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Old Jun 25, 2007 | 03:15 PM
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What is wrong with this 98 LS400?



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Old Jun 25, 2007 | 03:19 PM
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wrong shift ****? it is sold at a motorsports dealership, when it isn't a sports car. aftermarket center wheel caps
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Old Jun 25, 2007 | 03:21 PM
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wrong shift ****? it is sold at a motorsports dealership, when it isn't a sports car. aftermarket center wheel caps
Yes and No, check out the lights... Those aren't 98-00 Trunk lights
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Old Jun 25, 2007 | 03:28 PM
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1st gen trunk lights?
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Old Jun 25, 2007 | 04:40 PM
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look alright, trunk alignment on the pass. side is off by a lot tho, makes it look like they used 95-97trunk lights, but more than likely it was rear ended and not properly adjusted.

or perhaps the lighting+open trunk are throwing me off.
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Old Jun 25, 2007 | 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by PureDrifter
look alright, trunk alignment on the pass. side is off by a lot tho, makes it look like they used 95-97trunk lights, but more than likely it was rear ended and not properly adjusted.

or perhaps the lighting+open trunk are throwing me off.
The whole trunk lid w/ lights and badges must have come from a UCF20 Series I. That explains the alignment and lights. The outer lights on the back are UCF20 Series II lights.
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Old Jun 25, 2007 | 05:02 PM
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i went on ebay and i thikn u guys are right, these are def. no post MC LS400 tails. WAAAAY too dark + lines dont match.





car is at http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Lexus...QQcmdZViewItem
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Old Jun 25, 2007 | 06:37 PM
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We test drive the vehicles we sell.

We do this as part of our vehicle quality and testing process.

As a result, there may be a few more miles on it

typically only 200 to 400 - than the mileage listed above.
Wow...that is quite a test drive.
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Old Jun 25, 2007 | 07:28 PM
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Look again at the very first picture. The back driver's side door does not line up correctly along it's bottom edge.

As someone else mentioned, this car looks like it has been in an accident.

Perhaps someone just got a complete trunk lid off of another similarly colored (and perhaps older?) ls400 to repair some rear end damage.
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Old Jun 25, 2007 | 08:22 PM
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jaguar shift **** too
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Old Jun 25, 2007 | 09:01 PM
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Thank god I have a mill gauge and some experience in body work. My 92 has seen unpleasant times but not to the point where it was repaired improperly. Speaking of which, I need to paint soon....
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Old Jun 25, 2007 | 09:21 PM
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any ideas on a paint color your going for?
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Old Jun 25, 2007 | 09:55 PM
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jaguar shift **** too
Glad someone else noticed that
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Old Jun 26, 2007 | 05:22 AM
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The paint flaking and cracking off the rear bumper is a dead giveaway of accident damage and poor panel repairs.......the fact that the bootlid (sorry - "trunk" ) doesn't even come close to lining up is another.
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