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Copper is further down the galvanic table than aluminium and as such should not be used together, it will promote corrosion especially with some salt water around.... the same applies to brake pads in alloy calipers, there is a specific grease to be used on alloy calipers and if I were you I'd use that on the TPMS valves....

Thanks guys.... Sorted the exhaust tips this evening, had to do some panel beating first, one had a big dent in it.... (All the muck on it is tarmac that has been thrown up from the rear wheel, this side is behind the bumper so I gave it a little clean up but not too much) Thats a big dent across the middle of it, it should look like this... (it's the other one so it's a mirror image) Soon had it shipshape, well, exhaust shape... I put a large metal bar in the vice and panel beat it till it looked OK... I then had to drill out and tap 5 out of the six fixing holes, they are M6 threads, luckily I had some A2 stainless M6 flange bolts so they will fit back on OK... Then gave them a sand down with 240grit in the DA sander and finally polished the stainless to a good shine, then cleaned off, etch primed and stonechipped the internals... Before... Finished, don't look too bad... They need a final polish but the paint shop won't thank me if I introduce wax etc into their environment....!!! I'll do it when they are on the car and it's back with me... (the dodgy looking bits are reflections, it all looks very good... no pitting etc...)

Cheers for that, very kind of you.... I'll email them...

I've never said anything about putting LPG on the 460..... At present it's not really an option... There are a couple of LPG manufacturers looking at injecting liquid LPG through the petrol injectors but they are a way off still....

I don't think the quality of the paint is as good as these either...

Phil, yes it does seem balmy... the exhaust is stainless so hopefully will last... The 460 weighs 1945kg the original 400 weighs 1700kg The 460 has 390bhp the 400 has 240bhp, I don't think it is fair to compare them, they are two totally different animals, the 460, like most modern super saloons will be hard on brakes and suspension, the original 400 (which I absolutely love BTW) is far more a gentleman's carriage to waft about in than the 460. Rumor has it that Toyota didn't make any money on the original 400 so the accountants will always take over, it would be possible to make a car that lasted forever but then they wouldn't sell any after a while....!!! I'm happy with the quality, it still far outweighs the competition even if it can't match the earlier cars.....

No idea of it's old number unfortunately... Yep, you sound about as anal as me....... Onto this morning... was wondering if mine had the PCS (Pre-Crash-System) as it has the laser cruise, I did think about trying to run into the back of someone but thought it's probably not a good idea...!!!! Anyway, looking under the dash above the pedals reveals all.... The knob on the left is the volume control for the door open/lights on etc beep, the SET button is for the TPMS (Tyre-Pressure-Monitoring-System) and the pre crash off is to turn off the braking assistance in the event of an unavoidable accident, there are various levels of the PCS system, it appears mine is just for me crashing and not being rear ended as I don't have a rear sensor behind the bumper... It was then time to get it on the 4 post ramp and check the front suspension and brakes all round... The front nearside lower arm ball joint boot is split.. The offside is misting but not failed yet... All four upper arms are showing signs of bush deterioration. All four discs are well worn with big lips, no misting or leaks from any calipers so that's good... So the plan is to change the lot New front discs and pads New rear disc and pads Four new upper arms Two lower arms Two lower control arms. I can source ADL Bluespot brakes and PowerDrive (OEM manufacturer) arms for £698.31 for the lot. We gave the rest of the underside a good look over and all appears to be well. Whilst I'm doing the above it will have new oil and filter, new spark plugs. I also plan to change the gearbox oil and filter and the rear axle oil, I shall change the brake fluid as well and drop the coolant and renew it. Air, fuel, aircon and seat filters will also be changed and it should then be good for a while... Whilst I'm waiting for that lot to arrive I popped to the paintshop... they are having a quiet week... we had a good look at it under the sunlamp, it has had various panels painted before, nothing appears to be from serious damage, this and the few marks it has round it means both sides and the rear bumper will get repaired and painted. They soon had it up and on the scissor lift And 10 mins later the rear bumper is off... It's lost a small piece of the polystyrene from the bumper support where it was hit by the tailpipe... The rear PCS sensor would be fitted in the bit of polystyrene that goes up in the middle, there is certainly nothing there so I just have the front system... The damage to the bumper came out with some heatgun use... The exhaust tips are fitted to the rear bumper, they don't actually touch the exhaust, they are fully stainless steel but were fitted on with mild steel bolts, these all snapped so I brought them home to drill and tap and give them a good clean up... Sheared bolt... They need a good clean up... That's it for now, you will have to excuse me while I take these off the coffee table before I get told off..........!!!!

There will always be more behind the arch, that's where all that lovely salty water sits.. Just give the rear a good clean, remove all loose rust and scale and treat with something like this.... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DINITROL-RC800-RUST-CONVERTER-1-Litre-RUST-PROOFING-PREVENTION-/172458724299?hash=item2827574bcb:g:QHYAAOSwB09YFdOq Then, when you have repaired the painted part you can see, treat the arear behind with something like this... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DINITROL-4941-UNDERBODY-CHASSIS-RUST-PROOFING-BLACK-WAX-500ml-Aerosol-DIN-CAR-/182425230655?hash=item2a79641d3f:g:vB8AAOSwn7JYFFPA I find the Dinitrol range to be superb, much better than Waxoyl, which has, IMHO, stayed the same for years and not moved with the times......

