tomfreay

Ah I see, thanks for the information. I'd been getting quotes of £150 from scrap yards for replacement. Do you know a good place to source one in the UK? Which model years of Landcruiser use the same motor?

Hi, Does anyone know how to take the steering wheel tilt motor apart? Mine has stopped working, I took it out and sprayed electrical contact cleaner into it and it started working again for a few minutes, then went back to making a gravelly sound. Does anyone know how to get the motor apart? I think if I can clean it out and re-lubricate it then it will all be ok! Thanks

Hi, I've just finished installing a Pure 300Di into my 2007 Lexus GS430 and thought I'd share, as various places said it was impossible when really, its quite easy! I didn't take photos along the way, so this isn't a how to. There where a couple of things I was trying to achieve with this: 1) Ipod and aux input, with either on screen control, or a separate screen. CD Changer type playlist control wasn't good enough. 2) Decent sound quality, so no FM modulation 3) No cutting of factory wiring 4) DAB (least important) This led me to use a Pure 300Di to give me a screen to control the ipod, as well as DAB and a GROM Audio Aux input to get the sound from the 300Di into the ML headunit. Note that despite what GROM told me, you do not loose the standard DVD changer by using the unit, when you press disc it goes to the DVD changer first, then if you press it again it goes to the GROM. Not cutting the factory wiring was achieved by piggybacking the Pure 300Di's power off the GROM unit. In a nutshell the GROM plugs into the back of the nav unit, then I tapped into the GROMs ground, 12V battery and 12V switched wires for the 300Di, meaning that if I remove the GROM, the 300Di is removed as well. The wire colours for me GROM unit where: Black - ground Red - 12V battery Yellow - 12V switched BUT please check yourself with a multimeter, there is no reason why another GROM unit couldn't have a different layout! I'll report back once I've done some more miles with the setup, but for now I'm happy!

Hi I need new tires all round on my '03 GS300 and the alloys are not in the best shape so I thought I would kill two birds with one stone and get a set of alloys with tyres of ebay. I've seen a set of 4 16 inch alloy wheels from a 2009 IS220d but have no idea if they would fit! These are the wheels: Uploaded with ImageShack.us I've done some googling but got very confused with offsets and all sorts of things! Thanks

Hi, I've got a 2003 GS300 with a small problem, the alarm keeps going off! It only seems to happen at around 1-2am, so at the moment I'm locking it with the key so I can get a good nights sleep! Any ideas of how to go about fixing this? Does the car store anywhere which switch/sensor set the alarm off? Thanks

Hi, I'm looking for a wiring diagram for a 2003 GS300 w/Mark Levinson and sat nav, in particular I'm looking for a pin-out for the CD changer connector, anyone have any information? I've found some wiring diagrams for a Mk2 GS300, but the wire colours for the cd changer don't match what I have! Thanks

Hi, I'm trying to hardwire an auxiliary input into my '03 Lexus GS300 with Mark Levinson and Navigation, however I'm having a little trouble working out which wires to intercept. Does anyone know which colour wires correspond to CD R+, CD R-, CD L+ and CD L-?

The previous owner has a Sony Ericsson bluetooth kit installed, so sounds like its related to that. Thanks everyone!

Hi, I've recently become the owner of a 2003 GS300. It has a shark fin antenna on the roof, but also has the telescopic aerial on the back. My question is what is this shark fin used for? I want to wire in a Pure Highway DAB radio, and was thinking of replacing this shark fin with a DAB antenna. Thanks

Hi, I've got standard HIDs on my IS250 SE-L, and while they are much better than my previous halogen equipped car, they don't seem to be as bright as others cars with HIDs. Is there anything that can be done to improve them? I've read a little about 35W and 55W HID lamps, which does lexus fit as standard? Is it possible to upgrade to a brighter bulb? Thanks

Hi, I'm considering LPG converting my IS250, I have done some searching but can't find any information specific to the IS250! Has anyone converted their car? Which kit did you use? My main concern is if I need to have flashlube installed or not? People converting the GS300 seem to be using it, but the LS430 does not need it, anyone know for sure if the IS250 needs flashlube? Anyone got any good installers around the London, Southampton or Hull areas? Thanks Tom Reay

Hi, I'm looking at the LS430 and acc/pcs is something I want, but I have found conflicting information about it. Was it ever standard in the UK? If so from when? My understanding is that it was always an option but others have suggested differently. Also is it possible to retrofitit as it seems a pretty rare option Thanks Tom Reay

Hi, My new purchase (IS250 SE-L) needs its 80k service, which Lexus Hatfield want £400+ for, anyone know of any good indie garages in the area, lexus specialist or otherwise? Thanks Tom Reay

Hi, I'm in the market for a Lexus LS430 with an LPG conversion. Will consider most cars as long as its been well looked after. Can promise to give your car a good home! Want to spend around £5-6k, though might be tempted to pay a little more for a facelift model Let us know what you have! Many Thanks Tom Reay