My friend has a 99 GS400. His trunk emblem "Lexus, GS and 400" emblem was stolen after parking his car at the airport for 5 days. The emlems were gold plated. He went to the dealer and ordered the emblems and the dealer said that they will ship it to him because it was a special order. Six days later he receives it, but the emblem is for a "GS 430" as opposed to a "GS 400" He calls the dealer (about 130 miles from his house) and they said to send it back and they'll ship him the correct one. So he decides that it's not the worth the hassle and sticks the GS 430 emblem on his 99 GS car.
Would you do it? It does seem tacky because he still has the 99 tail lights though, but I feel for him since the dealership is so far away.

 

Don't do it ! Go through the hassle and get the correct emblem ! Damn crooks !

 

Putting a 430 on a 400 is misrepresenting and saying you have something you don't. Why do it?

-Anthony

 

Atleast its not as bad as putting 400 or 430 emblems on a 300 but i still wouldnt do it

 

You can try either

Steve from Carson Toyota
or
Darrel from lexus-parts.com

Hope it helps

 

it's like asking me if i should put gs430 badge at the back when i have a gs300

 

tell him to send it back and get the correct emblems.

 

Considering he has no other "right" option, what about just leaving the GS de-badged (i.e. no 'LEXUS' and 'GS 430' emblems on the car)? At least the GS will still be presentable in some fashion

 

alot of you are saying not to but how many of u have a 98 -00 gs with the new tail lights. like putting somthing on your car that u dont have i think was the comment

 

if you call the gs430 more of a styling of the car instead of telling people what you got under the hood, then yeah. i don't get my 01 taillights to make my car a 01, i get it coz' i like the new style.

 

sorry i voted yes thinking the question was "does it seem tacky?" so incase u guys wondor who the hell voted yes!! it was me by mistake anyway, if he has the 98 tails than 2 any knowing guy driveing by he'll b laughed at, i would, soory it that seems mean but it doesn't make sense 2 me 2 do it..

 

the ONLY way i could see doing this is if he had the 430 engine under the hood. then its ok.

 

LOL!!.. I agree. But there are many who put '01+ taillights on '98-'00 because they love the newer taillight style.

Here's the proof. If they got a '98-'00 GS with '01+ taillights....AND....they kept their original "400" emblem...that's tells you they upgraded for the style....like Rominl...who I believe still got the "400" on his ride.

But if they removed or pasted the "430" emblem on there....then you have to wonder. Yah yah yah....u gonna have ppl say....the trunk looks better without emblems.....whatever...to each their own....right?

The truth is that there's another reason why it was removed.....99% = looks good, 1% = looks like a 01+ GS. Percentages may vary.

 

no problem, it can be fixed

 

You can change it to "340" then you have both sides of issue!