Recent content by aM200

Just as a note, like @TeCKis300 and @bloc said, the valley plate leak is not something that needs to be addressed urgently. It's such a slow leak most of the time that you can nurse it along by just checking and topping up fluids periodically. A bottle of the Toyota coolant is like $40 and can...

Not to mention the sensor brackets changed somewhere along the way. Dirty ones in my pics are original from 2008.

For anyone else doing the install, definitely listen to the recommendation to tighten the hardware a little bit after the install. I never bothered and noticed over the weekend I was missing a couple screws with a good amount of the others being loose. Might be good to just re check some of it...

Reach out to Toyos Limited (if he hasn't retired). He's right around I10 and Beltway 8 and is extremely knowledgeable with all sorts of Toyota platforms. I haven't had him do any work, but was able to talk to him for about an hour after I had mine detailed next door. He easily pointed out and...

Replaced the steering wheel with one from a Japanese spec LS460 (pretty sure this was from some special edition or something). Ended up being way more work fitting some of the plastics just due to the particular version of the wheel I bought. I believe it was because this version of the LS wheel...

I had mine replaced in January with OEM glass. My insurance only covers the cost of aftermarket glass plus installation, so to opt for OEM it was $690 out of pocket. Had to wait about a week for the Lexus glass, and then after the install was done I went back and replaced all the trim around the...

Fantastic. Thats definitely something I can tackle. And since you seem to have the silver color of the dash matched pretty well, I would absolutely love to see a replacement lower panel where the cig lighter and seat heater controls are. Theres currently zero good way to replace the cracking...

For your Qi2 charger, are you routing the cables back through the dash, or do they still hang down to the cigarette lighter?

From the bottom where the pull tab is. You can pull that tab upwards to get that outer boot out of the way mostly.

My reference for the 200 series is primarily with the AHC suspension system on LX’s, though I believe this is an option on the LC in other markets. I had a new GX 460 for about a year as well. The 200 is surprisingly capable in corners, but the caveat is still the weight. You’ll never forget...

Skids are E&E Off-road from member @turbo8. Best skid system for the 200 imo. PPF isn’t going to protect from UV for as long as clear coat, but it will protect from rock chips. Best option I think is just to have the lenses replaced if you’re restoring the old lights. I ended up just buying...

Ya quad bi-led. Really impressive light output and cut-off line. I had a pro do the PPF. I tried to do it myself, but it’s really tough to get it stretched on the upper section.

Detailed and PPF applied to the new headlights. These color matched headlights finally fixed one of my main problems with the aesthetics of the LX.

Ya wasn’t cheap, but has been on my list for a while. Polishing the old ones just wasn’t cutting it for me. If I remember correctly it was about $1k for the pair of OEM housings.

No, 2008-2011 and 2013-2015 have different shaped bumpers and headlights so they won’t match. You can plug them in and they will work I believe, but it won’t match the bumper. There will be a gap below the headlight housing.