Lexus LC500: Black Inspiration

Lexus LC500: Black Inspiration

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4340BB

853 posts

195 months

Wednesday 27th July 2022
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Gutted to hear of your windscreen Brett.
Was nice to meet up with on Sunday at Simply Jap.
It’s a stunning car you have and deserved all its attention it has lavished on it.
Ben (white RCF)

BrettMRC

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147 months

Wednesday 27th July 2022
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4340BB said:
Gutted to hear of your windscreen Brett.
Was nice to meet up with on Sunday at Simply Jap.
It’s a stunning car you have and deserved all its attention it has lavished on it.
Ben (white RCF)
Thanks Ben - really need to get some video/pics on here of your RCF, it's a stunner! biggrin

BrettMRC

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147 months

Wednesday 24th August 2022
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After a lot of false starts should hopefully be getting the windscreen fixed on Monday! woohoo

Just ticked over 1000miles now too. smile

Went to the meet at "The Trough" farm shop on Saturday night - lots of very nice metal on display, and by sheer fluke ended up parked next to a Soarer cloud9




BrettMRC

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Tuesday 20th September 2022
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Update:

Windscreen was finally sorted a couple of weeks ago, took a long time but it's sorted!

Despite initially thinking the job was top class, I've since found the rubber on the firewall is now torn at one end, and the drivers side windscreen trim has a tendancy to pop up. Not ideal!

I think I'll wait until it's due the first service and ask Lexus to check/fix both items - will also see if they can sort out the boulder damage to the bonnet. If it was just a couple of chips I'd be happy to leave it, but the dent pisses me off!

Will be going for it's last outing for awhile on Saturday to the F club meet, then into storage as the new garage is finally getting built now! (..and I'm planning to make it as nice as possible!)


BrettMRC

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Friday 28th October 2022
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A few pics from the F-club meet below, some mine - some from the other members. smile




Car is now in storage as the garage build is finally underway, hoping to have it constructed before the end of the year - then just need to get the flooring down, electrics in etc etc!
Trawling the internet and flea markets for signs etc to go in there, found some genuine Lexus dealer signs on eBay...but they are in Scotland! biggrin


keo

1,639 posts

157 months

Friday 28th October 2022
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Stunning car Brett thanks for posting.

Matt Bird

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192 months

PH Reportery Lad

Friday 28th October 2022
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Cool car!

BrettMRC

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She's home after being in storage while the garage got built cloud9

Only a short, 20min shakedown cruise home - but no issues whatsoever.

I've missed her! driving



Edited by BrettMRC on Friday 24th March 10:37

ChocolateFrog

20,189 posts

160 months

cool

I hate having Windscreens replaced. They never fit genuine ones and never do as good a job as the factory, probably because the trims are not designed to come off and go back on, atleast not without replacing the fastening hardware, which they never do.

Last one I had done was on a Transporter. Trims not flush, loads of condensation that never happened before, more road noise, grr.

BrettMRC

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ChocolateFrog said:
cool

I hate having Windscreens replaced. They never fit genuine ones and never do as good a job as the factory, probably because the trims are not designed to come off and go back on, atleast not without replacing the fastening hardware, which they never do.

Last one I had done was on a Transporter. Trims not flush, loads of condensation that never happened before, more road noise, grr.
All of the trims and clips on the LC500 are sacrificial, thats one of the reasons it took so long to get the job done - they had to wait until all the parts were available to do the job.

I've seen in the USA that some cars had loose A pillar trim from the factory, which seems very un-Lexus!