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  1. If anyone is interested...Eurocarparts are offering 50% off wiper blades until midnight tonight. Just got a Denso set for the IS and a Bosch set for the Mx5 for £23 delivered ...thats pretty darned good. Ready for Winter!!! I am not affiliated with Eurocarparts...merely passing on the info that just popped into my mail box whilst at work.
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  2. Well on it goes! 126k on it now and just passed mot with no advisories! In the 11k since the last mot its cost us a cv joint (£192), one service (£110), ac recharge (£35), and two new Michelins (£220) - can live with that on a 15 year old car!
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  3. Nice write up. Here is mine I have tracked (on Detailing World) since I got it last July. Detailing World GS450h Link Brian.
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  4. Lexus Japan have released multiple videos of the upcoming safety technology that will be debuting in the new Lexus LS. Of course, the main up side is that all the technology will most likely come on the LS as standard whereas they cost ££££ in other manufacturers (some of this tech is also world first)
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  5. Also have a read here - https://www.clublexus.com/how-tos/a/lexus-are-spacers-safe-363553
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  6. How to initialize the tire pressure warning system Park the vehicle in a safe place and turn the power switch off. Initialization cannot be performed while the vehicle is moving. Adjust the tire inflation pressure to the specified cold tire inflation pressure level. The tire pressure warning system will operate based on this pressure level. Turn the power switch to ON mode. Press and hold the tire pressure warning reset switch until the tire pressure warning light blinks slowly 3 times. Wait for a few minutes with the power switch in ON mode and then turn the power switch off.
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  7. When I change my Grandis, I will be on the horns of a dilemma. Do I buy a low mileage expensive Lexus (because it will be a Lexus) or a higher mileage with a few more battle scars and accept the possibility of extra expense if things go wrong? I could be wrong here but I would like to bet it is an age thing. I am over 60 and am beginning to realise I am turning into my Dad! I could not quite understand (or believe) his attitude to many things, particularly technology. He could not be bothered, and to be honest I am getting that way. The LS 400 gives me everything I want (except practical space for transporting a dog). I love the ride and the power on tap, the stereo, air con, the silent engine. The rest I really think I could do without. One thing I do miss is folding mirrors. A friend bought an £8,000 Peugeot and the clutch/flywheel on the automatic (?) cost him £1300. But more than that it dented his faith in the car. Toyota / Lexus are one of the best you can buy. My mother-in-law's 1999 Corolla just past the MOT with NO advisories! However, you may even find that I end up buying a Dacia! (It WILL be secondhand!)
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  8. I could not agree more. I fully understand when you have forked out a considerable sum of money (always relative to your income) then you want to keep your pride and joy as "new" as possible. I have my feet in both camps. With my LS 400 (19 years old) I am very particular where I park it. My much newer car (2009) I am not so bothered about. The problem you face is that you are taking something, quite precious to you, into a very rough environment. It is almost impossible to keep it pristine for very long. My father had the same attitude as Sorcerer's Dad - what will happen will happen - does not stop you swearing though. Pleasurable car ownership is a balancing act. To keep a car in tip top condition your only choice is to keep it garaged and only drive it at 3.00 am when the roads and car parks are empty. It can be achieved and I love to be able to buy such a car from a careful owner. All you can do is your best - but try not to get too anxious about putting it into a Lexus dealer - I would think their care of your car will be a great deal better than many other makes. Just a thought for discussion:- You could buy a cheap new car - like a Dacia Sandero - then if it was damaged in any way - you could possibly afford to trade it in for a new one - losing just a few £1,000 pounds. But hey, I would rather drive a Lexus with a few dings than a brand new Sandero.
