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12-02-12, 11:45 PM
#16
I had a friend of mine with a 05 GS 430 just like yours, he installed all the sport design emblems, ash tray, door sills that said sport design. I wonder if it's the same one. He also replaced all the stuff you said and the radiator with around the same mileage. That car use to stay in glendale CA.
12-03-12, 12:22 AM
#18
This is all good info. Do you know exactly what the difference was with the Sport Design? Like I said this car has what I thought was everything they come with, minus the ECU. I also figured they switched to 3 cats on all of them at some point just didn't know when but I know on the older non-CA models had a resonator instead of a cat.
how much did you pick her up for?
12-03-12, 04:08 AM
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nope, never had a Sport Design to compare it to..... since your a lexus tech, you should be able to come across one for comparison im sure.i dunno why anyone would spend all that $ to buy SD stuff to put on a GS430 though especially the emblems on the fenders, the interior upgrades i would do but not the exterior.
how much did you pick her up for?
how much did you pick her up for?
12-03-12, 07:10 AM
#21
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I had a friend of mine with a 05 GS 430 just like yours, he installed all the sport design emblems, ash tray, door sills that said sport design. I wonder if it's the same one. He also replaced all the stuff you said and the radiator with around the same mileage. That car use to stay in glendale CA.
nope, never had a Sport Design to compare it to..... since your a lexus tech, you should be able to come across one for comparison im sure.i dunno why anyone would spend all that $ to buy SD stuff to put on a GS430 though especially the emblems on the fenders, the interior upgrades i would do but not the exterior.
how much did you pick her up for?
how much did you pick her up for?
After it's all said and done I will have shelled out $12,200. Way beyond my $8k budget but I couldn't let a car this clean be passed up.
12-03-12, 12:52 PM
#22
Welcome to the club man,nice car!,should post up some more pics.
...TRUE...also That's alot of extra work to add those little things to make the 430 a sport design,are you sure it's a 430?..maybe he slapped the 430 sign on it??
...TRUE...also That's alot of extra work to add those little things to make the 430 a sport design,are you sure it's a 430?..maybe he slapped the 430 sign on it??
12-03-12, 03:13 PM
#28
From what i understand sport design and gs430 have same suspension, perforated leather vs non in a regular gs300, wood ashtray labeled sport design, fender emblems, and like someone mentioned different steering ecu. If it was a 2003 the SP had darkened headleights, wood wheel, and different fender emblems than the 2002.
12-03-12, 04:54 PM
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The headlights dont look dark on mine, not sure about the suspension or ECU. Mine has only the driver SD door sill protector the other side just says Lexus. Everything else you mentioned it does have