95bat

Now that's the right way to spend NYE!

unixadm

It was an adventure. I’m going out for dinner a bottle of Mercury Head cab is in my future. The IS 500 will be at home.

First problem. It won’t fit in my garage. One plus of the Miata was that it was tiny, allowing more garage room for tools. I’m going to need to move my welder and welding table tomorrow. She’ll have to sleep outside tonight. The other bay is occupied by my 1970 Chevelle SuperSport 454. Two V8’s in the garage again will be cool.

DLPTony

That is SUPER cool!

1. So glad you made it home safely.
2. Drivers illiciting panic attacks will remain. 😞😜

I pray to Jesus daily to help us be very aware of other drivers and situations. 😎

gcmak

Congrats on the car. I got mine this week from SoCal and made a trip over to vegas before coming back to the bay. 800+miles in 3 days, break-in complete! haha. Where did you get the mats from and any lead on a rubber trunk tray? Thanks!

unixadm

That’s awesome! I got the mats off Amazon. Never used this brand but wanted to try something new besides Weathertechs.

3D MAXpider L1LX03401509 Complete Set Custom Fit All-Weather Floor Mat for Select Lexus IS Models - Kagu Rubber (Black) https://a.co/d/ah3SCKY

macmaster

where in CA are you located? I have both a set of Lexus all weather mats and the regular carpet ones but would consider selling the all weathers

unixadm

Got the car into the garage. Lol.

Also installed a Uniden R3 radar detector I pulled from the Miata. Micro mirror taps I ground down to a sharp point with a Dremel were necessary. Took about 20 mins to install.

08sgmis350

iTrader: (4)

congrats on the new purchase. I like the color! Hey I also have R3 uniden pulled from my old sti and just sitting there. Where did u tap the two wires to again? Is that red wire going into 1st pin? Thanks!

unixadm

Correct. Pin 1 for +12v and pin 2 for ground. That will give you switched ignition. Pin 6 is constant +12v and is the only wire on that row. You need very small mirror taps. I bought a 3 pack kit from Amazon for $15 which had cables with three different sizes. Sharpening the pin helped a lot. It’s a very small 10 socket connector. If you need help with the trim removal just let me know.

There’s a small cover you pull down first with two clips. Insert your finger between it and the headliner and pull it down gentle. The main cover slides parallel to the windshield and is attached with two clips and two slides. Meaning you push it / slide it down the windshield towards the defroster vents. Do not pull it down towards the console.

08sgmis350

iTrader: (4)

Hey, I also bought that 3 pack kit from Amazon long time ago haha. Thanks for the instructions, I was lazy to tap the wires with multi meter lol. Now I know where to tap it! Thank you. Happy New Year!

DLPTony

My God, alright for you! No way I could do this on a brand new car. 👏🏽

unixadm

lol. It’s not brand new. It’s a day old with 206 miles on it….. I’ve been a car guy my entire life. Let’s just say I’m handy. Plus I work for ALLDATA, so I just pulled up the repair info and wiring diagram for the IS 500. Kinda cheated. 🤣

rdsterdave

Any chance you could help me figure out which wires I need to switch around to get the shifter to work in the right direction in manual mode?

unixadm

I didn’t spend much time looking at this but it would appear swapping the pink and violet wires at the shifter connector could switch the manual mode orientation. This diagram snip is for the 2022. 2023 is likely similar if not identical.



You’re on your own though. I’d certainly test continuity using a DVOM with the shifter unplugged to verify the correct wires. The brown wire seems to complete the circuit for both the shifter and paddles.

unixadm

Scheduling PPF, ceramic coating, and tint tomorrow. They said they should be able to get me in this week. It’s going to be raining most of this week so no harm in not having the car for a few days.

I also ordered the RCF lower control arm bushings. I realize they’re not as good as RR or Figs, but I didn’t want to change the NVH much. I’ll install those in the next month or so. I have a set of QuickJacks which will make this a bit easier in the garage.