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pikko

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    Lee
  • Lexus Model
    IS300H F SPORT
  • Year of Lexus
    2015
  • UK/Ireland Location
    Kent

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  1. Well, out of curiosity I decided to contact Lexus to see if it may be covered by my extended warranty. They will charge £189 for a diagnosis. If it is a warranty covered item then all costs of replacement and diagnosis will be covered. If it isn't they will put 50% of the diagnosis cost toward the full cost of replacement. After a bit of thought I'm thinking that if it is replaced it will be like for like and potentially suffer the same long term fate... so I think I've decided that I will put the £189 towards a proper decent branded sub and just do it myself for peace of mind... it's not like I don't know my way around a car... I've built my own hotrod, had 20 previous years in the motor trade and I'm now research/electronics engineer for an ultra precision super hard materials grinding company... it'll be a walk in the park!! Hardest bit is making that choice of what to actually buy to fill the hole 😁 Thanks for all of the replies people 👍
  2. Nice one 👍 Thanks for the feedback. I have a 2015 model so probably ticks the earlier box. It is getting progressively worse so the cone does sound like the main suspect huh. I do drive the system quite hard.😉 Looks like I have a job to do now then. I'll post my findings when I get around to removal.
  3. Hi all, My IS has the Mark Levinson system in it, which sounded awesome until........... Has anybody actually blown the speakers in their ML system? If not I think I may claim the be the first!!! One of the rear shelf speakers sounds decidedly 'farty' at low volume. I think at higher volume it goes simply because its loud and over powers the 'fart'!! Has anyone got any tips on removal of said rear shelf speakers so I can have a good look and if replacement is needed are there decent 'off the shelf' alternatives that I can fit to get that deep sub sound?? Thanks in advance, Lee
  4. I did the same with my old IS200. They lasted well for the 12 years I had the car, just a couple of small chips touched in when I caught the caliper removing the wheels. They were red, I didn't fancy red this time having a red car. Mid Grey works well for me 😏
  5. Also, preperation is key. Disk off, carrier removed from the hub, pads all removed then the whole lot was cleaned with a wire brush on a drill then doused in plenty of brake cleaner!! A total of nearly 2 days work to do all four start to finish.
  6. I bought a proper brake caliper paint, brush on in matt finish. I would guess it is a higher temperature paint, Labels from a guy on Ebay then coated the whole lot in 4 coats of high temperature clear laquer.
  7. I've had my F-Sport for nearly 18 months now and I've always been irritated by the look of the calipers, it just spoiled the whole look of the car!! So, the first week of lockdown I shut myself away in my workshop and sorted the mess out...... I'm pleased with the result 😍 Lee,
  8. Nice one! 👍 I kinda guessed it would be something like that but was just concerned that there may be particular locations to spring the tabs.
  9. Hi all, My drivers side window/mirror switch panel resonates when I crank up the ML. Any tips on how to remove it without causing damage so I can make a gasket for it to stop this irritating vibration? Cheers, Lee
  10. Make sure you buy the ones that are a complete replacement unit... I saw some for sale where you have to drill your existing unit to fit the projector in... that's far too much faff in my opinion. 😊
  11. So.. for £15, free postage and a few weeks wait from China these arrived today and, despite being a bit apprehensive about the quality, I must say that I do rather like the way they look and the quality is really good 😊. Maybe not to everyone's taste but I do like a bit of led lighting. All of about 3 mins to fit too.
  12. So, I have set up an account online and also downloaded the MY LEXUS app and I have been playing with the journey planner. I can set a route using my laptop and mobile and it says it has been successfully sent to my car to be downloaded but what happens next??? I've looked at every section of the Premium Nav in the car and can't see where to download from. Do I need a WiFi connection or something? I also tried to put my user name and password from my account into the car system but it kept coming up with an error message, again will this need wifi to connect? I doubt i will actually use this facility much as I will program all of my destinations into the car that are currently on my Garmin. That ponders another question.... is there a way I can get them off my Garmin and into the Premium Nav without having to manually input every postcode? I have tried to back up my garmin onto a pen then try to import to the cars nav system with no joy. Any pointers appreciated 😊
  13. I couldn't see it in the handbook.... I found the whole hand book very basic. Unless there is another with more technical attributes?? 🤔 Even the disc version provided wasn't much help.
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