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My ISF and Simon Pinkstones GSF getting acquainted... I'll be holding onto my F until I can get myself in a GSF for sure! Now I don't do silly miles to work everyday the F is now ny daily driver too!

I'm defo there for at least one of the days, will try and do both if I can wangle it. Thankfully the Mrs is supportive of me coming, especially given the dates. We share the same birthday (20th April) and to help with my inability to remember 'special' dates we also got married on our birthdays so this is our wedding anniversary weekend too! I'll be there but will no doubt have to buy my way out of Mrs NothernDan's debt with sparkly and/or golden things! Now there's F-commitment for ya!

Progress has slowed right down now, hoping to to get back on track soon. Got the power steering pump and dipstick sorted today, not many pictures so doesnt look alot but was quite time consuming. The original location of the dipstick is now blocked by the new inlet manifold and it also bolted to the old inlet. So i had to reshape the dipstick tube still allowing the dipstick to go in and out easily, find a new way to bolt it to the engine whilst keeping the lower end in the sump flush so there is no leaks. Took a while but i got there.... as you can see i managed to get it into a decent place and it also fell lucky that i could bolt it to the same hole that that the oil feed pipe for the vvt-i bolts too! It was made very tricky because as you can see in the next picture it was in the way of the powersteering pump so i also had to bend it slightly out the way of that. I also gave the pump a quick spray aswell as the silver bracket for it, as you can see ive had to remove the reservoir as this was being obstructed by the inlet and throttle body. Im going to order a union pipe for the supra pump and relocate the reservoir. Still need to sort the valve shims, its all been measured i just need to get round to ordering them.

Got a fabulous deal at Lexus Cheltenham, really enjoying the car, fuel pump all done years more happy motoring it is then 😁 Big Rat

That is a nice looking wheel that does suit the Rcf IMO, there is a 3rd style that is not available here but has been in all other markets since 2014 for the RcF and was featured on some of the Goodwood festival cars in 2015, shown here on the Grey car in the top picture, the other two cars showing the 3rd design which is very popular in Europe, maybe it's because it's easier to clean !

Hi all .. This is more an exercise in uploading photos than anything else but .. this is my latest acquisition .. did everything wrong and bought it off the Lymm Services car park from a guy who brought it up from Birmingham .. as it turned out he was super cool and up front .. the car is a 2008 and as he described 2 owners and in superb condition inside and out with 85k on the clock and full service history .. as a peace of mind for myself I took it to Lexus Stockport last Saturday for a CVI by the techs .. I even got to look underneath whilst it was up on the lift .. everything was in great condition and it was passed with a clean bill of health .. obviously has been well looked after The Eagle eyed among you will wonder why the RX450 behind the LS has a great gaping hole at the end of the front wing next to the headlight .. well this is the result of it sliding off down my daughters drive !! just got it back yesterday from Jason .. boss at Charles Wilson Eng. near Rusholme in Manchester .. they have done a brilliant job replacing all the bent bits and even got the colour matching of the Pearlecent white paint perfectly matched and all thanks to Steve at the Bridge Motor Company who put me in touch ..

Number 3 Messa>Pearl>USB Just love an ISF :) Had this one two years and changed a few things along the way to address a few small issues I've always had; Noise (lack of) with a H&S, Seating Position with Recaros, Steering Wheel (Now Alcantara) and ride height with Bilsteins. The only problem is, I've now spotting a beautiful Pearl White car with ultra low miles with even lower mileage than my own and I'm in a real quandary as to whether I should buy or not due to having my current car exactly as I want. Blast that bloody Auto Trader! I only went on to show my wife FC300hs! Stevie

At the last count there’s five coming on the Sunday that are not on the forum, the longest journey is from Scotland, he’s caved due to peer pressure from the other four, not sure of arrival time but I’d imagine it’ll be around midday-ish due to distance, I’m aiming for 10am but will meet the others at Richs house 👍👍

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Lol, a whole week to get home 😂🤣.......id enjoy the freedom while u can 😉

Could be fun, depends which way round the M25 you going to go????

sorry just an opinion , just changed from gen 2 to gen 3 , so assumed i could make a reasonable comment on actual cars i have owned recently .

Just a pity he's so far away from Aberdeen. Had one of these guys who did all the work on my cars but sadly he retires last year. He must have saved be 1000s over the years. Still looking for a replacement.

I've been trying on the various European eBay's for these wheels make a great winter wheel me thinks 🤔 🐀

Guess what I'm doing probably on Saturday morning. Unsure if it really needs new discs and pads but will have a look in the morning.

