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Sorted! First Aid Kit in the Boot + (UK) Handbooks & Locking Wheel Nut Kit in the Glove Box.

Check out Moog suspension parts. They are top quality, & will last at least as long as Lexus originals. I bought mine from US eBay.

I currently have a 2003 GS Owners Pack from the US which is too large to fit in the Glove Box...which makes me think SER II's carry the Pack in the Boot. The UK spec Pack that's coming is a different shape and most likely will fit the Glove Box. Suppose my question should be, what is the Boot Strapping for?

Dumb question, but where do you carry the Owners Manual Pack? Is that what the Nylon Strapping on the left side of the Boot is for? My GS never came with original Owners Manuals but I've just sourced a used set.

Replaced the "Dome" Fuse & everything's back online. Ta!

Blew a fuse changing a Map Light Bulb in the overhead Dome. Now the Interior & Boot Lights, Wireless Remote Locking, Radio & Clock are all down. Can anyone tell me which fuse is likely to need replacing?

Thanks Giles, handy to know. Since the previous owner had the whole regulator replaced, I thought it was the only option if it fails again. Maybe I've been lucky covering 100,000 miles in my previous LPG converted GS300…haven't had any problems. In contrast, the system on the 430 has only been on there for 18 months / 10,000 miles and it's already on it's 2nd regulator!

The US LOC forums say the closest replacement shocks to original L-Tuned are the KYB's (Excel-G). I fitted a front pair to my GS300SE a few years back & they were a tad firmer which does seem to bear this out. I take it the Excel-G's are the way to go for maintaining the Sports' revised suspension? Lexus supplied me with standard SE front shocks which were promptly returned when I realised they weren't original Sport spec. Of course the original Sport versions have not been available for a long time. Their official position is to change all 4 shocks & springs & convert the suspension back to SE spec!

I've run a GS300 SE for 7 years & now have a GS430 Sport with the revised suspension. They are different cars in the ride comfort stakes. It depends how much you value the Sport's looks & handling over comfort. The Sport is by no means uncomfortable but it is noticeably firmer.

So to clarify, there weren't any Sport models officially marketed from 2000 to mid 2003 but a few were ordered & supplied to customers regardless? Another thing I'd love too know is whether the Sport's revised Shocks, Springs & Anti-Roll Bars were exactly the same as the L-Tuned options marketed by Lexus in the States?

I certainly will. Under the previous owner, Lexus replaced the rad which ended up in a failed LPG regulator. Apparently caused by an air lock.

Yep, to say the problem was tucked away is rather an understatement! Having maintenance skills that go no further than checking fluid levels & tyre pressures, I was quite pleased with myself :D It isn't going to be a cheap fix like the LPG coolant pipework. The Lexus Pipe & Gaskets are over £100 & the Head on that side has to come off. But we're getting there & without any major problems to report!

The problem with my local Dealership is that none of the mechanics who were around 10/15 years ago, & know these cars inside out, are still there…they've all gone! At the end of the day my GS was put in for a Visual Safety Report, which was worth doing. Trouble was the £84 charge doesn't buy time for much else.

Update. The LPG plumbing was sorted & although the coolant loss halved, it's still loosing. I found another leak where the heater matrix pipe goes into the engine…was difficult to spot. Sometimes it's better to look in the dark with a tight beam LED torch, because that's how I found it. There's a metal pipe that comes up from inside the top of the Head casing that mates with one of the Heater Matrix Hoses. The Pipe & Gaskets are on order and we should have the coolant problem well & truly nailed in another week or so.

Yup, I can now sit back & enjoy this fabulous motor car! Of course we shall get the leak attended to & the whole LPG system checked over asap, but boy am I pleased