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yeah sorry guys, was in a rush to leave for work ;) brain wasnt on :D hehehe thanks for the help :) just need to find a nice site of lex bodykits now ;)

im looking to add a bit of a tune to the great sounding engine and am fishing for recommendations for a decent exhaust to slap on, preferably also somewhere in south london/surrey area to get it fitted too :) any ideas? also, is there a good site somewhere showing all of the lexus is200 bodykits available? cheers guys Andy

has anyone installed anything bigger than a 5" (130mm) drive unit in the existing door hole without any cutting or heavy modification? i ask as im thinking about buying some more of the amazing diamond M6 range and putting their 6.5" (170mm) units in the doors without any cutting of the metal as i would like to be able to refit all the lex parts when i sell it on... The most i was thinking about doing - was making up some mdf spacers and bolting them to the door thru the existing rivet holes then screwing the speakers onto that, i just havent looked at what mounting depth i have available behind the trim yet... Andy

yep, replaced the shelf speakers with some kick ***** 10x7's :) plus upgraded the sub in the boot to a 700 quid diamond 1kw titanuim thing firing thru the ski hatch, JESUS my car sounds fantastic now!!! just gotta pluck up the courage to upgrade the fron speakers now, as even tho the sizes of the speakers are 'standard' ish, the mounting holes are way off regular, but a few bolts and drillin a few more holes did the job :) just got to find a good location for the xbox now as i have the power seats so theres no room under the seats, probably mount it in the boot and run a custom power switch to the dash... Big thanks have to go out to Alex (ukazn) for all his advice :) had to take the rear quarter panels out too tho as the shelf was latched into them, but it all just pops off :) Andy

40 W!!!! but the doors speakers are running mint! and theyre being fed 160w each! looks like i will be buying some infinities tomorrow then hehehe :) need more sound in the car... i take it then when i remove the rear seat back, i remove the bolts at the bottom, then does the seat lift up and out, or have i gotta go and unclip each headrest restraint? had that on my old A4 and it was a pain in the ***** :) standard 6x9's will fit right? no hacking up the shelf metal? lol thanks :)

first off, ive a 2002 is200 (stereo + amp job) ok, ive installed my ice setup, sounds bloody fantastic, all but the rear shelf... ive left the stock speakers in the car and just slapped them onto a few hundred watts of amps each, runs great, but the rear shelf speakers sound *******, are you all sure theyre 2 speakers running seperately as i havent taken the top plate trims off to inspect it, bit theres only one pair of wires going to each speaker, ive spliced onto those and they work, but i have no treble, im hoping theyre just the mid/woof cones i'm powering and theres a seperate pair of jubbly tweetys hidden on top of the main cones with seperate wiring?? help! ;) btw are the top covers removeable without ripping the shelf out as i cant be ****d to take the rear seatbacks out :) hehehe.. guess if there isnt a set of tweeties ive missed - i'll have to slap some 6x9's in, or are they 7x10's? thanks guys! :) Andy..

yeah i accidentally got mine to 135 on the m23 and it was a lovely drive B) Andy

yeah mines a 2002 sport and opens 2/3rds of the way, but i like it like that as its cool to not let the rain hit the carpet unnessesarily :P Andy

looks like a Vauxhall Astra to me tho... bit of a cheap thing to do by just painting it yellow though, you'd think there would be more spec on a special edition... i could go respray mine pearlescent purple and call it a special edition car... they could have whacked a set of banana alloys and done something with the engine though :( Andy

hey cool, thanks for the info!! as the denison have WAY better storage :) i'll bell him tomorrow and see what he says :) Cheers! Andy

i honestly dont know as ive only just got my lex, all im saying is that compared to audi, its good!! :) i was told the standard service from lexus croydon is £180 + extras that may be needed, which is coooool :D Andy

youre joking right? that was the approx fee for my audi A4 on a yearly basis with audi full service!!! :( this car is already saving me money in the long run :) Andy

has anyont tried one of these out yet? Music Keg its supposed to not be available til july over here in the uk though :( but was thinking about importing one, it looks quite good as i want one that will work of the cd changer controls on my kenny head unit, shame its $499 + shipping though as its only a 10gig (or was it 20gig?) device. otherwise i would go for the denison mp3 80gig drive, but theres no direct control from a kenwood head unit apparently, so i would have 3 din's worth of twiddly stuff in the dash what with the head unit and screen mounted there too lol :D Andy

