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Get the Black and put a clear film over the hood and bumper. It will stay nice for a llong time.

in photoshop, you can duplicate the layer, desaturize the copied layer and just start erasing the tail lights on the colored layer to bring out the desaturized layer... it will look smoke. ← Look here if you want to see the real thing. http://www.clublexus.com/forums/showthread...29&page=3&pp=15

It's prewired, but does not come with the radio itself. It is a pretty large unit. I had mine installed by the dealer $900 with the antenna under the rear deck lid. Nothing shows works great.

Please post pix of your LEX. I have a 98 so I wont post, But I would like to see the 06. ← If you want to see pics go here: http://www.clublexus.com/forums/showthread.php?t=154929

On the ClubLexus forums it was mentioned that someone had disabled the DVD lock in motion by removing a wire on the back of the DVD player. I don't think any dealer would do it for legal reasons.

thats not loading properly for me - the page loads, but not the image :( ← How about this

thats not loading properly for me - the page loads, but not the image :( ← Here is a Word doc with the picture. The bottom pic is the factory grill. GS4300_Mess_Grill.doc

Here is one website that carries the wheels. I have seen four of the 18" spider wheels for $999 approx.. http://www.lexus-parts.com/partlist.asp?Su...=19&ModelID=125

this one? its a TTE sports grill you can get it unpainted from L-TunedParts - $369 ← Here is the mess grill for the 2006 GS430, looks good. http://www.lextasy.com/gs-race-mesh.htm

The GS430 comes with run flat tires. Anyone have experience with these? Are they hard, is the bump transmission harsh into the cabin? ← ← My MB dealer was trying to sell me one also, gave me one to drive around for a day. You are right even the radio couldn't pick up the stations my honda mini van could. I have had 6 MB's, but the new ones are JUNK. Should have keep my old one they were like iron.

when i bought my 02 300 bout 3 weeks ago i was talking to the salesman and he said the run flats make the ride not so nice as to regular tires i guess..he said that was the only thing he didnt like cause i guess you can feel it i wouldnt know i never drove one just at work and i wasnt even paying attention lol..i want a 430 so bad not the 06 though i dont like the new body...i love this car though its my second car and i cant be more happier with it..its fast for me cause im used to a volvo but i would like a gs430...my next lexus is gonna be a LS430...i could go on for days bout my car but i wont lol... ← Wait a year and the LS is changing completely and there will be a hybrid version. I also heard rumors of a V12

Talked to my dealer and you can get DVD screens put into the headrests for playing movies to the back passengers. I think I will get these. I did have a concern about the run flats, but I can change them when they get worn to something less noisey and add a spare.

I ordered a 2006 GS430 Black/Chasmere, how do you like it? Does the 430 require 91 octane? Do you have XM Sat Radio? Are the run flat tires harsh on the ride?

I did, but when I took a second look at the materials inside I was disappointed with the quality for $52K. The plastics on the doors and console was not compatable with the price. I didn't like the aluminum and the lack of luxory features such as keyless entry, electric shocks, XM Sat radio. All these things I got in the GS430 for just a few K's more. The mileage on the 400h was not what I expected, the V8 GS430 gets 25MPG on the highway which is where I travel most and the average on the 400h is just 27. The bottom line is that I felt the GS430 was a better buy for the money.

The GS430 comes with run flat tires. Anyone have experience with these? Are they hard, is the bump transmission harsh into the cabin?