Neil E

The SC430 is no match for the LS in terms of ride and comfort but it is just as reliable and it gets under your skin.

Nice day out in the SC. It was a good see everyone.

Hi Anthony, good to hear from you. We miss your posts and pics of scenic Yorkshire. Glyn's words say it all. You don't need a car to be part of the SC community.

That's Anthony's car @Lexiguy

It's very confusing, VSC seems to appear with almost every fault, as if to back up the CEL.🙃 The fault codes should confirm which of the sensors is faulty. If both banks are too rich or lean then it may be something else like the MAF sensor needs cleaning/replacing. There are so many O2 sensor codes. P01030, P1033, P1035, P1036, P1041, P0150, P01053, PO155, P0156 and more. Good code readers with reset capability tend to be expensive but they do save a lot of time and uncertainty.

Unusual to need all 4. I think I've done 2 so far. The genuine sensors are Denso. I would use original equipment but Bosch or another decent make should be okay. Denso 89465-50120 £74 + shipping £15 Amayama £99 Euro Car parts. £247 ! Lexus Parts Direct

I think you can just turn up but it's a simple matter to join the FB group and confirm.

Work may get in the way yet but I said 'yes' to going. Haven't decided if I will do both days but I think some might benefit from my fault code reader / resetting tools so should make the effort really. Took the car to work today as the sun was out this morning, it still looks a bit tatty despite having the front wing and bumper repaired and painted. Rear spoiler was once very smooth but now it looks lumpy....the joys of fibreglass and filler.🙄

Interesting, pretty sure it works correctly on the GS as the outline on the mirrors is very noticeable but not sure about the other 2.

According to How many left. 595 LS460 SEL 2007 -2012 66 LS460 Luxury from 2012 13 LS460 F Sport from 2013 This shows the range https://www.howmanyleft.co.uk/?q=LEXUS+LS+ I was tempted by an F Sport recently but was surprised at the low equipment levels. No sunroof, no radar cruise, no heated steering wheel, no spare wheel.

Stop the roof half way through the opening process to get access and it may be possible to get to the fixings. My lost build thread may have had more pics but there are a few in the shortened version here. https://www.lexusownersclub.co.uk/forum/topic/112580-sc430-project/?&page=3#comments half way down page 3 and this vid shows how it is put together and how the mechanism functions. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RYttoTtctITry this

I wonder if it fails due to lack of use? I don't have to manually adjust the mirrors very often but use the auto dipping function a lot (on all 3 cars) and I don't recall a single failure. They might need manually realigning after a thorough wash and polish where the glass just needs to be re-centred but otherwise I've found them to be useful and reliable.

I use the Sprintbooster on the SC and the GS. It costs a lot more (around £150) but they do seem to be comparatively well made.

Does the throttle controller have a mode that acts as an immobiliser? My Sprintboosters don't but I seem to remember at least one of the controllers have the feature.

@Glyn Jennings easily solved with a winning prize at the June meet to help verify value at £20k. 🙂