FiveSeven

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the key code is written on your wallet key. If you don't have that the dealership could give you it also.. if you don't have access to either you can take a picture of you key and send it to the seller as a last resort. $9 service charge for that service

dreamcar88

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Put my hks ls+ coils on and made me fall even more in love with this platform another toyota ahead of its time! Need some help though it didnt come with any tool to adjust dampening . Would this tool work ? I also need someone to help point me in the direction of some mild spacers. I dont want anything crazy with extended studs just something to get the wheel out more

Alphaman19

Where did you get the key cut?
I got the same key but everyone tell me they won't cut it because the metal is too soft (or something like that) and might mess up their cutting tool.

FiveSeven

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the seller 1010keys cuts it for you...

PRKeus

Should have known better.
2 weeks ago hood would not close. LAtch would not move to closed-position.
Wiggled the cable some times, and then it gripped the hood again.. so, everything fine! NOT!

this week wanted to refill my wiper-reservoir. Hood would not open. LAtch is stuck. Probably cable is corroded, and it will not release the hood.

Cable is fully integrated in a gutter and can not be reached. Not even by japanese kids with tiny fingers. So now WHAT???
spent time with dealers to do whatever we can... last option is to crush the grill to get to the lock...

So replacing a € 50 cable will cost me up to € 500, replacing the cable and the grill...

before I go removing wheelpanel and screens to get to a cable... anyone with any advise?
Could not find anything in the threads
will be ever so grateful (window's getting dirty also...)

Let it be a warning.. it did not warn me... any trouble with the latch.. replace it, before you can not open the hood; That's a bigger problem than the cable costs...

AmanO

This is too separate issues. With all the people, here, who have had the "not close" issue without the "not open" issue, I think we are safe from the latch issue.

The latch should be properly lubricated. I am betting yours was not.

How many miles on the car now and when you purchased it?

DWCOILE

car looks super fantastic. Nice and Clean.
DC

PRKeus

.................
you're too late with that advise ;-)

got it for 2 years now, 240 kKM ..suppose that's 150,000 miles...
Never read or heard about oiling a latchcable that is fully buried.... Suppose that this is the one and only part in a GS430 that is corroding...

Do you have any suggestions, apart from torching the hood?

Dangit2001

I replaced two burnt bulbs today. Currently looking for stock 16" oem wheels to replace the 19" aftermarket ones.

AmanO

Worst case is you use bolt cutters to cut away the grill until you can either get the latch open/off or at least get the grill unbolted off the hood.

kphu

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I had a laundry list of things to do on my '02 GS430 and was contemplating on getting a new car or putting in the $ and keeping it.

I couldn't decide what I would get and really didn't want to dish out a lot of $$ so I decided to just keep the good ole gal since she only has 114K on the odom so here's what I did.

Replaced the hood latch cable and latch.

Updated my front suspension:

KYB GR2 struts
Moog Outer Tie Rod
Moog Lower Ball Joint
Moog Sway Bar Link
OEM Lexus Caster Arm
Centric Rotors and Brake Pads
Just bought some Megan Racing UCA from fcdrifter...hopefully the deal goes through.

My Nav dvd player stopped working so I bought the Gen 4 NAV player since it was a direct plug-n-play.

After all this, I'm glad I'm keeping the car but it did make me think hard about what I want when the time comes...I have my heart set on an '13 or newer GS350.

kphu

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I had the same problem and had to go underneath the car, I removed the covering from the bottom enough to get a very large screw driver up and pried the lock mechanism open to get to where the cable connects inside. This allowed me to use the screw driver to move the latch mechanism to release the hood. Once I did that I replaced both the latch and cable. I preordered the latch and cable.

It took me 2 hours to get the hood open and another 4 hrs to install the cable. The toughest part about installing the new cable is pushing it through the fire wall. Eventually I used a coat hanger to thread the cable through. See my post below on how I used the coat hanger.

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/gs-...acement-5.html

diamondgs4

I have my data 2000 ver.1 map DVD replaced by a Gen2/3 ver 13 DVD map a few weeks ago.
(A terrible mistake of upgrading my gps head unit)
It overwrites the head unit to a newer system; an warning for wrong disc pop up and the GPS stop working.

I decided to go for the Gen4 gps edu upgrade option like other members did before.
I purchased a used 2005 Prius gps edu,Gen4 unit, comes with Toyota OEM ver5.1 DVD map, from eBay.
It is truly an easy plug-n-play swapping.
Just received a Gen4 ver.15 DVD map update today

kphu

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Nice! Glad it worked out. Where did you get the Gen 4 ver 15 DVD map?

sakataj

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You should have done a Gen 5 swap....much better although the Gen 4 is light years ahead of the Gen 3