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  1. Steady on chaps !!! The string method will only give you the circumference of the pipe not the diameter. Go to the following website to find out how to calculate the diameter from the circumference: http://www.ehow.com/how_5130961_calculate-diameter-circumference.html Hope this helps.
  2. Does anyone know of a reputable repairer of plastic bodywork? An unfortunate collision with a large piece of wood (probably dropped of the back of a lorry) has damaged the front spoiler on my 2000/2001 Series II GS300 Sport. It's not badly damaged but the cost of a new spoiler from Lexus will probably cause my car to be written off !!! Can anyone help? Or does anyone have a secondhand spoiler that they want to sell?
  3. Hi Folks - If you need a new exhaust for your Lexus, this could be useful for you... I recently needed a new exhaust backbox for my 2000/2001 GS300 Sport (Series II). First off, went to KwikFit. They quoted £400 plus VAT and fitting for each backbox - Ouch !!! Apparently they can't get any aftermarket systems for old GS300s so have to get their exhausts direct from Lexus. Then I found via the internet, Longlife Stainless Steel Exhausts who quoted £499 (inclusive of fitting and VAT) for a full tailor-made system from the catalysts back. This price was further enhanced by an additional 10% discount if I booked the car in within 14 days. Brilliant !!! Total price £449 !!! Not only a great price but it's backed up by a no-hassle lifetime, fully transferrable guarantee. Needless to say, I took the deal. They did a great job with which I'm fully satisfied. It's a superb piece of engineering and looks and sounds great too. Highly recommended. They have fitting centres country-wide - I went to the Birmingham centre. They can be contacted via their website www.longlife.co.uk or by telephone on 0844 800 2960. Hope this helps.
  4. Well, Well !!! This topic has certainly backed up my opinion that Lexus Wolverhampton are more than a little expensive. I took my newly acquired GS300 Sport Series 2 to them and the first service bill was near £1400 !!! Ouch !!! :tsktsk: Since then I switched to my local Toyota dealer who was perfectly happy to do the regular services at well under half the costs quoted by Lexus Wolverhampton. The car has run perfectly and the bills have been similar to the 5 series Beemer I had before. Like you - I'll never go back to Lexus Wolverhampton.
  5. Hi Mike Thanks for your reply and apologies for the delay in responding. I've been out of the country with only sporadic access to the internet, etc. I reckon you're right and it's simply using the weight of the car and consequently more bias to the rear brakes. I'll just have to make sure that I check the pad state more often. As you say, the rear pads are relatively cheap. Thanks for the advice. Cheers... Fast Lemon
  6. Hi Maneesh Thanks for your reply. By exceptional I mean that the rear pads were totally worn out before the fronts were even over 50% used !!! In terms of mileage, I can only guess but it would probably be around 15,000 to 18,000 miles. I am still using the same front pads (they are still ok) and my mileage since they were new (at the same point as the original rears) is now circa 25,000 miles. I just had a chat with a helpful chap at the Lexus Contact Centre. He tells me, on advice from Lexus Technical, that there is no brake weight compensator fitted on the GS300 Sport - so it's down to the traction control. His recommendation - take it to the Lexus service people. I.e., just what I'm trying to avoid !!! Regards, FastLemon The old Ford Scorpio's wouls always wear out the rear pads before the fronts, and always the outer pad without the wear indicator first :tsktsk: Can you turn off the traction control ? If you don't drive the car too hard do you need it ? Although I do drive quite hard, I can turn off the VSC (traction control) but would prefer not to as, during the recent extreme snow / ice conditions of 9th Feb, it worked fantastically well when all others around me were falling by the wayside and parking their cars. Can you tell me what you think switching it off might achieve? Thanks again. Regards FastLemon
  7. Hi Maneesh Thanks for your reply. By exceptional I mean that the rear pads were totally worn out before the fronts were even over 50% used !!! In terms of mileage, I can only guess but it would probably be around 15,000 to 18,000 miles. I am still using the same front pads (they are still ok) and my mileage since they were new (at the same point as the original rears) is now circa 25,000 miles. I just had a chat with a helpful chap at the Lexus Contact Centre. He tells me, on advice from Lexus Technical, that there is no brake weight compensator fitted on the GS300 Sport - so it's down to the traction control. His recommendation - take it to the Lexus service people. I.e., just what I'm trying to avoid !!! Regards, FastLemon
  8. :duh: I am experiencing exceptional brake pad wear on the rears of my GS300 Sport (Series 2). Checks have confirmed that the calipers are not seized or sticking nor is there any fault with them (either rears or fronts). My local (and very helpful) Toyota dealer has suggested the possibility of a fault with the "brake weight compensator", but they don't have the capability to fix it. I am trying to avoid going to Lexus Wolverhampton without some advance knowledge of what needs to be done. Can anyone shed some light on this? Any help or advice would be very much appreciated. Thanks in advance. Fast Lemon :duh:
  9. Hi Paul The calipers are all fine - all checked by a friendly Toyota dealer. However they mentioned something about the possibility of a fault with the "brake weight compensator" causing unequal braking between front and rear, which they couldn't check. Do you or does anyone out there know anything about that? Looks like I'm being forced to go to a Lexus dealer for the usual high cost affair!!! :duh: I hope not... Cheers...
  10. :duh: Hi Can anyone shed some light on a problem that seems to be happening on my 2000 GS300 Sport (Series II)? Both front and rear discs were replaced and new pads fitted in May last year. After a gentle bedding in period, the brakes felt ok but are not particularly exceptional. However, the rear brakes pads wore out far sooner than the fronts, which still had around 50% left. Also, the rear tyres showed significantly more wear than the fronts again, both were replaced at the same time. Is there any form of adjustment that could explain this imbalance, i.e., bias to the rear brakes? Has anyone experienced the same problem? If so, how can it be fixed? Hoping someone knows the answer. :duh:
  11. Thanks Maneesh That's a bummer I'll see what I can pick up at Dover. Cheers... Fast Lemon
  12. Hi Gavin At that price, it sounds like an amazing deal especially if the cambelt has just been done (coz that costs a bundle). However, I would also check the discs. I bought my X reg'd (2001) GS300 Sport for £11k. It had 66k on the clock and the front discs were totally knackered which the dealer replaced. When I had it first serviced I found that the rears were also around 95% worn - so another bundle of dosh went out of my bank account !!! Have a good look at the underside and check the exhaust - it's not all stainless steel. The heat shields are prone to rattling. Good luck. Cheers... FastLemon
  13. Hi All, Can anyone advise me how (if indeed it's possible) to set my headlights for European night driving. I have a 2001 (X reg'd) GS300 Sport with HID (Xenon ???) headlights which are self adjusting for level. On my previous car (a Beemer 5 Series) there was a small lever that was moved left or right to reset the lights for driving on the right. Does my Lexus have anything similar? Hope someone can help. Thanks in advance. Best regards, FastLemon
  14. Hi Peter, I have a 2001 (X reg'd) GS300 Sport and it's on Pirelli P-Zeros. I have the car regularly serviced and the steering is tracked absolutely as standard. I have never yet experienced any tramlining whatsoever, and the tyres seem very good all-round, wet or dry. When they come up for replacement it will be the same, i.e., P-Zeros again. I tend to drive quite quickly and the cornering grip is top notch. One very minor point, I do find that it's easy to spin up the rear wheels when making a brisk start in the wet. I use tyre pressures of 36psi front and rear and it is a bit better than 32psi, more stable and less sense of lateral tyre to rim movement under hard cornering. It hasn't increased the tyre noise which is quite high but pretty much normal for such low profile tyres. Hope this helps. Best regards, FastLemon
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