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Hi All, Some of you may remember that I was going to change over my interior from my current IS200 interior to the new IS300 interior. I seem to have run into a few issues which I hoper some of you will know more about that me. 1st problem, The front passenger seat in my IS200 is non electric and the seat I have put in is. Is there any way I can get it to work? Firstly because its been set all the way back and I cant get the 2 bolts in to secure the seat. 2nd, it would be nice to have a working seat :) 2nd problem, this is kind of minor and i'm hoping its just a matter of a change over.. The seat belts are smaller in the IS300 than they are in the IS200 and therefore my belts dont click into the socket. I now have a seat belt light flasing at me constantly? Any help is much appreciated. Cheers Al

Anyone know of any good but cheap places i could take it. Some $%^&E£""££$*& decided to key all down one side!!!! I have taken it to a Lexus approved company and they quoted me £750. Would like it cheaper if poss. I'm based in Essex/North London. Thanks

So basically there isnt much we can do about it?

I think the pads are ok. Havent been on there that long... I'd say 6 months or so.

Hi all, I've noticed there is a clicking/clunking noise if i turn the car whilst braking? Any ideas what it could be? It doesnt happen when i'm not braking. Thanks

Or both :winky: But what if your a midget and the top shelf is the OK magazine shelf for others! :winky: ps: i'm not a midget

Thanks Andy, I've just had a read and sounds pretty easy so fingers crossed!

As always the help on this forum is second to none! It hasnt arrived yet but will do some time this week so i'll use all the information you guys have given and hope all goes well. I'll take some photos for you so you can all laugh at and not admire my handy work!! Thanks chaps.. I'll keep you posted. Al

Hi All, When i got my IS200 the interior wasnt... well, lets say great.. I've been sold the interior (Seats from and back and 4 door panels) from an IS300.. Considering all the electrics in the seats etc I dont think this is going to be an easy replacement. Anyone got any hints, tips or pointers I should note before I actually start? I'm also getting the center console with arm rest from the IS300. All IS300's are auto and mine is manual so i'm not sure if i can switch it over. The gear sticks are still in the same place so hoping i can. Any help is appreciated.

Great stuff. Do you have your fan control on auto? I think that dictates it but I can't quite remember. If not, try lowering the temperature slightly next time it faults and see if it lets you then. I've changed it to every option but nothing.. Its not a major problem so i'll see how goes.. thanks

Geoffers + all others that helped! You sorted it! The door switch turned out to be the casue of 99% of all my problems with the car! It couldnt switch the driver door swtich with one of the rear doors though as they are different shape switches. Nevertheless I have oredered a new one from Lexus for 12 quid! Its such a relief! When i say the switch was the cause of 99% of my problems... The last little thing that been bothering me for ages and i cant solve it. THe middle dial which you can alternate the air to either come in from outside or circulate the iar inside only doesnt swtich from one to another when i press the button. Sometimes it works but recently more often than not, it doesnt. Any ideas? Many thanks again for your help with the switch issue. I really appreciate it.

Excellent, whats the deal with repairing it? is it a replacement or can i take it out and give it a good clean? thanks

Geoffers, I think you have nailed it mate.. The interior lamp doesnt come on at all.. I played with the switch and the interior lamp does work but just not when i open the door.. I now remember the lights going off when i have a passenger in the car when they open the passenger door. Problem is, i've just been in the car with the missus and she got out but the light didnt go off. Do you think i may need 2 door switches? Another thing i noticed.. When i used to lock the doors with the remote, the indicators lights flashed 3 times. Now I have to press the lock button twice for them to flash. somethig crazy is going on. Anyway... First things first, i'll change the door switch.. All i need now is to know where to find it :)

OK reading every single post for this whole thread i'm still kinda lost. I have a very similar problem but has a few extra problems.... First I noticed that my car sounded different when i locked it.. You could usually hear the car locking almost twice when the button was pressed on the remote. All of a sudden it only made one clunking sound when it was locked. After this has started happening i've noticed that my cars wont go off if I leave them set to auto when the ignition is off. I have to manually swtich them to off for them to go off. Also, the car seems to lock itself after 30 seconds if the key is not in the ignition? It never used to do this before?? This is usually only an intermittent problem but recently seems to have stayed this way. When it does work though, everything works.. i.e. the car sounds different when it locks and when this happens I know my lights will go off when left on auto. So it seems they are all linked. I too did have my windscreen replaced but this problem happened at least a month before the replacement.. I have absolutely no idea when to start 'drying out' or cleaning contacts. I have looked in the footwell fuse box but am just lost when i open it. I have also looked in the fuse box in the engine bay but everything seems to be fine. No water I mean.. I took it to Lexus just to have a chat rather than getting them to actually look at it and they changed the relay for me but at the time of them changing ot over for a new one there wasnt an issue so i dont know whether it worked or not. The 2 pics that loggyboy has taken are excellent so if someone can point out in the second picture where i should be looking i'll give it a go! Many thanks All

This was happening about a month before my windscreen was replaced. I spoke to Lexus and they also said the same thing.. If water has got into places it should have, how do i go about trying to fix it? Many thanks

Strange problem happened not long ago... My auto headlights stopped working.. They come on ok when its dark etc... but when I turn the car off they dont go off themselves? Also, i've noticed that since this has happened the car also sounds very different when it locks? This problem is also kind of intermittent.. But recently the problem seems to have stayed? I took the car to Lexus and they let me use a brand new relay to check if that was the problem and it didnt change anything? Does anyone have any idea what the problem could be? Many thanks