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wow i fgured sc doors are really heavy never mind that already over enginered hinge that would be one hell of a shock to lift that door if you get in an accident with switchblade doors and the car is upside down how the hell do you get out? just a thought

lol that is tooooo cool and too true

barkat well stabalizer is used to help keep the gas from varnishing so its qualities will help return the performance of old gas and clean it out bbsal the one you had done that was by the master brake booster is the vacum line one it is attached to the master vacum hose as it has the largest suction then a gauge is used to slowly add the cleaing solution it is very good also as it cleans a little more of the manifold as the injector rail ones are futher down the tract and miss some of it walmart has this service for about $60 Canadian about $42 usd for the vacum and a fuel tratment added to the tank and throttle body cleaning i think you mechanic is over priced sorry but atleast it is a good service

yah you don't need to but who wants to wait just pull the ecu fuse rather than all the battery cables which may mean redoing all the radio presets

i agree use another person not a peice of wood or something also look for other places besides lexus for the shocks when doing it do one side at a time it is much easier

first gen es i really have no ideas about except it was really a camry with different lights and ended in 91 the second gen is 92-96 on a mcv10 chasiss and the 97-01 is the mcv 20 third is the newest mcv 30 the part will not fit unless heavily modified an even then it would be lots of bondo to smooth them out as it has different lines and the front bumper alone has a sharp curve compared to yours with a slopeing curve

i just noticed you can edit a post but not the original title or topic description like i seem to have screwed up and left out the 4 in my title and it sounds like i have 9 es 300 's just wondering

1994 es 300 dark green metallic with purple pearl and the infamous grey lower valances now painted monochromatic,so it is all one colour Exterior catz fog light some crappy mesh for the lower grill( covered back the upper one with the orginal hood grill real H I D's cool blue sylvania's for the high beam,now silverstars for the highbeam (9005) all emblems removed and now filled full cold air intake,(probably the fist ever as i did this in 97,use 5.0mustang k&n filter small ones won't breathe right front strut bar eibach pro kit 1 inch drop,also being changed to a different front sping from eibach and kyb shocks 18's chrome with kuhmo ecsta supra 712's 225/40 18z' now toyo t1-s rubber brembro slotted rotors F+R (still sitting in my garage for about 3 years) now on my car bosch plat 4 plugs full cat back with 2.5 pipe + wide oval muffler and tip painted the calipers with folia tec paint clear taillights rear tail signals dynoed the car in january 03 158hp@4800rpm 184torque@4100rpm at the wheels stock specs are 188 hp 25200rpm 203torque@4400rpm i think pretty good for a slipping tranny Interior nokia mobile car kit bronze tint pedals Stereo alpine cva 1005 head to mc intosh 6 channel amp to 1 inch mb qurt comp highs in the door sails and 5 1/4 mc intsh co-ax in the door 6x9 mc intosh's on the parcel shelf and 2 12 inch mcintosh subs in sealed wedge box extras optima battery to be installed still brax capacitor brax power gauge inside between rear seats phoneix gold bass cube PS 2 doubles as my dvd player Other snow tires on my org es rims only used them about 2 months 2 years ago( don't drive if it rains or snows i have a 89 si civic for bad weather days) Security as they say for rolls royces HP adequate clifford with remote start added to the original lexus security things to come are the springs and shocks hopefully installed this week a bodykit once painted and modified soon probably change the front chrome mesh to black a exhaust temp gauge and not sure which other one i will us as i have an air/fuel mix one and a vac gauge also to install in a guage pod as well as a digital phoniex gold volt meter also might do whiteline sway bars but it is just overkill for a car that can't really handle for !Removed! no matter what you do to it also have a new grey leather steeringwheel to change in it is original style just new so no more cracked leather i have updated this as i first made a similar post months ago at www.toyotanation.com and just copied over to here with the new updates

you need line level convertors crystal line makes some i used tehm inmy es until i put a new deck in it is the closest you can get to having rca's through speaker wire outputs

no that is what i was talking about as well i do have the lexus 3 volume service manuals for my car though have you actually received one from lexus or know someone personally who got a "free" one form lexus head office? kinda lika a key to me they give you one with the car but lose it and you SOL

