I'm glad you chose NOS, just like in the thumbnail. Just remember to reinforce the floorboards, we all know what happens when the manifold pressure gets too high.
I would like to see a budget build between you both where you both buy the same car and build it your own way then go head to head on the track to see who has the better build and better time under 5k including the car
S2kandtheAnt is the man. Good on you guys for giving him the shout out. Also thanks for giving me a rabbit hole to run down with that supercharger idea. Never new about that option and now......
For reals. It would have been easy to test to see if the motor was receiving power, but they're not professional mechanics so they're still learning the proper procedure.
@@sigmaprojects I reserve the right to be wrong, but I believe that is a stepper/encoder motor. the computer likely communicates with the motor controller and tells it what it wants it to do. It may be more complicated to diagnose if so.
I gotta say this channel keeps surprising me. Not only do you guys go way beyond what other channels would do for a "6K car challenge", you source used parts and if they don't work you fix them! So many other channels would just go buy a new part, its awesome to see you fix door and column motors. Between major engine work on the BMW and now your rebuilding a supercharger instead of buying new. This is great content.
At first, I wasn't sure on the wheels...I thought they looked a little too retro...but after a few episodes, they have grown on me, and now I think they look great!
In many cars you can swap the gauges from the cluster without swapping the circuit board. So by swapping the original circuit board to the jdm cluster (if possible in your specific cluster) the screen writing swould return back to English.
Yep people have already said the knob is for volume, the key button disables the smartkey system. It's intended to be used as like a "valet mode", but it also preserves the car battery if you aren't driving often by preventing the car from doing it's periodic pinging for the smart key.
The key button is indeed for the smart key. I had the same on my 2008 prius. A little tip, dont park the lexus close to a key for hours at a time with smart key on. If the key is close to the car, it will keep sending a ping to the key every 30 seconds and kill the car's battery. That's why i eventually turned the smart key off for my prius when i had it. It left me stranded at a cabin in the woods.
For the steering telescope I had to replace a rubber like bung/stopper to get the telescopic movement functional again. So that stopper is used to push on/off against as the motor turns this threaded rod. Mine was completely disintegrated so I had next to no movement but could hear the motor turning, sounds like your rubber stopper is almost on its way out.
I used to work at Lexus and my father used to own an '04 LS 430, they are notorious for the telescopic steering column motor failure. My fathers was also worn out.
I've owned 40 cars and currently have a decent garage, 911, loaded g20 3series, cayenne gts, Amarok.... I miss my LS430 so much, mistakes have been made! The best car ever made...could just be.
The LS400 did have plastic gears, I owned one and fixed the same issue, wheel would telescope but would not go up and down. Open the side of the column and stick a ziptie along the plastic gears and its fixed!
The reason why the cluster is inverted is because it’s a pure Japanese part hence the language. It’s inverted because it’s supposed to be on a right hand drive side. I absolutely love this car it’s my dream to someday own. LOVE IT. People just don’t seem to understand me when I say this is my favorite car. Either this and/or the L (Long wheelbase) are gorgeous.
I'm enjoying following your build. I picked up an 04 LS with 15k original miles back in May. I'm about 2 months ahead and have done alot of the same projects and lowered it on Fortunes as well! Pick up a tech stream CD and dongle on eBay and disable that auto exit tilt/telescope. That's what kills it.
I have an LS430. Tilt motors are a known weakness. I've heard the auto tilt/tele can be programmed out by the dealer to save wear/tear. I personally set the wheel where I wanted it and pulled the fuse.
Are you guys planning on forging the Internals on the 3UZ for the Super charger? You can go with 1990-1994 LS400/SC400 Piston Rods which are the thickest OEM ones that can handle a bunch of power! Be careful of the thin rods on 3uz's! Love watching this build, The wheels are beautiful!
Just a tip: To get rid of that horrid greasy shine on the leather portion of the steering wheel, use a Mr.Clean Magic Eraser and lightly scrub the surface until it's matte. Make sure to wring often and clean the sponge out for best results.
The bottom 373km translates to "possible travel distance" so it is telling you how far you can go before you need to fill it up again. The one above translate to driver side and passenger side door.
Love the LS 👍...I used some special lithium grease from the Lexus dealer on the steering column gears which helped the motor run smooth and quiet and never had problems since. Overtime the grease disintegrates especially for this car since it’s from Florida, where’s there’s a lot of warm weather.
