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P.Lindblom

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    Patrik
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  • Lexus Model
    CT200h + IS300 + IS200
  • Year of Lexus
    2012
  • UK/Ireland Location
    Other/NonUK
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    Car Restoration

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  1. I recently bought an IS300 SportCross and the lady who owned it told me the windscreen had been replaced and since then the alarm goes off whenever it rains. I discovered the front passenger door had a faulty sensor so i mended that, but after a night of heavy rain I woke up to lit headlights and rear lights. When I inserted the key in the ignition the lights went off, but came on again around 30 seconds later. After an hour or so the car had dried up and the lights turned off on their own. I found and read this thread before diving under the dash to have a look at the Theft warning ECU. It looked perfectly fine on the inside though. The rain started pouring down again and I could see the occasional drop of water falling on top of the right side fuse box. Upon closer inspection I noticed some of the connectors looked pretty corroded and nasty. I decided to remove the fuse box, disassemble it and clean it thoroughly. This pin had almost corroded right off The main problem is of course the leak around the windscreen, but I bet this clean didn't hurt. I just thought I'd post this to add to the knowledge if anyone else has the same problem in the future.
  2. I fitted this intake to my 250 a couple of years ago: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/290793274902 - That's the intake you find on 3IS and 4GS F-Sports and it sounds awesome. Who buys an induction kit to gain power anyway? We all want the sound I'ts a piece of cake to fit. Before: Old and new intake pipe New intake pipe fitted After
  3. The 250 does a lot better than the 200. I've driven mine through two Swedish winters on 18" Bridgestone Blizzak WS70 winter tires. The VSC won't even let you lose control, but if you get a chance I would suggest going to a snow covered parking lot, turning the traction control off and doing a bunch of skids. That's the best way to learn how your car behaves and how to prevent it from spinning out of control.
  4. Here you go mate :) http://www.lexusownersclub.co.uk/forum/index.php?showtopic=74521
  5. I've read about the S2000 antenna as well, but there is actually a Toyota antenna that looks pretty much the same, often called TRD antenna: That's the one I'm using
  6. Sorry for going OT, but that's a lovely avatar you've got. Shame you didn't ask the photographer for his permission to use it
  7. I've been reading about wet sanding for a while now and today I finally bought everything I need to restore all my lights. Unfortunately I left the 800 and 1200 grit papers in the garage, so I just tried the 2000 paper and the polish. I need the 800 grit paper to remove the stone chips, but at least I managed to remove the yellow hazyness from my old fog lights. This is what I used And these are the first result. I will post a tutorial when I'm finished
  8. I've got a second engine currently sitting in a cradle that is movable so that I can spin it around. I'll try to measure the cradle on tuesday.
  9. I just posted a new tutorial in the work shop section. http://www.lexusownersclub.co.uk/forum/ind...showtopic=63240
  10. Pictures of the engine are on their way. I'm currently emptying the oil sump. In 4 degrees C it's kind of slow :)
  11. Here you go, mate :) The pictures turned out really blurry. Just let me know if you want closeups of the sockets or something.
  12. It's not mine, but I have one exacly the same in the garage. I'll take a picture for you next time I go there. It will probably be on thursday.
  13. IS200 (-02 onwards) HID headlights uses D2R bulbs and the ballasts are fitted underneath the lights. This is an HID headlight from a 2002 IS200.
  14. Unfortunately he sold his IS200 a few years ago, but he's got a lovely white IS-F :) The engine was used for educational purposes at Toyota Sweden. It hasn't been started, only disassembled and reassembled again.
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