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Depending what year you have there are some good prices on here http://www.cats-direct-shop.co.uk/lexus-ca...c-converter.php

There is some good info in this link http://www.lextreme.com/ascon.htm

Sounds like it is knackered. You could try removing the mast to see if they have knocked it and bent one of the sections.

Thanks guys :) Had the works Christmas do on Thursday night so my birthday was mostly hungover

Mine had a rattly heat shield just after the first joint, a jubilee clip secured it all back together.

That is quite a clever. The guy you delivered to obvioulsy owes someone some money, tut-tut

I'm using these in my GS300 sidelights. They are very good IMO LED 501 Wedge Bulb 1W

It will be covered. I had a 1992 BMW 325 Coupe that had a recall for a problem on the steering coupling, it was 10 years old at that point and was done no problem. Lexus should be no different.

I've used PDF995 for years, free to use for printing but I also bought the .Net version so that I can create/use pdf's in my applications written in VB. Great bit of kit for any developers out there.

My Mk1 GS is the same, if I fill up when the light stays on solid, in theory I have about 4½ gallons left in. The annoying thing is, even when I know I have that much left, psychologically I'm still thinking I'm gonna run out any second

Maybe a dumb question but what is the little cylinder thing on the side of it all about?

Is that controller saying you can turn any auto transmission into a "tiptronic"? Sounds like a cool device if it is.

I have a Mk1 GS300 Sport with 275/35/18's on the rear and I'm not getting any wander. I would get the bushes checked out and other general suspension parts like the shocks etc. Maybe get the geometry on the suspension check also.

Not sure I like it in black, seen a couple in silver, one with black side panel, one with silver side panel. Liked the all silver one best.

Under normal driving it should make no difference. What I found on the LSD cars I've had is that say in the wet waiting to pull out of a busy junction or pull onto a roundabout, if you give too much power with a standard diff, the inside wheel lifts, spins and you go nowhere. If you do it with an LSD, both wheels spin and you will fish tail down the road or spin. Luckily I was quick enough to stop it happening when it did. It really doesn't come down to driving like a knobhead or anything. Pulling out of busy slippery junctions always has the potential of wheel spinning. The end result is totally different depending if an LSD is fitted or not. Neither result is particularly good if it goes wrong. In snow, an LSD can make the difference between getting going and not, without it a single wheel will spin and you can be stuck where as with the LSD and both wheels still turning, you may get out of it. It is swings and roundabouts really, if you over cook it it can help, and other times not, depending on the situation. In dry conditions, the LSD can be more fun. JMO.

What's the round button on the right hand side of the steering wheel for? Looks like a hunched over person with a fart cloud behind him

As far as I know, as long as the speed rating is above the standard rating for the car then there is no problem.

Can't help on the VSC light problem but your original post sounds identical to the problem I had on my Mk1 which was the starter/solenoid.

No idea on the programming side but my '96 GS300 has a key (with a gold Lexus logo on it) and a seperate remote with two buttons.

That has sorted stuck barrels on a few cars I've had. Remote central locking means the barrels are rarely used so dirt and crud causes problems like this quite often.

Urban myth :) Clicky

Yeah, I'd agree that test drives and what to look for are not an option at this stage, you just have to pick it up. Not had many issues on my Mk1, and wouldn't really know how to test a lot of the stuff like suspension/ball joints etc without getting the car off the ground and yanking around on stuff. Siezed brake callipers are one thing that has got me a couple of times so far. Easy to sort out and doesn't normally involve the expense of new callipers. The exhaust is hellishly expensive so if it is needs a new one then you could be looking at a big bill. Make sure all the warning lights go off as they should and that the pwr/ect and "overdrive off" buttons work fine, they both put a light on on the dash when selected (and don't flash). Service history looks good, apart from one which looks like it went 26K miles between a service. Which seems a bit odd considering how well the rest of the schedule as been kept, so could just be he missed one out on the list. As mentioend though, all you can do is make sure the wheels aren't ready to fall off before you drive it home really Looks like a nice motor from the pics :)

They look really smart, and great tutorial. One question though, do the needles not light up once fitted?

I had problems last night and this morning. Had to give up in the end as it was loading one page ok and then just hanging loading the next. Been OK since around lunchtime though.

Yeah they're Richbrook Flush Fit wheel valves, got them from ebay. Just checked on there, but theres none about. But heres a link to an example. HERE Cheers, might have to invest in some of those before the next tyre changes are due.