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  9. Having owned my 57 plate GS450h since it had around 6000 miles on the clock, initially - even through cold weather periods of the winter months - the car was rattle, squeak and creak free. However, over the last 6 months or so it has developed a couple of annoying creaks and noises from the dash area, namely: 1. Glovebox - intermittent creak, usually at speed - that stops when the glovebox lid is held / pushed more tightly closed. 2. Upper passenger side dashboard near the in-dash tweeter, creaking noise that became very bad in the cold mornings. Hopefully, as I hunted high and low on here and on the Club Lexus forum for help/advice before not finding much (other than complaints about noises) and fixing these issues myself, the following information will help anyone else with similar noises. Addressing each of these in turn: 1. Glovebox. I was initially convinced that the noise was coming from the upper part of the glovebox lid (mainly due to the fact that it sounded like it was coming from there, and pushing the top of the lid stopped it) - and was probably plastic-on-plastic contact from the catch mechanism. However, I soon found (by covering almost the entire catch mech with felt tape) that this wasn't the cause... far from it. After looking around for quite some time I found that, on my lid, the lower edge of the glovebox lid was actually VERY close to the trim beneath it - and actually, at the left hand edge (nearest the passenger door) was virtually touching the trim beneath. Using some self adhesive felt tape (bought from eBay very cheaply) I simply cut a small (about 1 square cm) piece of felt-tape and stuck it in the gap. It's virtually invisible (you'd notice it only with the door open, lid open and when looking for it) and has completely fixed the glovebox noise. You can just see the edge of the black felt tape in this image, showing the glovebox lid closed (though it may well just look like a trim gap - it'll become more obvious in the later images): With the glovebox lid open it's slightly more obvious: But a real closeup of it shows you exactly what's where: If the above helps just one other person, who thinks that his glovebox lid catch mech is worn and rattling (like I did) then this post is worth it. It annoyed the hell out of me (and take it from me, it's not easy driving along the M6 steering with one hand whilst hitting/holding the glovebox lid with the other!). 2. Upper passenger side dash - near the in-dash tweeter (speaker). This is the classic and quite common GS dash rattle. Fixed to a large extent in later models, and in earlier ones if you are willing to pay or catch it early enough and still in warranty, with the new "felt lined" dashboard clips. Lexus offered to pay for the parts if I paid for the labour for this - so circa £2 of parts vs about £500 to rip the entire dash out, fix and refit. No thanks. In my case this sounded like the odd creak / squeak - the wife didn't notice it, and thought I was bonkers - that typically happened on cold mornings and after a few miles of driving (or a good pothole or speedbump to unsettle things). I tried the "silicone spray" fix, found either here or on Club Lexus, whereby you remove the speaker grill and spray the offending dash clip with silicone lubricant. Made no difference at all in my case. I deluged the thing on two or three occasions and it still made no difference, the dash continued to creak. So - with it driving me up the wall (and if you're a regular Fosse Way driver you'll appreciate the rumblestrips, potholes, undulations along there really don't help) I needed to do something. I bought a square of standard black craft felt from a local craft shop. Here's a picture of it, along with the only "tool" that I needed (it's a plastic pallet knife that I 'borrowed' from the wife): I then cut it into four equal sized strips: ...but used only two of them for the 'fix'. I've included my Lexus keyfob in this one so that you can get an idea of scale: Taking each of the strips in turn, I folded each strip in half and then into thirds - so that when looked at side-on there were 6 thicknesses of felt, but the felt 'wad' was still a reasonably large size: Now - I placed each of these felt wads in the locations shown in the photo below (which are approximately where the dash-clips are): and by placing my flexible plastic pallet knife inside the folds and easing the felt firmly down into the gap between dash and windscreen/bulkhead (a credit card may do a similar job, but may not have the 'reach' required): I 'rammed' the felt down until it felt snug and wasnt visible from the normal seating poasitions inside the cabin. Here's the speaker felt installed (you can't see it, can you?): I've tweaked the levels in that photo so that you CAN see it (just): And the other one (again, effectively invisible but if you look hard you MAY be able to just make it out): Having inserted both of the above - THERE ARE NO MORE CREAKS! The dash feels more solid and quiet, and rumble-strips and potholes or speed-bumps don't cause any problems or noises at all. It really is fantastic and it's made a huge difference on these cold winter mornings. If any driver side creaks appear then rest assured that I've got two felt strips left over, and they'll be rammed in on the opposite side a bit sharpish! Anyway - hopefully this also helps anyone with the very annoying GS dash creak. Good luck! Shades
