jcurtis Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Hi all, Just joined your fine club because i've just today become the proud owner of a 1995 sc400. I sell cars online for a living and we just took this lexus in on trade....I paid 600 bucks for this diamond in the rough. It needs paint work but even with 227,xxx miles it runs like a champ and is loaded with all working options....12 disc changer, sunroof, trac control etc.....only issue is the digital display for the climate control is out so I have to play around til i learn where all the proper settings are. A tech in our touch up shop is going to fix the paint for me.....wont be perfect but MUCH better than it is now....he's doing this work for 300 bucks! the drivers seat is pretty rough so im looking for a replacement. This is my winter project, any thoughts or comments are appreciated. I have pics but only in jpeg, i'll put em up on photobucket so I can post the url here Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomj8 Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Hi all, Just joined your fine club because i've just today become the proud owner of a 1995 sc400. I sell cars online for a living and we just took this lexus in on trade....I paid 600 bucks for this diamond in the rough. It needs paint work but even with 227,xxx miles it runs like a champ and is loaded with all working options....12 disc changer, sunroof, trac control etc.....only issue is the digital display for the climate control is out so I have to play around til i learn where all the proper settings are. A tech in our touch up shop is going to fix the paint for me.....wont be perfect but MUCH better than it is now....he's doing this work for 300 bucks! the drivers seat is pretty rough so im looking for a replacement. This is my winter project, any thoughts or comments are appreciated. I have pics but only in jpeg, i'll put em up on photobucket so I can post the url here Jon Great steal at $600.00! The digital display is a common ailment, and may or may not indicate the climate control itself is kaput. When the control is working it is straightforward to operate, so difficulty getting the fan to run, etc. usually means the climate control unit is defective. You can buy one used on eBay or elswhere online but I'd recommend you contact Sammy Wu of Mikado Technology in Gilroy, CA to have yours rebuilt as I did (1995 SC400). A Lexus dealership who uses his services put me onto him and mine now works like a champ. It'll run $200-300 usually, depending on specific issues it may have but that's definitely better than OEM new at $1175.00 or so! Contact Mikado Technology at (408)848-5000 or sammywu@sbcglobal.net. Good luck with your SC400 - great car! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazykorean35 Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 wow nice buy!! welcome! post up some pics of this runner! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catfish46 Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Hi all, Just joined your fine club because i've just today become the proud owner of a 1995 sc400. I sell cars online for a living and we just took this lexus in on trade....I paid 600 bucks for this diamond in the rough. It needs paint work but even with 227,xxx miles it runs like a champ and is loaded with all working options....12 disc changer, sunroof, trac control etc.....only issue is the digital display for the climate control is out so I have to play around til i learn where all the proper settings are. A tech in our touch up shop is going to fix the paint for me.....wont be perfect but MUCH better than it is now....he's doing this work for 300 bucks! the drivers seat is pretty rough so im looking for a replacement. This is my winter project, any thoughts or comments are appreciated. I have pics but only in jpeg, i'll put em up on photobucket so I can post the url here Jon Great deal on the car and the paint job. I have a black 95 SC 400. It has the rear spoiler and I had to replace the struts last year, if you don't have the spoiler your struts should hold up for a while longer. If you replace the struts be careful not to strip the head of the bolt and it will come out easier, the bolts have locktite on them so heating first will help. Last year I also had the trasmission pulled and the seals replaced and new fluid installed. Catfish46 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clyde 1 Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Sure great to see SC 4's making 200K + in milage.... theres at least another 100 K in mine at least ......only 155K Welcome ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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