KU Lex

I have been looking for a driver-side door handle for my 1994 LS 400 and the best price I could find was $130. Is there a toyota handle that fits or something other than Lexus parts that fits? Is this a part I could install with minimal car exerience? Thank You

EXE.UCF10

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Well, technically, the handle is a Toyota part. You can try l-tunedparts.com, lexus-parts.com, or send a private message to member Aliga and ask if he can get you one. They're all CL approved vendors, and I'm sure one of them (if not all) can get you a good deal.

As for DIY installation, you might be able to, but it'll be somewhat time consuming because you're basically going to have to take the whole door apart starting with the interior.

KU Lex

Thanks for the help brian. The web sites didn't have one for the 94 but I found one for a 95 that is half the price. The body styles on the first and second generation LS is very close. Will this door handle fit my 94?

EXE.UCF10

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You have to email them and ask for a quote. I'm not sure if a '95 handle will fit your '94.

PureDrifter

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most likely not, and if the handle fits its very unlikely that the linkages will line up.

KU Lex

why is the driver side handle SO much more expensive? Just because the driver side gets used more?

up675

If u dont mind a use one try a place call taps recycling they have alot of lexus in the salvage yard just a suggestion

KU Lex

thanks. i still havent found anything cheaper than 130 so I will check them out.

Kansas

If I remember correctly, our gen 1 LS400 had a lighted LED ring around the key hole - it lit up when the handle was lifted. (Our 00 LS doesn't have this.) That might be one reason the driver's side handle costs more. And doesn't the gen 1 driver's door key lock have a few functions that are not available at the front passenger door? It has been a long time so I may have forgotten.

All four door handles on my gen 1 LS were replaced for free even though the basic warrenty had expired. I was surprised - they just replaced them with no haggling. One had broken and most of the others were squeaking loudly. Apparently there was a significant design flaw.

The body styles and relative demensions on the gen 1 (90-94) and gen 2 (95-00) are very, very different. We had both parked side by side in our garage until we sold the 90. I spent hours with a tape measure marvelling at how Toyota had changed almost everything but (kinda) made the cars look similar.

Kansas

Well, ours did. It might have been the only light that didn't burn out over the 13 1/2 years we had the car.

GRAND_LS 4

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Actually the early 90's LS's did have lite up keyholes. The Newer 400's didnt have them.

Kansas

hmmm, kind of made me wonder if the lighted drivers door keyhole was fairly unusual or if it was discontinued early on. Here is a thread from a U.K. Lexus website that discusses the lighted driver door and ignition switch keyholes on a 91 U.K spec LS400: http://www.lexusownersclub.co.uk/for...969&hl=keyhole

Judging by the above U.K. thread, it must be common for the driver's door keyhole light to fail. Mine, however, was still working after 13 1/2 years.

The driver door keyhole light was the same greenish color as the ignition switch light. By the way, keyless entry was an option when I bought my LS in early 1990.

Although my 90 LS was a U.S. model it was unusual in that it had a cloth interior, an OEM manually retractable rear window shade, and an unusually low ride height on its standard steel springs. My next door neighbor bought his LS400 the first week they went on sale in 1989 - his LS had leather and more options (his had steel springs too) but his looked like a giant standing so much taller than mine.

absolut

uhh.. my LS has lighted keyholes.

qcruzer

Let me know if anyone still needs the outside drivers door handle. I have a used one (black) in great shape, with no cracks and all electrical connectors intact. I bought this as a replacement for my 1990 LS 400, but I ended up selling the car before I changed it. BTW, I believe this a common problem because I had to change it on my 1991 LS 400 also.

KU Lex

I am still looking for a handle