Greedy80

Thanks for your comments guys, ok so I'm gonna go for it with the hair dryer. I don't suppose anyone could refer me to a good chemical that will help remove the excess glue on the paint work? I don't want to miss any glue and then have it pick loads of dust and dirt creating a scabby patch on the rear of the car.

Hey guys, I have to get my front pads and discs done soon I found this Mintex box set online (mintex pads and discs). They are the best priced ones I could find that were genuine Mintex and they only cost £82.95 inc delivery. I'm going to get them done at my local jap specialist mechanic and not Lexus Poole. Lexus quoted me £420 for the job, just rediculous! Anyway the local garage will fit my pads and discs for £55.10. That all ads up to a total of £138.05 not bad at all I'll be buying these and fitting them this month. : ) http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...A:IT&ih=016 I've been a long time reader of this forum and I just want to thank you guys, this forum is second to none and has genuinely been really very, very helpful. I will be a gold member next month when I get paid!

I haven't yet mate no but I figured that would be the way ahead, just a little nervous of applying too much heat. I just wondered if there might be someone here who has done the same thing succesfully and had any tips. ta for your reply though. :)

Here is a pic of the sticker on the rear of my car, it's the red one in the bottom left hand corner. Thanks.

This is my car after several hours of careful washing and polishing! But god damn those stone chips why oh why are they there?! I only have a couple but they're on the bonnet. To detail the car I used Turtlewax premium car wash shampoo, I rinsed the car with several buckets of water first. Next I had two buckets prepared one of soap and the other in just plain water, using two micro fibre washing mits I soaped the car up and rinsed each panel individually. Next I used a chamoise on the window on both the internal and external windows. I then used a dry turtle wax micro fibre towel to dry the car and prepare it for waxing. Before I got stuck into the polishing I cleaned the alloys using a bucket of water and Simonz alloy cleaner and break dust barrier. I treated each wheel twice to increase the shine, however I do need to remove the the wheel centre pieces at some point and clean these separately as the dust seems to grip the chrome with particulalry harsh avengence. Any suggestions on what to use guys? Anyway next I used some turtle wax Ice and an abundance of micro fibre cloths two shine up the surface of the car. This is the first time I've used Ice, I was going to use turlte wax premium car polish (the traditional white stuff) but the idea of no white streakiness creeping on to the plastics was encouraging. I have to say I'm very impressed with Ice and I'll use it again and again, I don't think it'll replace some of the better maguire's stuff out there but for a top up wax it's perfect. It applies easily and being clear it doesn't effect any of the trim in fact it can be used to clean all but the windows. The only thing I woluld say is that you need to keep track of the areas which have been polished and those which haven't. Because the liquid is clear and when it sets in it just slightly makes the surface of the paint look dull (until buffed) it is easy to not even notice that there is polish on the surface. To be honest though this could just be as a result of a dull morning and the fact that my car is platinum ice and as such doesn't help matters in this area. Also I should add that buffing the car once the polish is applied is much easier than with a traditional polish, it literally takes half as long to do the whole car. On the whole I was so pleased with the result I'll definately use the same products again. It rained the next day but that didn't put me off too much, it's always nice to see the water ball up and roll off of a freshly polished bonnet. PS. Sorry about the pics, they don't do it justice it was low light PPS. Does anyone know of a good way to remove the dealer ship sticker on the car? I have a 'dorchester collection sticker on the paintwork, It's a pain. Thanks

Hey guys, I have to get my front pads and discs done soon I found this Mintex box set online (mintex pads and discs). They are the best priced ones I could find that were genuine Mintex and they only cost £82.95 inc delivery. I'm going to get them done at my local jap specialist mechanic and not Lexus Poole. Lexus quoted me £420 for the job, just rediculous! Anyway the local garage will fit my pads and discs for £55.10. That all ads up to a total of £138.05 not bad at all I'll be buying these and fitting them this month. : ) http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...A:IT&ih=016 I've been a long time reader of this forum and I just want to thank you guys, this forum is second to none and has genuinely been really very, very helpful. I will be a gold member next month when I get paid!

Hello mate, just wondered are those pads and discs Mintex too? When you go to the link you posted it doesn't state what brand they are. Did you buy from this link personally? Thanks

The guys are the Dorchester Motor Company, brilliant service!

Well if you need to have any further work done I recommend you use them they were quite simply excellent. The best thing is they inspire real confidence you walk away knowing your car is in safe hands. Bottom line they provide a great, inspiring level of service for people who care about their cars. They have a customer for life in me! They even tightened my power steering belt for free as it would slip a little at low temps while under load. Good to hear from another local IS owner there aren't many of us about. :winky:

Hello all! I am a long time reader and first time writer on this forum, it's been an excellent source of information for me and yes I will be upgrading to Gold status soon. Anyway the reason I'm posting this little note is because I have been anticipating the cost of my servicing. My car is an IS200 SE on a 51 plate, and although it's only done 50,000 miles it is of course due a 6 year service. The biggie! My closest local dealer is in Poole as I live in Dorchester in the deepest darkest South. Whilst the dealership was excellent in terms of customer service, on the couple of times I've used them, their rough estimate was £900 for my service this time around. This really got me thinking and I was considering the possibility of making the trek to Hanley. However I thought of checking local garages for their quotes but it was really worrying me that they may not be familiar with Lexus and give me poor service. Anyway after a small amount of searching I came acroos The Dorchester Motor Company in the heart of my sleepy little town. So I took a drive down to see the guys and get an idea of their work ethic and I have to say I am very impressed indeed. The guys are a japanese specialist and deal with many IS's, they new exactly what would be required in the upcoming service and use only official parts. It was massively refreshing to come a cross an independant mechanic that didn't use sharp breaths and guestimates as a way of creating a quote. The guys were happy to chat and really inspired confidence. So the moral of the story is there is a place out there (in the south) that can give you great service at an excellent price. Oh and the price thats the best bit the whole service has been done for under £400! I know this isn't an official dealer and of course I don't get a shiny Lexus stamp but as much as I would love that I can't ignore the price difference. Plus when I consider that I love my Lexus and will be keeping it for as long as humanly possible the extra benefit that a FSH would have given me at sale time is hugely out weighed by the monetary savings I will make along the way. So I heartily recomend the guys at the Dorchester Motor Company! Ihope this information helps some other Southern Lexus owners.