What did you do to your GS today?

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07-12-16, 06:17 PM

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You should have done a Gen 5 swap....much better although the Gen 4 is light years ahead of the Gen 3

is it plug-n-play or direct swap?

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07-13-16, 07:52 AM

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finally got some time to get the car up in the air to do my LBJs and outer tie rods... the lock nut on the tie rod was a *****... had to use a cheater bar on the wrench... 90% done with passenger side... will do driver side tonight.

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07-13-16, 11:53 AM

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allegedly.... we never could really narrow it down. i just know the interface was so much nicer in the vehicles that had them factory

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...ification.html

good to know...wish I knew a bit sooner though.

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07-14-16, 09:04 AM

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Getting the GS ready

So I just purchased a 01 GS430 over July 4th weekend. Car has 108000 miles on it and there are just a few things that I need to do before I start driving it in Oct as a daily driver.

1. Replace factory amp- Done
2. Replace rear brake light bulbs- Done
3. Find plastic splash shield
4. Replace spark plugs.
5. Replace brake pads.
6. Replace front passenger side door lock actuator.
7. Possible timing belt replacement.

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07-14-16, 09:23 AM

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Ball joints and timing belt/H2O pump were already done?

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07-14-16, 09:44 AM

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Ball joints and timing belt/H2O pump were already done?

Ball joints I know are done. Timing/H2O pump currently checking on. I know Carfax is not very trust worthy but it shows something different than what seller tells me. So Im trying to get a hold of the dealer the owner of the car was going to. The owner was a 77 yr old man that has cancer and asked is son-in law to handle the sell. So I think some lines must of gotten crossed when the owner was telling his son-in-law about the car.

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07-17-16, 07:59 PM

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Almost finished my tte mold in today

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07-18-16, 06:39 AM

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In the works...

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07-18-16, 09:50 AM

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car just came back from alignment... feels brand new... no more 65 mph shimmy... i love this car!!!

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07-18-16, 03:46 PM

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Got the manual conversion to a point where I could drive it! First time in 9 months!

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07-19-16, 01:43 PM

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new garnish and lower

went lower new trunk garnish just waiting on some spacers

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07-20-16, 06:48 AM

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went lower new trunk garnish just waiting on some spacers

i need some as well and noone really pointed out some good spacers for me. I dont want to use new extended lugs just want something i can put on and make it a bit more flush

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07-21-16, 08:17 AM

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Changed out some spark plugs.

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07-21-16, 09:29 AM

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i need some as well and noone really pointed out some good spacers for me. I dont want to use new extended lugs just want something i can put on and make it a bit more flush

they have some great ones online that are just spacers with lugs , a few brands out there for $120 a set

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07-21-16, 09:46 AM

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New TTE REP LIP , Finished Headlights

new tte rep lip , fitment wasn't as bad but it was free; purchased it online through "magic drift" and once i noticed the fitment i contacted them and surprisingly they sent me another one and refunded me. great ebayer

school fees were high this semester Q45's shall be installed in the near future. picked up these housings at pick a part and i painted the inside to match my car .

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