airestonia - Lexus GS300 2001 silver (European and stock), lots of pictures :)
08-27-10 | 04:05 AM
#61
Mortgage Slave
Joined: Jan 2002
Posts: 4,764
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From: NSW
We don't get much fog around where I'm from... I usually use the rear fogs as an anti-tailgating device in case there's some moron right up behind me... usually a taxi.
So, what do you use as an antenna?
So, what do you use as an antenna?
08-27-10 | 01:03 PM
#63
Update:
Thanks to our vendor CLT I have ordered LED mirror covers for my GS.
I think I was the first European GS owner to order these, but DenIS200 was the first one to install them
By the way he has also helped me out with wiring both LED mirror covers as well wiring my inner tail lights to make them work as stop lights! Thank you very much Denis!!!
Not having too much free money at the moment I decided to paint mirror covers myself
The triangular aluminum thing that holds the mirror was in a very bad shape so I thought I'd paint it as well.
Here are a couple of pictures of the process...
This is where I'm applying a chemical to help me strip the paint:
After sanding, adding primer and lacquering:
Painting covers:
Then I proceeded with wiring and stuff (my GS has never been this apart before
):
In this pictures you can see two wires going up, from the "pioneer" box, these are for the covers that is
And here they are installed:
I have them wired up this way: Cornering leds are wired to the cornering light European GS have on the fendder and the puddle lights are wired to the foot light inside the cabin. Cornering light on the fender doesn't work anymore and will eventually be taken care of when my car will be resprayed. As you can tell the color is a tad darker than oem, and the covers do not feel smooth, although I have used tons of lacqure, I will polish them in a week time and then see how it goes. But the triangular thing I have painted feels different and the color seems to match a lot better. Tell me what you think! Thanks!
Thanks to our vendor CLT I have ordered LED mirror covers for my GS.
I think I was the first European GS owner to order these, but DenIS200 was the first one to install them
By the way he has also helped me out with wiring both LED mirror covers as well wiring my inner tail lights to make them work as stop lights! Thank you very much Denis!!!
Not having too much free money at the moment I decided to paint mirror covers myself
The triangular aluminum thing that holds the mirror was in a very bad shape so I thought I'd paint it as well.
Here are a couple of pictures of the process...
This is where I'm applying a chemical to help me strip the paint:
After sanding, adding primer and lacquering:
Painting covers:
Then I proceeded with wiring and stuff (my GS has never been this apart before
):In this pictures you can see two wires going up, from the "pioneer" box, these are for the covers that is
And here they are installed:
I have them wired up this way: Cornering leds are wired to the cornering light European GS have on the fendder and the puddle lights are wired to the foot light inside the cabin. Cornering light on the fender doesn't work anymore and will eventually be taken care of when my car will be resprayed. As you can tell the color is a tad darker than oem, and the covers do not feel smooth, although I have used tons of lacqure, I will polish them in a week time and then see how it goes. But the triangular thing I have painted feels different and the color seems to match a lot better. Tell me what you think! Thanks!
08-30-10 | 12:56 AM
#64
As for antenna, previous owner had a built in GSM system in the car, you know the ones where the car speakers act as phone speaker and you have a built in microphone in the car, etc. Well he also had a GSM antenna on the rear window. I'm sure you can see it on one of the previous pictures.
There is no whole in the rear window, it's attached with a double sided tape and it conduct the signal through the window on to the receiver. Well recently I've attached my radio antenna on to the GSM antenna and it works pretty good. Considering I rarely listen to the radio at all!
Thank you very much kamlung!
Thank you CLT, I appreciate it!
Stay tuned for the videos I'm about to ulpload!
08-30-10 | 01:23 AM
#65
Here are the videos I said I was going to take.
In this one I show how the oem rear fog-lights work while pressing on the brake pedal and turning on/off fog-lights during the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85oQ-nBgb44
In this one I show how the inner lights now work as fully functional stop lights, copying how it works and looks on USDM GS.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gaOQTXjodw
Here is a picture of the inside cabin button I press to turn on the rear fog-lights.
Mentioned inside cabin button only works when this inside trunk (added) switch is in the fog-light position. If it's not the inner lights work as stop lights. Here is a crappy pic of the switch and the wires I had to add to make all of this work.
Here is a picture of the extra (white) wire I had to run to the inner lights to make them work as "running" lights also.
And a couple of videos of the freshly installed led mirror covers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjrB5-2t6gY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwzH31y2c74
The last video is something that I think USDM GS can't do due to as I suppose safety regulations. I mean the "close" part
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLFYai11qlM
In this one I show how the oem rear fog-lights work while pressing on the brake pedal and turning on/off fog-lights during the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85oQ-nBgb44
In this one I show how the inner lights now work as fully functional stop lights, copying how it works and looks on USDM GS.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gaOQTXjodw
Here is a picture of the inside cabin button I press to turn on the rear fog-lights.
Mentioned inside cabin button only works when this inside trunk (added) switch is in the fog-light position. If it's not the inner lights work as stop lights. Here is a crappy pic of the switch and the wires I had to add to make all of this work.
Here is a picture of the extra (white) wire I had to run to the inner lights to make them work as "running" lights also.
And a couple of videos of the freshly installed led mirror covers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjrB5-2t6gY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwzH31y2c74
The last video is something that I think USDM GS can't do due to as I suppose safety regulations. I mean the "close" part
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLFYai11qlM
Last edited by airestonia; 08-30-10 at 02:03 AM.
08-30-10 | 02:00 AM
#69
Whats up with the xtranormal video?
08-30-10 | 06:18 AM
#71
08-30-10 | 09:19 PM
#72
Instructor
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 955
Likes: 2
From: Texas
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Thank you very much sir! Hmm I thought the USDM GS can only open all windows from a remote but not close them. And as far as I've heard, on a USDM GS you can close all windows but by sticking a key in the key hole? But anyways, thanks for the info, I truly didn't know!
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Thank you very much sir! Hmm I thought the USDM GS can only open all windows from a remote but not close them. And as far as I've heard, on a USDM GS you can close all windows but by sticking a key in the key hole? But anyways, thanks for the info, I truly didn't know!
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yup your right bout the closing part, my mistake i was half asleep
08-30-10 | 10:16 PM
#73
The last video is something that I think USDM GS can't do due to as I suppose safety regulations. I mean the "close" part
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLFYai11qlM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLFYai11qlM
09-01-10 | 02:16 AM
#74
Trunk is alive
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxlNZCTPmlM
very easy mod. 2 holes on the sides and you wont ever use your hand to open the trunk. You can also use this feature while braking from 150 mph
very easy mod. 2 holes on the sides and you wont ever use your hand to open the trunk. You can also use this feature while braking from 150 mph
