2whitelexus

what about the rear kit and the spoiler on this...

Can anyone identify the front lip on this gs...

thanks for mentioning my name, i doubt they were able to pick out who i was though my car was featured on their magazine and i was there 2 weeks ago

Beautiful children you've got. I love the chevy, do you take it out often?

i got both of my gs' done for $150. i got an expedition done for $150.

with OEM Toyota glass and Lexus-approved installation methods?

lexus approved installation methods for a freakin windshield? lollll what do u think u drive a rolls royce? what they wash their hands with holy water before working on your car

i got both of my gs' done for $150. i got an expedition done for $150.

I need help on deciding what tint i should go with all the way around I have a 1998 Gs400 Cinnabar Red

thank you

Mirror tint would look nice on that color

That *BLEEP* is HOTT, thanks for all the help and info, i will post some pics within 2weeks once i get the rims and tires and everything else...Thanks again!!! Oh yea what % tint u got?! is the front window slightly tinted too?! Those lexus brake covers are hott too where did u get them?!

no problem. thanks 2 U 2. as far as tinting...the front windsheild has a limo tint visor on top. dark on the passenger and driver and limo in the rear glass and back doors. and for the calipers go to http://us.lexusownersclub.com/forums/index...showtopic=46461

Currenly we have only 4 people including me on this topic but there are 115 views (that will change fast). Almost all of those views are with people how arent members. COME ON LOOKLY-LOES DONT BE AFRAID TO SIGN UP, IT'S FREE!

The topic isn't that interesting. IMHO :P

what do you have to say about every other topic, nothings interesting?

what about topic "The Highest Mileage Gs400 Out There? " near 5,000 views with only 37 comments? its not interesting why do they even click on it in the first place.

i think they're just too lazy to sign up buddy

who else has got to the limit where governor kicked in

ya its on 19s...heres one in the parking lot at work when i was working on the coils....i raised it up just a bit and adjusted the settings in the back, it was too rough and bouncy. its like this now...it doesnt look all that in the pictures, it looks different in person, you get to see the details. but here is how it is, expect the grill now is flat black with the L logo and the chrome around it, its all black.

Currenly we have only 4 people including me on this topic but there are 115 views (that will change fast). Almost all of those views are with people how arent members. COME ON LOOKLY-LOES DONT BE AFRAID TO SIGN UP, IT'S FREE!

265s will not rub, you might even be lucky that 275s dont rub either. doesnt matter that should be the least of your worries. worry about how you might have trouble aligningm worry about how your tires are gonna wear out quicker, worry about how your comfort is gonna be gone, worry about how youre not going to want to peal out cause each tires cost 200 bucks, worry about how you're gonna feel the difference on your cars accelaration/fuel consumption....If you dont really 100 percent dont want to roll your fenders 265s will do. although rolling fenders with the machine is imposible to tell by any bystander so why not? machine costs around 200 dollars but local stores like tirerack and goodyear tires carry them and charge around 40 bucks for ur rear (u dont need the front). although i do not recomment you get it done by them because its a chain of stores and run by managers employing morons to do their work so they dont care if they screw up and lose a customer but if u go to a private owned motorsports then they'll care about a single customer and should do a clean job. Only and ONLY with machine is where your fenders being rolled will not be noticable. Id say you have to roll your fenders even if u lower the car on springs cause it will bounce especially on the freeway and will hit those 275s.

FRONT: going with 235s in the front makes the tire less wide and decreases the lenght/reach it has to touch the fender. 235s shouldnt rub in the front.

Bottom line: 235s with 265s is a better idea for 20s. Get 245/275 if you're going with 19s although you may still want to roll your fenders. Need4Speed personally owns a couple of these vehicles and should give you the best advice. Heres a picture i took in front of their warehouse in december to show you they personally own 2 gs'. I should have parked my car in the middle too....it would have been the nicest one, well after the m5 :)

Thanks for the comment on my car. I currently have the coilovers raised up just a bit cause i couldnt get in my own driveway.

REAR: In order to go 275s in the rear you need to have your fenders rolled. Now remember to roll your fenders, not bend in your fenders. Do not hammer, tap, hit, heat up and bend, or simply put a baseball bat in between and drive back and forth.....you will mess it up. If you want a pro job and no one notice your fenders have been rolled then you go with a special took thats made for rolling. Your rim comes off, tool gets clipped on and fenders gets rolled with no dents or paint chippings. This way no one is able to tell its been rolled. Height of tire will not matter, you may drop it and will have alot of free space in the back. dont worry about the height. So 275/30/20 = no problem. Picture of my car below has 275s in the rear on 19s with coilovers to show you the drop its able to get. So the height doesnt matter.

