Mr. Stig

Hi ! Thanks for all the help! I gave up . My knees are frozen. I'll give the bulb to the Lexus service guy when I'll take my car there. My service is due in about 2 weeks anyway. Instead to freeze to death I'll have cup of tea now. Cheers, Regards

I was thinking about the same. I'll try that tomorrow. The manual came with my car when I bought it. It is the picture from the car's manual scanned and posted... :-)

Hi all! Today I tried to change the bulb in the front passenger fog light. I followed the manual and removed the 2 screws. The whole light should come out , but this one is just loose a bit and moving inside . Don't want to slide out. My question is there anything else should be removed? How do I take it out without braking it? I enclose the instruction as well.Thanks! Regards!

Takes about 3 hours to get to Key West (about 120miles). Lots of single lane roads. If you don't hit the traffic is fine, speeding is not recommended, cops are hiding on slip roads ect... The view is fantastic from the bridges.

Hi! I lived in the USA 6 for years. On my first Florida holiday I stayed in the Howard Johnson Plaza Dezerland Beach & Spa Hotel, Miami Beach. It was very nice . Some pic: If you looking for a nice beach holiday in South Florida, Miami South Beach is a good choice. If you after family friendly places then Fort Lauderdale or Pompano Beach can be better option.(about 25 miles North from Miami) Cheaper, not that busy, no scary places (like the city in Miami sometimes), lots of apartment style options. Personally if I would go back for a holiday I would get a car at the airport , travel around: Key West is very cool, Bahia Honda Island is absolutely nice , a boat tour in the Miami bay area is good ( lot of famous peoples houses) Miami Seaquarium, Everglades National Park ect...(hope this will help) Regards B)

The "L" Lexus version has been discontinued, has been for some time now. Hi ! Is (was) there any difference between the "L" Lexus version and what i got? Thanks ! Akos

yes they made in japan , no rim protector but I like them like this

Hi ! I got the Dunlop SP Sport 9000 (215/45R17) £104/each fitting, balancing, valve included from Blackboots (WIM & Blackboots same place) The best tyre fitting machine what I ever seen. I recommend for anyone to do the WIM and get the new tyres . (I hope it is not against the rules to post the place and the price.) Regards

I'm a dental technician...I make smile... :D

Thank You for the excellent service! I immediately noticed the improvement on driving. The car handles much better in the corners and runs much smoother on the straight as well. Having 4 brand new Dunlop on the wheels and geometry set up together is really made a big difference! Very clean and smart workshop . Helpful , friendly staff! Thank You again ! Best regards! Akos (I found the sticker)

Hi everyone! I'm going to visit the WIM for a geometry set up and the Blackboots for 4 new tyre tomorrow 18/07/2009. Anyone is gonna be around? I hope I can get some stickers .... Almost forgot I just washed my car and all wheels today including the spare one as well while it was raining ... I had to dig out my alloys from the inch thick brake dust. Probably I gave my neighbors something to talk about... :winky: :shutit:

Good news !!! I've been contacted by the seller today!!! He dropped me an email with a phone number so tomorrow I'll give him a call. BUT my car has a discs change tomorrow afternoon at Toyota. I'll keep You guys updated . Regards Akos

It is 2001 Nov. I'll phone them first thing on Monday morning.

The warranty not covering the things like wipers , tyre , wear and tear things . So, I'll load the stereo with 6 factory discs and see what's gonna happen. Cheers

Hi All! Yesterday evening my factory stereo showed the error message for me for the first time. There are 6 CDs in it. Some of them are home made some are original. For about 10-15 minutes the stereo decided not to play any of them. I was swapping the discs from 1-6 a few times and became OK after that. OK. My question is: what should I do with it ? I still have 2 weeks Lexus Approved Used Warranty on the car. Do You think Lexus will replace it if looks OK on the time when they will check it????? I rely like the stereo uniform look so I don't want to replace it with any different ones. Regards Akos

Brand new ones . Yes, they are not too bad , but I will go for 2 new original discs at Toyota on tuesday afternoon (£220). They offered for me to skimming the discs , but as they not Toyota or Lex parts they can not give me guarantee after. (skimming cost £100) http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=260121808882 They looked proper car parts dealers to me. Regards Akos

Yes it was a proper Mintex box, discs wrapped in plastic , oil on them ......same . I bought it from here: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=260121808882

I just got back from Toyota . They checked all my brakes and everything was fitted properly. The problem is : one of the discs is faulty . They tested on the Brake Test machine and they let me see it. On the driver side the meter showed abnormal numbers. I tried to contact the ebay seller on the phone but the number witch was on the listing ,don't exists. I dropped him an email let see what will he do. Toyota said they can change the 2 front discs for £220 if I can't sorted this out . They also said I can keep on the mintex pads , because they has not been damaged.

I like to see one of this now on the road: V10, 4.9l, 500 Bhp........ :winky: http://foreman.blogs.topgear.com/2009/05/2...s-go-for-tokyo/ What do You think??? (If it is in a wrong place move this topic, please.)

Yes I cleaned them properly with a small wire brush, gave a bit rust remover, and added a very thin coat off copper grease on the hubs . When we placed the new discs on they were spot on. I phoned a Kwik Fit guy today and he said probably will bedding in in a next 200 miles. In the afternoon I popped in to another one where the shop boss said : my discs must be warped , need new ones :tsktsk: I don't know if it is a good idea to give the car that 200 miles to see if goes well or not . 2 weeks ago I painted the centers and around the edges with 2 coats smooth black hammerite just lie you did. Lexus wanted £140 for the pair of front discs and £55 for the pads plus labour minus LOC Gold discount. Thanks for the answers !

Hi All! I've been reading here how to change the front discs and pads on IS200 cars Me and my mate did the job today. I think we did it properly just like written in tis tread : http://www.lexusownersclub.co.uk/forum/ind...showtopic=59206 After finishing the work I did a test drive braking easily. As I was pushing the brake pedal I felt moderate vibration from the front. The steering wheel was a bit shaking as well . Is that because the pad and discs needs to be bedding in in the next few days or miles? I'm a bit worried about this now. Can You share your opinion if you used the mintex or any other brakes , please. I must admit when we placed the new discs on and fitted the new pads as I rotated the disc was a bit of touching between in one point. Thanks !

I Just got mine today from here: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=220399171275

(Yes I actually was thinking about the same.) :tsktsk:

I found this today: What do you think??? Let's see if this works: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ELECTRIC-SUPERCHARGE...3A10%7C294%3A50

Hi Everyone! I just got back with a 250ml smooth silver paint. I rely like the look of the red as well , but I decided to go with the silver. Now what color decals ? Black or gold? Thanks for the pictures!