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I just purchased a 1 owner 2000 LX470 3 weeks ago for 20,900.00. It has 68K miles. The interior is in perfect condition. I get comments like "it still looks new" for the interior. It has some paint fading on the tailgate, hood, roof, and top doors. Not really noticeable unless you look at them long and hard. AC blows cold air, and engine runs smooth. It has a tow package and a top of the line radar detector installed inside the front grille. Is this a good deal?

Could it all be psychological? :chairshot: I started noticing the wind noise as well once I had the front windshield replaced on my 2000 LX470. I only started to focus on the noise once the front windshield was replaced. Hmmmm

I want to replace the front grille of my 2000 LX470 with an all chrome grill. Does anyone know if a chrome grill from a 2003 and above will fit the 2000 LX470 front grille? If yes, where can I get the chrome grille?

-I called Lexus Customer Service and they advised me to take the vehicle for inspection. -Before I took the car to the dealership, I took it to 2 auto body shop and 1 car detailer. They all said the same thing, the paint is defective. The clear coat is nice and glossy all over the car, but the base coat is losing color from the top of the four doors, back end of the hood, tail gate, and back of roof. The detailer tried to buff and polish but to no avail. -The Lexus service manager took pictures and documented the fading. He verbally told me that the paint is defective, but the warranty is out. The car is a 2000 lx470 with 68K miles. -The service mgr sent it to the regional director and they reviewed the inspection docs. They advised Lexus is not covering any or part of the cost to repair the paint defect. -I can see their point being the warranty is out. But this is a Lexus, they need to protect their reputation by correcting any defect on their vehicles, or people will start to doubt their commitment to excellence.

The color is Smokey Topaz. The fading is not obvious at first glance, but if you move closer to the vehicle, like 3 feet from it, you will notice the fading. Fading is occuring in the back (tail gate?), roof, top of doors. I do not see any rust though. The car has 68K miles, LX470-2000. Does anyone know if Lexus would still cover repair for this paint fading?

-I need advise on how to take care of the paint fading on my LX470-2002. Has anyone seen this problem before? Paint is turning white from the inside. My LX470's original color is gold. -If you have the same issue and took care of it, what did you do? Did you take it to the Lexus dealership for a body paint touch-up? This is what I am thinking of doing.