LS400 Temperature extremes
#1
Lead Lap
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LS400 Temperature extremes
The paint an body of these or any car sure goes through some extremes. Tonight I took my IR temp gauge and checked the windshield was 3 degrees F, and the Hood was 4 deg F. In summer I know I was getting 150 plus F on a hot day in the sun. Both cold and hot can't be good for paint or rubber parts. Curious what kinda temps others measure back east and other countries. Its strange the car is lot colder than the ambient temp outside. As I got 12 deg F pointing at the air.
#2
Racer
The paint an body of these or any car sure goes through some extremes. Tonight I took my IR temp gauge and checked the windshield was 3 degrees F, and the Hood was 4 deg F. In summer I know I was getting 150 plus F on a hot day in the sun. Both cold and hot can't be good for paint or rubber parts. Curious what kinda temps others measure back east and other countries. Its strange the car is lot colder than the ambient temp outside. As I got 12 deg F pointing at the air.
#4
Lexus Test Driver
95 LS400 here.
highest ive seen my interior get here in florida was 180ish. its 90F most of the year here with 85-95% humidity. coldest ive had it here with my car was 29 degrees. ive noticed my car drives differently in the cold vs the hot, but in reverse. typically most cars drive better in the cold, however mine performs better in the heat! the hotter and muggier the day the more pickup my car has. when its cold it doesn't seem as powerful and everything on it creaks. weird.
what I really find amazing though is how durable these interiors are along with all the electronics. 20+ years of being superheated and cold constantly hasn't affected the car at all!
highest ive seen my interior get here in florida was 180ish. its 90F most of the year here with 85-95% humidity. coldest ive had it here with my car was 29 degrees. ive noticed my car drives differently in the cold vs the hot, but in reverse. typically most cars drive better in the cold, however mine performs better in the heat! the hotter and muggier the day the more pickup my car has. when its cold it doesn't seem as powerful and everything on it creaks. weird.
what I really find amazing though is how durable these interiors are along with all the electronics. 20+ years of being superheated and cold constantly hasn't affected the car at all!
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For paint, be sure to keep the bumpers clean and the tops of the doors. Sand and gravel dust left on these areas and they will kill the clear coat. Also, wax it at least once a year. Experienced this when I had my 98 in the tropics for 8 years. Sun is more intense in Hawaii.
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