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Hilts

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    Glen
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  • Lexus Model
    IS200 Sport 4Dr Saloon
  • Year of Lexus
    2003
  • UK/Ireland Location
    Hertfordshire
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  1. Happy Birthday Hilts!

  2. Thanks Ian The sport pack really does help, a few more mods on the way - induction kit, lowering springs and new shocks all round, think will be the most of it
  3. Thought i would post some pics, now she's running sweet and all cleaned up :)
  4. agreed, i found that putting the piston in first and fully depressing it was the easiest way. The using some brake fluid on the rubber, slide in in the groove (don't bother trying to get the middle to fit around the psiton as yet). Then i used a fine set of tweezers i use for removing/adding tappet collets to work it in around the rubber. It's a tricky job so have plenty of patience and room to throw things. Once the ring is secured in (start from one open end and work your way around - i dind't bother trying to insert it complete in the closed position), use a fine instrument to check the coil ring sits nicely in place inside the rubber and groove. Once complete, then you can fiddle about placing the inner rubber around the piston and check once the caliper is connected again by inserted something inbetween the caliper jaws to allow the piston to petrude a little without either popping it out or being too difficult to squeeze back for re-fitment. the manual, swear a lot at the cat way, if anyone knows an easier method, i'll get my time machine : )
  5. Yup- had the same issue, was ok for small journeys, get on hte motorway and judder galore at around 60 mph. Replaced slider pins and unsiexzed a piston on either caliper due to dust rubbers persishing and leaking in water. WHole lot cost me around £100 and a weekend, working loverly now, no judder, car rolls back on hils and feels so mch smoother ( not to mention better performance andf fuel consumption). For the record, the offisde was sized but putting no pressure on, the nearside was sized as it pressure was being applied, had a job to whince the caliper off. Gtetting the pistions out is another a story, but i can assist on advice if you need.
  6. well turns out wasn't the slider pins, but siezed calipers, thanks for the advice on spares from Big Redd, new pins and caliper overhaul=£100, much better now :)
  7. i just called them up, they said to bring the car up (which is 20 mins away for me), and then can have a look and find a key to fit : ) result, thanks Andy
  8. Thanks Andy, i wouldn't know tbh, although they are original wheels, these do appear aftermarket Lockers. Unfortuantely i can't locate the key number : (
  9. thanks for that, i've seen video's on using a 20mm socket belted on with a hammer. I once had to do this on an escort RS turbo, drilling a hole in the centre and then using a headbolt removal tool from an RS2000. Problem is, these wheelsare nice so don;t really wantto go drilling around if i can help it
  10. Is there a place that sels these pins? I'm going to need a full set replacement on the front, Big Redd are supplying me the piston kits, but advise they cannot get the pins. Lexus have quoted me £65 for a full set for the front? Not overly expensive, but wondered if anywhere else did them? or should i simply go for genuine parts as it's brakes? thanks in advance
  11. Morning all I've got that horrid job of trying to remove locking wheels nut without the tool, because the bell piece that sold me the car failed to tell me this item was missing ! I've seen vidoe's on the best way to remove them, so this shouldn't be an issue, but if anyone can advise on which set to get for an IS200 Sport ( i've been looking around), i'd be gratefull :) rgds Hilts
  12. thanks all, got myself a Powerflow system made from cat for £300 notes, not too loud but distinctive enough
  13. One other question gents. if i remove one of the cats, what happens to the sensor? and will i recieve an engine warning light?
  14. Thanks guys I have the car booked into a place in St Albans that make powerflow custom exhauts ( my dad had one made for his RS500 Cossie), they've quoptes me £250 all in, and said it was start from the cat itself, however, they also mentioned there are 2 cats on the IS200, not sure were abouts, but was thinking of removing one of them ( does this affect the MOT at all?)
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