Leighcm

Welcome! Good looking MR2!

Probably eBay or Traderonline...those are about the only ones I can think of that you might be able to find an old truck like that.

Might be awhile!

Try Silverstars. Also, you'll want to double check the bulb size, but I still have a set of HIDs from my old Camry somewhere in the garage that I'd sell if I can find them and they fit.

Pretty sweet...love the paint!

I usually go out of my way to include as many of those maneuvers as possible in my 7 mile commute all the way down one extremely straight boring street...I get a lot of weird looks when I blow the doors off Mustangs in my Lexus sedan....

I'm very talented...I will find a way to spill it even if it has a lock-top. The vinyl flooring in the Element is nice, but hard on shoe heels, my purse on the floor, etc. I haven't seen that sort of flooring in a Toyota in a long time.

It may actually have something to do with the road if it happens in that specific spot regularly...the TPMS sensors measure wheel rotation speeds, and that section of road may cause one wheel or one side to be slightly different from the others. I know very bumpy roads can occasionally cause this problem.

Got a pic that shows more of the interior? It'd be interesting to see more about how it's mounted. The camera looks professional and unobtrusive.

Pretty. How much did it run for all the pieces?

Welcome! That thing's practically brand new with only 100k...may you have many more years of happy driving!

Yes, this could happen to any car, actually. It's unfortunate that it happened in such a highly publicized manner to a Toyota product, as it could easily have been a Chrysler, a Honda, a BMW...anything really. Just don't double-mat your car.

Do you have a destination programmed in while you are trying to look at these icons?

I had a set of Kumho tires also...not bad at all, and great for the money. Check for an all season Bridgestone Potenzas in your size...also a great tire. I drove a Supra year 'round in Michigan with no issues with a set of the Bridgestones.

Pretty cool...I didn't know that. Maybe one of these days I'll learn to ski and/or surf, and pay you all a visit! (I'll drive there in my perfectly safe Lexus that has only one set of mats that are safely clipped down...I may hit 120, but that will be on purpose.)

There's snow and mountains in Southern CA? Really? Where? We have them here in Vegas (Mt Charleston, ski resort, everything), but I didn't know there was anything there. Hopefully this accident will be the wake-up call. Especially since Toyota issued the recall 2 years ago, and apparently no one paid attention then.

The mats that are the problem are the super thick rubber all-weather ones that have to be purchased as an additional accessory over and above the original carpeted factory mats. They can get jammed into the accelerator pedal because people just throw them on top of the original mats, and they're not clipped down like the factory mats are so they can slide forward. If your mom has just a slim mat, it's probably no big deal, but you should let her know that it's okay to use the original mats...she can just order a new set of them for about $100 if she wears them out. The other issue here is that Lexus recalled those mats a couple of years ago because there was potential for this to happen. Not sure why a 2009 ES350 should have them installed now, especially one in Southern California...they're really for snow, etc., not for sunny California weather. The part that really gets me is that the potential problem is specific to Camry's and ES's only, and only those with the all-weather accessory mats. People are now freaking out about other Lexus cars for no reason. There was an article I read about a lady in CA with a GS300 that claims her car accelerated by itself once in a parking lot. I'm sure she's totally imagining it, probably accidentally hit the gas when she meant to hit the brake, and it's all fueled by this accident report. Really, who hasn't accidentally hit either the brake or accelerator when they meant to do the opposite? I know I've done it. It amazes me how people can build on isolated incidents when it comes to car manufacturers. Remember the RX400h that blew up somewhere on the east coast last year? The initial media reports were that "a Lexus hybrid caught on fire and that Lexus corporate was unavailable for comment", it was all over CNN as being a "Lexus problem" and there were all sorts of theories about Lexus hybrids being unsafe and prone to fire...until the police found out the car blew up because there was a bomb in it. Then the story was quietly ignored by the media because it wasn't nearly as sensational as a story about the world's biggest auto manufacturer making cars that blow up. It'll be interesting to see what the investigators find as the actual cause of this horrible accident.

Looks great. Are you noticing any performance differences?

Nice solution! It should almost be a factory option! Now, if you can only come up with a fool-proof way so that my morning coffee doesn't spill when I go sliding through those corners as I'm late to work every morning.... :P

Have you tried to call Tracfone support to find out what your phone's code is? Then change the Avalon to the same code...that may work.

Are you trying to do this while driving or stopped? If you're stopped, a code will come up on the screen in the Avalon, something with four numbers, like 1111 or 1212.

There's a fuse box on the driver's side under the dash, and there's one big one under the hood. Did you check both of those?

Welcome! Congrats on the new car! Post some pics when you get a chance!

I'm pretty sure it's a light bulb...not so sure as to where it is to change it.

Have you done the basics, like tune-ups, etc.?