@Big Rat too bloody right I do mate! Although the think you do have abit more room to haggle when coming in against something else no? Did you get a good price on your's when you swapped for the RCF? Hows that new fuel pump treating you? The LC500 shares the same problem apparently 🤔

Thank you everyone for the advice on the windows sorted cheers

Ours will be worth LOADS more than in the future than these sluggards

@FTBBCVoodoo No Lee the other car is my Trusty Transit ! 🐀

But if you deliver it then chances are that I will end up spending even more on an RCF instead.... Unless your "other car" is a Bedford Rascal ;-)

Count me and my old man in for that too! Sidenote Are HSV's allowed?😉

I am toying with the Fox cat back option from Germany for £800. Seem to be highly rated over there so could be worth a punt for 800 sheets. I will take one for the team ;-)

Lexus Swindon did my car at relatively short notice before I even picked it up. They managed to get the parts in less than a week.

@NothernDan Dan nice little write up matey we could all do with a bit V8 noise in our lives........ just one thing....... this forum is bad enough with one @Comedian on here Anyway I thought your comments were amusing 😊 🐀

I know I’m resurrecting a slightly dated thread, but I’ve only just seen this, and rushed out to block the vacuum pipe on my GSF! It sounds quite a bit different! The normal increase in noise from the twin-stage intake now comes in noticeably and seamlessly from about 2000rpm, not suddenly at about 3800-4000. I’ve only been for a quick spin around local roads - no motorway stuff yet. It’s a thumbs-up from me...

Lol, a whole week to get home 😂🤣.......id enjoy the freedom while u can 😉

I’ve a mate that works in the industry, glasses guide and similar are not what the traders use, they use a program called “cap” something unavailable to the public, he’s capped mine a few months ago at £16495 to £18995.....recent cap values were £18100 to £19900.....possible that the values are on the increase, obviously mileage and conditions are a major factor Paul

I was offered an LC-500, but I said "NO. It's too fussy for my liking. I'll take that IS instead"

I can save you the time assessing the NX. Here's my in depth review - "An NX hybrid would struggle to pull the skin of a rice pudding" There you go - job done.

Looking good for Sunday for me along with Karl grey (ISF), Rich sliver (ISF) and both days and Ryo white (ISF) or his black (GSF)....both Karl and Ryo are not on the site and don’t think Rich gets on here much.

Just got my pass stamped, so will be attending on the Sunday What time is kick off and will they be putting on the obligatory full English breakfast?

Ooh, I think I’m around, just need to check with the “insignificant other” and check dates, but I’m 80/85% I’ll be there, sure the holidays the following weekend, it’s 3hrs for me, can’t do both but think Sunday would probably suit more, will get a new bottle of waterless wax and park round the corner first......in a que behind the black F’s 🤪🤪🤪

But there still making RCF s

Hi Thought I would add a note to this old thread. My AFS light started flashing recently. Inspection showed that the linkage on the rear sensor switch was in place ,so I removed the switch stripped it and all looked to be in good condition. It is easy to remove 5 mins. I replaced the switch,the AFS light was still flashing. I then started to think that maybe it was another part of the AFS system,which was causing the fault to occur. I took my car in for a essential care service(another story behind this!!!!) and asked them to quote me for repair of the AFS system. I was told that 99% of the time the rear height sensor switch is the cause of the AFS light flashing. It was also the same in my case. I was quoted £560 for the supply and installation of a new rear height sensor switch. Now knowing that it was definitely the rear height sensor which was the cause of the issue. I again removed the switch opened it by removing the 4 screws. Again all looked in good condition. It was very clean with minimal signs of wear or contamination.(80K miles). The electrical contact inside the switch is performed by 3 independent coil springs. I tested the resistance(avo) between the individual springs and the plug connections. I found that although the springs and spring base were in good clean condition. The electrical connection was intermittent. Basically what was happening is that wear must have taken place around the outer circumference of the copper base where the coil spring sits.This was causing an intermittent electrical connection. To cure this I bent the last wire of the coil spring so that it went across the middle of the coil spring. Doing so made a good electrical connection between the coil spring and the base of the copper pin connection. Did this on all 3 springs,replaced cover and 4 screws. Refitted to car (RX 400) and no more flashing AFS light. The whole job took me approx 30 mins. You can access and remove the switch without jacking up the car. But be careful. Handbrake,Keys not in ignition and ideally chock your wheels. So £560 saved to spend elsewhere. Hope this may help others. John

just to put it in perspective a gen 2 IS , on dip , is like driving with 2 candles at the front