Where are you located? My new JDM vehicle is arriving at Halifax in July and I'll be listing this one for sale.

No doubt you'll love it!

Thanks! It's subdued but has all the right proportions

I'd say it's 7/10. Great for the average person but an audiofile might want to upgrade it.

@@gearheadsyndrome nice!

I have another video of my brother driving this car for his first time and he miraculously did it only once or twice. Everyone else (including myself) usually does it a couple dozen times before remembering. I switch back and forth with the company vehicles I drive being lhd and after a couple months I started naturally using the window side hand no matter how frequently I switched.

After helping my father-in-law I.port and register his USDM 2002 trans-am I found out the province of NB isn't very strict on DRL requirements for older vehicles under the 15 year rule. If the vehicle is made before 1989 for Canada or not equipped with DRL due to importing you're supposed to drive with you headlights on. USDM vehicles imported newer than 15 years old they seem to require it be installed. All that being said, I've yet to be stopped for no headlights. I make a point to turn them on when it's rainy or in any other poor visibility situation. Both have automatic headlights for night time which is nice.

@@gearheadsyndrome Thank you for the response.

I do all my own work but for provincial inspections and alignments, I have a mechanic that's cool with JDM stuff and lets me source parts. I haven't had to do anything that way with either of our JDM cars though. Mechanics aren't hard to find if you look beyond the big franchises/dealer shops and build a relationship with them.

@@gearheadsyndrome Ah makes sense. Unfortunately im not mechanically proficient enough to do stuff like that myself

That's okay. I would chat with any other local JDM owners and find a short list of the mechanics. The toyota bB is as far as I know, mechanically identical to the similar year scion model sold here so if you can be aware of what exact year is the the equivalent north american model then any mechanic really shouldn't have an excuse to not service it.

Online owners groups are great for the weird jdm vehicles too. The Canadian JDM honda odyssey FB group for example has catalogued all the parts interchangeability with the RB1 and RB2 chassis so finding local parts is much easier. The Internet is a wonderful resource if you know where to look and aren't afraid to message the right person. Good luck and thanks for watching. Would love if you subscribed so you can follow along with my next JDM import daily (hopefully leaving Japan soon)

Anything you're looking for, look up the part number in this catalogue. For a Crown I would then just Google that part number with the word "lexus GS". You'll very likely find a part locally. www.megazip.net/zapchasti-dlya-avtomobilej/toyota/crown-majesta-42440

Mid 2000s jdm toyotas all display ~10% higher than actual. My wife's estima is the exact same way. Just a quirky thing toyota opted to do for whatever safety/liability reason in Japan.

@@gearheadsyndrome Thank you!

From everything I've read and from speaking to another local owner who did lower theirs any coil overs made for the GS will be a direct fit.

For the head unit, the Crown Focus replacement kit made for JDM Crowns in Australia is a popular replacement that's gets you carplay/android auto. A bit expensive though.

Ooooh. Please do tell. I do still have it

There is a nice big touch screen done by someone on the crown social media groups that is the latest Android auto set up. A bit expensive but it has rave reviews.

3.5 everytime! Love this motor!

I went a whole month between videos this march! I didn't think I'd ever want something to happen but I really had little to film

Rocky mountain parts has them all for anyone who needs them. The shipping isn't cheap though. Add $800-1000 to what a windshield costs and takes 3 months to arrive.

Not every part in the car is JDM only. Most are not.

It depends on the vehicle but it is rarely a nightmare. We own 2 right now and the Estima has significantly less shared components with any local model. Still via the Internet I've been able to find everything it's needed relatively well priced and shipped to Canada in less than 2 weeks. The led tail light assembly was flickering so I got a used but working one for $160 shipped. The weather strip along the bottom edge of all the windows was cracked, new set of 4 was $128 from aliexpress. Tie rod end was worn, new toyota oem one from Amayama.com was $62 shipped. Windshields are the main things that can be a pain because when they aren't shared with a USDM car the shipping is unavoidably expensive. Luckily they tend to be affordable in Japan. Still $1000 to ship one, usually $1500-1800 total from what I've heard. Get any chips repaired quickly is my advice.

It did come from Kyoto Toyota! Still has the sticker on the bottom of the rear window. I Bought around at the end of 2022, arrived in Canada in March and eventually in Halifax March 27th 2023.

Like I said in the video. A 5min comparison on megazip diagrams confirms Toyota part number 48620 is the right control arm in the usdm GS350 and the jdm Crown. They are the exact same chassis underneath