What did you do to your ES 300 today?
12-19-10, 06:19 PM
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New fuel door spring, and a new gas cap. I am hoping that it was the 11 year old gas cap that was causing the P0440 evap control system code to show up after the CEL light came on. So far, no CEL 
12-23-10, 07:51 PM
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followed my gps directions, and ended up driving in queens five hours on the road..traffic included ofcourse. good thing I got a haircut, so the whole day wasn't a waste
12-25-10, 09:56 AM
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I put Iridium NGK 's in but my gas mileage seems to be worse than with the regular Denso plugs PMO at $3.33 a gal.
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12-25-10, 01:55 PM
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I had all 4 of the AVS struts on my '03 ES300 replaced with KYB-GR2 struts, 2 new tires on the front and full alignment. The car runs better now than when it was new (81000 miles ago). 
12-29-10, 02:04 PM
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Well didn't do all of this today... but to date:
Installed aftermarket radio
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-Tints
-New Wheels and tires in April... disappointed with finished product, looks good, but nothing to write home about.
-Installed 00-01 taillights 5 years ago... looks great, except that now I have a reduntant "ES300" on the right side. Maybe I'll balance it off by putting the ICHTYOS symbol I've been saving the past 5 yrs on the left tailight.
-Restored headlampl lens two weeks ago using 3M kit... little bit back breaking, but very rewarding result.
-HID 600K bulbs (with ballasts) in April
-Blue LED turn signals (hyperblinking to be corrected with resistors as soon as it gets warm)
-Yellow foglights... but inoperational right now, I suspect a fuse issue.
-Amp and new Sub in trunk.
That's about it.
Badly in need of a new paint job... in time.
Installed aftermarket radio
-
-Tints
-New Wheels and tires in April... disappointed with finished product, looks good, but nothing to write home about.
-Installed 00-01 taillights 5 years ago... looks great, except that now I have a reduntant "ES300" on the right side. Maybe I'll balance it off by putting the ICHTYOS symbol I've been saving the past 5 yrs on the left tailight.
-Restored headlampl lens two weeks ago using 3M kit... little bit back breaking, but very rewarding result.
-HID 600K bulbs (with ballasts) in April
-Blue LED turn signals (hyperblinking to be corrected with resistors as soon as it gets warm)
-Yellow foglights... but inoperational right now, I suspect a fuse issue.
-Amp and new Sub in trunk.
That's about it.
Badly in need of a new paint job... in time.
01-01-11, 09:46 PM
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Yesterday I did a tire rotation. Rotated back tires to the front and did an oil change all in my home with the help of my dad.
Currently I have all season good year tires on the front and some other line of good year in the back. Does this make a difference in driving?
Currently I have all season good year tires on the front and some other line of good year in the back. Does this make a difference in driving?
