Anyone electrically minded?

[Old_Dude]

Good evening fine Lexus folks, I'm still trawling through what needs doing on my 97 GS300 Sport so kind of looking for information on the subjects as I go along.

This particular exciting episode (well, it's exciting for me since I have never done this king of stuff before and haven't got a clue what I am doing) is to do with the electrical side of my nice GS, firstly, I have a couple of LED's out in the drivers door lock so i'm looking for information on how I can actually get to the circuit board bit, I can get it out of the door and have removed all the screws I can find that hold it together but I am loathed to try to prize the board out from below the rocker switches because it feels tight enough to perhaps have something else securing it, anyone throw any light on it?

Secondly, I saw a 2001 with a remote start on it and wondered if it's possible to do that to my 1997 model? I think that the key may have a chip in it so perhaps this might complicate matters but other than that, i'm just guessing.

Any idea's anyone?

Cheers, Dave

[TigerFish]

Been a while since I worked on a gen 1 but I'm sure the board does come out after some clips are pushed aside. Not sure if I've still got one kicking about in the garage, so I'll have a look later.

Yeah, as far as I know, you will need to tape the transponder up inside the dash near the pick up ring to get the remote start to work.

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[Old_Dude]

Hi Rick, it looks very much like you are a resident expert on this model so Yaaay !

I really don't hope to bore you too much with all the questions I have buzzing through my head. Due to having open heart surgery recently, I am restricted to all the jobs that are not too heavy, but intend to tackle them one by one as soon as the consultant clears me :o) 

Mean time, thanks for rooting in your garage (sure you have way better things to do) and What's the pick up ring and where is it located? (Am I daft and it's actually the ring that lights up round the key or is it a justifiable question)?

Thank you so much for your help.

Dave

[TigerFish]

Yeah, It is around the ignition barrel.

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[TigerFish]

Unfortunately, no switch panels in the garage :(

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[Old_Dude]

3 hours ago, TigerFish said:

Unfortunately, no switch panels in the garage :(

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No probs, thanks for looking, i'll see what results a good session of tinkering will produce.

20 hours ago, TigerFish said:

Yeah, as far as I know, you will need to tape the transponder up inside the dash near the pick up ring to get the remote start to work.

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Which bit is the transponder? is it in the remote fob or the key itself, will it need a power supply?

[TigerFish]

It's in the key case

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