I have a 1998 Lexs Ls400. With a gold package. What does that include from the standard 1998 Lexus LS400?

 

Gold emblems and not much else.

 

Perhaps HID lights and wood steering wheel

 

I've got the Coach Edition Emblems. They're a Champagne Silver color....to me that's more exclusive and less flashy than chrome or gold.

 

gold is also on the antenna mast nut for pre-98 models, as well as the wheel hubcap emblems.

cool never knew about the matte champagne coach emblems!

 

That's a negative Ghost Rider. My '99 has silver/chrome emblems, with a woodgrain wheel and HID headlights. These features are found on all 98-00 models, regardless of gold trim, silver trim, Coach Edition, etc.

Now, my 99 does NOT have heated seats or factory navigation. So maybe trim colors has something to do with those options??

However I've always felt that the gold vs.silver emblems was likely just a matter of preference.

 

The gold package is just gold emblems, nothing else.

 

I do hope no one minds me reviving this thread from the dead. I'm currently having the gold items on my '97 LS refreshed/replaced at a local platers and was interested in the period gold package.

On my car the front and rear badges and emblems were all plated as well as the aerial mast top and nut plus all four hubcap emblems. As far as I'm aware this was an extremely expensive dealer option but I do want to keep the car as original as possible. Most of the badges were worn or tarnished so a couple I've replaced with second hand chrome ones which have gold plated very nicely, others such as the ones on the wheels I've had to get as good as I can but still look 100% better. Then it's just a case of applying a couple of coats of 2K lacquer.

On this picture you can see how faded they were.

Here are some of them back from the platers. I've actually ordered a brand new chrome replacement for the grille emblem because that's the worse out of the lot.

Applying the lacquer


Armed with a hairdryer and a roll of floss I'm hoping to get them on tomorrow.