I noticed that alot of the oem parts for our Lexus can be obtained thru a Toyota dealership for MUCH cheaper. I have an SC300 and I was wonderin if theres such a list anywhere on this forum or elsewhere so I can order the parts through Toyota instead. Would this list - http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Parts...88625352QQrdZ1 - work?

 

Unless that came from Toyota, I wouldn't put much faith in that. No where in there does it say Toyota part numbers. Could be for a third party parts company.

I recommend you build you own parts list for common things. And if you need a part number you can call Lexus parts and ask for the number. Most will give it.

 

Im surprised no one has given a real first hand review, that im aware of. But it seems like it would be worth the minimum investment.
I bought the SC300 CD repair manuals ( Mitchell version ) and it is pretty thorough . I couldnt get as much use from it though because my laptop has issues and wont download it . And my home computer is a P2 with a super slow printer. But if you have a good computer and printer i think you would get some good use from it.
I went ahead and bought the factory manuals though , wich are more than worth the investment if you do any of your own repairs .