please post up any LS400 OEM's if you know them

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10-09-14, 02:26 AM

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Just a dumb question. About the parts on the list. Where do you get them? Likely only a dealer or factory can purchase from the outfits on the list. Shipping would put the prices 10 times what the dealer would want.
So where to purchase them? I'm specifically interested in the door, moon roof, and trunk seals.

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06-25-18, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Lavrishevo

Just look at the links provided... It is Mabuchi Motors (Japanese company) who makes the motor. When the actuator goes out this is the piece that fails. Maybe it's hard to accept that Lexus charges such an insane amount for a $5 part.

http://www.mabuchi-motor.co.jp/en_US/company/index.html

wanted to touch on this. Lexus does an insane markup for prices (I have a friend that is a mechanic at a local Lexus dealership and I know what their prices are before markup). Also, these are the same kind of motors found in Japanese made walkmans. 98% of the time, these tiny motors are just relabeled through different companies. Pull apart an old Walkman found at some thrift store sometime and compare it to one of these “actuator” motors. Only differences are usually the shaft connector.