hmmm, dont fancy driving all the way to oxford though as the install i want would take 2-3 days and bugger leaving it in oxford and trying to get back and to them on the train lol :) thanks for the suggestion tho, will keep it in mind as a fallback :D might ring em anyway and try and get some advice out of them ;) Andy

can anyone recommend a good installers in the london/surrey area as i want to talk to someone that knows what theyre talking about, tried a few including turners in croydon who boast about having installed everything from a-z into a car, but seemed lost when i asked them a few relatively simple questions about multiple head units... grrr... thanks :) Andy also have any of you found cheaper places on the net for buying ice apart from www.letsbuycaraudio.com and www.techtronics.com?

Excellent, thanks m8, do you know if this is available thru a lexus club discount anywhere? ;) or have you any idea what you paid for yours? Andy

can anyone recommend me a good deep cycle gel battery for my is200 please :) preferably one that will just slot into the battery tray without needing some panel beating to get it to fit lol :) how much longer do they last if the car is sitting on the roadside? as sometimes i dont get to use it for a few weeks (being as work is only 1.5 miles away so its a walk 99% of the time) :( also what brands of power caps are the best (i'll have approx 2500~3000w worth of amps in the car so need one rated to stand that load). andy

Wow!!!!, thats good of them, did any of you other lex owners get this treatment? With Audi, my warranty ran out, then 1 DAY later the ecu went... i was gutted at having to caugh up 500 quid for a new one! Andy

lol, im going to be doing a brighton run soon if the weather holds up, our slight venture out to gatwick for a macD's and a packet of fags was nice :) definately love the car! Andy

ok cool, that puts my mind at rest a bit then ;) i was going to get a pro install, but i think i'll chance it and do it myself, had no problems on previous cars, but then ive never fitted a tv unit into one before ;) Andy

lol, funny sig risky3301... Try Lexus croydon over the phone as they were pretty good to me, talk to Ranie Sirah on 0208 649 5969... mention my name too so i get the 75 quid recommendation cheque ;) LOL (oops, does that make me a geek for understanding it?!) Andy Everett

would getting an ice system installed now invalidate my dealer warranty? the car is like 4-5 months old so has 2.6 years of its warranty left, and im worried that if anything went wrong, lexus could say its not under warranty as its been tampered with!? are there a few lexus approved ice companies i should go through? thanks! Andy

oh my *** - i love it... :hohoho: only two little niggles, the rev limiter is going to take some getting used to (coming from a 1.8t a4 which i used to change at 6.5k rpm) and theres a slight thud from the rear on gearchange, but im hoping thats usual?! getting a new rear bumper and my set of mats next week (noticed a few little tiny scratches in the bumper that im sure wern't there when i test drove/inspected it :) hope they re-valet it as it wasnt spanky when i picked it up :( right, so thats me in debt for a while, but i dont care as i absolutely love the car!! its got some poke for a 2.0l engine :) was heading down the m23 to gatwick to get a macdonalds and a packet of fags (like you do when you just got a new car) and realised i still had another gear spare lol, forgot the little lex has 6!! cOOl!!! ;) ooh had a bit of a laugh at other motorists today too as every time i went under a flyover my auto lights came on, think people thought i wanted them out of the way as i kept getting dirty looks ;) or maybe it was just jealousy just gutted that i have to leave my wickle baby lex at work over a mile walk away until my damn parking permit is sorted out... :( :( oh well, tomorrow is going to be spent ripping all my audio out of the audi before selling it on sunday to a mate at work, not even sad to see it go, but its been a great drive & very reliable car, just hope i will be saying the same about the lex in a years time :D Andy (a very happy bunny) btw. must get my ice install done next!! as the incar default stereo is flat sounding and poo to look at & i give lexus croydon 5 stars for service too as they were extremely good...

Picking up my new is200 sport in 2 hours :hohoho: feel like a 5yearold on xmas eve!!! pretty sad for a 30yr old huh!! lol :hohoho: Andy

hi, i was going to buy some off you but then noticed that you throw a few in for free when i join the gold members thingy ;) (next week) have you got pics of the smaller ones? cheers, Andy.