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I just put back my original 17" wheels. It came much quieter and softer ride than with 19".

No problem. Yes, I have fitted the coilovers. Feels like driving with sport mode. Not too hard with softest selection.

I've got coilovers too yesterday. Any tips about removing back seat are welcome 🙂 Is it easy to do the conversion? What to do for the air parts(compressor etc)? Can I change them one axle at a time and drive it between the changes? For example change front tomorrow and the rear the day after. As I have to drive to work daily.

That's what they were wondering also at Toyota. They didn't know what is the reason for the older Celsior having more expensive shocks.

I have 160k km on my Celsior, I guess it's something around 100k miles. I had almost the same mileage on my 1999 Caldina when I had to replace the rear shocks for it. Converting to springs seems to be cheapest solution. £1400 for two original air shocks and £1000 for a set of coil overs.

I managed to pair my android phone with Celsior but can't transfer the contacts

My 2004 Celsior didn't pass the yearly inspection because one or maybe two of the shocks are in bad condition. Front left is almost in need of replacement and rear right need to be replaced. The air suspension works fine but I guess I still need to change complete unit(air bag and shock). Is there good aftermarket parts or should I just pay for the original(£700 for a piece)? I was offered a used set from 2002 LS 430 for a reasonable price. I was just wondering what is the difference as price for the air suspension for facelift model(2003 ->) is cheaper than for the pre facelift model. Or what if I change all of them to coil overs? There was some set in ebay for £300-500 but that sounds too cheap for a set. As BC Racing is around £1000. I tried to check the condition of the rear right shock but can't see any difference to other side. I pushed the corner down so it goes down a little bit and comes back up, and same on the other side. When I've done that for a car with normal springs the faulty side keeps "jumping" for awhile.

Ok, thanks.

I just got my -04 Celsior to show a Japanese message that was translated to something like "Change Air Conditioner filter". Does it mean the cabin filter or that Air Purifier in the trunk? Or does the air conditioner have it's own filter somewhere?

I just got Techstream and was testing it on my Celsior. Here's what I found. "Bumby road sensor" is that the reason for a soft ride 🙂 I guess that "Number of trouble codes" is caused by ASC-680 as when I drive it sometimes gives message: "Height HI" but only if I set car lower than normal height.

I have been driving with those 19" wheels about 2000 kilometers. BigBoomer's answer seems to make sense.

Ok, that makes sense if there's no sensors in valves. So the one deflating tyre is spinning faster than the others? There was one tyre with lower pressure,I put there same amount of air as in others and reset the computer. After that light came off and everything seems ok.

But I have changed the different wheels(original 17" to chrome 19") and they have normal valves.

I don't know how it checks the tyre pressure. This happened today when driving home from work. Japanese text says something like "incorrect air ratio"

Yes the same, no tyre symbol on the dash. I just put that ASC680 in car and sometimes it gives the text "Height HI" on dash. Driving the car as in picture. I chose the UCF31 with reverse C as chassis (it should be the facelift model).

I don't have any sensors on wheels so does it mean I don't have TPMS?

Haven't changed the radiator. 2004 car.

Ok. Thanks 🙂

I was wondering what are these switches? Didn't find them from LS430 manual .

I haven't decided yet. Maybe I remove them as it's easier to clean the windows.

Just got 19" chrome wheels . Need to get the car little bit lower. I have that ASC-680 waiting. Is it easy to put in car?

Thanks. Might be that coffee order too 😂

Nice to know, I thought Japan is region 1.

Yes, and the maps are not very fresh like google maps or something similar from phone. And the car itself is quite good conversation topic.We Finns are not very talkative people to strangers but there has been several times that some guy has came to me like "What is this Toyota, where you got it from?" and stuff like that. Talked about an hour with one guy at market's parking lot.

Good to know that it's more reliable than ML system. Do you know if it's possible to change the Navigation screen from LS430 to Celsior? I was also thinking to change navi for Europe but I guess it needs something else too than just Europen DVD. I tried to watch some DVD's but that DVD player might be area coded to Japan as there wasn't very clear picture. I'm taking the car to local Toyota work shop for oil change at the next week, they're also going to change the speedometer language to English