Just got my every other year smog check for the California revenuers.

 

The network gateway has already been done. It's literally the last thing I wrote, even before editing the post.

Thanks.

 

All 4 doors have kilmat in them now, and the package tray holding the rear sub.

It sounds wonderful inside now, and the bass is now a deeper bass that's felt and not just heard.

The last door I sprayed some boom mat inside as well to fill in between the kilmat and structures in the door. As well as some hard to reach places.

Also put a battery monitor on made my antigravity batteries so I can track the battery voltage overnight and actively test the alternator and cranking performance.

Everything JUST passes unless the car sits overnight, then it'll fail a cranking voltage test, measuring down to 9.5v sometimes. The alternator kit is in, and I'll be installing that next weekend, if not earlier. Came with a brush holder with brushes, extra brushes, bearings, and a voltage regulator (set to 14.1v). I'll see how that fixes it.

 

A bad alternator going bad can drain voltage just sitting with the car parked and off.

 

I had new tires installed yesterday. I washed her this morning. Stayed with 255/35/19 for the front and went down from 295/35/19 to 285/35/19 for the rear.

 

Why did you run 255/35/19 for the front, instead of 245/40/19?

 

Not sure. I'm pleased with the sizing I have.

 

Did oil change at 105000 mile service, dealer said car doesn’t need anything else.

 

Replaced the rectifier and brushes today in the alternator.

Sheesh, what a tight fit!

How-to thread incoming after a few test drives

 

Front sway bar installed.. suspension and bracing is finished!

 

Nice. Which bar is that one? I wanted to do a upgrade on that too, and the Rear one. I heard the Rear one is a pita and requires major suguery to do. Also what year model is youir GS?

 

Thanks!! The front is from HardraceUSA and it was a quick install, its a special order item not listed on their main site. I have a rear SuperPro adjustable bar too, and it was a headache to install. The bar must have been designed to only fit with factory shocks, the coilovers I have (any coilover really) is thicker and the bar was touching it. The shop had to cut off the outer hole and installed it on the inner, tighter hole. The subframe has to be dropped also, it was like $450 to install. To me, the result was worth the trouble because it did a ton for improving the handling. Oh and its a 2015 RWD

 

when rolling through automatic carwash the parking sensors beep and I have to click the button under the armrest, so I went to carista app customizations and disabled the option, "parking sensors beep while car is in neutral"

 

I had no idea that particular customization was even available in the Carista app. This makes me wonder what else I'm unaware of in the Carista app.

 

Ok I'm impressed with both the poster that found this and that Lexus thought about this . I'm going to have to get that app asap