Losiracer2: 1997 Lexus LS400

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Apr 7, 2017 | 03:42 AM

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Losiracer2

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I found a pretty mint 97' Coach Edition LS400 in the JY the other day and grabbed as much as I could off it: Shift ****, console lid, rear bench seats, rubber intake coupler, new Toyota air filter, and RF knuckle since I had a bad bearing on mine. Unfortunately someone beat me to the mint condition fronts. It was a Minnesota car w/ less than 95k miles on it. It even had a new PS pump and Alternator, but when I went back the next day, the PS pump was gone. I might go back for the driveshaft rubber bushings this weekend since they were also good and mine are cracking.

But anyway, the cool part I found out are that the emblems are actually different as well. They're this Champagne silver color for the front grill and rear trunk, along with the Coach emblem being unique.

Luckily there was an old guy across the row taking apart a Jaguar XK8 who had a ton of trim tools and I was able to delicately remove them from the trunk lid without damage. Be careful when removing since all the emblems have two pegs behind them for locating and positioning on the trunk lid.

Here are some pics of the install on my LS:

Wrecked near mint Coach Ed. LS:

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Emblems off the car

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Armrest in PERFECT shape

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Birch wood and leather shift ****...also found in 98-00 LS400s

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Also the rear perforated seat bottom

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Grabbed the 6 disc CD sleeve and cassette with 4 religious CDs in it lol

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Getting ready to put them on

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Chrome on left, Coach Edition Champagne silver on right, kinda cracked my LEXUS badge upon removal

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This residue took about an hour to remove for all the emblems

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Getting ready to remove the 3M molding tape I painstakingly cut the night before

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New center emblem

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Tried it without the Coach Emblem first

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Accidentally applied too much heat towards the glue to make it tacky....ugh I'm leaving it on

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Last edited by Losiracer2; Apr 7, 2017 at 03:54 AM.

Apr 7, 2017 | 07:00 PM

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Calliope

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Joined: Sep 2016

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From: Kentucky

What great fortune! I am looking for a front bumper cover, hood and fender for a 1997 Coach Edition in Opal White Pearl. But I could sand down and paint any of them to match. Where is this junk yard? I may have to visit it.