Hi, all! I've been searching for a car for a while now because I will be getting my license in November. I've been looking at cars like the 240SX, Prelude, Civic, and IS300 until I recently came across this.











The car only costed $2700 and as of yesterday, the car is mine! The previous owner was a smoker and when I first got the car, the interior was putrid. The car smelled like an ashtray. Most of the consoles were filled with cigarettes and ashes, so today, I vacuumed out the entire car and cleaned the interior. Currently, I'm looking for interior parts such as the original woodgrain trim for the shifter console, a few other parts (previous owner had replaced the originals with "carbon fiber" trim ) and also two front seats. If anyone has any idea what site to purchase them off of, please let me know!

 

Welcome! Looking good!

 

Very nice find dude. I can tell, its gonna be nice

 

Congrats bro. try car-part.com. The seats wont be new, but it may work if your budget is tight.

 

Body looks super clean!

 

Thanks, everyone! The body was just repainted by the dealer I bought it from. It has a few dents, but nothing too serious or noticeable. Car-part.com looks like it'll be well in my budget (student budget). One thing I noticed was that the seat belts in the back seats are stuck behind the back cushions. Would I have to remove the cushions to get to the seat belts? Thanks again!

 

They are easy to get to. The back seat base just pulls out. The top part is just 4 10mm bolts. Takes about 15mins

 

Looks good

 

So I removed the back seats and got the seatbelt out, but when I first lifted the bottom piece out, this is what I found...



Several hours later and going through a bottle of degreaser, I was finally able to get the filth out.

 

Nice ride, i got a 1994 gs300 two weeks ago, 180000 miles and runnig strong, my rear seat is like your but a bit better, i felt lazy to clean it, but i will clean it this weekend,

 

Classy choice for a first car! Good job.

 

Welcome,looks like someone left their lunch for you.

 

welcome to the Lexus fam. sounds like you'll take better care of this GS than the previous owner did

 

Welcome aboard! Just like you, I am a new member as well but not new to Club Lexus, this place have been a great help to me for a lot of issues that I would have a difficult time if not for the very helpful forums that we have here. BTW! Good choice on your first car.

 

Replaced the torn seats earlier. Pictures will be up tomorrow when there's enough light!