- Year
- 1997
- Vehicle Model
- LX450
- Location
- Chandler, Arizona 85224 United States
- Mileage
- 182000
- Color
- White
LX450 (Lexus FZJ80) series for sale Phoenix, AZ
VIN JT6HJ88J9V016xxxx
$35,000
Title History:
Originally sold at Lexus Mission Viejo, SoCal
Oregon 2000 47,739 miles
Arizona 2001 48,481 miles (my purchase)
Arizona 2012 142,60 miles (after collision)
Arizona 2026 181,8xx miles now
25 years of receipts for modifications and services
Factory 3X lockers
No drips, no CEL codes. Front, rear main seals and valve cover gasket replaced.
Fresh paint in 2018
Newer two-tone leather front seats in great shape
Rear seats original leather but in good shape. No third row seats,
4.88 gears
5 New tires (~500 miles) Toyo R/T Open Country LT315 75 R16
VMH2623 (made end of June 2023), mounted Sept 2023
Surface rust only, 25 years in the Arizona desert
PHH service done as PM in 2005
Motor mounts (2020) and U-joints replaced (F 2020, R 2023)
Kazuma TRD Supercharger since 2001
CX Racing headers since 2016. No EGR. EGR circuit under testing, no CEL/MIL codes.
Header pipes 2, 3 reworked to fit under supercharger.
Original head gasket in place, no EGR anymore, Blackstone oil report looks good
3” custom exhaust, over the frame, dual resonators, tunable J-pipe = no drone since 2016
Exhaust design discussion here:
Hemholtz resonator - design and implementation ideas - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/hemholtz-resonator-design-and-implementation-ideas.1276772/
ARB Safari Snorkel
Electric push radiator fan on thermostat
Suspension/body:
Front bib converted to Toyota (from Lexus) after accident
Slee adjustable front and rear panhard
Slee “short bus” front bumper
Slee rear bumper with tire carrier
Slee front and rear sway bar drop brackets
Slee Sliders and transmission plate
OME 3.5” lift with castor correction
Delta panhard rear lift bracket
MAF 4-Plus rear upper and lower control arms
Color guard ceramic window tint
DashMat for 20 years, dash in good shape
Issues:
D Drive light does not work
Trip meter is broken. Odometer is OK. Milage is probably showing 7K miles too high due to tires+gearing.
Paint shop used 3M tape instead of clips in 2018. Front left QP trim pulling away
Rear heater has been disconnected
Some paint flaking around the sunroof
Back up camera is intermittent.
Included spare parts:
NIB engine wiring harness from 2020 Part No.: 82121-60343
NIB Gasket set (includes head gasket). Original HG is still in place.
Used ECU purchased in 2018
Totaled by insurance in 2012. Salvage and Rebuilt title brands. Rebuild thread here:
Build - Doc Random LX450 Re-Build Thread - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/doc-random-lx450-re-build-thread.1006132/
Pics of the following included in above link:
2” seat extension on driver’s and passenger’s front seats.
Sound deadening in rear 2/3s of cabin
More exhaust pictures
Driver’s side floor mat improvement
Audio and spectrogram of exhaust sound
JVC KW-NT30HD navigation receiver, back up camera.
Pioneer speakers front and back doors
Removable 12” Sony subwoofer in the rear compartment
Subwoofer amp (Alpine MRV-V500) with volume control in the cab
Wits End rear quarter panel:
1 gauge power line from main battery to rear fuse block. In-line fuse in engine bay.
Air compressor ExtremeAire high output and 1 gallon air tank with pressure cut-off switch
Large digital capacitor (2.5 Farad) to mitigate surges
Voltage meter, cig lighter port, USB A ports X2.
VIN JT6HJ88J9V016xxxx
$35,000
Title History:
Originally sold at Lexus Mission Viejo, SoCal
Oregon 2000 47,739 miles
Arizona 2001 48,481 miles (my purchase)
Arizona 2012 142,60 miles (after collision)
Arizona 2026 181,8xx miles now
25 years of receipts for modifications and services
Factory 3X lockers
No drips, no CEL codes. Front, rear main seals and valve cover gasket replaced.
Fresh paint in 2018
Newer two-tone leather front seats in great shape
Rear seats original leather but in good shape. No third row seats,
4.88 gears
5 New tires (~500 miles) Toyo R/T Open Country LT315 75 R16
VMH2623 (made end of June 2023), mounted Sept 2023
Surface rust only, 25 years in the Arizona desert
PHH service done as PM in 2005
Motor mounts (2020) and U-joints replaced (F 2020, R 2023)
Kazuma TRD Supercharger since 2001
CX Racing headers since 2016. No EGR. EGR circuit under testing, no CEL/MIL codes.
Header pipes 2, 3 reworked to fit under supercharger.
Original head gasket in place, no EGR anymore, Blackstone oil report looks good
3” custom exhaust, over the frame, dual resonators, tunable J-pipe = no drone since 2016
Exhaust design discussion here:
Hemholtz resonator - design and implementation ideas - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/hemholtz-resonator-design-and-implementation-ideas.1276772/
ARB Safari Snorkel
Electric push radiator fan on thermostat
Suspension/body:
Front bib converted to Toyota (from Lexus) after accident
Slee adjustable front and rear panhard
Slee “short bus” front bumper
Slee rear bumper with tire carrier
Slee front and rear sway bar drop brackets
Slee Sliders and transmission plate
OME 3.5” lift with castor correction
Delta panhard rear lift bracket
MAF 4-Plus rear upper and lower control arms
Color guard ceramic window tint
DashMat for 20 years, dash in good shape
Issues:
D Drive light does not work
Trip meter is broken. Odometer is OK. Milage is probably showing 7K miles too high due to tires+gearing.
Paint shop used 3M tape instead of clips in 2018. Front left QP trim pulling away
Rear heater has been disconnected
Some paint flaking around the sunroof
Back up camera is intermittent.
Included spare parts:
NIB engine wiring harness from 2020 Part No.: 82121-60343
NIB Gasket set (includes head gasket). Original HG is still in place.
Used ECU purchased in 2018
Totaled by insurance in 2012. Salvage and Rebuilt title brands. Rebuild thread here:
Build - Doc Random LX450 Re-Build Thread - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/doc-random-lx450-re-build-thread.1006132/
Pics of the following included in above link:
2” seat extension on driver’s and passenger’s front seats.
Sound deadening in rear 2/3s of cabin
More exhaust pictures
Driver’s side floor mat improvement
Audio and spectrogram of exhaust sound
JVC KW-NT30HD navigation receiver, back up camera.
Pioneer speakers front and back doors
Removable 12” Sony subwoofer in the rear compartment
Subwoofer amp (Alpine MRV-V500) with volume control in the cab
Wits End rear quarter panel:
1 gauge power line from main battery to rear fuse block. In-line fuse in engine bay.
Air compressor ExtremeAire high output and 1 gallon air tank with pressure cut-off switch
Large digital capacitor (2.5 Farad) to mitigate surges
Voltage meter, cig lighter port, USB A ports X2.
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