FRONT: 245/35/20 in the front with your drop should experiance rubbing on the front inner fender cover while taking turns. What will happen is eventually your cover will get worn out and create a hole. You have to option of cutting that part out or remove the entire cover. You also have the option of going with 245/30/20 in the front where it shouldnt rub but you may experience your speedometer to be off about 3 miles.

Thats why its recommended you stick with 19s on these vehicles although upto 22s have been installed before.

For additional information my buddies at Need4Speed would love to help you out. You may contact them toll free 1888.714.7467

2001 gs430. I've hit 148/9 once before and hit 150 couple of days ago and felt like it would have kept going. Governor never has kicked in. Car came with 235/?/17 performance tires although they have been changed. I highly do not recommend anyone attempt a top speed run with stock tires and suspensions.

What car & at what speed does your governor kick in?

Hi I have a 1999 GS 400 and my left tail light bulb has burned out....So I opened the trunk and looked at the light fixture and I dont see any thing on how to change the bulb all I see is a single wire thats going to the tail light. It seem like there is a metal piece between the light fixture. So can any one tell me on how to change the tail light brake bulb??

im assuming you're talking about the led lights. in that case its not just 1 bulb its a series of bulbs. mine had went out as well, i orded a new one online for 20bucks and it looks more brighter now. bend down look at your tail you should either see 2 bolts or see no bolts. 2 bolts then just unscrew it. if no bolts then its on with a double stick tape...a knife would do.

I have a 96 GS300 and just wanted to know what is the widest tire size we can put on a stock 16" wheel? I'm not looking for low profile, either. Thanks!

widest on the stock 16 wheel would be a 235. Widest aftermarket wheel such as 19s in the rear would be 275.

sigh, alex where does the time go? last week i was like 2 weeks ahead at work and now im like 4 days behind! anyways, i wish i could do this like i did when i had my turboed greenhatchback i bought a spare set of calipers and had them professionally painted/clear coated but i know i cant find a set for the gs series cheaply! so i guess this friday i will pick up the caliper paint (i think im just gonna do black) im gonna use and try to make some time! (oh i attached some pics of ONE of my old honda's you should be able to see the matching calipers in the pics! the bumper was off as the tsunami bumper in the last pic was being painted and after i got it on the car, my baby got the h22a3 motor swap and a hybrid t3/t4 turbo swap done!) i will try a sticker place shortly to get them! guess im gonna chug this beer and head to bed.......

oh off the subject u been watching the forum alex? see what i mean its the same 10 people answering everyones ?'s everytime! where are all the members?

Man you could make those little things into rockets and cheap too. I got a guy here down the block he has a 911 turbo with 650 HP and the other day someone came with a civic just like that and wanted to race for slips, the 911 refused after finding out the civic does 10 seconds on a 1/4 mile. And yes i do know what you mean, ive been trying to get my friend to join but he's too lazy. I guess people only come when they need help. Just like this one song says "when live was alright, God wasn't important"

I really like the 20's but I am worried about ride quality (not too worried) and if they will rub. Anyone with previous experience. Also what tires are best?

18 Inch - RX330

19 Inch - Falcon - Koblenz

or

20 Inch - Concept Neeper - Javv

id go with the silver rims with staggered and ride quality isnt bad if you have stock suspension. Those other rims will look too small in 18/19 since there are bolts around the lip, a style like that reduces atleast an inch. By the way, looks like you have taste in picking out wheels. Ive looked at atleast one of those wheels before going with...

i have seen paint get to hot it discolors and cracks.......looks bobo as hell! thats y i asked if u clear coated it with the sticker on.......u shouldnt ever have to replace it again! the clear coat will get dirty and u can just wash the clear coat off and viola your sticker UNDERNEATH still looks 1 day old!

ive seen ultraviolet rays discolor paint/plastic/clothes and just about anything but never seen heat discolor paint. I like the idea of the clear coat keeping it clean maybe i should clean this one and coat it. Let us know when you get yours done. We'd love to see it.

yeah my goal this summer is to pull the back calipers/rotors off and spray the rotor hat! i bought my car up north in new jersey and on the long drive home the brakes went out so i had to pay a shop for them.........I KNOW i coulda saved some green when i got home but i was on a time schedukle and gave them the $511.90 for front ceramic pads/fropnt rotors..... rear ceramic pads/rear rotors and the rotor hat is already rusted out looking and that wasnt but 6 months ago! so im gonna get some high temp brake caliper paint and do that this summer! did u remove your calipers to paint them or just tape everything off? the heat doesnt fade them or did u put the sticker on and clear coat it on?

