New Front Grill

[clemsboy]

Hi

Thought you may be interested in my new front grill. I really wanted to make the change to a stainless steel grill. I have kept the original and bought a spare to try out the new grill. I am delighted with results , look forward to see what other SC owners think.

[aly-g]

I like it but would prefer it black....but that's just me ......

allan

[john leeds]

Sorry but it reminds me of noddy's car.I prefer the original one ,

[john leeds]

I've just spent hours cleaning mine

[alphacat]

Afraid I don't like the stainless grill or the black one.. But I do feel guilty about how I have neglected my car..

Time I stopped taking it to the Rumanian car washers and di it myself!!

[CLUBCAPT]

Great job john, i'll drop mine off sat about 11am.. ok?

[clemsboy]

Glad you like it. The car is in today having a service, just had a call from Lexus and it needs new plugs. when I got up off the floor after their quote for the job, I told them to go ahead, it's not cheap owning an SC430 but it's worth it,when I met the driver from Lexus to take the car to Battersea to be serviced, lots of people were asking if they could take pics. You can't help but be proud can you to own such a great car.

John

[Paul_G]

I'm told by my Lexus dealer the plugs need changing every 12 years and I was quoted £280. Does that sound similar to your experience? I declined this year :)

[alphacat]

I thought plugs were every 50,000 miles Changed mine last year they have to be iridium cost between £6 and £8 each for the 430sc

I think NGK were the originals a set of 8 cost about £60 I and them fitted by a local mechanic and it cost me £108 in total including the plugs.

Chap runs his own business fully qualified motor engineer (no ham fisted apprentices on the job) he use to be an leading engineer on the Toyota WRC cars... In fact he has just completely rebuilt the old Carlos Saint World Rally Championship car a Toyota GT4.

he does all my servicing on both my Jag and the 430...

[Paul_G]

Maybe that's why, I haven't hit the 50k yet :)

[alphacat]

Yes the Lexus dealer will always find a way...... to make you pay.

[ColinBarber]

I'm told by my Lexus dealer the plugs need changing every 12 years and I was quoted £280. Does that sound similar to your experience? I declined this year :)

every 60k miles I believe.