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  10. Rather than keep updating my New Members thread I figured a build thread would be a more appropriate place to keep track of my changes. Especially as Robb/Mod's went to the trouble of opening up this new section for us. January 24th'17 - GS 450H purchased This is my first Lexus, my first hybrid and it's such a joy to drive with plenty of power and it's very slick CVT gearbox. For a big car it goes/stops and handles surprisingly well. The rear boot space was the only concern but with just me and mrsF it's worked out just fine and 6 months down the line we've made a couple of trips over to Belgium without any issues. So lets have a brief recap of the initial 6 months of ownership. The car came with a spare key but it wasn't working, thankfully a new CR 1632 brought it back to life #phew January 31st - Lexus Full+100 service @Lincoln, including a Hybrid health check - was successful and warrantied for another 12 months The Lexus health check listed these items... both front tyre valves leaking - the OSF definitely is, around the base of the TPMS sensor. I can't see any leaks on the NSF rear brake pipe corroded - all I can see is a small rub on each side, looks like the inner arch has rubbed the pipes slightly front shocks leaking from body - all four dampers are bone dry tho! - I look forward to hearing what Lexus have to say about this exhaust blowing at 'Y' section - agreed, discussing this with the dealer that sold the vehicle exhaust also has a slight leak from the mid section - I couldn't get underneath sufficiently today to check this Not the best of starts but I was prepared for some work to get an older car 'straight'. February 7th new wiper blades Feb 11th, lowered bonnet bump stops that were preventing the bonnet from closing without a really good slam. Updated the OEM satnag, using http://www.latestsatnav.co.uk/ - now the local roads appear. This supplier has the UK/Belgium/etc countries all on a single disk unlike other providers or OEM (over several disks) I needed to disconnect the 12v battery to get the replacement DVD to load. Feb 14th, Dashcam fitted, a Thinkware F770 dual channel that I'd been using in my previous steed. Hardwired into the AUX circuit via a piggy back fuse on the drivers fuse board. Earthed to the forward fuse board bolt. As the fuse board is well recessed, I've left the cover off for the moment but I may cut a slot in later and then refit the cover. Routing the cable was quite easy and only needed the drivers side end of the dash un-clipping. The cable was then tucked in the drivers A pillar and roof lining, up and over to the camera. Excess cable was looped up, cabled tied and tucked under the carpet well out of the way. As the rear sun shade doesn't run parallel to the rear screen (it starts further forward in front of the 3rd brake light) I managed to fit the camera just above the 3rd brake light, higher would have given a better image but that would have interfered with the sun shade. The rear camera cable was run around the parcel shelf, up and over the rear door but I couldn't get a neat run around the top of the b-pillar. So I dipped the cable halfway down the passenger b-pillar, popped off the lower section to loop up the excess cable (out of the way of the seat belt). The cable then went up and over the passenger door and around the top of the screen to the camera. All neat and tidy (ignore the mirror that was just pushed out of the way to show the camera install). Test views, front rear Feb 15th, gave the headlights a quick polish to see how they'd come up. Quite pleased how they came our after just a few mins work. Cargo net fitted, under the parcel shelf so I still have easy access to the boot (like this sample pic) Feb 17th, the car has been up on the ramps today with my trusted local mechanic who gave it the once over with me. All of the shocks are bone dry with no signs of any leaks or misting ANYWHERE. So for now I'm going to ignore the Lexus recommendation LOL The exhaust is definitely blowing at the rear Y (see earlier pic). We also saw that the OSR box has a few issues... Pretty obvious huh. Neither Lexus nor the last MOT flagged it. It can't just have appeared in the last 3 weeks since I've owned it. I despair. The rear section is beyond repair so I bunged my indi some beer money for using him ramps. Looks like I'll be getting a new rear section made up in the not to distant future Feb 19th, new mats fitted, this Luxury version fits a treat http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/252033676404 Gave her a good scrub Including the engine bay, no treatment applied yet Turns out the passenger footwell has only been blowing cold, giving mrsF cold feet and making her unhappy. Before you