remove them, no way. Tape, no it takes too long. I took off the tire, simply placed some newspaper and spray with regular paint. no high temp. no caliper paint none of those. just regular black paint. they try to sell you "high temp" "caliper paint" and put the price up to make money, the truth is 99% of the cars on the road today dont need just "special" paint because the brakes never get that hot. your most likely to smoke your pads out than mess up the paint. plus what happens when the caliper actually does get too hot... does it turn the paint into liquid and drip off? chip off? well i've never seen it happen nor have heard. maybe someone in here would like to share. (remember my calipers are stock)

anyways its been painted while the caliper was on the car. i just put 3 sheets of news paper. give it a while to dry than just put the decal on. no clear coat over it or nothing. just buy extra stickers cause u wanna do this every 8 months cause after a while it just gets too dirty to clean like u can see in my picture...those have been on for over a year.

all right alex where did u get the calipers that say lexus or did u just paint them on?

hey brian what you do is paint the caliper black then you can get the logo printed out at any local print shop excluding office depot/max staples...i doubt they print stickers....then measure the size and have ur local print shop print it out but make sure its not paper. shouldnt cost you more than 20 bucks. nicely sticks on and stays on because it gets heated and sticks on even better.

won't you consider an is-f its about the same price

This is one of my business partners who forwarded an email to me....

"I don't know what you guys are paying for gasoline....Here in

California we are also paying higher, up to $3.50 per gallon. But my line of work is in petroleum for about 31 years now, so here are some tricks to get more of your money's worth for every gallon.

Here at the Kinder Morgan Pipeline where I work in San Jose , CA we deliver about 4 million gallons in a 24-hour period thru the pipeline. One day is diesel the next day is jet fuel, and gasoline, regular and premium grades. We have 34-storage tanks here with a total capacity of 16,800,000 gallons.

Only buy or fill up your car or truck in the early morning when the ground temperature is still cold. Remember that all service stations have their storage tanks buried below ground. The colder the ground the more dense the gasoline, when it gets warmer gasoline expands, so buying in the afternoon or in the evening....your gallon is not exactly a gallon. In the petroleum business, the specific gravity and the temperature of the gasoline, diesel and jet fuel, ethanol and other petroleum products plays an important role. A 1-degree rise in temperature is a big deal for this business. But the service stations do not have temperature compensation at the pumps.

When you're filling up do not squeeze the trigger of the nozzle to a last mode. If you look you will see that the trigger has three (3) stages: low, middle, and high. In slow mode you should be pumping on low speed, thereby minimizing the vapors that are created while you are pumping. All hoses at the pump have a vapor return. If you are pumping on the fast rate, some of the liquid that goes to your tank becomes vapor. Those vapors are being sucked up and back into the underground storage tank so you're getting less worth for your money.

One of the most important tips is to fill up when your gas tank is HALF FULL or HALF EMPTY. The reason for this is, the more gas you have in your tank the less air occupying its empty space. Gasoline evaporates faster than you can imagine. Gasoline storage tanks have an internal floating roof. This roof serves as zero clearance between the gas and theatmosphere, so it minimizes the evaporation. Unlike service stations, here where I work, every truck that we load is temperature compensated so that every gallon is actually the exact amount.

Another reminder. If there is a gasoline truck pumping into the storage tanks when you stop to buy gas, DO NOT fill up--most likely the gasoline is being stirred up as the gas is being delivered, and you might pick up some of the dirt that normally settles on the bottom."

that should do it

WOW! Thanks alot "2whitelexus" !!!! You saved me a bunch of money, and aggravation. Im definitely going to get an exhaust that just bolts on, and forget about intake and strut braces. BTW NICE CAR!

thank you. check out silverline muffler tips, its whats on my car. they make the perfect shape to fit into the cut of the lower bumper just like in the pic.

i have the grill on mine all white with black stripes, which i did a clean job on and also id recommend do your calipers like that and itll cost u $20-25. Most people paint it red but i dont like it, it doesnt look nice on these cars plus red gets dirty too soon. But the way i have it looks nice, especially when your driving.

I also noticed you are in LA and i was talking to my friend who wants to start some sort of lexus club where we can meet. now i dont know of any in existance, do u? anyways me and him can bring atleast 4 gs ... any way to get people from here to meet? theres a topic by sakataj where i have an interesting post about all this. check it out but it may be confusing http://us.lexusownersclub.com/forums/index...showtopic=46175