Duck05

I wish..... The front bumper is faded and the area around the grille has it's share of rock pits.... I got a similar quote of around $950 or so to paint the front.... Not ready to invest that right now.... Rest of the car is not too bad; had it clay barred and buffed up a couple years back.

Johnhav430

I tried to wet sand the plastic door caps to get the excess glue off. Not a good idea! (the good news is I noticed just now in direct sunlight, the pearl sparkle is there)

Again, one of those things that nobody would ever notice, but I do. Kinda gives me an idea why in general, bodywork isn't 100%....

tallcaguy

Agree, the repaint not worth it. On Cypress Green, they are pretty much invisible unless you look carefully. I'm going to try doing touch up one of these days. Have the pen and will test. If that doesn't work well, next step is a small bottle of paint. Use a tiny brush to do layers. Other than the grill area, the rest of the car looks good so I'm not in any big rush.

Duck05

I have not used a bra on the LS but on my Honda I used one for many years. Yes, it is best to always remove it when washing the car and when it is raining. Water will seep under and settle in the cloth part against the paint... Not a good idea to leave those on when they get wet and then dry on the car.....

Johnhav430

Hey Doug, stay safe during Harvey.....

Kira X

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I finally installed my trunk spoiler.

Duck05

No pics????? I wanna see......

Bob04

i'm taking my drivers seat out today to try to fix a broken bracket. Wish me luck.

NL5

What did you use on your headlights?

Lexus51

I bought a double din adapter (SLA-24A)for a 2004 Lexus Ls w/navigation. Now I have a jensen 7022. I'd love to know how to play video on both screens while driving state to state.I tap the parking brake just enough for the double din to play because of the safety feature but, as long as the parking brake light is blinking the navigation screen at the top play stops. Any suggestions

Lexus51

Waiting for headlight cleaning reply as well

mpsal54

I have 2005 LS430 and about 200,000 miles. There has been this irritating hesitation intermittent for last year or so and now, engine light is triggered and took to transmission shop. They recommended overhaul transmission for $3500. Based on friend's recommendation, took it to another transmission shop and he is looking at the TPS as the culprit. We bought car used and my wife drives it 90% and did not realize/forgot about the manual driving option on (S) rather than D. You change gears but with no clutch. When we did this switch, the hesitation went away and so transmission should be OK. Will verify later whether it is TPS but having fun driving the clutchless manual driving.

FILTHEE

I replaced the front end links with parts from Moog, put LED's in the side mirrors and put in one of those cheap Bluetooth FM modulator that works surprisingly well.

Mobius1

You put LED bulbs in the puddle lights under the mirror that shine the ground? I am curious, does it still smoothly fade in when you click the unlock button? Or does it come on instantaneously?

Duck05

From a while back I had a Mothers Headlight Restoration kit. It comes with a sponge ball and drill bit fixture and a squeeze bottle of product. The bottle had separated and even shaking it up did not bring it back. My wife acquired this Norwex Cleaning Paste which I used with the sponge fixture and handheld cordless drill on the low speed..... It really worked a lot better than I expected.

BTW, always tape off around the headlight with painters tape to protect the paint as these products are abrasive by design.

Buffed up with a detailer cloth and then applied a coat of Klasse poly sealant to provide some extra protection......