Lexnut430

Hi Ian, Thank you for your reply. I didn't need to do this as strangely I got it sorted first thing this morning. I now think I know what the sequence of events caused it & sorted it. I put the door handles back in & reconnected the battery, but whilst I was putting the passenger side handle in, I unlocked it with the key before even connecting the battery. Then when the battery was connected all I had to do was press the unlock button on the key & it reset. I have worked out that if you press & hold the lock button on the key the alarm will arm & eventually beep. But, if you press the lock button twice, it seems to put the system into a state that only a manual turn off the key in the passengers side will allow the remote to work again. A lesson learnt no doubt. Cheers, Erwin.

Hi there, I'm have had a search on the forums before I posted, but that doesn't mean I'm not missing the info. I was working at the car & removed the door handles. Then when I was finished I locked the car with the key & I think I pressed a button twice, I really am not sure. I tried something, opening a door or pushing the door lock rods(door handles are still off) & the alarm went off. I tried to turn it off with the key, but it wouldn't work. I opened the windows with the locking rod & put the key in the ignition to start the car, thinking that this would reset the alarm, but no joy. The only way I could get the alarm to turn off was to disconnect the battery negative, but every time I reconnect it the alarm goes off. Does anyone on here know of this happening/how to fix it?? I would really appreciate any help as the car has to be moved soon. Cheers.

Hi there, I'm have had a search on the forums before I posted, but that doesn't mean I'm not missing the info. I was working at the car & removed the door handles. Then when I was finished I locked the car with the key & I think I pressed a button twice, I really am not sure. I tried something, opening a door or pushing the door lock rods(door handles are still off) & the alarm went off. I tried to turn it off with the key, but it wouldn't work. I opened the windows with the locking rod & put the key in the ignition to start the car, thinking that this would reset the alarm, but no joy. The only way I could get the alarm to turn off was to disconnect the battery negative, but every time I reconnect it the alarm goes off. Does anyone on here know of this happening/how to fix it?? I would really appreciate any help as the car has to be moved soon. Cheers.

Interesting Indeed Dave. Like i said, mind is an 01 430 Sport with 70k on it & I would value it around the £4000 mark, maybe even higher but that's maybe letting my heart rule head a bit there, lol. I think some of the cheap prices about are doing the cars a disservice if I'm being honest in my opinion.

I have to say, I agree & disagree on the £4800 price tag. I think for the mileage it's too expensive but if you were to get one with 50-60k on it then I think it would be well worth it. When you look at a 540 BMW or E Class Merc the same year with a similar engine, a decent car is advertised anywhere from £2k - £7k. This is the market these cars are aimed at & I would far rather have a Lexus. I can't really say too much as I got mine with 69k & service history for less than a £1k, but I think it's fair to say that was an exceptionally cheap car.

lol... despite the name, it is referring literally to the car rolling over, not slight undulations in the road at speed. In those conditions the arb is either doing absolutely nothing, or twisting ever so slightly (but nowhere near enough to induce instability). It is there for cornering purposes, i.e. to stop the car rolling over. Yeah, I agree. That is what I meant really. Whilst driving in a straight line or bumpy road conditions the ARB, as you say, does absolutely nothing. In bumpy conditions it is the suspension that should be working. The ARB is simply to limit roll whilst cornering & to try to keep the car as level as possible. I know before I replaced mine, when on a straight road, fine no problems, but when you threw her into a corner at highish speed, she did feel very unstable, but mine were hanging in her & completely rubbish. I think you even commented on it in one of my posts.

Evening. Has anyone ever removed the chrome trims around the windows before? I had a quick look the other day & I could see one pop rivet in around the back doors. Any help would be appreciated as I would like to remove them this weekend. Cheers.

Can't comment on the brakes but I do know that new anti roll bar bushes cost me £70 odd from Lexus for front & rear, so not expensive at all. IMO it should cut a bit of the unstableness as the roll bar will not be working to its best potential if they are worn. I assume some of what you feel at speed is a twitchy kind of roll type thing? The bushes will help limit that roll, hence the name Anti Roll Bar Bushes, lol, but I'm not saying it is the only problem. I would agree with rick, maybe shocks as well. My car felt the same as you are describing, but I replaced the bushes & put coilovers in at the same time so I can't say if it was just the bushes. Car drives amazing now.

Was it a black one? The time I bought mine there was a black one on for £4800 with that mileage. Hard for me to gauge as I got mine very cheap. As Rick says, absolutely super car. I love mine to bits.

Hi all, I am looking for a set of coilovers for my 01 GS430 Sport. Can buy a new set for not too bad money but interested to see if there is anything second hand out there before I spend. Cheers, Erwin.

Hi all, I am looking for a set of coilovers for my 01 GS430 Sport. Can buy a new set for only too bad money but interested to see if there is anything second hand out there before I spend. Cheers, Erwin.

Love this lip spoiler!! Where do you get this? I have the sport spoiler as std, but looking into trying to do something different as such. Good work by the way.

"Differently"?Handling on the GS430 whether SE or Sport should be fairly good and assured providing you don't try to throw it around like a sports car. It might be prudent for you to get it properly checked out front to back/top to bottom! Mine handles superbly and is an SE Nav, 67k FLSH. That's exactly what I would have thought. It's away at the moment getting readied for mot & it will get whatever it needs. I really think the shocks are gone so I think I'll just get coilovers for her now.

Yea funny I thought that might be the case. I had mine out & it appears to be only one plug for the air con, but that seems way to easy. It's the other 6 or 7 plugs that worry me. My mate owns a car audio place & it looks the only option is to see if we can get an iPod/iPhone loom to plug into where the changer in the glovebox plugs into the main unit.

Hi all. Just working through things on my new toy & was driving the car up to my mate to get sorted for mot. I noticed on the way up she handled........differently shall we say. I know that the front bottom arms are rattlly but she seemed somewhat boaty as if the shocks were gone. I'm sure this is not normal, but as it's the first time I have drove the car with exhaust fixed & tyres sorted I was surprised. I assume as it was a sport model it should be quite assured?? Any advice would be most welcome.