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Old 10-03-11, 08:20 AM
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Default New owner of pre-owned '99 GS300

I just joined this forum and I've been searching through the archived material. Looking forward to participating and finding out as much as I can about my new 'used' GS. Any tips or advice on what to expect is greatly appreciated. I bought my GS from a local dealer with only 64K miles.
Old 10-03-11, 08:28 AM
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Welcome to Clublexus... We all love pics.. Post them when you can..
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Originally Posted by sclexus300
I just joined this forum and I've been searching through the archived material. Looking forward to participating and finding out as much as I can about my new 'used' GS. Any tips or advice on what to expect is greatly appreciated. I bought my GS from a local dealer with only 64K miles.
Pics, specs, mileage, what you paid, what's wrong with it, etc..? I just got a 98 GS300 77K miles. - A couple of serious problems, one, water in carpet, driver's side, front + back, and when coasting, the rear (bearings, wheels, who knows) make a LOUD tap tap tap tap tap noise. Funny the car didn't exhibit those issues when I test-drove it for 2 days. (Did a lot of research, the used car dealer is willing to fix some of the stuff.)

New owner of pre-owned '99 GS300-nkjrx.jpg I need to buff out the headlights. A bit foggy.
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Welcome, you will find a lot of info on this board. I too picked up a 01 Metallic silver with black interoir a few weeks ago. I have to post some pics when I get a chance.
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I want to do the poor-man's chrome grille (plastic chrome strip). But I can't find the part, even on the mega-grille-post.
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Welcome to the family, thanks for the pictures. We love em!
Old 10-03-11, 05:38 PM
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Welcome to the 2GS world!
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Originally Posted by GINTER
I want to do the poor-man's chrome grille (plastic chrome strip). But I can't find the part, even on the mega-grille-post.
Which part? To do that grill, all you need is some paint stripper and take the black off. The undercoat is chrome.
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Welcome aboard. Paint stripper will make your grill chrome. Beneath the black is the chrome.
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paint stripper will do the trick the chrome is underneath the black
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Just as said before strip the front fins on the grill and it'll be worth it! I did mine today using aircraft stripper and cuetips.
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Welcome a board! Hey i got an idea , why don't you stripped down that grill from the painted area and underneath is some bad *** chrome!
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Welcome to the forum.. Enjoy!
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Originally Posted by GINTER
Pics, specs, mileage, what you paid, what's wrong with it, etc..? I just got a 98 GS300 77K miles. - A couple of serious problems, one, water in carpet, driver's side, front + back, and when coasting, the rear (bearings, wheels, who knows) make a LOUD tap tap tap tap tap noise. Funny the car didn't exhibit those issues when I test-drove it for 2 days. (Did a lot of research, the used car dealer is willing to fix some of the stuff.)

I need to buff out the headlights. A bit foggy.
The noise is fixed, slight shimmy in the steering fixed, water in the carpet (driver's side, front and rear) fixed. Now MODS! Need a NAV w/ backup camera, better speakers, winter tires, and early next year, 19" 5 spoke rims. Woot..
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nice gs..welcome


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