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I hope he brings you back more than a pair of bonnet struts! lol I really did expect a problem simply because of the price. £26 the Pair! & That was with the optional £3 insurance! I Still think there was a mistake somewhere!, I was quoted by Lexus £85 plus VAT "EACH" They did do another Pair that was £10 pair more expensive but came with a "Lifetime" Warranty. I wish I had bought them instead now but I will next time. If I only get a few years out of these ones I'll be very happy.However they look & feel very strong, they lift the bonnet on their own once you have started the lift. I think they are brilliant I'm Sure they will last as long as the mega expensive Lexus ones! Well my Cam belt & brakes were renewed as well & so I'm looking forward to the London to Brighton run this Sunday, Hope to see you there! Best Wishes. djdon

Hi, I have been looking in breakers for these struts for months with no luck. Lexus want £85 plus VAT Each. That's £199.75 for the Pair! I have just found a pair Thanks to your eBay link & ordered them a few moments ago. I cant believe the price of $46.85 The pair, including Shipping & insurance. I think that's about £25. That's Great. Thank you very much for great advice. I just need a front side light assembly now due to a stone chip if you know anywhere.Again Lexus want nearly £100 with the vat! Thank Again Kind Regards. djdon 24th Oct 07. My Struts arrived from U.S this morning & have now been fitted on my car. Took 15 days to arrive (bear in mind the post strike) I thought that was excellent, They fitted PERFECT & I'm very happy with them! Djdon.

Hi again. yes you did have me worried for a while.lol I think I have got the right ones I Looked at a couple of ls 400s over the weekend all facelift models as I wanna update. The struts were gone on all of them. Im looking forward to my new struts but with the post strike *** knows when I'll receive them. Have a good day! Can you let me know wherabouts you have managed to find an LS400 in a breakers, There area couple of bits I could do with and the nearest breaker to me doesn't seem to get LS400's in. I need some clips and bits to go under the bonnet and hold down the rubbers etc, I was quoted a ridiculous proce for a peice of rubber by Lexus Croydon. Cheers Chris. Hi It is very rare to find a ls400 in a breakers yard, but i did find a few on ebay but didnt have the bits i need. but I used s place up in York. "Simpson Bros" tel 01759 372977 They do a mail order service. Hope they can help you. Good luck.

Hi again. yes you did have me worried for a while.lol I think I have got the right ones I Looked at a couple of ls 400s over the weekend all facelift models as I wanna update. The struts were gone on all of them. Im looking forward to my new struts but with the post strike *** knows when I'll receive them. Have a good day! Can you let me know wherabouts you have managed to find an LS400 in a breakers, There area couple of bits I could do with and the nearest breaker to me doesn't seem to get LS400's in. I need some clips and bits to go under the bonnet and hold down the rubbers etc, I was quoted a ridiculous proce for a peice of rubber by Lexus Croydon. Cheers Chris. Hi It is very rare to find a ls400 in a breakers yard, but i did find a few on ebay but didnt have the bits i need. but I used s place up in York. "Simpson Bros" tel 01759 372977 They do a mail order service. Hope they can help you. Good luck.

This will be our first ever such event. We love Brighton. we love Lexus so will definitely be at Crystal Palace on the 28th. Looking forward to it. The Cam belt. Pads & Service is booked for the 24th. I have someone covering Saturday night for me. So yes please count me in! A big Thank you to dj wozza who first told me about this run, Look forward to meeting you..I will be with my wife & (mini owner) daughter in a Silver P reg Ls400!

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Hi. your so right. my 96 LS400 runs so much better on Super Unleaded!

I had same thing, on Ls400 I just bought.thought aircon was not working but filter was changed & now im freezzzzzzzzing!

Hi again. yes you did have me worried for a while.lol I think I have got the right ones I Looked at a couple of ls 400s over the weekend all facelift models as I wanna update. The struts were gone on all of them. Im looking forward to my new struts but with the post strike *** knows when I'll receive them. Have a good day!

i sorted my problem with radio backlighting and blinking dash for the grand price of 24pence and a hour of my time 2yrs back on a mk2, have to look up what i did and i will post the fix up later ok Hii I read that post, Amazing! There is no way I could attempt that due to my disability. Would you be interested in fixing the problem for me? I'll Pay you of course! (a bit more than the 24p. lol)

Hi Vince. Whats this? Are you saying you can repair this radio backlight problem???????????

