Paradise

Lexus Stockport parts quoted about £270 I don't recall if that inc'd VAT. That's without discount. Chrome grill - it took me sevaral nights of pure elbowgrease and breathing really bad fumes (had to start wearing a mask) and several melted toothbrushes to do my grill. The strippers the USA guys use aren't availible here. I tried several but although my grill looks dapper from 1 metre away or more, close up its still a bit of a mess. And the reason the chrome is under tha black is that if Lexus want to make a black and chrome item in plastic its lots easier to manufature chrome and coat it in matt black texture than manufacture black and "coat" in chrome. Also if anyone didnt know, the side decals around the rear side windos are all chrome underneath too if you want to risk stripping em. You can also see pics on www.lexusgrill.com if I recall correctly. Although the guy is not offering very fair prices and honest info on that site.

Has anyone sucessfully installed the newer "glob of red" GS MK2 light clusters on their GS MK2? Mine are the earlier ones as my car's 1998. I've seen a USA shop site that claims its easy to do but rather beleive someone who has done it. How lond did it take? How easy was it? Do you need any extra bits?

Mileage is the least important factor. Condition, history, the type of owner (eg do they put cheap tyres on the car or do they take a no expense spared approach to their cars upkeep) they are what you look at. GS300 SE MK2 115 thousand miles and counting!

It is probably from Lexus USA Tuning division, lucky owners over there get to choose from many official modifications. Search on L-TUNED or on the US Lec site for L Tuned. :D You may consider the UK GS Sport grill too from any dealer. It will be one of those two you are talking about.

Maybe I'm the only Lec in the country with a chrome grill!? Anyway, I was all for buying one from Steve at Lexusgrill.com but the price was awful with the carriage from the USA to the Uk. So I decided to take the DIY route as much reccomended by my fellow US owners. Unfurtunatley I couldn't use the stripper brands that are common over there. So I got the UK equivelets. Got home grinning in anticipation. Fast forward THREE NIGHTS of wearing a breathing mask against the dangerous fumes (really bad) and having to do it outside where it's ventilated, in the cold, trying to scrape between the ruts the stripper goos (tries a few) even melted the toothbrushes, scrapers, my industrial gloves allsorts and eventually the plastic grill went soggy too (and lexus quoted me about £215 for a new grill I think) so I decided enough is enough. Rinsed it off etc. Now my car has that bling-bling look, all chrome, it looks DAPPER but if you get up real close, less than 1 metre away (no-one notices but I and real nitpickers) you see it's not perfectly shiny chrome between all of the grills. I remember swearing even if someone paid me £300 I would refuse to do theirs. If someone wants to offer £400 I'll consider it, send me your grill and give me a week ! So my advice: If you just want to "chrome" the fronts of each slat you can do it in an hour with little effot with the right goo and tool. If you want it entirley chrome, get the goo they used on the US site or buy from steve or on ebay there is another guy.