Are there any rare Gen 1's?
03-09-16, 08:01 AM
#16
Lexus Test Driver
uncommon cars..
cloth seats/no sunroof
very early examples from the first few months of production in 1989
don't see too many dark blue ones
the 1994 anniversary edition, as per stated above
cloth seats/no sunroof
very early examples from the first few months of production in 1989
don't see too many dark blue ones
the 1994 anniversary edition, as per stated above
03-09-16, 08:25 AM
#17
Mine may be rare as an LS400, but not necessarily in comparison to Celsiors(?).
It's a 1991 model with no options at all, other than Lexus carpets and mud guards.
Black Jade Pearl with no sunroof & cloth interior. More details here.
It's a 1991 model with no options at all, other than Lexus carpets and mud guards.
Black Jade Pearl with no sunroof & cloth interior. More details here.
Last edited by CELSI0R; 03-09-16 at 08:32 AM.
03-09-16, 06:06 PM
#18
That's similar to my '91. Same color as yours. When my in-laws bought it new, they did not want a sunroof and they said the only way they could get that was to get cloth interior as well. But they wanted leather, so the dealer had aftermarket gray leather installed.
03-09-16, 06:16 PM
#19
I'm assuming that aftermarket implies that they installed it at the dealer, so it's Toyota/Lexus quality.
Do you have any pictures of your car? I'm really curious!!
03-09-16, 09:22 PM
#20
Yes, installed at the dealer before it left. Very nice stuff. The front seats finally wore out enough a couple of years ago that I threw on some Leatherette seat covers.
I'm away from home now for a couple more weeks, so no pics yet. But it won't look exactly like yours - the hood clearcoat started bubbling and flaking off a couple of years ago, so I ended up peeling it all off and plasti-dipping the hood black. Looks great if you ask me, and certainly better than the peeling clearcoat looked. At the same time, I black plasti-dipped the gray lower cladding, bumpers, and grille. Oh, and the wheels are black plasti-dipped too. The car is practically invisible at night time. Anyway, all easily reversible in case anyone ever wants to give it a real paint job, because it is plastidip. But to be clear, the roof, doors, trunk, fenders, etc. are still the original paint - which is dark enough that it blends well with the black dip.
One thing I notice different from your image in your signature - I think on the back, I only have the L logo, no LS400 or anything else. And the pin-striping is much more subtle - you only see it if you look for it. Wheels have been updated to 16"ers from an SC400 I got from another member on this list a few years ago.
I have the original window sticker - so when I get home I can check to see if there were any other options.
I'm away from home now for a couple more weeks, so no pics yet. But it won't look exactly like yours - the hood clearcoat started bubbling and flaking off a couple of years ago, so I ended up peeling it all off and plasti-dipping the hood black. Looks great if you ask me, and certainly better than the peeling clearcoat looked. At the same time, I black plasti-dipped the gray lower cladding, bumpers, and grille. Oh, and the wheels are black plasti-dipped too. The car is practically invisible at night time. Anyway, all easily reversible in case anyone ever wants to give it a real paint job, because it is plastidip. But to be clear, the roof, doors, trunk, fenders, etc. are still the original paint - which is dark enough that it blends well with the black dip.
One thing I notice different from your image in your signature - I think on the back, I only have the L logo, no LS400 or anything else. And the pin-striping is much more subtle - you only see it if you look for it. Wheels have been updated to 16"ers from an SC400 I got from another member on this list a few years ago.
I have the original window sticker - so when I get home I can check to see if there were any other options.
03-10-16, 08:22 AM
#22
Yes, installed at the dealer before it left. Very nice stuff. The front seats finally wore out enough a couple of years ago that I threw on some Leatherette seat covers.
I'm away from home now for a couple more weeks, so no pics yet. But it won't look exactly like yours - the hood clearcoat started bubbling and flaking off a couple of years ago, so I ended up peeling it all off and plasti-dipping the hood black. Looks great if you ask me, and certainly better than the peeling clearcoat looked. At the same time, I black plasti-dipped the gray lower cladding, bumpers, and grille. Oh, and the wheels are black plasti-dipped too. The car is practically invisible at night time. Anyway, all easily reversible in case anyone ever wants to give it a real paint job, because it is plastidip. But to be clear, the roof, doors, trunk, fenders, etc. are still the original paint - which is dark enough that it blends well with the black dip.
One thing I notice different from your image in your signature - I think on the back, I only have the L logo, no LS400 or anything else. And the pin-striping is much more subtle - you only see it if you look for it. Wheels have been updated to 16"ers from an SC400 I got from another member on this list a few years ago.
I have the original window sticker - so when I get home I can check to see if there were any other options.
I'm away from home now for a couple more weeks, so no pics yet. But it won't look exactly like yours - the hood clearcoat started bubbling and flaking off a couple of years ago, so I ended up peeling it all off and plasti-dipping the hood black. Looks great if you ask me, and certainly better than the peeling clearcoat looked. At the same time, I black plasti-dipped the gray lower cladding, bumpers, and grille. Oh, and the wheels are black plasti-dipped too. The car is practically invisible at night time. Anyway, all easily reversible in case anyone ever wants to give it a real paint job, because it is plastidip. But to be clear, the roof, doors, trunk, fenders, etc. are still the original paint - which is dark enough that it blends well with the black dip.
One thing I notice different from your image in your signature - I think on the back, I only have the L logo, no LS400 or anything else. And the pin-striping is much more subtle - you only see it if you look for it. Wheels have been updated to 16"ers from an SC400 I got from another member on this list a few years ago.
I have the original window sticker - so when I get home I can check to see if there were any other options.
I really like all of the first decade of wheel styles Toyota designed for Lexus.In terms of the LS400 emblem on my trunk, that actually wasn't stock. The previous owner really liked chrome trim, so he got a Mercedes font badge set and placed them on the trunk. My pin-striping is also more subtle than I made it in my signature, but it looks thicker in the graphic to emphasize that it's there.
So, to make sure I understood you correctly, the lower trim and bumpers are also plastidipped black, right? I'm happy that you're happy with how your car looks; plastidip is so much better than peeling clearcoat!
03-10-16, 08:28 AM
#23
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/cto/5459975969.html
Can't vouch for the authenticity of the posted year of 1989 but a maroon with what appears to be maroon leather has been on CL in the No. Cal area for some time now.
Can't vouch for the authenticity of the posted year of 1989 but a maroon with what appears to be maroon leather has been on CL in the No. Cal area for some time now.
03-10-16, 12:21 PM
#24
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/cto/5459975969.html
Can't vouch for the authenticity of the posted year of 1989 but a maroon with what appears to be maroon leather has been on CL in the No. Cal area for some time now.
Can't vouch for the authenticity of the posted year of 1989 but a maroon with what appears to be maroon leather has been on CL in the No. Cal area for some time now.
03-11-16, 09:09 PM
#27
