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Hi My brake pad warning light has come on on my 1996 LS400. Question is has anybody changed their brakepads?? is it pretty straight forward or is it better left in the garages hands. I have changed brakepads before on my camry but that did not have any sensors attached so i need advice wether to tackle this myself or take to the garage. Also what are the best pads for these cars - especially those that dont give out black brake dust! thanks for your help in advance regards miq

Hi i would try fenand breakers in cambs - 01354 651949 - the last time i rang him for a wheel centre for my MK3 he mentioned that he was breaking a MK4 aswell. Failing that try Madina motors in oldham 0161 205 7484/85 I would also recommend filling in a parts request on one of the website such as www.partsfinder.co.uk If any of the above are breaking are breaking a MK4 then chances are the dash will still be available since its one of those parts which rarely goes wrong on the MK4 all the best regards miq

hi its madina motors in oldham - Phone: 0161 205 7484/85 07792572642 apparently it has only done 50K but its been in a front end accident regards miq

hi why do you ask - has it packed up? - if yes there is a breaker in oldham who is breaking a MK3 at the moment?

Very....................VERY nice car - My MK3 was vandelised the other week - some sod keyed the passenge side front to back inc doors - i has cut the paint - so at the moment im really P*****d off!!

I have a MK3 do they have speed sensative wipers ?? Hi yes they do - last week when it was raining i had them on intermittent and everytime i went over 20mph then would automatically switch to constant. They would then switch back to intermittent when i slowed down/stopped - try it next time its rainingregards miq

hi ever since getting my LS i have been forced to buy Proper Music CDs from shops knowing that the LS would not play CDRW. Well last night I burned some CDs for home and this morning i just tried it in my LS and to my amazement it played CDRW !!!!!!!!This for me is a priceless find !!!! I also found out last week (after 5 months ownership) that the LS has speed sensitive wipers - amazing for a 1996 car - certainly ahead of its time! regards miq

hi www.driveandview.com should be able to sort it out. Does ur car air suspension then? - im led to believe they fitted air suspension to the Japanese version? all the best regards miq

hi reference to the audio back lights i got mine fixed from www.caraudiorepairs.co.uk for £85 inc delivery regards miq

thanks for the reply passman - did you notice any significant improvement in the ride quality and cabin noise - is the MK4 smoother (suspension wise) and quiter or is it about the same?

hi im currently running a 1996 series 3 which has a fitted sat nav and im looking into a series 4 as i fancy a change. question is is their much difference between them in terms of ride quality/toys apart from: a) series 4 has sat nav (I already have one) B) some series 4 come with DHP - which im led to believe although gives better handling it does compromise on ride quality (smoothness) c) some series 4 have Xenons - i have upgraded my bulbs to piaa xteme white giving better visability so is there anything else which a series 4 has which series 3 doest which makes it all that better??? all opinions very welcome regards miq

HI Simon i havent had a chance to look into it yet mate - just been busy - if i find out anything i will post it regards miq

hi fergus i dont think the Mark 3 has seat airbags? when i removed my seat on my 96 i just undid the 4 14mm bolts and out it came - replaced it no problems have occurred hope this helps regards miq

steve mines a 96 MK3 and it says "made in Japan" on the windscreen - wonder why they had to make it so prominent - it as same with my Camry regards miq

hi - that is definatley the Pioneer KEX-P8256-ZT and yes they do suffer from missing digits and backlight syndromes - mostly found on the MK3 LS in the UK regards miq

Finally we get some sunshine and im able to give my car that long overdue wash and Meguirs Gold Class Polish - the results are as follows: Lets hope it stays dry now !! lol regards miq

thanks jelly bean - i am thinking about it: What are the costs of getting replacement elements How easy is it to undress the seat and is it easy to put back together again looking just like it did at the start? any advise fully appreciated regards miq

hi i have a repair procedure for the Pioneer Stereo fitted to the Mark 3 LS400 in PDF format - it comes with detailed instructions and diagrams on what to replace - if its any help let me know and i will email it to you. If you car is older then it might be worth spending £2 and getting a repair manual from here www.manualsparadise.com - Again they wil email you a Full instructions and diagrams in PDF format. hope this helps regards miq

hi Geoff thanks for you reply - i have only had the car 3 months and upon reading this site i have come to the conclusion that it is the elements because the passenger side works fine. The electrics seat adjustment on the driver side also works fine meaning the electrics are all good - so for that reason i havent investigated the electrics. regards miq

Hi i have just replaced the drivers seat on my MK3 with a seat from a similar car which had only done 50K miles. Obviously the condition of the seat is almost new however the heated seat elements (which i was expecting to work) still do not work - surely they should last longer than 50K miles??? The switch lights up etc but no heat - Should i just give up and accept it?? I used to have a 1993 Pajero and the heated seats worked a treat. regards miq

hi there is some info here from a USA site http://www.carstereohelp.com/stereoremoval...S300CDChgrR.htm its not exactly the same car - hope its some use regards miq

welcome to LOC Very nice clean car - color scheme is just perfect - grey interior is easier to keep clean than beige happy driving regards miq

My Mark 3 which has original wheels takes 178mm caps - when i bought my car all four caps were missing - it was very hard to find in them in the UK especially with Gold logo so i ended up buying them from the US - £100 inc delivery for 4 - they were refurnished but good as new regards miq

hi i used www.hubcapzone.com in USA for my 96 LS400 centre caps with gold badge - lexus were quoting me £65 each - I got 4 for £100 delivered to the UK Have a look on their website - chap to speak to is Mark (remember they are 8 hours behind) On the other hand there is a V reg one being broken - listed on that popular auction site hope this helps regards miq