As Steven says, with the window shut open it but keep your finger on the button for it's entire way down, when it's down hold your finger on the button for a further 5-10 secs, you must keep your finger on the switch for the entire time... then do the same for the up... do it separately for all windows and the sunroof....

You'll find it's a big self tapping screw, no nut behind it, you should be able to pull the arch liner away and wedge it out the way without having to remove it.. make sure you clean and treat behind the arch as the rust will have spread to both sides... If that side has gone like that, chances are the other side won't be far behind so take it off and have a look....

Very nice, does the key still fit? I still maintain they are more trouble than they are worth though.......!!

Thank you Brian, I'm enjoying it so far, still trying to memorise the 596 page hand book, not forgetting the 216 page Navigation manual...!!!! I will do... Malc, it's whisper quiet at the moment, there is no servicing to do on them, they will stretch and the guides will wear but I would hope it has another few hundred thousand miles on it before that happens... If/when I sell it I hope I remember to ask you first....

To save me typing a lot, see here... I've heard a lot of mixed things about it... I can confirm, it's superb... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_cruise_control_system The Lexus laser is hidden in the front grille badge to keep the front looking clean....

Thanks I do love the colour, I'll get some better pics up after it's been to the paint shop... The dashes are about £500 second hand so yes, I guess it would cost a bit... Just been looking on ebay and managed to get all 8 center console switches, which looked in mint condition, for £80 delivered. I looked on lexuspartsnow.com and one heated seat switch is nearly $200, so I'm pleased with that....

Yeah, seemed worth a go... Servicing just seems to be oil changes and lots of checks, with modern oil, I dare say it wouldn't make a massive difference if it had missed one, the oil in it now is fairly new.. I guessed it was the tax that sent it out of Eire, seen a few, mostly with KMH dashes for sale.. I'll find out tomorrow what the front needs... The 460's are on a cam chain so no worries there... These have been around 10 years now so there is a lot of information out there... hopefully be able to sort problems via Google...!!!!!! Yep, I think it's been looked after but not loved too much, has the odd corner knocked off...!!! Number plates are from Lexus Manchester and it has a southern Eire garage sticker in the rear window so I may be able to find something.... Very similar, you can tell they come from the same place, you sit lower in the 460... from what I can remember it's about the same, NVH is just about non existence... You do notice the difference when you bury your foot in the carpet though, I did a couple of flat out runs on the test drive to see if it would blow up..!! It spins the rear wheels, the traction kicks in and it flies, you can tell it has another 100bhp over the 430 but to be fare the 430's are so good it's hard to get better.... If you like using cruise the laser cruise is superb, it picks up a car in front 400 feet away, if it's going much slower than you it backs off earlier, it's all very smooth and progressive, if someone feeds you a slow lorry it slows to it's speed, as the car passes you pull out and it realises that the car that passed you is going faster than you so it picks the speed up straight away and takes you back to the set speed... all very relaxing on the motorway.... Given it a wash this morning to establish the condition of the bodywork, it has been parked near a railway for some time as the paintwork feels like sandpaper, it has train brake dust etched into it, on the whole though it's in very good condition, there is a scratch on the rear arch that has gone rusty, slight damage to the rear bumper near the exhaust and a nasty chip on the passenger door, the front bumper has been well painted recently as it only has three stone chips I can see.. The switches on the center console are worn on the edges and my OCD won't like that...!!! The wheels have been nicely refurbished in smoke chrome The spare indicates what they would have looked like... colour coded and scuffed..... nice...!!! NOT.. It either never had, or someone removed, the locking wheel nuts, that's saved me a few quid in new nuts as I always throw them away when I get a car, IMHO a total waste of time and just cost a fortune when some garage monkey overtightened them The only other things of note I have found is that the trip computer display doesn't display a value for any of the values that rely on it knowing how much fuel has been used but does work on the time and mileage ones... also the gear selection display is always blank, maybe this is something to do with the new MPH dash... Or does anyone have any ideas... The battery retainer is not attached properly and is flapping about and most of the plastic clips that hold the under bonnet panels in place, are missing... All in all well pleased with it, I'm looking forward to knocking it into shape...

