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Haven't had the chance to add myself yet so! Here's my introduction to the 1st gen forced induction
1993 GS300 out of Lynnwood, Washington that I got with a blown transmission, ended up doing a soarer R154 swap when the car was a GE, one piece DS, Max VIP coilovers and XXR 521 wheels w/ BFG rubber. Ended up getting rod knock and swapping in a jzs161 vvti, 97-98 motor mounts, running OEM ecu with ETCS-I throttle body, front mount intercooler w/ 2.5" hard pipes and JZA80 aluminum radiator with modified lower mounts. Plan on going megasquirt and a borg warner turbo some day.
I've owned this car for a while now and been lurking around this forum for some time. Finally decided to rejoin (forgot my old account info), and figured I'd leave this here while I'm at it. 1993 Lexus GS300. NA-T.
Got tired of dumping miles on my newish ram so i went to my grandmas work n came home with a 93 gs300 for 200 dollas. 209k runs great. Interiors shot n gotta figure out why the driver door window switches dont work.
Got tired of dumping miles on my newish ram so i went to my grandmas work n came home with a 93 gs300 for 200 dollas. 209k runs great. Interiors shot n gotta figure out why the driver door window switches dont work.
Nice.. As far as the switch, the common cause would be the contacts. If the contacts are worn out it won't activate the motor. Best choice is to replace the master switch, or if you know about electronics/ you can pull it apart and used a solder gun with some solder to built up the contacts below the master window switch.
For sure. None of them work from that switch panel so i figured id check fuses. Havent got around to it yet. Got a few at local pick n pulls so i might go grab a few switches. Thanks man
For sure. None of them work from that switch panel so i figured id check fuses. Havent got around to it yet. Got a few at local pick n pulls so i might go grab a few switches. Thanks man
Btw, are all four door speakers working properly? No cutouts issues when opening, or shutting the door?
Check the wire booth the runs between the door frame and the door. Make sure the wires in there are not damaged. Sometimes from opening the door all the time, the wires in that booth would become damage/ completely cut like somebody put a side cuter to them. Repaire if any, all the damaged wired you can find.
Idk no deck yet. Got it from a tow yard. Plan on a double din. Havent had the time to mess with it. Ill update in a week or so haha. Thanks for the advice tho my dude
please am new to Lexus. i got a used GS 300 1996 model.
please what are the dos and dont for the car to work well
Congratulations on getting the GS300. There are lots of do's and dont's your question is very vauge. Depending on the paint and interior do's may include leather cleaner, car wax, plastic protection (armor all). General upkeep maintenance along with regular service will keep the car going. Beating up on it and having people that end up doing more damage than repairs for service will shorten the life the the car. Also, if maintenance is unknown may want to change fluids just like any other car. Lexus is dependable if maintained correctly otherwise it can be a money pit.
Just picked up mine today. Black with an Aristo rear and a 1.5JZ on a single turbo with a W58. Was a daily driver so even though it sat, it started and ran beautifully. Needs some TLC and a proper tune but it's a fantastic base with a lot of the tougher work out of the way.
Japanese engineering is pretty straight forward yes. The hardest part of this swap is completing the wiring. Some swaps only need a harness lengthened, some need a little more. I chose to leave that part to someone much more experienced than me, but everything else I was able to do myself on my swap.
09-30-14, 08:51 PM