ask...yes, we tried all options of Dual/modes/temps/etc. So after surfing for solutions I dived in to check the servos; Drastic eh. I eventually tracked down the passenger temp control (passenger side) but with the fixing screws out, I couldn't get the servo out :( With fading light I decided to button it all back up and went for a quick test drive. What'd'ya know, the passenger footwell is now working! The only difference is that I taped up the ducting, both sides, to get a good seal from the heater core. Result. The sceptic in me reckons it can't be that easy and that I'll be back under the dash before too long. Which is just as well as I have a few screws left over Never finish up a job in the dark! I didn't get anywhere with the heater on Saturday afternoon, so buttoned it all back up and thought the mode control was roughly working. Nah, on a 5am commute the other morning clear screen setting kicked in (I didn't test that earlier) and the heater did zip all except vent to the rear seats! For the entire 4hr round trip At lunchtime I went back to basics and figured out what lever on the heater does what. I also removed the 2 servo's/mounting plate and let them do their thing. Once I had a grasp of ALL the settings (temp, modes) I set all levers in roughly the right setting, lined the mounting plate to the heater arms (no easy feat), restarted the vehicle and the first test failed I have noticed that when you turn off the ignition, the servo's sit for a while and then revert to some standby setting. I think this has been throwing me off so I removed the servo plate, set all levers in roughly the right setting again, fired up the ignition and let the servo plate settle. With the ignition still ON, I aligned the mounting plate to the arms for the umpteenth time and gingerly pressed a different mode button... The first test worked and the servo's didn't bind. So I tried another mode setting and that worked. Trying not to freak out, I carefully went through all the possible combinations and to my delight they all work The passenger side footwell output is still hopeless tho I think I may know which control needs a slight tweak but then it may just be the way the airflows. So rather than dismantle it all again I reckon I'll buy the mrs a heated blanket/mat or fan to keep her feet warm. To help align the 7? heater control arms to the servo plate I found one of these cheap endoscope camera's quite helpful to help see around corners http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/122076843254 Oh and this time there are NO spare fixings left over March 9th Yesterday I had the...pleasure? of exploring Leeds city center whilst my car was left at Tony Banks for a new exhaust. To recap the rear section had the usual split and a gaping hole in the OS muffler, so we definitely needed a new rear section. I knew the middle section had a slight blow and when Tony removed the rear...the middle section decided to snap in two! He spent around 6 hours (elapsed) crafting both sections from stainless. The cost of a new center section (with cats) was so tempting that I was already half tempted to get the whole lot done and then I'd never need consider the exhaust again. I didn't want any fancy or annoying noise so chose a standard set-up and driving around town you'd struggle to tell this system from OEM. Under hard acceleration or at dual carriageway/motorway speeds there is a slight increase in noise, which is no bad thing at OEM is really quiet. The system should quieten down a notch once it's coked up a bit. I didn't get back to the work shop before the car came off the ramps so I haven't had a close look at the system but from what I can see it looks dandy. The chaps were helpful and have plenty of varied work coming through the workshop, including a steady number of Lexus. Overall I'm impressed and wouldn't hesitate to recommend http://www.tonybanks.co.uk March 17th OSR tyre flat - punctured, replaced with an Avon ZZ5, managed saved the TPMS and fitted a new valve. OSF leaking needed which on investigation then a new TPMS sensor. April 2nd, cleaned/lubed rear calipers. OSR stone guard is badly corroded April 21st, paint correction/protection; July 6th, fitted 3M tape and a roof rack before the heavens opened. It'll allow me to get back on the bike and hit some nice trails, once I source a carrier. Found a great heavy duty bag to store the rack, http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/263068408736 If you want any more details about anything above, then check out my opening thread;
