The dealers full of $hit. My 97 LX450 antenna fully retracts using the manual down button. I use the up and down button to set the desirable height of the antenna for when I use the radio power buttons.
-J
Ok, Pep Boys is official off my list :ban:
I will take the advise of this board and take my time to look for a reputable mechanic.
Anyone one know of any good mechanics in the NYC or CT area?
-J
Everyone, thanks for all the help and enouraging stories fom all of ya'll.
I called the local Pep Boy and they gave me a pretty reasonable price to install the rotors, parts and labor $360.
-J
I just called a local Toyota dealership (not Lexus) on the cost to repack the front wheel bearings (just wheel bearings not including the rotors). He quoted me with an outrageous price of $360 for labor along stating that this is a 5 hour job.
Are they for real, What's a reasonable price for...
Cdan,
So are saying that changing the rotors does not require repacking the wheel bearings, but is a suggested step to include in my service?
Also Cdan, when repacking the wheel bearings can the service techinican tighten the wheel bearings as well. I was told by a auto mechanic several...
I planning on replacing the front brake rotors for my 1997 LX450 sometime soon next week and also having the front wheel bearings repack. I know the Lexus dealership will hit me hard on the wallet. So I'm wondering if the rotor replacement job should already include the repacking of the front...
This is a great price for a 1996 LX450 with 88K on it.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=13473&item=2451518564
Any idea hat might be wrong with this ?
-J
I have had this problem several months back, while driving at speeds of around 65 to 75 mph I noticed the truck virbates. So after rotating and rebalancing the tires without any luck, Since the front two tires were the same size, they were different models and the waer on them were also...
Just noticed this past weekend on my 97 LX450 while driving up to Newport RI that there's a small hair line crack on my windshield. The crack is from starts from the inspection sticker to the the registration sticker, the length is about 5 inches long. It doesn't look like a chip or a crack from...
I posted the same problem with my 97 LX450 several months ago. I took my truck into the several shops for an alignment and to my surprise the alignment guys at the shop told me they can not adjust the tie end rods and they didn't want to or have time to mess around with the tie-ends either with...
I have a quick question about the on off feature for the headlights on my '97 LX450.
The headlights on my LX450 when switched to the on position used to shutoff when I turn the engine off and remove the key from my ignition. But after bring the truck back from an oil change, I noticed the...
I recently checked the coolant in the coolant reservior tank and to my surprise the color is a grayish color. Is this normal? Is there something wrong with my coolant system? Do I need to flush and replace coolant for the radiator? I always thought the color of coolant should be greenish...