlights

Despite it being rare and in great condition.... that's alot of money to put into that old of a car. If I were you, I'd probably try and get a cheaper car with little/no problems and save money and get another Lex down the road sometime.

Okay I've seen two movies with a 92-96 ES300 driving in the background/parked. I can't remember them though. :(

No where... You have to do them yourself.

Go for it, the kit looks good.

I've had the same problem with my 96 ES. Do what ec said. Also, try removing the trunk carpet and have a look around. Be mindful of where you are getting the wetness and what directions the leak might be originating from.