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  11. I was not aware about it, but apparently in US that is already old news (since March 2016): https://www.toyota.com/recall/takata Toyota has initiated Safety Recalls for certain Toyota and Lexus vehicles equipped with Takata Front Passenger Airbag Inflators and one Toyota model equipped with a Takata Driver's Airbag Inflator. The subject vehicles are equipped with Takata airbag inflators which utilize a propellant that may degrade over time, after experiencing long term exposure to environmental moisture and fluctuating high temperatures. In some cases, inflators may also have certain manufacturing defects that enable moisture intrusion and propellant degradation. Inflator propellant degradation is accelerated in warmer climates with high absolute humidity. Propellant degradation creates excessive internal pressure when the airbag is deployed and can cause the inflator to rupture. In the event of an inflator rupture, metal fragments could pass through the airbag cushion material, striking the vehicle occupants and may result in serious injury or death. To understand if your vehicle is currently involved in these recalls, please use the convenient Safety Recall VIN Lookup Tool. Follow the instructions for your vehicle as listed. If your vehicle does not currently indicate any open Safety Recalls, please return to this site or your dealer at least every three months to confirm the Safety Recall status for your vehicle. Update March 2016 Toyota and Lexus passenger inflator recalls now also include 2008 model year Corolla/Corolla Matrix and 2008-2010 model year Lexus SC 430 vehicles.
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  12. So finally got delivery of the beast after a month and a half from shipping her from the Mid East. Car has been Registered, MOT'd, insured etc... Drove the car for 2 weeks and forced myself to drive it for everything I needed just to see if having a Left Hand drive car would be a problem in London, and to be honest it's not that much different at all from driving a RHD vehicle so that was a nice surprise. I've left the UK for a few weeks now so won't be driving until I'm back and then it'll be going into storage for whenever I come to the UK. Enjoy the pics: I got hold of some good quality Reflective Number plate stickers and decided to take off the front number plate holder and put a sticker on instead, personally I believe it looks better:
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  13. Great Thread, would be great if you could put some of the progress on a build thread here!
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  14. https://www.lexus-mapupdates.eu
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  15. It is literally 1 minute job and blades will come with instructions on package. This one below pretty much summarises it: @normski2 - that is good call, I almost feel sad that my Bosch aero blades are almost new (paid ~ £22 on amazon which was already cheap, but with your code is like £15).
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  16. Have a look at Just Park, similar to Park On My Drive, but better.
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  17. Hopefully be useful for other owners over the years too. Will be updated tonight as spent quite a bit of time working on rustproofing, repairing and cleaning up the exhaust, as well as a bit of painting to keep it going for a while yet
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  18. ultimately its down to you ,no one can make that decision for you, as only you will know how far you want the wheel to move outwards. maybe get another set of wheels with a different offset,then you can have a winter & summer set of wheels.
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  19. Generally I keep my cars for 4 years (finance agreement terms...) and so I use key 1 for two years, and then key 2 for the next. Makes it feel like a new car again as well!
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  20. Rear drivers side. Just occasionally didn't open from inside or out. if it was my side I'd finally have my dukes of hazzard dream car!
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  21. Rub it in why don't ya! Which door was sticking? Fingers crossed that the buyer snags your Accord.
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  22. Thanks for posting an update, another item for my shopping list!
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  23. ECP have a sale on right now for wiper blades. Code: WIPER50 Expires at Midnight. Just bought a pair of OEM Densos for £15.49.
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  24. Anybody come across these dash cams before? Seems a very neat solution, if you own one of the models supported... http://www.kammu.com/shop/dash-cam/lexus-dashcam-dvr-1000-exclusively-designed-for-es300h-es250-rx270-gx400-es-is-ct/
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  25. Just enter Wiper 50 into the promo code tab in your basket. Then you should see the price to pay cut by 50%
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  26. Lee I think you are right to put it on the left side even in the IS, as the black dot come down so far the F770 will be half way down the screen before the camera lens would be past the dots, sticking it just below the rain sensor on the left side should have it totally out of sight when driving like my Nextbase and look as OEM and safe as possible. Basically where I have my Nextbase installed at the moment. Had a measure up and it will easily fit on the right or the left though as its surprisingly small!
