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Had a few little projects in the past several months, heres an update.
Blew out the Goldwood subwoofer and ordered a Dayton Audio. 10" 8 Ohm.
Car wasn't starting, and was getting different CEL codes. Put a new battery; Deka Gold by East Penn Manufacturing. Last domestically produced battery. They also make a bunch of rebranded ones, for Harley Davidson, AAA, Napa, etc. Runs great now.
And finally, decided to reseal the headlights. I didn't do this step after swapping the lenses.
3rd time doing this.
Remove bumper cover, parking sensors, and fog-lights.
Disconnect headlight washers and remove headlights.
Reheat. I didnt do this step during my headlight lens swap.
Clamp and let cool down to re-seal the headlight housing.
I removed the wiring harness from the housing as a precaution.
Re-install. They fit great and no longer fog up.
Last edited by Oceans13; Jul 29, 2023 at 04:58 AM.
Thanks guys. The shifts are improved from stock.
Epdate: Found an Ividia Axleback and midpipe. Removed the old Rev9 and installed the Invidia axleback. Its actually quieter, less drone. And the metal alloy is nicer, contains more nickel, has a golden glow. Looks better in my opinion. As for the midpipe, its for the GS350, so will require adjustment. Also its been discontinued, so obviously they are pretty rare.
Went to the local exhaust shop and had them install the Invidia mid pipe. Since its for the GS350, they had to weld piping to the exhaust headers, also move the oxygen sensor locations. It sounds pretty nice altogether. No real drone and only loud when accelerating.
Old system.
Last edited by Oceans13; Jul 29, 2023 at 05:04 AM.
Not much new, the car's been sitting since I have a primary one. Been thinking / looking to do an ISF brake swap, but the calipers are difficult to find. Also might keep my eye for some black interior pieces. Might also dyno it now that the catback is on, to see if I gained anything.
Rear speaker replacement'. Got the adapters from ebay.
Put in DS18s with the bullets. Sonunds good.
Found a TOMS intake filter. Not sure if ill keep it. Have a WIX currently.
Not much new, the car's been sitting since I have a primary one. Been thinking / looking to do an ISF brake swap, but the calipers are difficult to find. Also might keep my eye for some black interior pieces. Might also dyno it now that the catback is on, to see if I gained anything.
Wanted to change the front of the GS, in particular the grill. The one with vertical vanes looked sporty, like an IS.
Ordered the hybrid grill, PN 53111-30C80. $240 fron lexuspartsnow. Originally an option for the GS450h, and came with a blue hybrid emblem. The horizontal design looks classier, similar to an LS.
The entire bumper cover has to come off, then the bezel. The top weather stripping clips needed replacement. PN 90467-07137.
The emblem is slightly larger, same as on SUVs. PN 90975-02117, found a new one on ebay for $50, beware of "aftermarket" ones. You also need the retaining clips. PN 90183-06044.
A little over $300 total, and really cleans up the front of the car. The horizontal grill fits better with the whole car's design, in my opinion. I am happy with the outcome.