Been looking for a few weeks now, I have been trying to get a cheap LS460 but it had to have the right spec and colour combo, they were either the right spec and wrong colour, right colour and wrong spec, or mostly far too much money... then I saw one on an open auction on eBay and this picture looked promising... A poor picture but there is definitely a button on the steering wheel where the SE-L has the laser cruise and Lane assist, but this just looks like one button, it also has the rare heated steering wheel which I would really miss having come from a Range Rover.... Then this pic nearly sent me over the edge... Crappy picture but there is certainly NO sunroof, I hate sunroofs, never used them and being 6'5" all they do is rob headroom... So off I trotted to see it several days ago and it just got better and better, the steering wheel button was indeed laser cruise but no Lane assist, I love laser cruise and drive everywhere on it, really great on busy motorways... lane assist, not so much, it's too touchy... also, as seen, no sunroof, also no rear drop down screen and no all singing and dancing massage seats, just heated rear seats and a rear blind, the kids left home some time ago so all that stuff is just more to go wrong... It has the Mark Levinson system, auto lights/wipers, soft close doors, navigation,smart entry and start, electric boot etc etc.. but isn't an SE or SE-L. The clue was in the registration number, it turns out it had come from Southern Ireland, it had been imported into Northern Ireland in 2014 and has had three MOT's here, it was done properly and a MPH speedo was fitted. It has been registered to a leasing company since import. It is showing 112,000 miles but came with no history, it was being sold as a trade sale by a dealer who took it and another similar one in part ex from the leasing company. I took it for a drive and it drives fine apart from a floppy front end, I imagine a few wishbones have seen better days and possibly a wheel bearing is on it's way out as well, everything seems to work OK, it has no warning lights on or fault codes. It is in one of my favorite colours, Smokey Granite Mica (1G0) with Ivory (LA01) leather, the outside needs some paintwork, nothing terrible, just a few small areas including a rusty rear arch where it has been scratched... The dealer has just had the wheels stripped and powdercoated in smoke chrome, it needs three tyres. The leather is in overall good condition just a few small blemishes to sort. Needs some nicer mats.... I decided what it was worth to me and set up a snipe bid in the last 5 seconds and won it for £5,600 a few hundred less than my top bid. It has obviously been serviced, the engine oil is newish, and apart from the issues at the front it runs like a swiss watch, I will endeavour to locate the history for it... What it's worth is debatable as there is no direct UK spec but similar mileage and age 460's in base spec are going for £8K to £10K and some up to £12k but that's a bit optimistic.. The next couple of weeks will see it sorted from bumper to bumper along with a 120,000mile full service, it will visit the paint shop and get a set of 4 new tyres and then be a fully sorted 460... Buying without a history obviously affects the price but I doubt for one minute that a leasing company didn't have the thing serviced, it's not good business to have your stock breaking down... I'll post the whole process, warts and all..... We have just got back from picking it up, the guy even gave me back £50 for the petrol to get home, a nice touch, it cruised the 140 miles with the cruise set at 65 to look after the front end. Tomorrow it will get a good clean and the bodywork and interior will be appraised. Monday it will be on a ramp and have the mechanics assessed, the MOT runs out in 6 weeks so all items will be checked... All in all I'm a very happy bunny, it's lovely to get back into a Lexus, my last one I had to sell for medical reasons.... This is one of the many things I love about Lexus... The gearstick, cupholders and radio volume knob have been swapped over from the LHD setup that every other manufacturer, irrespective of price, dumps on RHD cars.... Class... Thanks

Totally agree but if you want the Insurance company to pay out then you have to abide by their rules...

Actually there very well maybe, most insurance companies now have exclusive deals with car dismantlers and you will not get an option to buy the salvage, these companies pay less than 10% of the payout to you for the salvage, if you then want to buy the salvage from them they will ask at least 50%... someone's making a killing... There are insurance companies who will allow this if you shop around... You were lucky, what Insurance company was it..??

There is a way to work out the tyre pressure for any size/type of tyre... You start off with a cold pressure of say 30psi, then drive the car at motorway speed for 30mins to get them up to temp, then take another reading, the tyre should be 4psi higher than it was when cold, if it is more or less you wait for it to cool and try again. it's a recognised way to work out the pressure when changing tyre sizes.. I'm with PCM and others though, never had any problems when running at what the manufacturer states...

There is always the chance that it is not the sender but the car is getting over cooled, sounds like you need some diagnostics to confirm the issue... The sensor is located here...

That ebay number is not known, if you mean 89730 then it appears to be behind the radio/center console...

The offset holes could be for the same reason tyre tread blocks are in random sizes around the circumference of a tyre, it breaks up the air and prevents it attaching to the surface and then making a noise when finally breaking away, it's all in the pursuit of quietness.....

That's the whole point... they won't hit the road as the sidewall of a low profile is relatively stiffer due to the height reduction, the tyre moves less on the road when cornering and it improves the handling, turn in is sharper, grip is better, wear is reduced... this is against a higher profile tyre at the same speed.... Having said that, for the Lexus it's totally irrelevant, no one drives them at a speed that the lower profile tyre would make much difference, in normal driving you won't notice any difference apart from a far more uncomfy ride... The 400 was designed for 16" wheels and IMHO it is horrible with anything bigger, just takes away what is good about it, even 17" wheels feel wrong...... I once tried some on my old 400 but people kept laughing at me... can't understand why....

Very nice, hope you enjoy it...

Lots on eBay, just make sure the ones you buy are stainless steel and NOT chrome as the first sign of a salted road and the chrome will suffer and they will look awful... As for size, use a tape measure and see what diameter the pipe is....