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Ok i finally received the mirror this morning, got the old button off with the putty knife and a rubber hammer, works great! I did it myself without having anyone push down on the outside of the windshield. yay! Alright so now the new button is on and I'm letting it settle till tomorrow. I took off the bottom dash panel just to check out what to do ahead of time. How did you access the wires in back of the fuse box? Did you take it out or did you just stick your head all the way back there. Looks cramped.

Another thing, do you have to calibrate the compass after its installed?

Cool thanx, maybe i'll use the fuse reserved for the seat heaters, since I don't have those. Also I think I'll try using a razor blade, and work it under the edges of the old mirror mount after heating it under the sun for awhile. Think that will work?

Also where did you mount the new button on the windshield? in the same spot as the old mirror? or closer to the headliner so there would be less wire showing?

how did you access the drivers side sunvisor screw? Theres a cover, does it just pop off using a screwdriver? Just wanna make sure, cuz I don't wanna break anything. Also where are the screws for the lower dash panel? Thanks.

Thanks squarehat, btw, how much did the stereo shop charge you to do the always on wiring? I talked to a local stereo shop and they estimated that it would cost about $100 to do the entire wiring job. Is that a good price?

sk, i checked out the kyb website, do you have the Gas-a-Just or the GR2 shocks?

GLORY seems to work pretty well.

OK, I bought the Gentex mirror, can anyone tell me how to remove the ceiling insulation and the vinyl around the support pillar to run the wires to the fuse box? Thanks.

will 215/55 tires fit on a 16x6 rim? or do I have with a wider rim?

also is it hard to take off the old mirror? Seems stuck on the windshield pretty good.

so i take it you just have to wire it up to the overhead light/sunroof control panel?

Oops forgot the link, here it is:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...item=2420221881

Can this Gentex Mirror I saw on EBAY be installed in my 92 ES300?

got any friends with bigger ovens?

Theres a DIY guide under Lexus Maintenance, Workshop Tutorials Forum, stereo replacement guide by Steve

what year is your car? The 92 models aren't prewired. But if yours has the wire you should have no problems.

bbsal perhaps you could present your procedure in a numeric step fashion so its a bit easier to follow? Such as,

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and so on...

maybe you're missing a step fyounes

I tried looking for an alternative place for mine but couldn't find any so I ended up buying a pair from lexus. It was 69.99 each. But after replacing one I found out that the other was still good, so I returned the other. You may only need one too.

Here was one of the homelink modules for sale on ebay, there was a few selling.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...item=2419737579

yeah, but doesn't it only work if you TV remote is RF and not infrared? I know BOSE stereo systems use RF Receivers. I didn't know there are TVs that use RF remotes.

In my 92 ES, I had a similar problem of rough surges during idling and stalling on steep hills. And the lexus dealer found out that the tube going into the air idle control valve was cracked due to excessive engine movement from worn engine mounts. maybe your accident was bad enough to crack this tube as well. I didn't have the headlight problem though so maybe you have an additional problem as well.

I was thinking of purchasing a Homelink unit from ebay and installing it somewhere in my 92 ES, anyone try this? If so, where did u install it?

I've researched tires and I think I'm going to go with Michelin X-Ones to replace my MXV4s. Seems like lots of people are happy with the x-ones.

On a 92-93 ES radio there is a little symbol of a key under the volume knob, that lights up if the anti theft is activated. Dunno if thats on the 98 radio though.