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What did you do to your LS430 today?

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Old 05-20-19, 11:58 AM
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I drove to work without any stereo. Letting the silicone on the subwoofer cure. Car is quiet.
Old 05-20-19, 12:09 PM
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Originally Posted by YannG
It looks WAY better with the OEM grille back on
yeah, the homies been teasing me that it looked like a Hyundai or Kia with that grille, lol
i guess if it had more of VIP stuff going on it would probably flow better, but just by itself meh, not my cup of tea
or maybe i should wait for the new wheels to get here, put them on and see if that makes it any better? hmmmm....
Old 05-20-19, 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by vredniykot
yeah, the homies been teasing me that it looked like a Hyundai or Kia with that grille, lol
i guess if it had more of VIP stuff going on it would probably flow better, but just by itself meh, not my cup of tea
or maybe i should wait for the new wheels to get here, put them on and see if that makes it any better? hmmmm....
I think with your new MRR HR3 and the car lowered it could look awesome!

Let me know if you'd like to sell it
Old 05-20-19, 02:15 PM
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I did a ECU reset and damn you cant even feel her shift into gear anymore butter smooth i followed this guide https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sc4...t-the-ecu.html

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Old 05-21-19, 12:33 AM
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Originally Posted by YannG
I think with your new MRR HR3 and the car lowered it could look awesome!

Let me know if you'd like to sell it
i'll sleep on it

meanwhile check this out

https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/l520527034
Old 05-22-19, 11:01 AM
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Originally Posted by vredniykot
i'll sleep on it

meanwhile check this out

https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/l520527034
I much prefer the chromed OEM grill

https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/d360085600
Old 05-22-19, 11:05 AM
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Originally Posted by YannG
that one is not in so good of a shape... that's why it's only 8k yen

Old 05-22-19, 11:09 AM
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i let my good buddy borrow my LS, she's been gone for 3 days now, i's starting to miss her, lol

got my new tires in, rims should be here on Friday, but probably not going to get to mounting them until after the holiday weekend, SWMBO has plans for the weekend....
Old 05-23-19, 09:41 AM
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I did some sand and polish work to the headlights..



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Old 05-23-19, 01:22 PM
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Insurance approved the initial estimate of $3K so I dropped it off at a body shop. They said it will probably be another $2K to fix it so hopefully it will not be totaled. Also got a pic of some nice cars they had.



Old 05-23-19, 02:47 PM
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Originally Posted by DarthBacon
I did some sand and polish work to the headlights..


very nice! don't forget the fog lights
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Old 05-26-19, 09:05 AM
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Cleaned the MAF and throttle body, both of which needed it even though the car ran very well. Also took the time to deep clean the engine. I do love an engine that cleans up purrty!

Old 05-26-19, 10:49 AM
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I didn't take my throttle body off but I will next time. Cleaned up fine but hard to see what I was doing with it left on the car, plus I'm not a fan of moving around the butterfly valve manually.

The car does seem smoother overall however a small low idle vibration didn't go away as I was hoping.
Old 05-26-19, 01:11 PM
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Originally Posted by biosurfer1
I didn't take my throttle body off but I will next time. Cleaned up fine but hard to see what I was doing with it left on the car, plus I'm not a fan of moving around the butterfly valve manually.

The car does seem smoother overall however a small low idle vibration didn't go away as I was hoping.
You are right not to move the butterfly by hand , what you do is this , get somebody behind the wheel and the them to turn the key to on position and press the throttle pedal , the butterfly opens nice up , use same throttle body cleaner whit a clean rag or a tooth brush to clean the deposits .
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I might be ordering some tires tonight.


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