ARODGERS

ii just purchased a 1993 LS300. In simple terms, I love this car. In fact my sayes I may be a little obsessed wit the car. I do have a couple of questions and I was hoping that someone could help.

I'm hearing a rattle on the right side of the car. its either comming form under the dash board or the door. has anyoe had any similar problems.

Is it best that I go to a LEXUS dealer or do you know of any good mechanics in the new york metropolitan area? Lexus of Manhattan has already hit me for 66 bucks for a spare key.

My factory radio does not have the cd changer option. Doeas anyone know wher i can get one. Ive tried EBAY, but i havent been succesful. Does anyone know the model number of the radio with the cd option.

Thats it for now. Thanks in advance for your help.

ARODGERS

hyperopt

LS300? That's a new one!

Hackman

Be nice, Hyperopt, he's a newbie like me.

Arodgers: You're either talking about an LS400 or an ES300. I'll assume LS as that is what I have.

I had a "rattle" like this. I discovered that one of the mounts for the plastic panel in the wheel well had pulled out of its mounting hole. I was able to push it back into the hole and the rattle went away, at least until it happened again a month or so later.

I then squirted some silicone sealant on the mount and pushed it back in. Since then, it hasn't pulled loose.

Hope this helps you out and good luck.

ARODGERS

I saw my typo as soon as i let this message go. I ment LS400. and thanks for the help. I'll give it a try.

Can anyone offer any help on the radio?

LOTC

As for the radio you can get a aftermarket one because the stock radio without a CD option sucks. But if you want to stay with a the stock unit, you can always buy a RF CD changer that will hook up with the antenna.

ARODGERS

Thanks for the help with the rattle. You were 100% correct. I was one day away from taking it back to Lexus to have them track it down.

This is a great forum.

ARODGERS

Hackman

Great news! Glad I could help return the favor for some of the great help I've received here recently!

Like I said before, mine would pop back out after a while. So, if you didn't use any adhesive, it might pop out again.