I recently became a Lexus owner
04-19-11, 12:48 PM
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04-20-11, 09:15 AM
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04-20-11, 09:27 AM
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Staffan,
First, welcome to the forum.
You'll find that folks on this forum enjoy reading & seeing what the other members are doing with their cars. Pictures are always welcome (and somewhat required, in some folks minds). Discussions about previously owned vehicles and how that led to their ownership of the SC430 is common. (We've even had a couple of threads that were somewhat dedicated to that subject in the past.) So feel free to discuss what you did to previous cars and definitely what you plan to do to this one and definitely post pictures.
On top of all that, this forum holds a wealth of knowledge that from my experience far exceeds what you will find from any dealer or probably any Lexus resource publicly made available to owners. There are many of us here (including me) that have solved problems that baffled the dealers or problems were the dealers were just flat out wrong and stated something like "oh, they all do that". (If you ever hear that, bring the issue to the forum and most likely someone on the forum has already dealt with and solved it!)
Enjoy your new ride!
Harold
First, welcome to the forum.
You'll find that folks on this forum enjoy reading & seeing what the other members are doing with their cars. Pictures are always welcome (and somewhat required, in some folks minds). Discussions about previously owned vehicles and how that led to their ownership of the SC430 is common. (We've even had a couple of threads that were somewhat dedicated to that subject in the past.) So feel free to discuss what you did to previous cars and definitely what you plan to do to this one and definitely post pictures.
On top of all that, this forum holds a wealth of knowledge that from my experience far exceeds what you will find from any dealer or probably any Lexus resource publicly made available to owners. There are many of us here (including me) that have solved problems that baffled the dealers or problems were the dealers were just flat out wrong and stated something like "oh, they all do that". (If you ever hear that, bring the issue to the forum and most likely someone on the forum has already dealt with and solved it!)
Enjoy your new ride!
Harold
04-20-11, 09:32 AM
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04-20-11, 09:44 AM
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Then it was time to air my wallet, (a Swedish expression)
My supplier of wheels and tires, these guys know their job
By mother55b at 2011-04-20
By mother55b at 2011-04-20
And if you look really carefully it says on my license plate "He Who Dies With The Most Toys - Wins!
By mother55b at 2011-04-20
This is my new Zito impala 19" with Hankook tyers
By mother55b at 2011-04-20
More pictures coming soon, for now have a nacie day
// Staffan
My supplier of wheels and tires, these guys know their job
By mother55b at 2011-04-20
By mother55b at 2011-04-20
And if you look really carefully it says on my license plate "He Who Dies With The Most Toys - Wins!
By mother55b at 2011-04-20
This is my new Zito impala 19" with Hankook tyers
By mother55b at 2011-04-20
More pictures coming soon, for now have a nacie day
// Staffan
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04-20-11, 11:06 AM
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Hi Redliner
It appears from Staffans latest pictures that he has four sensors, but I have just two. They work very efficiently and are probably as good as a camera!!!
I am not sure if they are a Euro standard, but all the SC's I have seen in London (and there are not many of them) have them.
Regards
Steve
It appears from Staffans latest pictures that he has four sensors, but I have just two. They work very efficiently and are probably as good as a camera!!!
I am not sure if they are a Euro standard, but all the SC's I have seen in London (and there are not many of them) have them.
Regards
Steve
04-20-11, 11:08 AM
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Then it was time to air my wallet, (a Swedish expression)
My supplier of wheels and tires, these guys know their job
By mother55b at 2011-04-20
By mother55b at 2011-04-20
And if you look really carefully it says on my license plate "He Who Dies With The Most Toys - Wins!
By mother55b at 2011-04-20
This is my new Zito impala 19" with Hankook tyers
By mother55b at 2011-04-20
More pictures coming soon, for now have a nacie day
// Staffan
My supplier of wheels and tires, these guys know their job
By mother55b at 2011-04-20
By mother55b at 2011-04-20
And if you look really carefully it says on my license plate "He Who Dies With The Most Toys - Wins!
By mother55b at 2011-04-20
This is my new Zito impala 19" with Hankook tyers
By mother55b at 2011-04-20
More pictures coming soon, for now have a nacie day
// Staffan
Regards Steve
04-21-11, 03:40 AM
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Staffen, she would like them on your car, but not her's, because they would cost money. lol I like them. I agree with Steve, with the openess of the wheels, the least would be, is to paint the calipers. I did like the tread on your old tires.
04-21-11, 04:34 AM
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Here are some pictures that I promised yesterday.
Outside my Lexus dealer in Täby, Sweden
By mother55b at 2011-04-21
Below are some pictures with a bay from the Baltic Sea as a background
By mother55b at 2011-04-21
By mother55b at 2011-04-21
By mother55b at 2011-04-21
"SteadyEddy", Quite right with as open wheels as these you need something more, painted the calipers, why do not I had it done to my Volvo.
Right now I have four more things to do with Lexus.
Next Week varnish treatment
5 of may, new exhaust system, I want it to sound more like that there is a V 8 in it.
12 of may, timing belt replacement, it will fall to eight-year rule, not the number of miles
May 23, Then its time to replace Mark Levinson to a new Alpine system, maybe some of you get angry, but I'm not happy with the sound, I will use nearly the same components that I had in my Volvo
I also want to wish you all (who celebrate it) a very pleasant Easter
// Staffan
04-22-11, 08:21 AM
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// Staffan
04-22-11, 11:19 AM
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Steve, I can see that you have modified your exhaust, have you just removed the last muffler and replaced the system two straight tubes, I have been on Youtube and listened to some clips from others who have made the same modification as you, it's always difficult with "clips" to get an idea how i sounds, why ask is that I will soon replace the exhaust system. does it sounds a lot or just ok. have you done anything before, i.e. after the catalysts ?
// Staffan
// Staffan
I have a custom made 'cat back' system with two straight mufflers in place of the resonators and two smaller mufflers behind the tail pipes.
I will post some pictures for you tomorrow, just on my way out to enjoy our glorious sunshine, it's 75 degrees here today which is very unusual for April in the UK.
The car now sounds like a V8 in my opinion and I am very happy with it.
Regards Steve
04-23-11, 08:36 AM
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hi Staffan
I have a custom made 'cat back' system with two straight mufflers in place of the resonators and two smaller mufflers behind the tail pipes.
I will post some pictures for you tomorrow, just on my way out to enjoy our glorious sunshine, it's 75 degrees here today which is very unusual for April in the UK.
The car now sounds like a V8 in my opinion and I am very happy with it.
Regards Steve
I have a custom made 'cat back' system with two straight mufflers in place of the resonators and two smaller mufflers behind the tail pipes.
I will post some pictures for you tomorrow, just on my way out to enjoy our glorious sunshine, it's 75 degrees here today which is very unusual for April in the UK.
The car now sounds like a V8 in my opinion and I am very happy with it.
Regards Steve
Thanks Steve, really nice of you to share your modifications, it will be of great help to my guys who will build my new exhaust system.
Just like you said if you have a V 8 it should sound like a V 8.
We can not complain about the heat here in Stockholm - true convertible weather.
Regards
// Staffan
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