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Beautiful day here in Houston so I took the time to give her a bath, instead of the typical trip to the car wash. Gleaming and ready to go for the weekend...
I changed the front turn signals with iJDMtoy LEDs with decoder boxes early when I got my 2017 GS (hated how OEM were incandescent). I always felt they were not as bright as I wanted, didn't like how it looked under the hood, didn't like how connectors were slightly exposed, and didn't like how the mount is rubber and doesn't lock in place like OEM. I ordered the iJDMtoy No Resistor LEDs to replace them and installed them today. These are signicantly brighter and I'm able to use the OEM mount (looks OEM outside and under the hood). The website says that it will hyperflash after 8 mins, but I left them on for more than 15 minutes and they never did. Now my GS no longer has any incandescent bulbs, and now all lights are LED (which is how it should've been).
Replaced the original tires with Michelin Primacy MXM4. Old Dunlops SP SPort had 42K and probably another 8K miles left but couldn't take them anymore. Not an aggressive driver so prefer the more touring tire for ride and quiet. Glad I did. Dealer wanted $300 more to replace so went with a local chain who did them for $1K complete and best yet 2 minutes from home and only took 30 minutes.
I have a 2013 with the moonroof wind noise issue. I took the moonroof glass out and replaced the seal. The new seal is thicker on the back portion(Toyota/Lexus) updated the seal, even though the part number is the same.
Just raise the moon roof glass, take the plastic covers off, and just 4 torex bolts hold it on.
When reinstalling, loosely tighten the torex bolts and close the moonroof. Then adjust each corner/tighten the torex bolt so the seal is flush with the roof.
Easy job took me 45 minutes being very careful.
I also used resolve carpet stain remove to remove a few marks in the headliner from previous owner and a grease spot I made changing the seal. Took all the stains out and no discoloration.
I have a 2013 with the moonroof wind noise issue. I took the moonroof glass out and replaced the seal. The new seal is thicker on the back portion(Toyota/Lexus) updated the seal, even though the part number is the same.
Just raise the moon roof glass, take the plastic covers off, and just 4 torex bolts hold it on.
When reinstalling, loosely tighten the torex bolts and close the moonroof. Then adjust each corner/tighten the torex bolt so the seal is flush with the roof.
Easy job took me 45 minutes being very careful.
I also used resolve carpet stain remove to remove a few marks in the headliner from previous owner and a grease spot I made changing the seal. Took all the stains out and no discoloration.
At my 60K service, I am going to see if they will replace mine, have pretty loud wind noise, if not, I will replace mine. Can you post the part number of the gasket you ordered?
04-07-17, 12:54 PM
