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On 19/04/2018 at 3:29 PM, cruisermark said:

Excellent thread and work! - I have done this but I lack the ability to think outside the box like using a bit of tissue lol! Brilliant

I tend to use a bit of masking tape to hold awkward nuts/bolts in sockets to get them started/undone.  

Just a point on your excellent write up. Those valves don't look like TPMS type but I'm sure you'll take care of that when the new tyres are fitted.

This is a dead handy tool kit for all those little fiddly jobs.  Made by Britool, so decent quality and a good variety of tools. Short and long reach sockets in AF,  Metric &  Torq, various screw bits  & sockets, 3 x extensions and a flexy, universal and ratchet + driver

AZ-LS400.  any updates on the abandoned LS400 in the North East please.  We await with baited breath!!

I live in Washington but don't know this car. Where abouts is it.  The old BOC works is currently being redeveloped. If you need some help give pm me.  Jim

The same scenario with the GS300 MK2 I had. I can't remember if the car Battery went flat or it was disconnected for some reason,  but putting the key into the ignition and turning it and waiting for 6 minutes, take it out and then, try which worked.  There was a yellow sticker under the bonnet with these instructions on it. 

Hope this helps in your choice of wheels.  17" DHP alloys on my GS300 from a few years ago. I had a full set on my MK3 LS400 previous to this car.  The 17" rear wheel is, I believe, a Lexus optional alloy, stamped inside the rim, Lexus made by OZ. I had a full set of these as well.  I photographed them a few years ago to see which I preferred against the original 17" 5 spoke GS alloys fitted as standard.  I had this for about a year before I sold it. 

You will need to take note of the two different wheel nuts used.  Not sure if there's more than two types.

These were a Factory option I believe.  17" alloys stamped inside "Lexus"   Made By OZ.  I had these on my MK2 GS and MK 3 LS and my 2002  LS430

What does it drive like. I've had 2 GS MK2 300's, "r" reg and "51" reg and both didn't drive straight, wandered all the time and on the GS forum lots of others had the same problem.

What a great forum this is.  Some excellent info there. Never knew there was such a thing as a steering speed control module and if it's the coolant temp sensor then an "easy" fix. Makes the decision a bit easier. Air Con not ice cold but OK ish possible regas.  My personal views of course and another viewing would be necessary this time a bit earlier as it was getting dark and rush hour on the  A1  Western Bypass is not my cup of tea.  

I've seen and test drove this car.  It's a DEALER description and you would be disappointed if you did 200 mile round trip and lost your deposit. First it's not even cleaned (DEALER) just put straight up for sale. Look at the wheels and they're caked in brake dust inside the spokes. Passenger door soft close not working. A little de-lamination on driver door glass.  A little bit of rust on driver door in the usual place just above the chrome trim, touched up but will need attention. At the bottom of the dash display the outside temperature is only half displayed so not sure why. The interior needs valeting but "it's just come in". They say they're trying to establish the service history and the previous owner had it 10 years. MOT about 3000 miles a year. On a 10 mile  test drive on my own,  it pulled to the left but could have been road camber so I pulled into Kwik-Fit and had the tyres pumped up and they were all down quite a bit.  At about 20 mph the steering twitched left and right, not come across that before, any ideas.  Brakes felt soft but pulled up straight without any juddering. Coming off the gas the car seemed to be still pulling and once stopped it was ticking over at 800 rpm in neutral, is that a bit fast, nearer 500/600 normal ?. Drivers seat warmed up and what buttons I did press all worked but didn't have time to go over everything.  Personally I like the colour but not sure about the "dull, drab dark grey" trim but it may well clean up nicely. Beige or light grey are my preferred choice but it's second hand, "OH NO" it's a preowned vehicle, so take what there's out there.  Over mats so carpets are good and full tool kit. Always best to see a car and not buy blind.  Pictures don't show how it drives.      

These Lexus are clever...hot water and music !!!!!  

It's not in Friday's sale but there's still time if it hasn't been sold. I think they'll give the sale price over the phone. At £5000 hammer/estimate price there's another £400 commission to add on.  Wilson's are pretty steep since taking over from SMAG Auctions.

I wish I still had the Sunbeam.

Phil,   some good info there but I'm not into sports cars, just thought someone may be looking  for one so it may have been "a not to be missed car".  Whenever I'm asked "do you not fancy a sports car" I always say  no,  I had motor bikes in my teens and none of them were under 500ccs.  For the record.....Sunbeam 500ccs in line twin/shaft drive, Triumph Tiger 100,  500ccs parallel twin,  Norton 650ccs Dominator and lastly  Norton 750 Dunstall Atlas.

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• There's an SC 430  02 reg, 54,000 miles, estimated at £5000 at Wilson's Auction in Newcastle tomorrow night ( Wednesday 7/12 /2017 ).  Just in case anyone's interested as I don't think there's many about.  
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There's an SC 430  02 reg, 54,000 miles, estimated at £5000 at Wilson's Auction in Newcastle tomorrow night ( Wednesday 7/12 /2017 ).  Just in case anyone's interested as I don't think there's many about.  

Another option could be......The oil cooler built into the radiator fails so you could retro fit an external after market oil cooler then there's no need to change the original radiator, just link the outlets at the bottom with suitable oil resistant "rubber" pipe and jubilee clips..

My regular garage sourced them from his supplier and fitted them as a new brake cable was needed as well and definitely a job requiring the hoist.  Brake cable, as seen above,  came from Lexus (£60) as we couldn't find one at all on the web.

All the parts are available after market without going to Lexus.

The parking brake is just an old fashioned, low tech drum system with the same old problems. Dirt and dust clogging things up and it can seize with the results seen in the attached photo. In this instance the cable was seized in the lining. The casting bolted to the back plate can break cos you can get a lot of weight on it with your left leg.  Even when new the friction linings on the shoes are small and thin so, as Steve says, wheel off, caliper off, disc off and clean and lube all moving parts.      

This is my Queen on Coronation Day June 1953 and that's me to her right as the real Duke of Edinburgh

There was a member on here a few years back who ran LS400, I think it was a MK3, as a taxi  who came from Liverpool, just can't think of his name.

I did my own compilations with no gaps, spaces or DJ spiel, only continuous music and still play them, mostly 50's to 70's. They were recorded from LP's and Fluff Freemans Pick of the Pops onto a Revox77 and edited to a Sony cassette deck using TDK Super Avilyn tape via a Naim amp and Linn Sondek, which I regret selling.  I bought the Revox for £250 and sold it 23 years later for £250  

Hi rock on,  Good to hear it's still running well but only to be expected as it looked a really good car when I saw it nearly 2 years ago. Since then I've had a 51 Merc C class which I sold after 4 weeks, a 53 Merc E 200 which developed a brake problem and the dealer refunded my money after 2 weeks of ownership, a 99 Honda Legend which was sold after 3 weeks when I found a gearbox oil leak and the LS430 went last Nov after nearly a years ownership.  Since Feb, I've been running an 07 Merc E280 V6 3 ltr petrol auto in beautiful nick, nice and smooth and quiet, but doesn't compare with the refined silence of an LS