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We should be able to help, and we offer free shipping for club members. I am just looking at a price for you now and will come back to you shortly. Kind regards, Jon

We know the mileage for change is 100k or 10 years, but under my bonnet is the manufacturers label saying 100k kilometres. So is that confusing or what! Anyway, a total of £330 parts and label including water pump, tensioner and idler is pretty good I think. That's using the Gates kit I mentioned previously.

Yes superpro poly bushes on the two lower suspension arms and standard rubber on the upper "A" arms. The bushes I removed were all perfectly serviceable but I wanted a bit more precision to make the most of the other changes. I'm still experimenting with the suspension settings and ride height.

Must be the impetuousness of youth sprouting up 🤣😂😅

If it is water then normal, if it is actual coolant then you have a problem.

I think if you plough that particular furrow David, then by the time you are 71 you will be happily esconsed in an RX450H. Whatever floats your boat, though ! By the time I reached the age to which you aspire, I had had my fill of German unreliability, German Dealerships and astronomical German repair costs. Stop reading the glossy magazine and join the relevant forums to discover what owners think about their German cars.

Haha yes - though as I have my own business, destiny is to some extent in my own hands!

Yes really need a better upcoming model plan from Lexus if they want us to start planning buying replacements - I am considering what to do in the next couple of years but now don't have a clue what to plan for...

£150

Me too, it happens with all air-conditioned cars. Sometimes I'm surprised by the amount that comes out!

Decided to tint the rear indicators and reverse lights a light smoke. Also tinted the unused orange side markers on the headlights

I am a Nissan guy and have ridden in a HJG50 President Sovereign by chance, much like the one in the photo below. It was almost 20 years ago but I still remember how smitten I was 🥰 It was specially imported to order by the MD of a Nissan dealer that I used to take my car to.

Sounds like a plan. Will post some photos before and after. At the moment still waiting for Arnold Clark to deliver it ... [emoji849] Sent from my CLT-L09 using Tapatalk

Same here

I am not sure.... on the sc430 buddy... worth searching for it though..... Not a lot on this page but its a nice start https://www.facebook.com/groups/687702908719465/ Also he just posted this so.... rude not to also use it.. 04-06 Ls430 Detailed Diagnostic Trouble Code Chart (DTCC) and their respective names (81 pages) 2004-2006 DTCC (1).pdf

Andrew I should have added the reason for the above treatment is that using the brakes in neutral turns off the regen braking, and forces the use of the mechanical brakes, and so helps ware off any surface rust before the discs become pitted. Once the discs do become pitted the rust rely begins to take over reducing the friction area, and causes the pads to ware more rapidly. John.

Let me say I am with you.

Surely it should have been replaced under warranty then shouldn't it? Many batteries come with 3 or 4 year warranties these days but even if your's didn't then there's a 12-month manufacturer's warranty on almost anything, not to mention statutory rights etc.

I took a picture of the location incase anyone searches in the future and finds this post as I looked all over the place for it, in the wheel arch, under the car, everywhere as I couldnt believe it was burried under there hidden away!

OK I'll say it. A Lexus with a BMW engine does not give me a warm fuzzy feeling.

Santiago de Compostela - yes. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/The-Naked-Pilgrim-The-Road-to-Santiago-DVD-2004-Brian-Sewell-cert-E/301853173553?epid=30486219&hash=item4647d9e731:g:RUUAAOSwCgBeutOu

Update! so the battery didn’t do much, I’ll probably keep it tho as it’s the right one, after lots of swear words and telling the car to find another owner I managed to swap the ecu out, which isn’t in the boot in the mk3 it’s actually under the hybrid system in the engine bay, and no I didn’t enjoy working around that! I’ve swapped it out and the fault went out instantly, ill have to learn how to calibrate it to my car I guess, but proof will be in the drive later today and see how she goes

Nice! Dressed tyres always lifts even the cleanest, shiniest car. Looks new again

dutchie01 I bought my current IS300H on a personal lease. Just before the end of lease beginning of last year I got a call from my dealer as tried tp sell me a new IS. I told them bluntly why would I get a new IS which essentially is same as my with slights changes to the rear light, a little mofification om the front. With he same powertrain. paying more money for more of the same ? no way.. Then they moved on and said how about the ES. They had no clue, though in the end after my explanation they understood. Anyway I chose to pay the final lump sum payment to keep the car which I still have.. yes it is reliable. still looks good etc. Lexus' mistake is the slow development or no development of its hybrid powertrain. Their chance of totally trumping diesel BMW/Merc/Audi was missed about 7-8 years ago at least in the 2.0d/3.0d diesel arena with differing tunes of Hybrid ( which they coud have done) instead of totally concentrating on fuel economy only. Lexus EU/UK have been too conservative in mareting and sales target. On one hand they say they are a low volume supplier, ok thats fine.. but then they cut product lines becaude of low sales! and so that boils down to lack of development and pretty poor marketing ( i keep repeating myself). What do the Germans do, they refresh and continually improve, more so than Lexus ( a japanese company). Pretty strange for a Japanese company.. I too worked in japan betwen 2000-2007 and I find it strange that Lexus EU/UK does not push back ( or feedback) to Lexus HQ iike Lexus USA does.. Lexus does not have the heritage of BMW/Merc the only way they can get more sales is by doing things better, faster, riskier, through continuous development, new tech and features, next gen power train.. Toyota are too conservative, they can afford to let Lexus push boundries, maybe even lose some money in order to cement the brand into new generation of future luxury car buyers., a forward thinking company.. but sadly all I see at the present is an SUV company with an aspiring LC coupe, highend saloon in the LS and a one size fits all ES saloon.

