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Car Forum / Lexus Cars / October 2005I Stupidly Broke the Power Lock Switch on my GS Whoops!
I feel like a complete moron. My friend told me to do it and I was curious to see what would happen. Now that I know, I won't do it again. With the doors locked, I held the little knob which locks or unlocks the car while hitting the power unlock button. At that point the knob always remained in the lock position regardless of whether the door was really locked or not. I tried to force it back, I heard a little pop, and now it doesn't even seem to have any affect at all on the door lock. It moves freely. I lock and unlock the car now via the key remote w/ no prob. HOW DO I FIX THIS?? Many Many Many thanks in advance. > HOW DO I FIX THIS?? Um, take it to your friendly Lexus dealer? That's the best we can do? I want to fix it myself. I did my own brakes. Would this be difficult to fix? How would I get started? Thanks. The best way to do this is with the right information. You can buy the car manual at the Lexus dealer. It might run you a couple of hundred bucks, but it has everything you need to sort out the problem. If you try w/o the info, then you might get lucky, maybe not. -d > That's the best we can do? I want to fix it myself. I did my own > brakes. Would this be difficult to fix? How would I get started? > Thanks. Thanks for the reply. I appreciate it. It is my knowledge that these repair manuals are not available to the public? Am I wrong? Does someone out there already have the book?? Would it be asking to much for a scan of the page I need? I have a 98 gs 300 Thanks@@ The fix will involve multi pages. I suggest seeing if you can find the manuals locally or find someone who has access to Alldata, on line mechanic manuals. First I suggest you go to a dealer and price the part, you may decide not to fix it after all. >Thanks for the reply. I appreciate it. It is my knowledge that these >repair manuals are not available to the public? Am I wrong? Does >someone out there already have the book?? Would it be asking to much >for a scan of the page I need? I have a 98 gs 300 > >Thanks@@ ***************** Thank You kgsAT@msbx.net Jack Kevorkian for White House physician. To reply to this email please remove the AT after the kgs in the reply to address as shown above. I wouldn't think I would need a new part. My guess is the little button just got disconnected from the lock on the door. Can someone scan post email the pages I need. I would paypal 10 bux for the quick help. Thanks. Good place to start: http://techinfo.toyota.com/ >I wouldn't think I would need a new part. My guess is the little > button just got disconnected from the lock on the door. Can someone > scan post email the pages I need. I would paypal 10 bux for the quick > help. Thanks. Sure they are. Just pricey and of questionable value to most owners. > Thanks for the reply. I appreciate it. It is my knowledge that these > repair manuals are not available to the public? Am I wrong? Does > someone out there already have the book?? Would it be asking to much > for a scan of the page I need? I have a 98 gs 300 > > Thanks@@ The manuals are closer to $400 for the complete set of 4, but in defence they have some information and digrams which can not be forund elseware including Aldata. >The best way to do this is with the right information. You can buy the car >manual at the Lexus dealer. It might run you a couple of hundred bucks, but [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >> brakes. Would this be difficult to fix? How would I get started? >> Thanks. ***************** Thank You kgsAT@msbx.net Jack Kevorkian for White House physician. To reply to this email please remove the AT after the kgs in the reply to address as shown above. Buy the service manual...especially if you are going to imprudently do things your friend tells you to do. > That's the best we can do? I want to fix it myself. I did my own > brakes. Would this be difficult to fix? How would I get started? > Thanks. >I feel like a complete moron. My friend told me to do it and I was > curious to see what would happen. Now that I know, I won't do it [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > HOW DO I FIX THIS?? > Many Many Many thanks in advance. The levers and knobs in the door are connected to rods with plastic clips. I believe there are only 1 or 2 different types of clips in the door so you might want to visit your Lexus dealer and pick up a couple. You will need a trim removal tool or a stiff putty knife, a Phillips screwdriver, and a small electronics screwdriver. Use the electronics screwdriver to pop off any trim plugs that hold the armrest on and remove the screws under the plugs. Use the putty knife/trim removal tool to carefully pop off the inside panel of the door at the edges, working around the perimeter. There may be a few screws holding the panel on so look carefully. Unplug the harness for the courtesy light and lock/window controls to remove the door panel. Carefully pull off the underlying plastic - if it rips, you can repair it with duct tape. Look at the rods to see how they are connected and look for any disconnected or broken clips. Good luck!  SignatureRay O correct the return address punctuation to reply You can access this site for $10.00 per day. It has all of the factory tech manuals in PDF format. http://techinfo.toyota.com/index.html If you have the time and a good high speed connection, you can download the complete manual. Takes a while, but compared to shelling out $400.00, well worth it. Good Luck Bill >I feel like a complete moron. My friend told me to do it and I was > curious to see what would happen. Now that I know, I won't do it [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > HOW DO I FIX THIS?? > Many Many Many thanks in advance. |
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