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well my Lexus gs300 passed MOT with only 3 minor problems, number plate bulb, head light adjust and hand brake adjust so very pleased

Isn't that just the best looking LS ever made?

hello, I thought id share some minor mods I have done in the last few weeks, been busy with the new twins so would of done it before. like others I'm not a big fan of major mods, I more of a subtle changes guy. So I had the following done: 1. Roof spoiler (painted from Japan) 2. Rear bumper wrap in gloss black (gave it a diffuser type look) 3. Rear under shark fin add on (s4play)from USA 4. front grill gloss black 5. front bumper middle gloss black. I will be adding on some rear arch flares like the C63 have, I got these from Japan too, just waiting on the paint shop to colour them. look awesome and give the car that extra wide muscle. will add pictures as soon as they are on. also will be getting some tints (75/50) & headlights in a slight smoke lamin-x tint. still looking for a Lexon front lip. the shipping charged are a joke. sorry about the dirty car, aint had a wash.

I'm still in lay-by lol been here since 06:10 this morning and not starting till 23:30, am away into shoreham to land a scallop boat then head back up north.... Will count the Lexus's I see on my journey, don't expect to see many tho.... We are indeed a rare breed lol

for anyone who likes the tyre goo then forget about the lexus one just buy yourself a can of holts tyre weld for about £8 and a compressor for about £12, keep that in your car instead of using the rip off lexus version this way you will only waste the cost of the tyre weld ,i have been told that if you use white spirit you can remove the tyre goo and get the tyre repaired so dont just scrap the tyre.

And I am currently in Spain Mike, having driven down (albeit in the Merc) and arrived on 8th Sept. Not seen an Ls either but have seen the occasional RX. I used to see an immaculate UK Reg Light Green LS with Goldish trims around Velez Malaga. I start back on Friday 13th November and will maintain my watch! With apologies to Mike Bluesman!!! Regards John You can go off people John. You enjoy every moment of it cause this life ain't a rehearsal. Safe journeys. Mike. Thanks Mike. I certainly did not mean to cause offence to anyone. I worked for 42 years to buy this ticket to anywhere and I have been told many times that it is a one way ticket and I must therefore look out of the windows as much as I can. I must smell the flowers and feel the breeze and give my experiences freely. As do you and the other Members of this wonderful Forum. And when I get home, there is a GS450h waiting to be reunited with me (Solar powered charger permitting!) Regards John It was all said tongue in cheek John I am just jealous of your life style, carry on truckin. Mike.

Looks nice and still stealth. Just a tad more aggression. Nice work.

One problem I didn't think of when choosing my NX. The wife loves it so much, so I rarely get to drive it myself. :megaangry: Stupid boy.

Voice announcement volume can be altered up & down. I have mine set at level 4. Why would you want the voice volume to be different though between say satnav & text message though? The feature I do miss is muting the ICE for the satnav lady to speak. Ed

Delighted to hear it worked for you even though it didn't for me. You seem to have lost fewer settings too. What is this "hybrid reset"? J

So I have to go through a few refills ? Maybe engine ecu changes settings ? I have never used additives. Had been using 95 octane from tesco. I am very stringent when it comes to performance. I have spent money on performance chips in the past and all lost. The only mod that made a difference I noticed was when I put a supercharger in some cheap car.

Hi, further to my other comments regarding the type of atf used for the LS430 gearbox. There are an awful lot of myths and misconceptions published over what atf to use in a particular gearbox. First, vehicle manufacturer do NOT produce their own transmission fluid, they order it to a particular specification from the same place as everybody else, an oil or fluid processing plant and then rebadge it, in the case of Toyota, to JWS 3309, who rebadge it Toyota Type T-1V. Second the atf specification is not laid down by the vehicle manufacturer, who uses a particular model of gearbox in their cars, it is actually laid down by the gearbox manufacturer for pretty obvious reasons, which In the case of the LS430 which uses the Aisin Warner A650E model gearbox happens to be JWS 3309 and NOT Toyota Type T-1V That is the title Toyota decided to give the fluid they use and sell... Now, any fluid which meets that specification would be absolutely ok to use, that is the reason why the suppliers that stated their fluid was ok on Andy of Cheltenham comment were correct. The fact is an awful lot of Lexus and Toyota dealers use Dextron III, the reason? Dextron III is produced to JWS 3309. Mobil actually put the Spec number on the fluid Mobil 3309 it is also on Motul fluid and Mannol fluid. I would suggest that anybody that is not clear about what fluid to use should contact Aisin Warner for clarification The conclusion to this is that any fluid that meets the JWS 3309 spec. is ok to use in the A650E gearbox therefore it is ok to use it in the LS430. So the owners of the Lexus LS430 might want to have a rethink on buying very expensive atf..