Overland, I like your points, interestng thoughts.. Though I'd like to make a correction although the First Gen IS was marketed in Japan as a Toyota Altezza, from 2nd gen onward it has been Lexus IS. I think Lexus SUVs look nice, i wouldn't buy one though as I like the look of saloons better..

Also finished the rear lights off, finally fitted the diode dynamics PWM boxes to dim the LED rings and make them brighter once the brake is applied. GOPR0092_1_1.mp4 GOPR0092_1_1.mp4 Very happy with the results, has a little unique touch to it. Also was able to refit all the boot trims!! These have been stripped out and sat in my spare bedroom since i got the car!! Ive also cut 2 holes in them so i can access the damper adjustment on top of the shocker.

I had this happen to me once. IS220d - Was driving along, 70mph - Warning light came on and VSC light on and CHECK ENGINE on dash. Car went to limp mode, I pulled over and had a quick google, and was amazed to discover it could be the Filler cap causing the issue. Advice stated to remove filler cap, clean and reseat on thread so it fully closes. Had some wd40 in boot and a rag so cleaned cap and fuel opening restarted car and to my amazement it was OK! Never had the error since and i am 8 months in to ownership.

I have now rebuilt the entire front suspension with superpro bushes and figs ball joints/new steering arms etc. Had it all aligned/set up...massive improvement over stock but I will go for higher profile tyres (35) when I change them as 30,s are too harsh.

Here's my first Lexus ... [emoji851] Sent from my CLT-L09 using Tapatalk

First of all I would like to point out that at the moment I can testify my opinion from Italy, I don't know the other markets. I'm a simple enthusiast, I don't have engineering skills. I just buy a car and use it for my needs. If I have to be really honest, Lexus has almost totally lost its exclusivity for at least a few years, when it has privileged an average consumer target instead of maintaining its shares in the medium-high segment and this has happened in Italy for two specific reasons: 1. closure of the historic Lexus showrooms and integration of sales and assistance in commercial Toyota facilities where the level of customer care and technical assistance is very poor, with a downward orientation, as well as sales. 2. these sales offices are pushed to sell the Lexus basic products, that is the cheapest of the range, they strongly push UX and NX basic models, without optional features or advanced features, aware that the consumer who buys a Lexus today, in 2020, in Italy, will not he knows nothing about the brand, has no experience with "the old Lexus range, performance, customer service, philosophy" so he also accepts cars like UX, very far from the Lexus philosophy. Not bad car, but not Lexus. 3. the old mechanics of the historic Lexus service, with whom I have now friendships after 15 years of possession of Lexus cars and 4 IS cars purchased over time and 2 CTs for my wife, told me to keep away from the ES and the NX , because to them saying "they are not cars with the Lexus construction philosophy" it seems to me that it is enough to read the comments on the ES to be able, at least a little, to agree. In any case, at least in my region (North East of Italy), I think the dealer has only sold a few ES, so it certainly isn't a car that hit the market like GS did. I point out that I was really in love with the ES, but after driving it for a few weeks I realized that I wasn't driving a real Lexus: maybe it was a "masked" Toyota Camry. A thousand noises, crunches, a disarming slowness, a build quality that my IS300 H surpasses. The UX is given to me as a service car, but it looks like a toy and in my opinion: • consumes too much if I make comparisons with my IS300H • she is confused, too many buttons, too many niches, I feel uncomfortable • certainly has an interesting design, but tired immediately. (If the designers do not find other ideas, sooner or later they will be outclassed by other car manufacturers: the lights of the IS2021 are already the same as those of the SEAT CUPRA, take a look too.) • I see it as a car without a soul, it doesn't convey the feeling I felt when I got into my first Lexus (I came from the German cars). It is obvious that it is only my impressions, I am not a technician, I am not a mechanic, as in all things there will be enthusiasts and those who will say instead that the IS30H sucks, it is normal so, because everyone of us tends to protect his taste, his choice, a car or anything else: a watch, a clothing brand, etc. Therefore I must say that in Italy, the word "exclusivity" no longer makes sense. You have exclusivity if the car manufacturer remains true to its DNA, if it offers you advanced technologies and research, if it offers you an advanced and luxurious service and customer care. But if having a Lexus becomes having a mini-suv that costs a little more than another brand and makes you conform to fashion, there is no longer any exclusivity. The same applies if you have an IS or an RX (which are truly exclusive) and you have to take it to a Toyota workshop where you are treated poorly. I am fortunate to have and still have a dealer about 100 km away from a distance that is part of the historical network, he is trying to resist with all its strength the paradigm shift imposed by Lexus. I turn to my comment on Tesla. I have no idea of the reliability, which you say is very low and I will certainly inquire, as you understand I don't think it is the exclusivity that today guides me in the purchase (although in Italy Tesla offers a service that we can compare to that of Lexus of the origins ) and certainly we do not see as many Tesla as UX / NX which are now the practice. Tesla is very rare here, although in my mountain village, with the first largest inhabited center (Treviso) at 30 km .. I have a TESLA Supercharge charger 600 meters from my house so Tesla looks very ahead. My IS300H will stay with me until May 2021 or at the end of the payment plan and I will have all the time to study and try various Tesla, if I consider doing an important step like this I will think about it a lot. Certainly, if Lexus' philosophy continues to focus on cars with outdated engines (technologically speaking the new IS300H 2021 will have the 2014 engine) and on the declaration of enhancing a medium segment (if we exclude the very rare ones that can buy an LC) sooner or later all customers will have to ask the same questions I am asking to me. Apologize for my bad English.