thought i saw it somewhere

the dealer wouldn't have one unless they really are into performance you would have to check local performance shops to find one close to you call around tommorow and ask who is closest and recommended plus average price

on the air condition display unit one button is recirculation /fresh air button the other is the auto knob temp adjustment

since i cnnot see the seal it is hard to say wether it is the seal or the roof needs to be adjusted in position with shims do you have a cell phone antenna? as this can sometimes cause excess noise also one option is to use silicone spray on the seal to help the seal .........seal also use the spray on all the windows and doors edges and don't forget the trunk as any air to get out has to get in first seal as many places as possible and you will reduce wind noise also the doors may be leaking on the windowsedges if they are closed frequently by passanger using the window instead of the door and since there is no frame it goes out of alignment and leaks air usually and not water

thanks for backing up my idea as most think it is really weird and i have to admit it is but i will try anything once well almost later

do a search i think someone posted it not too long ago

does not matter what deck you get it will over power the speakers and pop them if played loudly alot as there was also a volume reducer cuicit in the stock deck like most oem's to reduce high and low frequencies to save speakers the new deck will not have it best bet is to change all the speakers and get an amp in the trunk and run new wires to the trunk from each speaker

i owuld think they would charge and i didn't even know they sent one out form head office i thought you went t o the parts desk to order it best and cheapest bet look on ebay

i only know this also works with your car because of k-9 and have to give creat where it is due with the key off press the recirc and auto button together and the turn the key forward to the on position wait and release the buttons and it will check the lights on the dash and tehn spit out codes on the display if something is wrong but if everything is off it may be a fuse post isf it does show a code

it depnds why the plastic is faded is it worn as tehre is a slight clear coat over the plastic ir is it buidup of dirt also the grills can be sponged out with a basic cleaner like fantastic or mr clean and warm soapy water what are the stains?

yah from what i have read the power steeing leak would do that alot and cause more problems and money later

no i don't think costco has them as they carry mid grade tires the x-ones are supposed to be the flagship all season tire for passanger vehicles

where the hell do you find time to read magazines aswell as web forums man you can't be married lol you almost remind me of a friend over at www.toyotanation.com name phi you can ask anything on any subject and he will find a link on the web for it he is almost scary with his supercharged 97 camry and a t1 ultra high speed line see yah

ok i may not be up to speed on things but last i checked rubbing compound is for acrylic based single stage paints if you use it on a clear coated es it will tend to dull the finish on the clear a better way to do things would be use a clay bar get all the grit imbedded in the paint out first then use mothers or meguires 3 step cleaner polish then wax the first step cleans anything left behind by the clay bar which is a dull finish and removes most swirls then the polish which adds a deep glaze to ethe car especially on drker colours then the good ol wax the first is best if you have a high speed buffer as it can make a car look new ( i did it to a friends sc400 right before he was going to sell it , the next day he called to say he fell in love with it again as the car looked new with shimmering black paint) the polish car be done either by a high speed or a orbital one and the wax is anygood cloth not mechanical needed just be careful as i have both types of buffers and the high speed can burn paint off in seconds if not done right best left to porfessionals \hope this helps

a dyno is a dynometer in full it is just like an emmision test depending where you live and the style they do it the car is strapped down with the driving wheels placed either on top of a large metal drum or it sits between to smaller drums also depending on the style of dyno the car is held in a gear and reved at wot ( wide open throttle) a computer is hooked up to the drum in the ground measuring the speed at which it turns and calculates the amount of horsepower and torque given as output by the driving wheels at specific rpms this comes in very handy when doing any modifications as you an see on paper not a butt dyno( your mind ) if there actuallly was any improvments at all them most can compare what parts they added to a similar car and see if it is any good to there aftermarket part all in all a very useful tool best to do when the car is still stock to get what is called a baseline run to see what a regualr stok car does cost is about 40 canadian here but i know the dyno guys pretty well another thing some dynos have is a air fuel ratio reading where it sees where and when the car is runnng rich or lean especially good on a turbo car for fuel adjustments hope this answers your question