Multiple issues with BOTH side mirrors.
Racer
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From: DC
This seems pretty straightforward. The up/down gears in your passenger mirror are toast. If you do a search, you will find that this is an extremely common problem with this car. A Lexus tech once told me that the mirror gears are complete crap. It is for that reason that I never use the "tilt down in reverse" feature. I want to save as much wear as possible.
Because your passenger's side gear is stripped, that's why only the drivers side is moving down when the car is in reverse.
The center position is OFF for the tilt down feature. That's why the driver's side is not moving.
That solves #1 and #3 -- never heard of the mirrors "dimming" so can't help with #2
Because your passenger's side gear is stripped, that's why only the drivers side is moving down when the car is in reverse.
The center position is OFF for the tilt down feature. That's why the driver's side is not moving.
That solves #1 and #3 -- never heard of the mirrors "dimming" so can't help with #2
The dimming is controlled from the rearview mirror in the cabin. There is a button there that controls the dimming feature (for when someone behind you is using highbeams). This button also controls dimming on the side mirrors for the same reason. They are all linked. Not sure why only 1 is working properly though.
Instructor
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The dimming is controlled from the rearview mirror in the cabin. There is a button there that controls the dimming feature (for when someone behind you is using highbeams). This button also controls dimming on the side mirrors for the same reason. They are all linked. Not sure why only 1 is working properly though.
Thanks Shawn.
Best regards
Steve
Lead Lap
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From: Texas
IIRC, there was a thread a couple of years ago about the same gear problem. The poster bought used mirrors and just replaced the innards.
With regards to your RPM, that does look low but maybe the tach needs to be calibrated.
With regards to your RPM, that does look low but maybe the tach needs to be calibrated.
Pole Position
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The question now with the idle speed is...is the tach accurate and the car is idling slow, or is the tach out of calibration?
Driver
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From: Ireland
Mine idles too low, exactly like that too, and it's not a tachograph issue either gents. I'll be cleaning the idle and intake system soon with carb cleaner or something appropriate to see will this fix this, once I find out if the intake systems IE MAF, MAP sensors will tolerate a cleaning of this nature.
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Lead Lap
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Interesting. It is hard to imagine a car idling at 400 rpm smoothly. Then again, if it runs fine, I wouldn't worry too much about it. I suspect that the tach is receiving the same information as is being sent to your OBDII, so the fact that they match may not mean much. You may have to use an external reference/meter to obtain a true reading.
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Driver
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From: Ireland
Thanks everyone. I guess both full mirrors just need to be replaced. Seen a pair for $200 on ebay. Maybe I can sell my shells for another $80.
I'm also attaching a pic i took a bit ago of my idle RPM. Maybe I should post this on a new thread I dont know. But it seems to me that its too low. I'm new to this car, i just bought it. But Ive had a GS300 and a GS430 and none of them was this low.
I'm also attaching a pic i took a bit ago of my idle RPM. Maybe I should post this on a new thread I dont know. But it seems to me that its too low. I'm new to this car, i just bought it. But Ive had a GS300 and a GS430 and none of them was this low.
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