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Could be the delivery guy as found a warm 🥰welcome at that address.

All the more reason for keeping my LS400.

Hi Howard Use the 7zap site to identify your part number go to the" meter " section for the series of the cars you are viewing and you will be able to see the differences in the drawings .

If you are searching for part numbers on search engines of any type you need all the part number the part number you are quoting is the master number for that specific location of the part say a front fender the various parts that make up the fender will have 10 digit part numbers example 47781-50010.

You need to register to gain the garage app. you could google those part numbers and obtain suppliers that way I did that as part of my research and the shields came in around £25 each.

Hi everyone whatever your model ,I have whilst browsing the copart fans forum a new to me parts sourcing website. This site actually uses original manufacturers part number lists and diagrams which is priceless when identifying the exact part you need. If you sign up to the garage proviso all you need to do to get the best price worldwide is to first identify the part number on the vehicle put in your vin number and they find the correct part at the best price and availability. I have checked out some of the prices and the variance is surprising and these are mostly genuine OEM parts. The site is www 7zap.com

Hi Paul The first LS 400s in the uk had no options, the offer was an all up full specification my 1990 mark 1 was the 65th car to be imported and according to my Toyota / Lexus dealership as they were up to the late 90s that specification was exclusive to the UK. I think there were several reasons for not offering more options the main one was the dealership set up and why they eventually forced a exclusive Lexus dealership on the franchisees' .

The situation means your items are sat on a shelf waiting for a guy or gal to get around to checking them over for any kind of contraband , if the declaration by Rockauto checks out you will get them eventually, how long it takes depends on which side of the bed that guy or gal got out on.

I gained the shots from copart internationals website of salvage vehicles and this one was wrecked in the UAE. I think we will have to get VAR to sort out who's offside.

Here we have a bad rear ender that hopefully the occupants were not in situ but it shows how well any one in the cabin would have been protected.

Yes it is a terrific example and would imagine those miles are motorway cruising being a company car. The belt change is recommended at 10 years if that comes first. The leather will come up really nice with a professional clean and feed the paint looks good so its a keeper ,can only go up in price from here in. This was mine for 17 years.

Always good to educate yourself when the opportunity arises and its a no loss situation,I found the water bottle float sensor was not working on my mark 4 when I bought it. I bought a new one from Lexus fitted it but did some research on why the old one failed, it turns out they get saturated with the fluid and sink giving a empty bottle reading. I dried it out and painted it with lacquer tested it for a month and it passed the test ,stuck it on ebay at half the cost of new and sold it to someone in Germany ,unusual to say the least but it shows benefits of education.

Yes it is a terrific example and would imagine those miles are motorway cruising being a company car. The belt change is recommended at 10 years if that comes first. The oil mist around the right bank head looks like a pcv valve issue could do to change that out and a clean up should bring the engine and bay back to its classic look, not as today shrouded in plastic. The leather will come up really nice with a professional clean and feed the paint looks good so its a keeper ,can only go up in price from here in.

The problem here is that this is not a Lexus spec the seats are not leather and it as a couple of other non Lexus additions. In the UK this does not come close to a Lexus LS400 specification even the colour is not found in the UK issued cars. The Americans love their classic cars and there is an industry built around it but here we tend to stick to classic British and so nothing like the same interest in Asian manufactured post war vehicles. There are a lot of Celsiors for sale in Japan and this is a rare low mileage car but plenty of reasonable mileage examples at half the price so anyone buying this car is paying a premium for the reading on the odometer because everything else is the same and to my mind not worth the extra.

Hi Andrew The location is on the dm

The reputation for quality of replacement and Mod suspension parts in the states is well known as there is a large marketplace for a multitude of enthusiasts who love updating their cars. As the market place is so big there is a lot of competition this keeps prices low so if the reviews are generally good across a manufacturers range of products they are likely to be ok.

And there hourly rate is ? This is why the forum is such a valuable resource when the Dealership knows less than we do.

Hi Allan Take off the parking brake assembly and give yourself more room. Tap four new larger bolts into the existing hub bolt holes fasten in a couple of anchors and pull with the puller after applying some heat to the hub bearing housing. The remaining part of the hub should then just pull off ,it is probably seized to the shaft.

Thanks for that Paul, again very useful information and will be invaluable to anyone with a problem compressor.

Hi Paul The description of your task is well easy to follow and will be a boon for anyone needing to replace the comp . I am curious to know how you applied the 12volts to the clutch assembly as this is normally applied via a pressure switch that operates if there is enough refrigerant gas in the system if there is not enough gas pressure within the system the clutch will not engage. This is usually the first sign that the system is leaking

Hi Ciaran If you type LS430 issues into the search box at the top right hand corner of the home page there will appear on a multitude of subjects issues relating to the LS430.

Check the buyers guide in the forum archive there are reams of contributors input.

I agree and your point regarding a good retailer is very pertinent I had occasion to take back a Yuasa battery after two years and it was changed without any quibbles but it was purchased from a private family owned motor factor who depended very highly on customer trust.

I always thought the gold badges looked a bit blingy and the chrome is more Lexus if you get my drift.

This is a perfect example of the blind leading the blind,ie a computer programme corrupted to the extent that the reader could not determine that a mechanical device was bad or good and just accepting the outcome without question at the expense of the owner. It is one of the hidden benefits of owning the older models that the steering rack is not controlled or monitored by a computer which can result in these anomalies. When I started to look for a replacement for my Mark 1 these advancements in the computerisation of the running of the car were one of my major considerations and at that time the 430 and the 460 were the only models available there was not much in the way of newer computer additions to the 430 but the 460 had significantly advanced and from reading this topic not for the good of all.