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gonna try tihs again tonight, thanks guys, will let u know how it goes. :)

thanks for the pics man they are awesome, so can anyone tell me where the new rod conencts to? x y or z?

i took the pic from the other forum, its exactly the same problem im having, i just need to know how to take that plastic cover off, or how to remove that actuator. so ican get a better look

for all those who are deeply confused i have figured out our problem well my problem and maybe yours is, we get the door off and then we think, what do we do now? well the solution is we dont know what to do because a plasic cover is over the old actuator so what u need to do, is remove a bunch of screws to remove the old actuator far enough to get a look anyone know what screws to remove? I know that their are 3 torx screws on the side of the door that hold the lock mechnism in place. and a plastic thing that u need to pop in and push out, what else?

Hey I was able to successfully take off the now just dont know what screws to take off on the metal frame (if any) to get a good look at where my actuator goes. I would like to apologize to artbuc, i have been really frustrated with this installation, I was really rude and a complete well i wont say it, but I guess that shows my frustration. I have a pic of where im at, few questions: After I took off the door panel, I havent removed any screws from the metal, which screws should be taken off? What should I do after this? I need to know where the new silver rod goes, if I should take off the old one, where I should place the new actuator, it would be awesome if someone could edit this in paint with clear instructions it would help out alot of people! Thanks!

Where does the Rod go???

please re read this artbuc u douchebag i am not asking for linkage explanation u *BLEEP*tard

im asking for a few minutes just to explain everything in everyday people lingo like instead of linkage use words like silver rod, is it that hard. please man!!

someone help me

can someone message me their phone number I will be willing to pay for a few minutes of assistance or a few questions $50.00 for 30 minutes (not even) of help I will pay via paypal

2WEIMS1BOX and ABO do u guys have any messengers? we could meet online and group chat and try to put all 3 of our heads together to figure this out. PM me your MSN OR AIM or whatever! we can figure this out together.

would appreciate a explanation in easy to understand lingo :)

can someone explain the installation in laymans terms, for example instead of using the tech words to explain, can u use a more descriptive word, ie/ instead of using linkage can u use words like, new silver rod that came with the new actuator. it would really help us non tech lingo guys, please!!!!!!!!

FYI This is the EXACT motor used in the rx300 would it be easier if i just swapped motors? http://cgi.ebay.com/5-NEW-Mabuchi-Mini-Mot...id=p3286.c0.m14

after the door is off there are some bolts on the metal panel that looks like it holds the actuator in place do i remove these? is this the correct steps? i connect the new rod to the manual locking cam, and bend the rod to fit on the new actuator, after tihs all i gotta do is affix the new actuator somewhere (where do i affix it) and splice the wires in, and done? Linkage is the "silver rod" which came with the new actuator. It will link the new actuator to the old actuator. I assume it is about 300 mm long with a right angle (90 degree) bend. After the bend it is about 25mm long. At the end of the 25mm length it terminates with an enlarged head. This head is too big to push through the hole in the old actuator lever hole so it must be ground or filed down. You could enlarge the hole in the old actuator lever but it is plastic and enlarging the hole would make it too weak. Artbuc-Isn't the end of the rod with the "dog knot" the end that's meant to go through the end of the actuator? And then you cut and bend the other (straight end) in a modified Z (2- 90 degree bends) to fit through the unused hole in the actuator arm. (assuming he has the unused hole, some seem to have a different setup) Maybe I'm not understanding what you were saying but at least that's the way I understand it. It's really quite easy when you visualize it. I had to do all of my own engineering before I found this site and I replaced all 4 of my DIL's with Ford actuators and made my own rods- a lot more work. I wish I had found this site 1st. before I did her RX, it would have made it a lot easier for me. I don't think it makes any difference. I put the "dog knot" thru the hole in the old actuator because that is the way the pics showed it on the ClubLexus forum. The linkage rod is not easy to bend. I just bent it into a 180 degree u-bend to hook thru the new actuator. There isn't much room at the old actuator so putting the dog knot there made sense to me.

so basically i am this far: i will open adn close the lock mechanism lever to find a little hole which will fit the new silver rod. the head of the rod is too big to go thru the hole so i gotta grind it to put it thru the hole. the lever is near the top or the middle junk with the old actuator? do i have to cut the silver rod? how did u guys cut it? and why do i bend it? after i bend it what do i attach it to? btw how the hell do u guys do all this the access hole is so small and dark thanks in advance u guys are awesome. appreciate u helping out someone who has no knowledge on this subject. also need a few definitions what is the actuator rod? what is the manual locking cam lever? what is the manual locking wire? and to everyone else, what wires do i splice into those two big thick ones?

what does linkage mean? what do u mean head? is the head the part that is springy and u can pull up and down that has that white thing with the hole in it? thanks in advance i appreciate u taking ur time to help.

thanks for the inspiration. a few questions I can make it this far what do i do next? I take the door off and im left with that blue plastic over the door frame i take that apart and in my case the drivers door there is an access hole to the bottom left. now: do i take those bolts out around it so i can disassemble the old actuator? i got a new silver rod with my new actuator where does that hook onto? what do i do exactly with the new actuator where i place it? do i have to drill holes or cani affix it someother way? where do i affix it? when crimping what wires do i crimp into?those two thick ones? do i have to crimp or can i just twist them tightly into those thick wires? im confused of the whole connecting the old actuator to the new one. where do i attach it? thanks in advance. if i can do this i will donate 20$ to the forums

Dear LexusOwnersClub, I am a 24 y/o law student with better than average IQ and with a history of being able to fix things I am a DIY guy!! I came across this post and bought a new actuator for my 99 Rx300, i followed the directions on taking my door off and was able to do it sucessfully in under 15 minutes. Now the problem was putting the actuator in, I found it very hard to follow these instructions and basically was scratching my head the whole time and gave up and put everything back together. I basically had the actuator in my hand and i could see where it probably should go but did not understand any of the vocab used by the original poster. If someone could translate it into laymans terms or everyday people talk that would be great. To all others who are not mechanics or havent ever taken anything on a car apart. This job is not for u, please do not change your own actuator.

i will pay money to someone with a labelled diagram or pictures of what to do or can you define in laymans terms what these words mean can i have a definition: actuator rod manual locking cam lever mounting strap shroud crimping i can help you with your science homework in return, or anything related to healthcare woudl appreciate someone to label this picture attached or tell me if it will work for this job 1999 rx300