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Thanks alphacat. She's going in tomorrow to my friends workshop for a wheel refurb and polish/detail. Should come back looking nice.

And I'm a gadget geek.

I don't se the point in that. I just put loads of music on an SD card (or plug in a USB stick or ipod /MP3 via USB) and play it through the radio FM using a transmitter bought from Amazon. It fits into the DC supply in the center consul (lower level) so its not in view. It also has a remote control should it be needed to skip tracks, select albums etc. Hi. I've managed to now sort out the sound quality issue (result of the car battery running low), and now the bluetooth streaming is virtually indistinguishable from playing the music through the usb stick (again an option through the Grom). I stream through bluetooth as I have a spotify account with all my playlists in sync with my music at home and I can change tracks through the steering wheel controls. My playlists on the phone can be played offline. Fm transmision doesn't sound great and messing about with usb sticks is laborious compared to using a streaming service. That's why I opted to go down the bluetooth route. Costa. ps The Mark Levinson is a great sounding system.

Only had mine a few weeks. Very similar to mine. Although bought for myself, my wife is dropping strong hints it'll suit her better. I ain't buying it either :)

Congratulations. Cracking colour although I'm slightly biased. :)

Good news, all went well. Lucky I was sent all 3 cables as mine was the not so common Lex cable. Bads news. Bluetooth audio streaming quality is poor, a very echoey effect on the sound. I helped fit the Grom bt3 to my friends mx5 a few days ago and his sounded good. I may swap the unit for the bt3. I won't need to pull out the stereo again as it uses the same data cable.

Nightmare. :)

This is going to be fun. Where do I start.

Thanks Paul. I ended up ordering the Grom usb2 plus system. The person I spoke with was really helpful and will be sending me the 3 different possible cables (toy, toy1, or lex cable), cant be sure without pulling the stereo out as mine was the transition year. http://www.carputer-shop.co.uk/toyota-n-18 Once everything is working (hopefully), I'll stream some background V8 audio to the sound system. :)

Oh dear some ones bought the wrong car !!! Its not meant to 'sound'..... at all..Alphacat. We like a bit of a rumble. On other forms I'm usually the reserved one. :) and I have been generally an anti-modding type person. My Z4MC is going up for sale and hopefully I'll be leaving the "boy racer" scene behind me. I must admit I'm having withdrawal symptoms from the screaming exhaust I'm used to. I'll probably be leaving the sc430 as it came from factory. It's too nice to mess with.

Thanks Karan I popped into Lexus Hatfield today and their prices seem reasonable. The service manager also gave me the number of someone that may be able to discreetly update the HiFi for streaming. Regards. Costa.

Ps My nearest Lexus dealers are either Hatfield or Edgware. I'd probably like to maintain the main dealer history but open to suggestions? .

Thanks everyone for the welcome. Hi Bob. That powerflo does sound like something I may be interested in doing at a future date. I don't want anything obtrusive at all, but would be nice to hear the v8's character come out a little. My first "minor" mod is an aux-in connected to a buetooth music streamer. My car already has bluetooth hands free but would like to get my music playing wirelessly. Is there anywhere in London that stocks the vaistech slu, or can anyone recommend something similar. I don't need on-screen control as I'll be doing this from my phone. Steve. I paid £10,800 plus £300 auction costs. It was sold as a bca assured vehicle so there was some peace of mind that the car was ok. Although it's a 55 plate reg Sept 05 it is the 5 speed. Nonetheless I would have bought it anyway as it's probably best to buy on condition I guess. I bought my first ever Lexus (IS250) from the same auction 4 weeks ago (bca enfield) to replace the family Honda. Within hours I was a Lexus convert hence why the sc430 caught my eye. The new hub cups that came with the car are a brushed stainless finish. Had to do a little googling to work out what I had. Looks like the "dinner plates". Contrary to most opinions, I think they look quite cool in a retro sort of way. Thelexusman. You have first refusal after my wife. She'll kill me if I sell it. Regards to all.

Hi everyone. First post. I'm quite a car enthusiast, and I've found myself spending endless hours on car forums chatting cars (generally older classics) aircooled posrche etc. Whilst at a car auction a few days ago, I spotted a clean sc430. Thought to myself that it would be a perfect "runaround" a car that just gets the job done and now will be able to reclaim my life. No more hours wasted discussing mods, wheels, upgrades, exhaust, suspension arguments, manual v auto fights. This car would hopefully tear me away from this car addiction and try to get my life back. Something nice but not "too nice" After a few aggressive bids and now I'm the new owner of a lovely sc430 and here I am, another car enthusiast's forum lol. That didn't last long. I absolutely have fallen for this thing. 1 owner, 2005, 37k miles, 8 Lexus stamps, immaculate condition. My favourite colour combo Silver, black leather. The car even had a new set of wheel caps (with screws) in the boot. I'll be getting the wheels refurbed and put the new hub caps on. My only complaint is that it's ever so quiet. Maybe time for an exhaust mod lol. Just kidding. Costa.