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Well, from the 1st February I've been "back on the Road again" .The joy of driving has returned. Not yet had the other side rear Strut replaced as had health and personal loss issues to deal with making a definate booking date for the work difficult. The GS is with a new Owner up in Nottingham. Its a good car and can be improved with the parts I supplied for Cambelt change and Radio replacement.

My Daughter bought me a Whole Lambs Skin for Christmas and I haven't a clue what to do with it, however my wife tells me she has got plans? It came from IKEA and may well cut up into two if long haired Mats if that is what you are looking for. Comes in White, all the way from Argentina! No idea as to what it cost. Check out their website? Just a thought.

Tut tut, name dropping, John? Not being an Opera buff I'd not heard the name but having goo'd it he really was highly thought of. Listened to his rendition of Nessun Dorma. Very good!

My comment may be a Red Herring but this thread referred to early LS460's.

The issue of Ethanol may determine which year cars you prefer?

Wonderful voice - fantastic accoustics

Nice idea for the Ashtray. I recently bought the below which was the last available and saves a lot of hassle (so I believe) in installing a Single Din on my GS300. Instead of rerouting the Cable from the Amplifier and splicing etc I will only need to disconnect it and plug in this extension lead which then routes back to the rear of the unit and connects to a large double block which is prewired to a smaller Double block which fits into the Sony Xplod. Job done - well when I get around to it.! https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/273860080043

Someone nearby using a Kango Electric Hammer, maybe?

Thanks John, and all the best to you and your family.

I was quoted around £300 and I must say I was very pleasantly surprised when asked to pay £300 which included the VAT. A pass, clearing the MOT rust fail points but leaving still a list of other possibly over zealous examination of rust weaknesses to be looked at during warmer times. Car on SORN pending end of Tax on the GS and likely disposal.

Don't tease me Malc I'm still recovering from having to get up at 9 O'clock this Morning to recover the Car from the Garage after the work to pass the MOT !

The LS400 starts without a difficulty and locking by key is OK but locking by Fob button is not working. I have tried the six minutes with ignition "on" and extracating the ignition key, the light does not appear. Close the Door and lock with the key and the Immobiliser light comes on and stays without flicker for twenty seconds and then starts to flicker on and off. Try the key fob "unlock" button but it doesn't work no matter where I point it. Not tried to enter the Boot without first unlocking but suppose thats the only way to find out if the Car is truly "immobilised" Neighbours won't be pleased. Any other way perhaps?

I have a spare DIN Mount Radio Provision with pocket. Ref is 99-8156 This is single DIN and for a Lexus 1990-1994. Possibly will fit the space but maybe not. Check for other part references. Nearly all are imported from the States.

What sort of Cable is that Kevin has used? Reminds me of ancient House wiring. Stupin Q. you did have battery connected and ignition set to ACC. Sometimes we (or I) do forget the most basic things. Coming back from Abroad many years ago my 500SEC wouldn't start and I called out the on site Battery charger guy. Only whe he arrived did I remember I had one of those push in Immobiliser plugs. Doh!

A couple of possibly useless thoughts. If the 1996 Car had a seperate Amplifier (not in a 1993) and CD Player in the Glove Box does the Cartridge eject? Power I believe comes from the Radio? Second thought, was the Antenna plugged in as I imagine this is an essential earth?

Ooops put this reply on the wrong thread. My GS300 is likely up for sale from tomorrow depending on the MOT of my returned Lexus LS400. PM me if you would like the honest details which I have prepared but yet to advertise. Don't need two Cars. (Just done a 1200 miles journey in it as you may have read alsewhere)

My GS300 is likely up for sale from tomorrow depending on the MOT of my returned Lexus LS400. PM me if you would like the honest details which I have prepared but yet to advertise. Don't need two Cars. (Just done a 1200 miles journey in it as you may jhave read alsewhere.

Can't help but first and only thought is, did you buy the Car locally and did the previous owner keep back a key?

That "mod" seems to be on a Nakashimi model given the final photo of the rear. My '93 Pioneer I found that the Cage could not be opened in my bid to replace the "Rubber Band" which I assume is the cause of my Tape Deck not working. Can you get to your Tape Deck "band" in the later model, Howard?

The "Beast" arrived back after its 600 mile jounrey on a four wheel Trailer behind a 3.8l Range Rover which has over 230k on the clock and is run on LPG. A miserable journey raining all the way and glad it was not me who had the task. Too blustery to go out and remove a few things from the Boot and will have to drive as carefully as possible to my Mechanic on Thursday and he will replace the rear Strut. He will also do the nearside possibly but I don't have a replacement Bush or Bolts (expected pre Christmas) if he manages to remove the bolts and existing Bush without wrecking them. Doubtful, so another job later.

That's interesting. From memory the Tape deck etc is all "caged" and so will require careful cutting to "open it up" or am I wrong here? Been a long time since I took my unit out. I'll watch this thread with interest.

Did you find what you were looking for? Apparantly this item costs £180 from toyota is they have one!

Update LS400 in France Just had a text "Car all loaded, ready to set off. See you tomorrow Morning". Great news, as I've been worrying that it would not start after three weeks + 14 months prior. I left a power cable and charger in the Garage so the guy could give it a boost but hopefully he didn't have to use them. Will know more tomorrow. Expense coming up, Insurance cover and I guess if I can get it repaired and MOT'd during 14 days I can cancel the cover if I decide not to keep the LS and stay with the GS. Don't want two cars but it had to be got away from France as property on the market.. Spotted this on F/b so may recover my costs if worst price scenario. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/443296277184950/?ref=search&referral_code=marketplace_search&referral_story_type=post&tracking=browse_serp%3Aabd183c4-1352-44f8-9af0-5ce43273fc13

That's amazing Malc. What sort of mileage do you do? Is the Car garaged? I seem to always need to replace Calipers on toyota and lexus cars that I've bought. Just been unlucky perhaps?

This thread interests me. Having driven on two six hundred mile journeys, only once did I worry about breaking when I came up behind a stopped vehicle and for a moment I thought I had to apply the Brake pedal harder than usual. This said, I had been experiencing the Car make a vibrating sound upon left turn of the steering wheel outside my house when just pointing the car in a different direction at say 3mph. I'd had VSC lights stay on a while back pre MOT and a CEL which was cleared after replacement of a down bank Lambda sensor and not long after the VSC light issue seemed to clear itself. I will have to check the front wheel sensors for any build up of crud. Not sure if this 2000 Car is a Post- facelift model? How can I tell? Car reg 01/01/2000 but manufacture date earlier. Also, I suspect the Hubs are different for later model GS's. Is there a Reluctor (exciter?) ring on the Hub that I should check for damage? Have seen photo's of sensor described as looking like Hedgehog with filings. Where do they come from as the sensor surely doesn't make contact.? Any images of the hub might help. Thanks ps I've not had any warning continuous noises from inside or under the bonnet so hopefully a complete Brake fail or needing a new Actuator is not on the cards. Fingers crossed.