Ls400 Rust Protection

[big-ls400]

hello

have you ever seen a rusty lexus ?

what form of protection do the cars have. ?

seen some early examples and they all seem ok.

great cars

[eXOBeX]

My old GS300 (1995) had rust above the windscreen, apparently this can happen if the paint gets damaged when replacing a windscreen.

Apart from that, no.

[Alain]

I did see one which was really rusty, about as much as a Renault of same vintage. It stands at an independant dealership in nearby Belgium, has 230.000 Km (about 150.000 miles) but he wanted still way too much for it. Sits still in his front yard after 3 months. Rust is also a common problem if the first (lowest) coat of paint gets damaged. Have seen this twice and both were surely be caused when the windshield was replaced.

Toyota itself does, to my knowledge, not zinc plate the body nor use any other form of modern rust inhibition. But they use an iron which by itself is not easily attacked by corrosion (quote from "The Lexus Story" book). However it's not rustfree steel which would be to hard and develop cracks.