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  1. Did you like the packaging mate? Hehe, I couldn't find anything suitable to use to put them in! Decided the foam from a sprinter steering rack should do it, along with tons of duct tape and electrical tape! Glad you got them and fitted over the weekend. Car is a different beast all together isn't it! Like I say, just be careful with the back end being that much stiffer, don't want it to end up like mine! Mark.
  2. Nice work mate. Would add a nice 'glow' to a set of yellow ARB's wouldn't they..... I STILL haven't got round to getting them off mate. Weather is better now though. Hangover dependant, I may have a go on Sunday. If not it will be soon! Sorry to mess you about!
  3. K and N filter is sold, sorry. Cheers Ormi, I will be meeting my niece Wed eve, can't wait now! Mark.
  4. I paid £65 for the 3 button key with all the inards. £60 delivered? Just need to get it cut. Mark.
  5. I have decided to buy it back from the insurance then going to put it on Ebay as a cat c write off. Will be interesting what it sells for. Too good for spares, so hopefully someone will rebuild it who has the time and space for it! So I will just sell on the mods I have done and then advertise it. Ormi you will def get the ARB's!! Still haven't taken them off yet, but will do soon. My sister had the baby at 01.45 this morning, both of them are doing fine. Still got xe-01 rising sun dials, Lexus badge from air box, floor mats, plat ice sport grill, 16" alloy spare wheel, k and n panel filter, nearly new bosch battery (biggest that would fit in the tray), un cut 3 button spare key. I will try to think if there is anything else. Cheers, Mark.
  6. Just been on the phone to the insurance company. They are giving me £3,250 for it and want £487 to keep it. So I'm not sure what to do with it now! I don't think its worth trying to fix it up again as the damage was quite severe. Think I will whip a few bits that will go unnoticed from it and go from there. So any more bits and peices anyone wants pm me! Mark.
  7. Looking for £250 plus shipping for the ARB's, only about 3 months old! Nothing is on Ebay yet as I need to take everything off it and replace it with the standard stuff. Plat ice sport grille, fan washer jets, rising sun dials xe-01, floor mats, tool kit, k and n panel filter, timer relay for auto folding mirrors. Hoping to sell these to fun a few mods for the golf! Really miss the Lex though!
  8. Hi there, A few weeks ago I wrote off my Is200. Was toying with the idea of buying it back and fixing it up, but that doesn't seem likely so I decided on a new car. As much as I loved my Lex the fuel economy was just too big an issue. I have finally bought a Gold GT TDi 150, it's quicker than the Lex and does double the mpg! I do miss my Lex though. I have a while before the insurance is sorted so I have a platinum ice Lex which I can swap bits off with anyone if it helps. I have fan type jets which I can swap etc... Is there any bits that should take off to sell separately? I will sell my TRD yellow ARB's, rising sun dash dials and a few other bits and bobs on Ebay. So if anyone wants anything as a swap then let me know! Based in Salisbury if that makes it easier! Cheers, Mark
  9. Yeah its the battery. If its only showing 9v then its on its way out completely. It shows 14v when running as the alternator will be working hard tryign to charge the battery. Its an easy job to replace the battery. Hope this helps. Mark.
  10. I am a Mercedes Van and Truck technician who has qualified with them and done various training courses. I challenge an independent mechanic to do a job as efficiently as I can. I can do the job in much quicker times keeping the labour charge down, okay, they charge more per hour but when there is much less time on a job savings are made. I understand that some people don't realise that servicing is fairly straight forward and they could probably do it themselves, but why risk having something done wrongly? Would all independents know that some newer vehicles require low ash engine oil? If they used normal oil and the Diesel Particulate Filter got blocked up would they pay the £800 for a new one? Does the independent garage know to check everything at set intervals? This is a two sided arguement, I will always service my own vehicles, but for big jobs, the dealers do know what they are doing as they have probably done the job countless times before. Mark.
  11. I finally got the outcome of the inspectors report. Basically they said its a Cat C write off. The inspector said he thought it was £3000+VAT worth of damage. Not sure if its worth trying to buy it back as it will be a lot of time and effort to sort it out. I'm no body work repair man so it will never be spot on again. The car is at my workplace yard at the moment, they have asked me to send the v5, MoT, Insurance certificate and the keys to them recorded delivery. There are a few things I wouldn't mind from the car really, do you think I could get away with taking the ARB's back off it to sell? Not sure if they inspect the car again after declaring it a write off. But the ARB's are £300 and less than an hour to take off! The lowering springs are too much hassle though. Now I need to decide if another Lex is practical or not!!!! God I loved that car! Cheers, Mark.
  12. It's a 2001 Y plate, odometer says 36,000m but its done about 130,000. Not had any other smashes as far as I know. It's hpi clear and the paintwork doesn't look different at all, must just be the photo taken from my phone. Hopefully not a write off as its a pretty tidy car. Any idea how much they want to buy them back if they do decide its too far gone? Cheers, Mark.
  13. Hopefully that picture worked... Insurance seem happy with what happened. I suppose its a refreshing change for someone to be completely honest with them with something like this! Still waiting back to find out if it is repairable or a write off, hopefully won't be a write off but the inspector seemed to think so going by the rear axle damage. So, does anyone know for an IS200 in Platinum Ice with rear end damage? I need a bonnet, o/s/f wing, o/s headlight, a front bumper and the under trays. Not sure about the rear axle damage, hoping ORMI could give me a clue as to what normally goes wrong when the wheel is at 40 degrees! Cheers, Mark.
  14. As a Merc mechanic who deals with a terrible parts department an awful lot. 99% of parts man have no clue what so ever. The rare partsman who know there stuff are worth there weight in gold! Might be an idea to ring Lexus Birmingham Service department and get them to correct parts!
  15. Lets hope so! First ever claim on insurance so have no idea how it works or how long it takes them to get it sorted. I'm hoping that no additional premium means they aren't too worried about it. Time will tell! Mark.
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