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May I just say that I am not displeased with the handling of the car as such, just that compared to my last two, A Peugeot 206 GTI and a Focus Zetec, the front end does not have that "dig in feel" when turning into sharp slow corners. As a new owner of a rear wheel drive car, I am still getting to grips with the feel and weight shift differences when accelerating,braking and cornering etc. Dr Bones, sorry for being thick, what do you mean by habitual information. is it how and where I drive or the current set up. Guessing these options from reading your previous posts. I thank you for your offer of writing me a set-up, but I only trust you from reading the forum, and I'm not sure how a third party would react to be told that the information they have is wrong. Hardest job is actually finding someone who has an opinion right or wrong, most places seem to go by the "computer says no" policy. Hence your reputation for taking time to actually understand and evolve the setting to suit the driver and car.

Thanks so far everyone. So I check the lower arm for weld splatter, file off if found, then book in with Dr Bones for a assesment and rectification session. Can only afford one change at a time so thats why I asked the question. Seems sensible reading back my own post and your replies to get the basic geometry right first then go from there. Thanks again.

Hi Folks, As the new owner of a 2001 IS200 SE with 90,000 miles on the clock, I thought I might pick brains in this forum as to what direction I should take first with the following. The front tyres are showing the internal edge wear problems mentioned often in this forum. Current tread is inside 40mm very worn, rest of the tyre 4-5mm, both tyres showing the same wear. After a life of driving front wheel drive cars, I feel, maybe imagine or fear, the front end sliding away a little to easily. I certainly don't have confidence turning into tight slowish corners. Don't really know how it should be feeling. I would like to have the geometry set up at some point by Mr Bones to hopefully alleviate the tyre problem, and cure anything else that could be upsetting the handling, if there is a handling problem at all. My thoughts are that maybe after this type of mileage, new dampers my be worth fitting, though they show no obvious signs of excess wear. So what order? Dampers, Bones,Tyres Tyres, Bones, Dampers Bones, plus whatever action he advises. Thanks in advance Nigel

Don't know if they have improved the lights, but all these things are relative I think. My last two cars were a Peugeot 206 GTI and A ford Focus Zetec. Both of these cars had better lighting in my opinion than the current IS. The Peugeot was even better than the Focus, and both these cars had standard halogen bulbs in. I find high beam ok in the IS, but low beam has very little penetration.

Thanks for the quick reply. I presume this slightly naughty option is my best, unless anyone has other tips. I have seen the thread about converting other bulbs to fit but this is a lot less hassle at £15 for a pair of bulbs

Hi Folks, First post and first question of many to come know doubt. Have been scouring the posts on improved lighting. HID Kit is the obvious way to go, but not on my pocket I'm afraid. The option open to me is Xenon bulbs, I have searched for ages on the net for Xenon bulbs that seem to fall into the +30% or +50% category, though the HB3 and HB4 bulbs I require, only seem to be available in +30% standard. Another option seems to be hi power options, that are greater wattage but are mot fails and for show use only. My questions are: Would the car be able to run the bulbs with increased wattage with no ill effects in standard trim: i.e. alternator up to it and lenses not melting, HB4 rated at 80W, HB3 rated at 100W? How do they tell the wattage of the bulbs at MOT time, without removing them? Standard 2001 IS 200 SE by the way