jonthebarber

Hi Nice one , simple and to the point :-) Jon

Argh , that's all we'll and good , but car is well out the main dealer network and is 8 years old , oiled all parts that are Seen but cannot access the linkage under the scuttle , so before I start pulling at parts etc i thought I would ask how :-) Jon

Hi Got a squeaky wiper motor mechanism , light oiled what I can see , but still doing its squeak . How do you get to the wiper motor and arms ? Any ideas :-) Jon

Never knew that titbit Jon

Hi The piano black thin trim that goes around the windows of the mk2 rx's has started to lift/blister in one or 2 places (normally along the lower parts) ! Is this common ? And is it easy to change ? Jon

Hi John Did you send them your spare key ? Did that price inc postage etc ? Cheers Jon

Hi Shut mine manually with no worries , bit of scaremongering going on me thinks :-) Jon

Hi Seams to be a 4x4 thing , had a vw touareg and that could be a bugger to set up . Jon

Hi everybody Many thanks for all your opinions , they are great , we all seam to like/look for different things in tyres , it's all taken on board :-) Cheers Jon

Ps - not going offroad ! :-) Jon

Hi Looking to replace my tyres later this year , I have 235 55 r18 100v Bon jovi's on at the mo ! Any recommendations ? Not after cheapness , just a good all rounder :-) Thoughts ? Jon

Hi Does it have to be a hybrid ? I bought a 05 rx300 se-l with 85k all the bits , couple of owners and a full history for under 6k , I did get it as a trade sale , so no warranty as pretty confident they are reliable ..... And I was proved right , apart from a leeking rear diff (cured by a £10 seal) serviced it , which was so easy to do , went all over the car on a ramp with mate , who is a mot tester and all was good . Down side is the fuel cost , but only do 6000 miles a year As they say the choice is yours and we could all argue about who's right and who's wrong , but its all down to personal taste , but after going through most makes of cars in my life the most cars I have had are lexus and the longest I have kept a car was 3 years and that was a ....... Lexus (is200) Jon

Mmmm Doesn't the BMW 3.0 engine have a habit of ingesting part of its inlet system which kisses goodbye to the motor ?

Hi Why not put , say , £100 a month away and use that for repairs ? If you could get a warranty it would properly be around that , if not more . Only a thought :-) Jon

Ditto Jon

Oohhh Matron

Good point :-) Jon

Hi Cheers for you help , asked the local small hardware/key cutters and he started whittering on about no demand and you will struggle to get it done , hence why I came on here , off tomorrow so pop into town and call into timpsons and get it sorted , again thanks for offers of help Jon

Hi As covered before , no doubt , key shell has broke , bought a cheapo replacement , remotes all good , need the key cutting , can anybody recommend a mail order company or a way of swapping the blades . My local key cutter cannot do the blades Cheers Jon

Hi In the early days , I had a lexus is200 and over the locking wheel nuts there was a cover to stop bits a grit etc getting into the locking "design" you also got the plastic cover remover too .... I now have a 05 rx300 and they don't seam to fit them ! Tryed the 'bay and just drawn blank , any ideas ??? Cheers Jon

A up Have been through 2 rx8s , great cars for the money . Try to get the full power version , 228bhp (six speed box is the big giveaway between the 2 versions) coils start to fail giving a slight hesitation at about 3-4000 revs , problem is they don't burn all the fuel so you get bore wash , thus the rotor tips wear , if the ad says new cat , that's one of the first signs of a drying motor as the unburnt fuel . Nip over to eBay.com and get them there , also get new leads and hotter plugs (£250-£300 all in) , Rusty sills where doors meet , water in tail lights (drill couple of small holes on them) replace gearbox oil with a fully synthetic type (cures the slight notchyness) buy before 2006 as the road tax is a lot cheaper . Yes they are thirsty with fuel and oil , but its a small price to pay for a cheap car that's easy on the eye and very easy to work on :-) Jon

Cheers ears Jon

Hi Want some chrome front indicator bulbs , book says 21 e , found them on the eBay , but some say opposite pins , what do I need , saving removing them Cheers Jon

Hi Sweeeeet ! Many thanks , saved me trip to the car ;-) Cheers Jon

Hi Would like to remove the orange indicator bulbs and replace with the silver coloured type , which ones do I need ? Cheers Jon