waldobird

Waldo here. Original 1992 SC 400 now have 192,000 miles on it.

Car still runs great only minor problems but now transmission slipping.

Any ideas?

DO YOU HAVE A DASH LIGHT CLUSTER?

I have found a soarer that is being parted in my city and i am using it to replace a few broken bits in the car. The current Lexus guage cluster is begining to die (needle lights are dying) I then got an idea to snag the digital guage cluster off of the Soarer and replace it for the one Ihavenow... would it be possibe to simply remove the exsisting guage and plug the Soarer one in? Or will it be a much more difficult process...?

You might save yourself some time, money, and agony muckin' about swapping out an unknown cluster when there is a great source for new needles and backlighting for the Lexus dash cluster gauges. Check out Lextech Lighting. Pick your choice of needle colors, backlighting colors, etc. I've used the same guys twice now in 12 years. Needle set runs about $100 and backlighting around $30. You pull out the cluster and send it to them. Turnatound time is about 5 days. AND, you don't have to dis-assemble the cluster. Cluster will be better than new because they replace with LEDs that are bright and last "forever". Worth checking out before you find yourself knee deep in wires and needing a big shoehorn to get the foreign cluster into a very small, tightly designed space.

http://www.lextech.org/osCommerce/

Best of luck

GREAT FIND! I'LL CONTACT THEM. THANK YOU

WALDOBIRD

93 SC, found simple solution for the cluster needle lights going out. Used industrial grade photo luminescent vinyl, glow in the dark vinyl. Took dash apart in about 20 mins, easy removal, whole job about 40 mins, cut small strips of the vinyl and attached to needles with the 3M double backed adhesive. Works great, awaiting night time to see how well it does glow. It is high yellow in color so it makes seeing the needles during the day a lot better too. If anyone wants instructions on taking out dash cluster and photos or what it looks like just contact me. Be sure clean off backside of clear cover as it get really dusty on backside, well not clear but smokey. That company site is fotolum.com

I would greatly appreciate instructions for removal. I have same problem '92 SC400. Many Thanks

waldobird

Dash lights going out. Speedneedle invisible. How replace?

Is the cd player and radio one unit? Did the cd player work before and not the radio? when you turn on the radio and crank up the volume do you hear any thing at all?

i got an err on the display the cd changer was making the sound lilie itwastrying to load a cd bout all i get was ERR

PLUS the radio is a single unit with a tape player and thecd changer is a 12disk in the trunk on top of the amp.

Replace the 12 disc with a 6 disc, Plug and play.If you want one let me know.

How do replace a 12 disc CD with a 6 disc Plug and Play??

Waldobird