What have you done to your IS500 today?
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HydrantHunter (10-27-23)
#392
All I said is "one more way" and it is one more way. Digital License
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#393
The illuminated door sills are an option for our cars as well as the trunk. I inquired about buying the part and doing it myself. The Lexus person told me not a good idea as it could open the door (no pun intended ) for a problem. He did say a wiring assembly comes with the part. The only reason I do no have them on my car now was the back order time, which from last December was about six months. The last time I was at the dealer, they said they had a pair come in for another customer much quicker. I go back to the dealer in about 4k miles and I will likely order a month out before going back in for service. It is a definitely an option for our cars, many of them come with it. Whoever told you it is not an option does not know what they are talking about.
#394
The winter is getting close in the Chicago area so today I had new winter wheels and tires mounted and had my original BBS/tires stored until spring time. I say the new tires fill out the wheel wells nicely. Original size tires.
New winter wheels / tires
Front winter wheel/tire
Rear winter wheel/tire
Side view showing rear offset
New winter wheels / tires
Front winter wheel/tire
Rear winter wheel/tire
Side view showing rear offset
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#395
I'm really curious what the plumbing looks like and how they might be added after the fact. Also curious about whether something changed in 2023 or not. Is your model a 2023 or previous year?
Until this came up my dealer and my contact at the other dealer typically agreed and were both reliable sources. This obviously creates an information tension between the two that I'm eager to get sorted.
Until this came up my dealer and my contact at the other dealer typically agreed and were both reliable sources. This obviously creates an information tension between the two that I'm eager to get sorted.
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DLPTony (10-28-23)
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I always wanted to have those illuminated door sills and the trunk as well. But since these are port installed options, no wonder we cannot have control over them. Can I please know the price of them and the installation charges ?
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#401
The illuminated trunk sill was something I wasn't aware of until it was mentioned here, so hopefully someone with them will chime in with info on that. FWIW, I did some searches for the trunk sill and could only find them for the IS 350 and other non-IS models, but nothing for the 500. I only mention it because the illuminated sills I found are actually two plates - left and right - the left says "Lexus" and the right says "IS 350". Again, someone with the proper IS 500 sills will probably have something more useful to offer in that regard.
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Those door stabilizers are gonna be the next thing I do - even before the illuminated sills. Amazon order placed.
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LexLight (10-30-23)
#402
I haven't asked my dealership if installation is included in the price, but they want $335 for the pair, while my connection at another dealership would get them to me for around $299. This ClubLexus thread seems to have a decent show-and-tell on roughly what's involved with installing them: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...r-sills-2.html
The illuminated trunk sill was something I wasn't aware of until it was mentioned here, so hopefully someone with them will chime in with info on that. FWIW, I did some searches for the trunk sill and could only find them for the IS 350 and other non-IS models, but nothing for the 500. I only mention it because the illuminated sills I found are actually two plates - left and right - the left says "Lexus" and the right says "IS 350". Again, someone with the proper IS 500 sills will probably have something more useful to offer in that regard.
The illuminated trunk sill was something I wasn't aware of until it was mentioned here, so hopefully someone with them will chime in with info on that. FWIW, I did some searches for the trunk sill and could only find them for the IS 350 and other non-IS models, but nothing for the 500. I only mention it because the illuminated sills I found are actually two plates - left and right - the left says "Lexus" and the right says "IS 350". Again, someone with the proper IS 500 sills will probably have something more useful to offer in that regard.
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That makes much more sense. I didn't even notice the extra light on the side in the picture - it's no wonder nobody mistakes me for Sherlock Holmes. For whatever it's worth, the LED replacement made the overhead light actually useful for me, but I totally understand what you're saying about how relatively useless it is in general. Having those lights on the sides would be much better. Looks like I'm adding the trunk sill package to my door sill order.
Last edited by HydrantHunter; 10-29-23 at 06:11 PM. Reason: fixed a goof