Hi rick,,,Ive got the very same problem!, hopefully someone will have a solution ! cheers Hi, Yes I have the same problem also. its awkward at night, but apart from that it spoils the look of the dash, it is just the backlight on the radio affected but I dont think it is a slmple job like replacing a bulb!.I shall be watching this post carefully in the hope that a "Bright Spark" will know the answer. Kind Regards

Hi Graham. Nothing I can do now as I have them on the way. I hope there right. mine is a 1996P I did state that when ordering. I have my fingers crossed. There was several types to choose from. I think I got it right, I'll let you know when they arrive! Thanks Again

Does anybody know the exact model of Nokia phone that fits into the bracket found in the LS400 (95/96/97 models) I would like to try to find one. All these cars seem to have the bracket & the hands free etc but I have never seen one with the actual phone in the bracket!

Sure looks a lovely car.

Sure looks a lovely car.

Hi, I have been looking in breakers for these struts for months with no luck. Lexus want £85 plus VAT Each. That's £199.75 for the Pair! I have just found a pair Thanks to your eBay link & ordered them a few moments ago. I cant believe the price of $46.85 The pair, including Shipping & insurance. I think that's about £25. That's Great. Thank you very much for great advice. I just need a front side light assembly now due to a stone chip if you know anywhere.Again Lexus want nearly £100 with the vat! Thank Again Kind Regards. djdon

Fantastic car. its top of my list of things to buy when i win the lottery. lol Must be the best car on the road! Good luck with it & drive it with care. (I could be the second owner of that in a few years time,lol)

Hi Ian, I nearly bought a Celsior yesterday. Such a lovely really beautiful Car,The only thing wrong with it was that being an import it is mega expense when they go wrong.This is the problem with all personal imports not just Lexus. Some people say they are the same,but I think so.You will find many parts on Lexus slightly differant from Celesior. I wish you luck with yours Regards Don

Hi Moffet. Many Thanks, I looked at your problem, Hope you have it sorted by now! Yes its a similar problem to mine except that I have not tried toi add anything I have not touched it at all.I think it has just stopped lighting up on its own. The rest of the dash lights are fine,It is only the Radio that is out.I woukl be willing to pay someone to fix it for me if you know of anyone.It would be so nice to get it all working lovely. I checked the fuse under the bonnet marked "RADIO" but that was ok. Is there any other fuse box I should be checking? Thanks Again

Hi Steve. You seem to know a bit about dash lights, I wonder if my similar problem has a quick fix! My dash is perfect except for the radio that wont light up! Radio works great,all the display is ok, it just wont light up which not only spoils the lovely Dash it is impossible to see the track, volume buttons etc. Please tell me you know how to fix it! Is there a bulb behind there or fibre optic? It is 1997P LS400. I just bought it on fleebay,120000 Miles. I know nothing about it but it seems a lovely car. Would be fantastic to get all those buttons around the radio lit up. I'm unable to spend fortunes on it but would a few quid is ok. Apart from that I would not have a clue how to take it out anyway. but I bet its not t difficult. Have a Great Day. Djdon

Hi Again, They must be very busy as i could not get through on phone, but they answered my email but want me to take it out & send it to them for a quote. I feel it would be very expensive. I was hoping it was a seperate fuse, or a code. or maybe a simple bulb behind the set somewhere. Its a shame as it not only spoils the lit up dash display of a night but its also hard to see the buttons to change track etc. The radio & all the display data works fine, it is just the backlight not lit. Yes I know its such a silly minor fault but it would have been nice to fix it. The system Sounds great I dont think I have ever heard such a great sound from a standard car stereo. Or a super duper one put in come to that.The stereo seperation on my old Beatles CDs is just fantastic. I have only just bought the car this week, When i pumped up the volume to Max it felt like someone kicking the back of my seat.So powerfull. No distortion, just great! That place is well worth knowing & I have registard with them. I will let you know the result of avy work i have done there in the futcher They are not to far from me. Thanks again

Hi I asked my non Lexus garage who quoted me £300 using genuine Lexus parts! Djdon