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THANK YOU! This is exactly what I was hoping to get, someone's ingenious solution to one of the few poor designs I've run across on this car. Thanks SO much for the tip. I'll be whipping one of those up this week for sure. B have the pan for the dirty oil sit under the filter. youre gonna have to deal with the fact of it getting on some of the engine. use brake parts cleaner right after to clean it off I respectfully disagree -- you don't have to get a single drop of oil on the side of the engine. Get a round plastic container that is about 3.5" in diameter and cut it like shown in the picture below. Begin the process with a few clean cotton rags within easy reach; top of the engine works for me. Loosen the oil filter with a removal tool/wrench but do not spin it off. Position the plastic catch bottle under the oil filter assembly with the top of the bottle up against the engine and then gently spin the filter off, letting it fall right into the bottle. The oil coming from the filter housing will also be collected in the bottle. When the oil is done dripping carefully maneuver the catch bottle to the side and immediately get a rag under the filter housing. Wipe up any stray oil and quickly install the new filter (BTW, I always use the Lexus 90915-YZZD1 oil filter) to stop any additional dripping. I also put a few ounces of clean new oil into the new filter before attaching it to the engine so it does not start up dry. Have this ready to go before you begin. Easy and effective, plus it stops dirty oil from getting on the side of the engine, the motor mount, & the engine splash guard.

That's all great info but what I REALLY want to know is how the hell to get the oil filter off of my 2003 GS300 without spilling oil down the damned engine. I did it for the first time last night and luckily I had a rag underneath it and caught most of the spillage but I'm sure there's got to be an easier way... Thanks in advance!

What i'm really hoping is that someone out there might have done it already and have a pic. I just really am having a hard time pulling the trigger without knowing better what it's gonna look like first.

Has anyone done just an aftermarket bumper cover up front but without doing side skirts or a complete kit? I have an opportunity while my car is getting body work done to choose between either an aftermarket cover or the OEM one. I have no interest (or funding) to do a complete kit or side skirts so i'm curious if anyone's done this, even better if you've got pics, and has any thoughts. I can't decide whether having the new cover up front will look weird from the profile if I don't do at least the skirts.

While I've been able to fit up to 4 snowboards in my trunk to head up to the mountain it would be great to have a roof rack. I know that Lexus never sold one and I've seen some aftermarket ones but they're VERY pricey. Has anyone actually put a roof rack of any kind on their GS?

I have the SAME thing going on! I've been dealing with it for well over a year. At first I thought the same thing, pebbles stuck in the tread being flung off under the wheel wells. I'm at a loss...

Any chance you could send along the manual to me as well? stone.brandon@gmail.com Thanks!!

I have one of them, it's like the first one, the cheaper one. I have had it on my car since early '07 and have had no problems and have no complaints. I personally prefer the look of the more expensive one you showed and if I had to do it over again that's the one I would've gone with. I think that's more of a personal preference thing so basically, to answer your question, I'd go for whichever one you like and I doubt you'll have any problems.

I'm going to be ordering a set of 20" rims for my 1991 LS400 and I am very nervous. When I went to discount tire they don't show a fitment for a 20" rim on my car and sound unsure about the correct specs. I see in the forums that everyone keeps saying to get a 50mm offset but I wanted to be sure what exactly the necessary specs are for a 20" rim on a 91 LS. If anyone can help I'd really appreciate it, at over $2k for the wheels and tires I don't want to order anything unless I'm positive Thanks in advance -=B=-