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Has anyone fitted the illuminated scuff plates available for the IS200/IS300 front doors? If so how do that look? Did they need modifications such as wiring for the lamp and wiring through the sill panels?

It's hard to determine exactly where, but it does sound to be in the general area of the A pillars and also around the centre point of the dash ( hence Lexus thought it was the locking pins as this is approx location of the pins). As well as replacing the locking pins they also applied what was called a suppression kit to various contact areas of teh dash (some form of foam insulation tape).

At first is was through that the creaking noise was from the sunroof, so this has already been replaced, but the creaking noise has continued. The noise sounds like it’s a plastic on plastic contact.

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At first is was through that the creaking noise was from the sunroof, so this has already been replaced, but the creaking noise has continued. The noise sounds like it’s a plastic on plastic contact.

I am currently experiencing an intermittent creaking noise across the dash of my IS300 that appears to only be present during cold weather. The noise is generally present around the A pillar areas and only occurs during vehicular movement that involves some torsional flexing of the front such as across uneven surfaces. I have had the dash locking pins replace under warranty but this has not solved the problem. Because it is an intermittent problem the Lexus service guys are have difficulty pinning the problem done. Has anyone experienced a similar problem with an IS200/IS300 and what was the fix? At first is was through that the creaking noise was from the sunroof, so this has already been replaced, but the creaking noise has continued. The noise sounds like it’s a plastic on plastic contact.

The IS300 runs a slight negative camber on the front wheels which will result in unevern wear across the face. You should rotate the front and rear wheels every 3000 to 4000 kms to get the best wear rate. I have managed to get 35,000 kms from a set of Bridgestone Potenza REO50 (which I highly recommeded). I'm running 33psi all round.