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Thanks, I find the ride is a fair bit firmer with the Tein coilovers, the car feels much more balanced does not wobble around so much.

The original shocks/springs are very soft and makes the car bounce around. I only dropped the car about 15-20mm, I would love to go lower but the Wald kit is very low on the front and Iam scrapping abit on speed bumps, coming up me drive.

Ive also got some Daizen sway bars on order and together with the Teins that should make the handle much more like a sports car should.

"I find small pot holes do crash the suspension a bit..."

Are you running runflats? I would not say the ride is crashy at all, even before the Teins with just the 20" normal tires. Infact I have

said to the missies that its a smoother ride then our Range Rover.

I really like this pic. my pics tend to come out pretty crappy. I'll post it here before I lose it B)

Seems like months since anythings moved here :( so I will post something

I got my Tein CS coilovers fitted just before xmas at TDI, thanks did a great job.

TBH your right its not a practical single car, if I had to have only one car it would be a transit van so I could just chuck stuff in it.

I often get asked how I keep mine so clean, I say thats easy I dont use it.. it sits in the garage :)

Good luck with your search.

Theres one being broken here http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LEXUS-SC-430-CONVERT...1QQcmdZViewItem

999,262 oopps

I think that was the best toy I had as a kid and then probs scalextrics .. RIP

Was just speaking about this toy and i remember i had the one that lighter flints were put in the exhausts and they sparked does anyone remember these???

RIP

was it this one.. I had one of those

I think that was the best toy I had as a kid and then probs scalextrics .. RIP

I took my SC on the ferry 4 times in the summer and I was surprised the alarm never went off. The car was basically bouncing up and down all the way and plenty of other car alarms where going off.

Mines a 2002 maybe it has a crappy alarm.

TBH the SC has a huge boot. Much bigger then a BMW 3 series (that was my last car) Its just when you have the roof in then yes its small. But Ive still can get a weeks shopping in with the roof down.. me and the missies dont eat much :D

Theres very few convertibles you can fit an adult in the back comfortably

Just have to watch out you dont get caught

You can walk into your dearler and they will do a check free of charge.

Thanks I will do that

Ive got the check engine light come up can anyone recommend a suitable inexpensive ODBII reader for 2002 SC430 in the UK. I want to see what the error is before going to the dealer. Thanks.

When you go for an mot, go in the summer with the lid/windows down :D

I really like green on black, think I will get my done green soon (not the front though) :P

Nice! hope im not too late :D

Sold thankyou

Can you fit it as well.. dont mind paying fitting charge.

Ian was you going from run flats to those 19".. if so I bet the ride is much nicer now.

Just to differ! I like the 'disc' wheels that used to be on these. (Flat almost solid looking things?) But each to their own. Wonder how the disc ones would look on my LS400? I think Mercs do something similar?

Does the new fatter(and flatter!) wheel layout alter the ride/handling?

Your the first person Ive seen who likes the OEM wheels :winky:

Funnily I used to like the AMG wheels that are similiar even bought some for a Merc I had a while back. I guess its the shape of the sc that makes then look wrong ie more rounded car all over rather then the straight lines on the Merc c36 and c43.

Very nice suits the car

Worth a try if you can find some Connolly's Leather food. They gone under now but its really good stuff. Connolly used to produce all the leather for Brirish cars like Jags etc.

http://www.saddler.co.uk/acatalog/Connolly...or_Leather.html

http://www.autogeek.net/cohica1.html

Ok thats great thanks, btw is an SC430 so dosent come with a spare.

10 years ago I probs had a Ford Granda or Astra Van.. the Granada I paid £50 quid for and the Astra nothing.. neither had tax or mot. Thats probs about the same time I lost my license

20 years ago I would have been 12

Hi, I remember as a kid borrowing a spare wheel from my dad to get an MOT. I cant remember if it was actually required or if I just thought it was. Anyone know?

Thanks

Finally got my exhaust fitted today. 5" tailpipes with a sports cat as well and nearly half the price of the Blitz system. Does sound really nice.. the camera dose not do it justice :D

Hi all, sorry if I am repeating a question, but can anyone tell me where I can buy a body kit for the SC430 in the UK??

I see there are loads of sites in the USA. I am thinking about importing a kit. But I want to avoid the hassles of perhaps damage in transit etc etc...

I quite like the WALD kit .. any pointers please??

Thanks

I got my Wald kit supplied and fitted in south london, dosent help you much being up the other end though.

Picked up my Platinum Ice with Black leather SC today. Managed to drive out the handover room with the top down but had to put it up 10 minutes later! I am so praying for sunshine at the moment!

Thats a beauty saracen, ive been toying with the idea of selling mine for a change.. but that does look really good !

Thanks for the great compliment. Been on the lookout for one for ages! This has less than 15k on the clock despite being four years old. The dealer suggested it had been kept in a garage and only used a couple of times a year. I think this has helped to keep it looking in such good nick. Plus the fact it had just been valeted :winky:

What would you change your SC for?

sounds like you got a bargain there, hehehe sounds like my one coming upto 4 years spent more time in the garage, never seen rain and still less then 12K on the clock :winky:

Picked up my Platinum Ice with Black leather SC today. Managed to drive out the handover room with the top down but had to put it up 10 minutes later! I am so praying for sunshine at the moment!

Here she is:

Thats a beauty saracen, ive been toying with the idea of selling mine for a change.. but that does look really good !