Send the supercharger out to get ported, I believe Jokerz performance does it on what looks to be a ford style oem unit you have. That way you can get the most out of it if you guys change pulleys
Perhaps the splines on the telescoping steering shaft built up some corrosion making it harder for the motor? Seemed to move more smoothly once it had a few runs back and forth
For my 95 sc300 it had the same problem and i was able to fix it with 2 washers on the gear. However, the steering motor for this car looks completely different.
Are you planning on replacing the connecting rods? The 3UZ rods are very light and can't take much more. Also, the cylinder walls are very thin. This is a bored out version of the original engine, 1UZ, that was in the LS400.
For the cluster, I’m fairly certain you can open them up and swap the faces. I’ve never done this on Lexus before, but it’s a really common thing in BMW
Button key disable the smart key , le knob adjust ext beep lock sound level and the tmps , hold it to reset abs "tpms" system. Btw the can speedo goes to 260 and the tom's one to 320
Smart key disable the lock button on the door, and the metal strip behind the handle that unlock the car before you pull the handle and require you tu put the key fod inthe ignition
it's likely the motor has over-current protection built in, and it's just pulling too many amps to shift the column. As lubricants wear off it will be harder and harder to push/pull it. Would explain why it works when it frees up a little.
Great video. Enjoyed seeing the steering wheel motor rebuild. So many RUclips channels just throw $$$, but you do things write and do them on a budget.
@Speed academy you could install Germany imported ls430 speed dail, it will also in kilometers and English. What you installed was the Japanese dail you can know it by the speed 180Km.
There is a small bushing connected to the screw that the telescopic motor turns in order to move the steering column. This bushing commonly wears out and causes the screw to squeak and bind. The bushing is very cheap to get from the Lexus dealer. Replacing this bushing should fix the telescopic steering function.
For the JDM cluster, use a google phone and switch to your camera and turn on Google Lens so it can translate for you live in time; To at least get an idea of what it says. I'm not familiar with these cars but if it has menus to scroll through there might a language menu option?
The "key" button turns on/off the keyless system for entry at the trunk/door handles and and the keyless ignition start/stop function. The ABS label is in reference to the plastic used to make the panel. The large knob is the keyless "buzzer" volume control, allowing for the beeping to be loud or silent when the keyless remote functions are used
On my evo when I put in a US cluster instead of a JDM one, I had to put a resistor off the speed senor or it would still read in kilometers. You might test it out on the road to make sure it's reading properly.
It is crazy how much that steering repair cost ....I had one and sold it just because of the problem. It had something to do with one of the worm gears inside. I was quoted $2000 to fix. I unloaded it
It's NOT a big "lose" for Lexus, nor is it anything like a BMW. I have a 2001 LS430 with well over 204k miles on it, and everything on it works flawlessly. including the steering wheel adjustments.
You can't switch the display between metric and imperial? My 1996 Intrigue could be switched. I've also driven cars that simply had both systems on the speedometer (though not elsewhere). I'm also surprised you resorted to a cluster from JDM car rather than one from a Canadian car.
I never understood the "sun visor" windshield tint. Maybe it's because I'm tall and that's directly in my field of view, but I don't understand why it's there. Living in Las Vegas, I am a huge fan of ceramic tint and plan to use "clear" ceramic tint everywhere, including the windshield, when it comes time to make my Datsun 510 purty 😋
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I'm glad you chose NOS, just like in the thumbnail. Just remember to reinforce the floorboards, we all know what happens when the manifold pressure gets too high.
@goatmonkey2112 lucky he didn’t blow the welds on the intake. Lol
And before you know it, He'll have to change the piston rings after frying them
@@The_One_Over_There it’s cool. Dom and the mad scientist gonna handle that. Lol
He still owns that guy a 10 second car though, Would be great if set car was ready before the Canadian Race Wars
The knob adjusts the volume of the outside beeps when locking/unlocking and other beeps. (Source: I own a LS430)
That was quick
This is true. My LS430 wouldn't beep at all when I first got it. Low and behold it has a volume knob!
ABS will likely be the plastic type
@@FCHammerTime it is - came here to post exactly that.
I was thinking subwoofer gain
That ABS will just be referring to the ABS plastic it's made of. :)
thank you, I was going to say the same thing. Probably read like >ABS
So motorsport ABS plastic?
@@sigmaprojects often I'll see PC+ABS, very common combo 😉
@@winguard96 PC-ABS is a mix right? Polycarbonate ABS? Probably for the high impact areas, not on an interior cover right?