The IS 500 (not IS-F) https://www.thedrive.com/news/33539/2021-lexus-is-500-will-get-lexus-last-naturally-aspirated-v8-report

That is a secret I'd love to hear about, along with raising the rear windows with the roof down (which so far as I am aware isn't actually possible, but you may know better).

I think that’s what happened to me I saw the SC and was like a rabbit caught in the headlights, either that or the lights changed prematurely catching me out. Most LS400 owners have by now experienced the blowing Y pipe problem. With the rest of the exhaust constructed with stainless steel this particular part is not which can result in stress fractures at the circled point. Another issue is the Y Pipe to cat flanges which tend to rot away probably assisted by combustion water accumulation at these points. This set up is common across all the V8 powered models with later ones fitted only with mild steel systems adding to the rust and rot problems further along the system. With this section alone costing around £700.00 and no aftermarket alternative available a complete cat back custom SS is a cheaper option. This gives you the choice of either separate systems for each bank or the other configurations you mention.

Couple more pictures showing Apple car play - Main Apple menu on screen, and Google maps satellite view - will need to set everything else up.

Hi everyone, Recently purchased the best car i ever had after beeing with MB for almost all my life. I had the E 20, S320, CLK280, C280, CLS320 and CL500 2009 in the exactly the same order. I wanted to try something new and “green” but I wasn’t ready to give up on the luxury and comfort from MB. I went to a Lexus dealership and tried a few models, first i wanted the 2013 RX450h but I realised it s way too much space inside i won t be using. My wife bought a CT200h before i made my mind and the size wasn’t too bad even for me, then i decided that the IS it will be just great. It tried the 2013 GS300h which is amazingly comfortable and luxurious but i felt a bit old driving it. The 2016 facelift it s another story specially the F Sport one but I wasn’t ready to pay that much, prices will drop very fast and i may swap next year for the 450H. Until i decide to change it i m thinking to put some sporty wheels and the F Sport front grill, anyone change it btw? How much it costs and where to buy it from?

Few extras : - Mark Levinson sound system - Blind spot assist - Tyre pressure sensors - Memory package for driver’s seat - Tanned full leather - Heated and ventilated front seats I guess the back camera, sat nav, auto wipers and headlights, back and front sensors are all standard

There should be no confusion at all. All you're doing is supplimenting a dodgy 12V supply by piggy-backing a good 12V supply on it. Nothing complicated, nothing mysterious, and nothing dangerous. The reason for having the donor engine running is as I explained above and if a hybrid is the recipient then it absolutely, categorically, does not need the donor engine to be running. I'll own up straight away and say that I'm not a qualified auto electrician, but I am a time-served, qualified electrician by trade and learned my trade in a factory. When the factory closed down I got a job on BT and the vast majority of my working life has been spent as a telephone engineer with BT. After a back injury saw me retired early on ill-health grounds, I'm now self-employed doing computer repairs/builds and one of my hobbies means that I'm a fully-licenced radio ham. I'm not trying to be obnoxious or big-headed or anything, I'm just saying that almost my whole life has been spent in or around the electrical/electronics fields and, although I obviously don't know everything, nor would I ever claim to know everything, I'm confident in this particular topic.

I am soon to collect my 2014 CT F-Sport and found this forum so I thought I would say hello. It has been a long time coming (first test drove a CT 3 years ago but changed my mind) but i am looking forward to a step up in terms of quality and economy. I am moving from a 2010 Civic Type R which has served us well but it rarely gets driven like it was supposed too and with 28-29mpg plus £300 ish road tax a year it was time to go. I researched the CT to the tiniest detail and have this forum to thank, I know the car has its issues but it suits us perfectly now and I think it was the right choice. I test drove the new Corolla in top spec with the 2.0 engine and that is a great car but i don't want to pay the depreciation so the CT makes sense. Any hints and tips welcome, looking forward to a new mature way of driving.

Mine can also be added to this list now. I heard the ticking noise and asked my mechanic to investigate. He found it when cold. It's very hard to spot when the engine gets up to temperature. It's currently in with the dealer I purchased it from and waiting to see what they say.