My 98 Toyota Aristo V300

yemgi · 2009-06-15 21:32:04

Very nice car:thumbup: You got every options plus more..nice:woohoo: hard to believe that car is a 98.

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06-16-09 | 04:34 AM

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Very nice car

You got every options plus more..nice

hard to believe that car is a 98.

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06-16-09 | 07:13 AM

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vertex edition is the twin turbo GS3 (the V300)

Thanks Ay-nako!! You sparked me to do more research.. and Dang!!!

I had NO idea!

I WANT one.
I wonder how much to import and get registered state side..

Cheers on the pickup

and thanks for the great pictures~~

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06-16-09 | 03:09 PM

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Thanks guys

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wow looks very clean! btw do you know anyone in your club over there selling their 2Jz-GTE engine cover??

Sorry, I don't know anyone selling his but there should be some on yahoo auctions

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What does the Vertex kit entail?

The 2nd Gen Aristo had 2 models:
S300 with the 2JZ-GE which is the Lexus GS300
V300 with the 2JZ-GTE

The Vertex Edition is the level of equipment, similar to the Sport Design in the US. It had HID, leather interior, 5.1 JBL sound system + TV + sat nav + sunroof as an option. The standard one came with cloth interior. Both S300 and V300 were available in Vertex Edition

I have a few parts for the car but I have not installed them yet as I need to register the car in France first.

TRD 320km/h speedo (not installed yet)
TRD front strut brace (not installed yet)
TRD grill (not installed yet)
Tom's ARS cancellor (not installed yet)
Blitz SUS Power air filter (not installed yet)
Greddy Boost cut Controller (not installed yet)
HSD coilovers (not installed yet)
clear side markers
2001 tail lights

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06-16-09 | 05:49 PM

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I love this picture! very nice ride.

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06-16-09 | 05:58 PM

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Hey, maybe you can help with this thread.

GS/Aristo Trunk Carpet

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06-16-09 | 07:03 PM

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do those come in manual tranny?

it doesn't but only comes in a 4 spd, its what ive got now

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06-17-09 | 10:15 AM

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As Ay-Nako said it was only available with 4speed auto. Some have been converted to R154 or V160 manual gearboxes but they are hard to find and much more expensive

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Hey, maybe you can help with this thread.

GS/Aristo Trunk Carpet

I just replied

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06-17-09 | 12:56 PM

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Hey, maybe you can help with this thread.

GS/Aristo Trunk Carpet

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I just replied

Thanks!

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06-17-09 | 06:25 PM

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Yummy!! Congrats on the new purchase and welcome to CL!!

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08-15-09 | 08:21 AM

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A little update

I finally took the to install the TRD speedo and TRD strut brace I had lying around.
Only problem I had is I could not find the km/h to mph converter so at the moment I have a 320mph gauge. It is very unlikely I ever get to this speed