@@aa65064 well it's a Lexus, everything is motor sports grade 🤣
I would like to see a budget build between you both where you both buy the same car and build it your own way then go head to head on the track to see who has the better build and better time under 5k including the car
Definitely! Different styles
A true budget build right there! Great idea!!!
That’s a awesome idea i would enjoy watching it.
When you dove into that steering column motor, you guys officially became the most fearless mechanics on RUclips. Respect!
Have you not seen Tavarish?
@@alexknightwrc Oh, yeah, he's pretty good too.
all the knowledge on Tavarish channel comes from Jared.
The screen on the cluster displaying 走行可能 is the range. Hope this is helpful.
S2kandtheAnt is the man. Good on you guys for giving him the shout out. Also thanks for giving me a rabbit hole to run down with that supercharger idea. Never new about that option and now......
All these years and this lexus still looks damn beautiful.
I love every generation LS they look so good with just little modifications
A simple lever which releases the steering column to manually adjust is still best. It never breaks down.
Yes, but the lever handle can break. Ask me how I know.
You’ve got to get more friendly with the multimeter when you’re diagnosing stuff . It’ll save you a ton of time fo shizzle .
For reals. It would have been easy to test to see if the motor was receiving power, but they're not professional mechanics so they're still learning the proper procedure.
@@sigmaprojects I reserve the right to be wrong, but I believe that is a stepper/encoder motor. the computer likely communicates with the motor controller and tells it what it wants it to do. It may be more complicated to diagnose if so.
@@JuiceSpringsteen88 Are you saying that with the idea that you're thinking that you wouldn't be able to see if the stepper motor is getting power?
As a tech myself I certainly agree. But if you can literally swap components around to test there's no reason not to..
I gotta say this channel keeps surprising me. Not only do you guys go way beyond what other channels would do for a "6K car challenge", you source used parts and if they don't work you fix them! So many other channels would just go buy a new part, its awesome to see you fix door and column motors. Between major engine work on the BMW and now your rebuilding a supercharger instead of buying new. This is great content.
Knob is to adjust the volume of the Piezo (lock beep). My ES330 has it as well. ABS is a type of plastic.
At first, I wasn't sure on the wheels...I thought they looked a little too retro...but after a few episodes, they have grown on me, and now I think they look great!
Gotta love the bait and switch thumbnail.
I can't get over how nice it looked with no tint!
In many cars you can swap the gauges from the cluster without swapping the circuit board. So by swapping the original circuit board to the jdm cluster (if possible in your specific cluster) the screen writing swould return back to English.
and you tacho would read kph and your speedo will read rpm
@@estewarrior1 usually there is more than one circuit boards inside this type of cluster so than won't be a thing.
Man the tint makes the lexus pop! Looks great! I'm sure that steering wheel crap was a headache to deal with.
Yep people have already said the knob is for volume, the key button disables the smartkey system. It's intended to be used as like a "valet mode", but it also preserves the car battery if you aren't driving often by preventing the car from doing it's periodic pinging for the smart key.
Get the steering wheel is a position you like a pull the fuse. Every time you put the car in park it moves the wheel. Wears out the parts super fast.
New motor is needed sometimes greasing the threads helps but once motor goes it goes. Motor is around $200
I'm amazed Pete's helping you in this episode, he should've been dead exhausted from his bmw project :)
Love the bait and switch with nitrous! S/C is the way to go!
Still want to know how they'll handle the ECU tuning.#lockedecu
@Walter K links? Any more info??
@@stopdrpnro quantom auto did their 430 ecu tune, i have the tune as well on my gs430 and love it
The key button is indeed for the smart key. I had the same on my 2008 prius. A little tip, dont park the lexus close to a key for hours at a time with smart key on. If the key is close to the car, it will keep sending a ping to the key every 30 seconds and kill the car's battery. That's why i eventually turned the smart key off for my prius when i had it. It left me stranded at a cabin in the woods.
Loving these as an LS430 owner!
Fixing down to component level like the good old days. All the love the Lexus IS getting
Dang, I am loving the look of this Lexus!
For the steering telescope I had to replace a rubber like bung/stopper to get the telescopic movement functional again. So that stopper is used to push on/off against as the motor turns this threaded rod.
Mine was completely disintegrated so I had next to no movement but could hear the motor turning, sounds like your rubber stopper is almost on its way out.
I used to work at Lexus and my father used to own an '04 LS 430, they are notorious for the telescopic steering column motor failure. My fathers was also worn out.