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  27. Dacia have come a long way. I was working in Romania in the mid 90's and they were dreadful cars, not so any more. And I have the same problem as you transporting our greyhound. I would love to take the LS when we have one of our regular trips to Cornwall, but my estate car is the only sensible option, although our dog is always more relaxed on the back seat of the Lexus for some reason.
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  28. Really? where abouts in London are you located? Thanks It's actually Nebula Grey with Red Interior Agreed it's actually dark silver
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  29. @Mark G Well now let's see for example let's make the parallel with people after all those of us with Silver hair of which there are many on this site are level headed sensible successful bit like me really........... cough .......... cough Whereas people with blue hair are viewed somewhat differently.............. Big Rat
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  30. Thanks for all the suggestions. The insurance (Lexus) you are talking about would not cover this because of the size of the damage... see pics. Parking on someone's drive is a good idea, and one that we will be looking into. I run the cheaper car because of the mileage I do. It would not be economically viable to use the RX every day. I am also thinking of approaching the car park owner (not sure whether it is council-owned) and highlight my - and very possibly other's - plight, suggesting that the bays should be made bigger and that CCTV is installed.
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  31. 8 ISF's at May meet, 2 GSF's n 1 RC-h, possibly Karl ISF, Rio GSF, one of their mates in an orange GSF n Rich in his SC430 have said about coming, so could be a number increase 👍
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  32. If you get the techstream software from eBay, you can do your own key programming I believe. If you're interested in all that...
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  33. Insurance is fraud in itself, they will do anything not to pay out. There is some truth in the claim in case of poorly designed roundabouts without clear markings - drivers should follow common sense on these and as such the responsibility is 50/50. In OP case roundabout is clearly marked and other driver made invalid maneuver based on the markings - it is same like driving through the red light.. 100% responsibility.
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  34. Yes really pleased with how its all turned out. Tint wise driver and passenger windows have to be able to let 70% light through so you can only get a clear coat on those but its not worth it. Anything behind the driver can be as dark as you like. Most companies have levels from 5% (darkest) 20% 35% And 50%. I think 5% Looks to dark on the outside and it is hard to see out the rear window esp at night with 5%. 20% does make it slightly darker from the inside but im still able to see fine. Cost was £180 for the passenger And rear Windows. Re the calipers i went with porsche Riveria blue, its actually a body colour but when i spoke to the wheel place they found the paint code and was able to reproduce it for the calipers. Think i only saw one other car on Google with that colour so its quite rare which appealed to me. I have posted this on the haywood and scott topic but here is a little clip of the exhaust.
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  35. Good 'ol boy Hope you enjoy your new motor.
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  36. Would there be a possibility of paying a household nearby to the medical centre to use their drive during business hours while they're at work. If your wife is paying say £5 per day just to get your car damaged then why not see if you could pay a householder the same. It's a win win situation, and just a matter of finding that willing person. Maybe with a shop window or medical centre notice board ad? Its starting to happen around our area quite a lot these days. Just another option buddy. Bod
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  37. @NemesisUK Yes funny you should say that matey every time health and safety visit a site and I'm there they say things like that and ' oh my god no please tell me he's not working here' And the last one said ' if I see him toboggan down scaffold boards on that four wheeled barrow of his im having his site safety card ' Big Rat
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  38. The Pure kit was easy to fit as the centre stack comes out quite easily, you tube has some good demo's. I mounted the control unit next to the drivers door pillar, its not in your line of sight and looks neat as all the wires can be hidden. Good luck
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  39. As above, visual checks only should be sufficient. Dealer should take car of a proper PDI (Pre-delivery inspection) and if they do their job properly should have fixed anything that they found didn't work. One of the car magazines - What Car I think - has a checklist for when buying a car. Might be worth printing this off and using as a checklist when you collect if you really feel you want to do some checks yourself. Also, worth asking to see a copy of the PDI or other inspection that they have done. Ask what work has been carried out on the car before re-sale (to you). Ask if there are any faults with the car. Ask to have a copy of the service print-out which will list all servicing work carried out on the car since new (assuming full Lexus service history) and any remedial work and any work done under any official recalls. But. You're buying from a Lexus dealership. Should be fine. Assume you will have an approved used warranty anyway so you are covered. Worth asking to see a copy of the checks they have done before delivery to you though.
