95LexusAl

Looks like it's been awhile since there has been any discussions on this topic.So I'll start by saying BIG PROBLEM for me.I hope someone will respond afterward.I recently had my '95 LS400 repainted.Somehow my ambient temp. sensor plug that's in front of the radiator and mounted to the bumper got unplugged and just hung just below the front bumper.I was going to get it plugged back in.But before I could,the body man apparently cut the plug off from the wiring and wrapped the harness wire around something to keep it from hanging. He made a $2,152.00 mistake just like that.I called Butler Lexus in Macon,Ga. and that's the price for a new one with the harness.Question is,is the plug that's wired to the harness a Female plug?I have a new bumper mounting plug with the two terminals(part# 5S5837)(bar code 80044 80762)from RockAuto.com and it snaps onto a medal brace that has a small hole in it to mount it to.It seems to me that the sensor plug that is wired to the harness would have to be female.But I want to make sure.No way I'd go to the dealership for this part.I'll probably wind up trying to find one at a junk yard.BTW,my outside temp reading next to the clock shows -22.Not good as the temp control unit on the dash will not work properly nor will the A/C because of that plug being cut off.Thanks in advance for any help.Al

Hi,I just joined L.O.C.I have a '95 LS400,223K miles with the Pioneer radio controller,part# 86120-50360.The LCD display went black a while back.If I knew a company,address,and phone#,I could call them to see if the LCD display could be replaced.With in the past year.I had installed two other radio's(part#'s 86120-50361) in it @ a Toyota dealership and neither worked properly.Yea,I know,it cost a bundle for nothing. Before the 2nd one was installed,I called the Lexus dealership and asked them would the 50361 work in my '95.I gave them my original part#.The parts dept. employee told me it would work in my '95.He said the 50360,61,and 62 are interchangeable.I now know for sure that the part# has to match in order for the replacement to work right provided that the radio was working good before being pulled.On the two radios that were installed,the LCD display did not light up and if they did,they would be very faint.So the parts guy is wrong.Also,the antenna mast doesn't work anymore and is too costly to replace it.I did replace it once with another OEM part off Ebay.But it only lasted for a couple years.So I won't replace it again.I'll just pull the antenna up when needed.Only takes a few seconds vs a cost of probably over $500 from the dealer. I've owned this LS400 for over 18 years since May 26th 1998.I've never kept a car that long.But I've been so fortunate with the reliability of this '95.That's how good they are with the proper upkeep.I can't complain very much since the car has been so good all these years.There are some other minor issues to be fixed but they aren't related to the audio system.I also did repair the sub woofer a while back.Not too difficult once removed.It just takes patience. I also bought a silver '99 LS400 in May 2014 and the stereo system is ok for the time being.There maybe a few sellers on Ebay that can fix the '95 radio.But I don't know if I can trust their work,no matter what their feedback says.I also recently had it repainted due to fading on the top front to back.I really like the Moonstone 6NO color code on mine. If anyone can lead me in the right direction,I sure would appreciate it.Thanks and glad to be a new member.