i finally finished replacing the leaking heater core in my 97sc300. took me about 13 hours from start to finish. was not as bad as i thought i will be. here are some photos for anyone intrested. anyone ever doing this do not remove the steering wheel just drop the whole column down, much more easier. and when you get your heater core from lexus about $320 it does not come with the inlet and outlet tubes you have to reuse the old ones and make sure to use new o-rings.

It's tiresome just looking at the pics...
Good job.

look like a mission ,at least you fixed it the right way

You have more determination then me man. I would have just bypassed it, heater cores are a pain! Nice job....

anyone determined enough to pull the dash out of a Lexus gets points in my book, good job man

thanks you guys. i also found out i have no cabin air filter in there. must of bought it like that. had to get one also $50

new wheels are on the way so stay tuned as they will come this friday and i will put them on along with a brake upgrade this weekend. look forward to some pics guys.

That's a serious amount of work - way to go! I wonder how much a Lexus dealership would charge for the job...

they quoted me $2800 plus parts. and another dealer told me $3200 plus parts.

Wow......Dude.....You're the mad dash ripper!!!

O.k. come over this weekend and do mine!


(We both know you had Roman do all the work)

Wow, thats determination right there.
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I don't think the SCs came with in cabin air filters. I found mine full of dirt when I was doing my car computer install. So I just decided to clean it and go on with life.

i took the entier interiour out of my sc. it was a party. maybe one day i will put it back in.

Excellent work and contribution to the clublexus community. I know many DIY'ers (like myself) will find this VERY helpful if we have to do this in the future.

if you guys need to know any tips on how t do it just pm me i got the hook up now lol