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Yep email in the description prompting buyers to deal outside of eBay is the big giveaway

car looks amazing - sticker - i dont like it or hate it??

As above its just the sliders which cuase them to seize - might be an idea to lubricate these anually as preventative maintenance

I think younger drivers maybe CT and IS drivers where as older drivers will be RX GS and LS drivers. Im 39 and on my 3rd LS since 2008

Good find thanks !

Hi Jim I think (can't pin it down where i read this) that the facelift LS headlight has one screw on the bottom which can only be accessed by removing the bumper - so I'm just trying to do as much homework before i tackle this job.

Hi Guys I need to remove my front bumper to remove my driver side headlight to replace the HID Ballast. Does anybody have any instructions on how to remove the bumper or perhaps an extract from the workshop manual many thanks

Hi The GS450h is a very well equipped car - on par with the LS430 in terms of toys including keyless entry/start and radar cruise on selected models. However it does have a few common faults - perhaps some due to age. 1) Calipers are known to sieze 2) Shock absorbers are thought to be under-rated and tend to start leaking - perhaps as early as 50K miles - the only replacement available is the dealer part 3) At around 100k the hybrid batteries start to fail - this is normally one or two cells rather than the whole battery - the lexus dealer will only replace the whole battery however a there are a few companies available who will re-condition yur battery pack for around £700 - £800 4) Some of the cars tend to suffer from creaking dashes - there is no real solution for this 5) There has been some incidents of corroded exhausts - at least one members silencer dropped off. 6) There has been a handful of incidents particularly on higher mileage cars (circa 150k) of failed hybrid pumps - This is normally down to a couple of bearings and can be fixed cheapily if you are handy with spanners - there is a full right up on this site ny member Hayne I have been thinking about the gs450h for a while but cannot fully justify why i would want one compared to my 430. If you decide to go for one - do all the usual checks - at the minimum I would say I would want a Lexus Hybrid Health Check Certificate - this guarantees the hybrid components for a year. If you can get one which has had the failed components replaced then that is even better. there is atleast one on AT which has had the Hybrid batteries replaced at Lexus for £3k - I would say if the rest of the car is ok then that would be a good proposition. If you buy from am dealer - you can take it to lexus and get a full inspection done - if there is any failing parts you can go back to the selling dealer and ask him to rectify. If you buy one which is less than 10 years old and under 100k miles (i stand corrected) you can buy a 2 year Lexus extended warranty for £995 which covers pretty much everything on the car. I look on AT everyday - these cars are slow movers - so you have an advantage I hope this is informative and good luck with your search Now tell me do you still want one and why??lol

I also think the Mark 3 has a slight edge over the Mark 4

IIrc you can access the compressor through the wheel arch which is a lot easier and quicker

thats expensive considering i was quoted that much to replace AND program my smart key for my LS430

Yes correct - another thing worth checking with the key cutter is that they will actually cut your key - some will not cut customer bought keys for fear of damaging their machines

This applies for the mark 4 only - if you have a working remote locking key the you can program another one - the instructions are here on this site somewhere. A master key is a remote key with 3 buttons

yes - they amended the listing - if you see the link i posted originally it said 352 miles

the mobile number comes up as a gardening company?

Apparently is has only 352 miles on it http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lexus-LS400-Automatic-2000-Reg-352-Miles-Great-Condition-/222423421004?hash=item33c978104c:g:cCUAAOSw~AVYs-mz

actually guys i stand corrected - the mentioned car has apparently only 352 miles? and 3 owners http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lexus-LS400-Automatic-2000-Reg-352-Miles-Great-Condition-/222423421004?hash=item33c978104c:g:cCUAAOSw~AVYs-mz

A green one has come up on eBay with 352000 miles on it

I done mine many years ago - I read one way to get the correct one is to make sure the unlock button has a triangle on it - also have a look on your current chip to ensure the part numbers match up - hope this helps

Yes they are 430 alloys

This one has alot of bodywork issues - including severe rust along thw windscreen edge - there are pictures in one of the other threads

I believe SGS Engineering sell this part for LS400 - might be worth asking them if they can knock one up for the GS

I think there is more advisories on there then any other Lexus I've ever looked up

Agree - never seen rust like that - infact ive never seen rust on and LS - not in real life anyway!

I was expecting that lol