I have the GS300 and I swapped the door light for a projector type, now it shines the Lexus logo when you open the door, cool.
I've owned 40 cars and currently have a decent garage, 911, loaded g20 3series, cayenne gts, Amarok.... I miss my LS430 so much, mistakes have been made! The best car ever made...could just be.
The LS400 did have plastic gears, I owned one and fixed the same issue, wheel would telescope but would not go up and down. Open the side of the column and stick a ziptie along the plastic gears and its fixed!
The reason why the cluster is inverted is because it’s a pure Japanese part hence the language. It’s inverted because it’s supposed to be on a right hand drive side. I absolutely love this car it’s my dream to someday own. LOVE IT. People just don’t seem to understand me when I say this is my favorite car. Either this and/or the L (Long wheelbase) are gorgeous.
I'm enjoying following your build. I picked up an 04 LS with 15k original miles back in May. I'm about 2 months ahead and have done alot of the same projects and lowered it on Fortunes as well! Pick up a tech stream CD and dongle on eBay and disable that auto exit tilt/telescope. That's what kills it.
The knob you can twist to lower the volume of the beep when you lock and unlock the car you can turn it off and make it louder and quieter
I have an LS430. Tilt motors are a known weakness. I've heard the auto tilt/tele can be programmed out by the dealer to save wear/tear. I personally set the wheel where I wanted it and pulled the fuse.
Are you guys planning on forging the Internals on the 3UZ for the Super charger?
You can go with 1990-1994 LS400/SC400 Piston Rods which are the thickest OEM ones that can handle a bunch of power!
Be careful of the thin rods on 3uz's!
Love watching this build, The wheels are beautiful!
Just a tip: To get rid of that horrid greasy shine on the leather portion of the steering wheel, use a Mr.Clean Magic Eraser and lightly scrub the surface until it's matte. Make sure to wring often and clean the sponge out for best results.
The key button is to switch on or off the smart key. The rotating button is to control the beep sound when closing or opening the car.
The bottom 373km translates to "possible travel distance" so it is telling you how far you can go before you need to fill it up again. The one above translate to driver side and passenger side door.
I am in love with that LS - it looks incredible. Great video!
You guys are making this Lexus seem like a fun project to do my self 😩
I had the exact same issue with my 430 steering. It was a real pain. Never got it fixed, traded it in on a 460.
Loving it! Kinda dig the no tint look on that LS
Love your style with the LS, keep smashing it!
Honestly, I like how it looks without the tint. The bright interior pops nicely against the black exterior.
Great. Now I want an LS430.
Best car ever made
I have a 2001 Ls Ul
This car is getting better and better, I love it!
Love the LS 👍...I used some special lithium grease from the Lexus dealer on the steering column gears which helped the motor run smooth and quiet and never had problems since. Overtime the grease disintegrates especially for this car since it’s from Florida, where’s there’s a lot of warm weather.
yup!
The turning nob adjusts the loudness of the alarm chirps. The button turns on/off the smart key.
Actually love the style that you can see the wood steering wheeling through the front window.
ABS = Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene = plastic used in bumpers, fairings and other items... strong but flexible, easily primed to painted etc 👍
Send the supercharger out to get ported, I believe Jokerz performance does it on what looks to be a ford style oem unit you have. That way you can get the most out of it if you guys change pulleys
my steering column got rusty and it stopped doing the telescoping, check the steering shaft when its extended under the plastic behind the wheel.
After so much work, the telescopic steering fix is a must.
Perhaps the splines on the telescoping steering shaft built up some corrosion making it harder for the motor? Seemed to move more smoothly once it had a few runs back and forth
The guy laughing at 11:45 has been a favorite of my friend and I for YEARS lol made my dad
That knob is for the volume of the beeping sound when u lock and unlock the car
did u guys get a new camera? this video is lookin extra crispy
Worst kept secret on the internet: the supercharger. Lol
This is probably one of my favourite builds you guys have done.
Those buttons under the steering column are so you can adjust the volume of the door chime you hear, when you lock, and unlock the car. 👍🏻
its interior is so elegant and luxurious ... thumbs up
Those steering column motors are available from Japan for $200 or so. I swapped it on my LS430 in about an hour.
For my 95 sc300 it had the same problem and i was able to fix it with 2 washers on the gear. However, the steering motor for this car looks completely different.
Are you planning on replacing the connecting rods? The 3UZ rods are very light and can't take much more. Also, the cylinder walls are very thin. This is a bored out version of the original engine, 1UZ, that was in the LS400.