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  40. Nothing wrong with wanting to keep a car in nice condition. I'm sure when searching for used cars, we all hope and pray that someone like @floggit has been the previous owner.
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  41. Still doesn't stop me smiling when I'm driving it though! Bought some tape to start polishing shortly. Onwards and upwards.
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  42. Hello Murray, a big welcome to the club/forum. Hope you enjoy your new car, I'm sure that you will. When I change my car I too will be looking for something with a loftier driving position, also easier getting in and out, but that's an age thing for me. Happy motoring.
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  43. Having heard the exhaust sounds on the standard ISFs on the Welsh blat, though a lovely v8 note, I do like the extra beefiness that my aftermarket Borla exhaust emanates especially above the magic 3500 rpm number...very addictive indeed! Of course, there are other less costly options, but anyone that's thinking of it I'd say go for it! I use mine as a daily drive and boy it helps make typically boring journeys a tad more enjoyable..well worth the £££!
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  44. And yes I am very aware that I somehow managed to miss a waterleak during a thunderstorm..
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  45. Great news, glad you are pleased with it. My guess is the boot problem will be due to problems with the drain tubes form the sunroof which run down the rear quarter columns and through the boot each side at the back behind the trim. You need to remove the trays under the floor and the two side panels each side which isn't too hard to do. Mine was kinked on one side and got blocked with crud. I shortened the plastic tubes and inserted a short length of 15mm copper pipe into the plastic tube (you need to dip it into hot water to soften it a bit and then it easily slides over the copper tube)and then pushed this into the rubber tube lower down which drains to the road. Mine was leaking at the joint of the plastic and rubber. Its fine now and shouldn't be a problem again.
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  46. I assume this is a dig at myself as I am the only 1 who has actively tried to promote the section. Was only trying to raise awareness and try to create an active section to a forum that isn't the most active. Sorry you find this tedious I wont be stopping trying to promote a new section for yourself however
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  47. I'm not sure what point you are labouring and it sounds to me like you are taking the *****? If you were to read the above you will see in the smaller of the small print (yes they make it that small) that a Lexus main dealer can simply slap a Lexus approved service history (and call it approved pre owned ) on a car that has missing services or no history at all . The OP mentions distrust, to me this should ring a few alarm bells. I know you found it by using google or whatever but try visiting a dealer, finding and drilling down into that very small print with a salesperson. There will be incredulous looks aimed in your direction as you seek to clarify that one of their marvelous machines might not actually be all you might think it is......''Let me get you a coffee as I fail to dig out that service history...you really want to see it's service history ? ..its a Lexus on a Lexus forecourt for gods sakes " .. Note the bead of sweat appear on the salespersons forehead as that bundle of commission goes walkies and the realisation that someone with a bit of savvy who didn't fall for the glass / marble /coffee and the charms of the reception staff has walked in. I thought I had the savvy but when a simple question 'does it have a full service history' was answered with 'off course'..I assumed because it was a LEXUS dealership they were telling the truth and not ready to pull out that little piece of paper to cover themselves several weeks later when I asked for my money back. People need to be aware, no more, no less - however quite rightly the assumption from the majority of people would be that a car on a Lexus forecourt would / should have a Full history. It might not be bang within the dates but should be thereabouts.
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  48. Resurrecting an old thread I know but does anyone or the original poster still have the pictures from above. I have the same annoying dash creak and would be interested to see how you guys fixed it and where you placed the felt? Thanks, Josh
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