grmpybstrd

I just picked up a 97 LS400, my girlfriend pointed out to me that "OMG! It's a Coach edition!!!" paid 1100 for it, has 185k on it. it "has issues" is what I was told when I got it, it had a sticky courtesy light sensor and several fuses blown (including the 120a alternator fuse). replaced a bunch of crap, unstickied some other crap, put in a new battery and it runs like a top.

CLLEXUSS

These cars sometimes are used as 2nd cars for a lot of people so the batteries go dead a lot of the time, then the jumper cables get dragged out, then all it takes is to be just a bit careless with these jumper cables and pop fuses. It happens more times than people are willing to admit probably. Awesome score, congrats!

GenkiLexus

Welcome to the club! You're going to love it. Do you plan on modding it?

grmpybstrd

Yup. Nothing insane, just some basic performance stuff, and a bit of suspension. Oh yeah, and I'll probably do a full stereo system too.

grmpybstrd

This was laziness and stupidity mixed. Too stupid to check that everything was hooked up right, and too lazy to do it right the first time. That's ok. everything is fixed now, all the door sensors are working, remote key fob works again, radio works, etc.. AC blows good again. now I need to check tire pressure, then look into detailing the interior.

Thanks! and Thanks for the welcome!

sdls

Congratulations on the purchase. I hope you enjoy the ownership experience.

GenkiLexus

That should be cool. Hopefully you're in a state that will let you have some fun with engine mods!

CLLEXUSS

I looked into the service history of mine and found the gal that was the original owner about 15 years ago did just that with mine, let the Lexus sit as she had two other cars and let the battery go dead then she hooked up the cables wrong and blew out many fuses, I believe the dealership flashed the ecm as well iirc ( not sure if needed flashing but I think the dealer did it just in case it needed it // reprogramming & testing the ecm ) reading the history a while back. She towed it to the dealership and explained her story to the service manager and asked for a complimentary free service fix. She worked out a good deal with them and they replaced everything that needed replacement and 15 years later it's perfectly fine just like it never happened, runs perfect. Stuff happens.

grmpybstrd

Thanks! hoping so.

grmpybstrd

Nope. california.

grmpybstrd

original owner gave it to Kid. Kid did nothing to/with it. I grabbed it as soon as I saw it. I'll do a service lookup on it tomorrow, but I know the original owner, should be in pretty good condition.

GenkiLexus

​​​​​​ Bummer, same here. I'm only doing cosmetic and suspension mods.

sdls

my vortech supercharger passed cal smog no problem

grmpybstrd

how long ago? ca has gotten neurotic about cars. they even require "certified" air intake systems on cars.