Can you open up the gauge cluster and just swap out that display? Maybe it'll work.
For the cluster, I’m fairly certain you can open them up and swap the faces. I’ve never done this on Lexus before, but it’s a really common thing in BMW
The knob adjusts the security chirp volume.
Chris Harris is right clear glass looks better.
i know the tilt motor had an e clip at the end not sure if the telescope motor does but if it does be sure to put the e clip back on
Button key disable the smart key , le knob adjust ext beep lock sound level and the tmps , hold it to reset abs "tpms" system.
Btw the can speedo goes to 260 and the tom's one to 320
Smart key disable the lock button on the door, and the metal strip behind the handle that unlock the car before you pull the handle and require you tu put the key fod inthe ignition
it's likely the motor has over-current protection built in, and it's just pulling too many amps to shift the column. As lubricants wear off it will be harder and harder to push/pull it. Would explain why it works when it frees up a little.
The plastic gears everyone was talking about are in the SC300/SC400 chassis
Lexus looking clean🔥
Great video. Enjoyed seeing the steering wheel motor rebuild. So many RUclips channels just throw $$$, but you do things write and do them on a budget.
@Speed academy you could install Germany imported ls430 speed dail, it will also in kilometers and English. What you installed was the Japanese dail you can know it by the speed 180Km.
I love that modern take on the old school wheels!
There is a small bushing connected to the screw that the telescopic motor turns in order to move the steering column. This bushing commonly wears out and causes the screw to squeak and bind. The bushing is very cheap to get from the Lexus dealer. Replacing this bushing should fix the telescopic steering function.
Man Pete as a huge Bimmer fan I hate to admit that Dave might have you beat on this one. That LS is lustful!
The nob under the steering wheel is to turn the chime down or up when u lock and unlock
What!!?? The motor don't work... damn sorry boys!! Appreciate the shoutout but this one was sold to you by jordan! Cheers boys!
For the JDM cluster, use a google phone and switch to your camera and turn on Google Lens so it can translate for you live in time; To at least get an idea of what it says.
I'm not familiar with these cars but if it has menus to scroll through there might a language menu option?
You should open the clusters and swap the cluster dial over. So you get the best from both worlds. Cool episodes with those 2 sport sedans
The "key" button turns on/off the keyless system for entry at the trunk/door handles and and the keyless ignition start/stop function. The ABS label is in reference to the plastic used to make the panel. The large knob is the keyless "buzzer" volume control, allowing for the beeping to be loud or silent when the keyless remote functions are used
I like the look better without the tint. That beautiful interior color just pops.
On my evo when I put in a US cluster instead of a JDM one, I had to put a resistor off the speed senor or it would still read in kilometers. You might test it out on the road to make sure it's reading properly.
Gonna need some LS merch DP.
It is crazy how much that steering repair cost ....I had one and sold it just because of the problem. It had something to do with one of the worm gears inside. I was quoted $2000 to fix. I unloaded it
tint the chrome! then it will look like black chrome. awesome video guys💪
That key part under the steering column you can turn the car on without using the key fob
These are million miles cars!! Way better than BMW and MERC!!! Love LEXUS 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼👏🏼💪💪🤘🔥🔥🔥
Could you swap the faceplates on the clusters? US cluster with the JDM lettering?
tbh so far watching this lexus being made make me wanna buy one
Can you potentially swap the digital info display from the USDM cluster onto the JDM cluster to get English back?
It's NOT a big "lose" for Lexus, nor is it anything like a BMW. I have a 2001 LS430 with well over 204k miles on it, and everything on it works flawlessly. including the steering wheel adjustments.
You can't switch the display between metric and imperial? My 1996 Intrigue could be switched. I've also driven cars that simply had both systems on the speedometer (though not elsewhere). I'm also surprised you resorted to a cluster from JDM car rather than one from a Canadian car.
I never understood the "sun visor" windshield tint. Maybe it's because I'm tall and that's directly in my field of view, but I don't understand why it's there. Living in Las Vegas, I am a huge fan of ceramic tint and plan to use "clear" ceramic tint everywhere, including the windshield, when it comes time to make my Datsun 510 purty 😋
Did you try the tilt motor on the telescope wiring? That would rule out the wiring quick.
Ha, should've waited 30 seconds before commenting!
Wow that tint makes a huge difference.
Any chance to look in the owners manual for the knob?
That tint is dope.. please put at least 45 on windshield
I was starting to get worried with that thumbnail.