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2 minutes ago, scudney said:

Paresh and I bought the f sport gear knob off you,put the cars registration into the Vosa website and you can see for yourself,I did out of curiosity earlier today and that's how I found out👍👍

Haha, you got yourself a nice gear knob for sure..didn’t realise it was someone on the forum. 
sold the alloys, steering wheel, sound creator pipe, etc...still have the custom f sport carpet mats that need going on eBay.

Omg just seen the above thread after so long..

it was myself who bought the car of Robb back in 2017.

It was involved in a full front extensive damage after going 40mph into a van who pulled out in front of me and I have no chance to swerve past it..absolutely the saddest days of my driving life..

the car was untouched or modified from the day I bought it off Robb, always kept pristine clean and driven with absolute pleasure.

infact, it took me months and months to get over what had happened, and pulling the bits of the car as it was declared a write off was liking burying a loved one. Most will know the work put in by Rob and how it become one of the finest IS250 F-sport in the country. 

There won’t be any pictures shown of the damage as I still can’t bare to see her like that..only 2 plus points of the whole nightmare was, I got paid out nearly 98% what I paid for the car and secondly my 7 month pregnant wife wasn’t in the car at the time. 
 

I am glad to see it back on the road again, if she is, it’s a shame I only got to experience this one off art machine for only under 2 years, but she went hands down as the best car I ever had and wanted. 

 

part ordered today from Lexus Leicester at £68. Thanks guys for the diagram and help gave me an idea I'm not being ripped off!

but then when I asked how much for labour as I don't trust myself with removing the glass from the wing mirror he said £89+VAT!!  Seriously it's a 10 min job!!! 

5 minutes ago, Linas.P said:

That is fair point re-colour. I though the when you say glass is in pieces you meant the mirror glass not merely the indicator glass... I could not properly read sorry. In which case yes - indicator is sub-unit for ~£70-80 as per @steve2006 post.

Haha no worries..I can live with £70-£80. BMW driver didn't stop and I didn't think much to it as his mirror went flying and mine didn't even move, only to get home and take a look and see the glass broken! 

Upwards and onwards...thanks all for you're input, especially @steve2006 for the diagram. cheers 

The actually wing mirror is fine and so is the glass and is moving fine with the controls.  

definetly doesn't need a complete replacement. Just need to open it all up and see what parts are detachable insides from the lens itself. The bulb is fine just the outer glass. 

Unfortunely I don't think I will find many ultra sonic blue is2** in scrap! 

I looked at the above eBay auction and lens looks different to mine as it's flat and on mine it curved or am I just drunk?!?

When you say the whole light is that the housing too? As I just need the glass part of the indictor 

thank you for the diagram much appre

Guys..

my wing mirror took a small bashing from an inconsiderate BMW driver who refused to keep to his side of the road and smashed the lens parts of my wing mirror indictor light..

the bulb/led is not damaged but the glass is in pieces. My question, is the lens part available from Lexus before I ask them tomorrow? 

And looking on eBay did the wing mirror lens/indictor in particular change in design of style as looking at a 2009 model compared to my 2010 it looks slightly different? 

Is everything detachable from the lens to bulb or maybe a whole unit?

thank you 

Thanks Robb...

I've left a deposit today and I'm over the moon! 

The advert just popped up and I made the most impulsive decision in years today! 

Like I said to Robb, I only had a kidney transplant few weeks ago and life has already shown me to live for your dreams and desires.

thanks again and long live Lexus!

Ok I want this...how will you take payment!! 

Hi guys..

for a quite a while now, on and off, I've put having a loud creaking sound from the front driver side brakes. At low and high speeds, smooth and bumpy roads and also when brake pedal is only slightly touched I get a loud creaking sound until at a stop. 

Been to Lexus Leic who after having car for 3 hours only greased caliper pins and a general check on other components who come to the conclusion it's more than likely top mount? 

I have changed pads few months ago and discs last year. Caliper pins have been checked 4 times in 6 months and greased. 

Lexus want over £300 for top mount part and labour and have said they will work with me IF they have mis diagonised the problem. 

Is there any suitable independent garages in the midlands anyone can recommend as  personally believe lexus leic don't have the slightlest clue! 

Someone pass the tissue box! Wow! Absolutely amazing 

47 minutes ago, rayaans said:

Very nice!

I saw this colour recently and its certainly a good one IMO

Im not sure on the F-Sport badge at the back either - I think the placement is a bit off. Also, I can't tell properly but the rear wheels look somewhat lost in the arches so maybe a set of spacers would push them out a bit. Last thing is that antenna - I think it clashes with the roof spoiler.

However, having said that - the rest of the car is top notch and doesn't look anywhere near 11+ years old or near 85k either!

Thanks...appreciate your comments...

my pictures don't reflect a true image as looking back at them, it does look as if the rear wheel looks lost - maybe due to camera angle. 

Suprisingly the rear roof spoiler and antenna go pretty well imo and maybe again the pictures makes it look overcrowded!  

I hope I haven't overdone it to make it look different from the norm!! 

Yes shes 12 years old and no one believes  it! 

Thanks mate...black wheels with glitter effect..sounds queer but it doesn't look it!!

8 hours ago, Scouselexus said:

How much you want for her she is gorgeous. Good work very impressed.

Thank you very much

i don't even know where I would start with evaluations..sitting on a 55 plate with 85k mileage..!!

16 hours ago, Shahpor said:

Very nice.

If I am being totally honest, the rear F Sport badge doesn't do it for me.

The rest is spot on though.

Now, go find somewhere to take some pictures from further away.

I appreciate your comment...

i though I would have dejected opinions about the badges on the front wing as I was really undecided where they should be placed as having them above the indicator didn't seems easy on the eye!

yes will try get better pics of the whole car from afar

2 hours ago, Rebecca said:

Wow I love the colour 😀 

What a lovely looking lexus you have there. 

Thank you! Though I would trade the colour for mesa red or sonic blue in a heart beat!

1 hour ago, Bluesman said:

Hi Paresh and welcome to the LOC. We are a friendly bunch so please don’t hold back asking questions big or small should you have any problems with your car. We always welcome ideas on how to overcome problems with our cars but as they are the finest cars in the universe they don’t go wrong that often.

Great looking car.

 

Happy Lexus Motoring.

 

Mike.

Thank you for the welcome!! 

20 minutes ago, Monocle said:

Love the car. Wheels look great. Wish mine looked that shiny!

Especially love the calipers. I did a similar (DIY) job last year and wasn't sure about the colour - glad someone else has the same taste 

Haha thanks! I really liked this blue

Hi guys! As the weather was nice down in the midlands today I thought I'd give the old lady a wash, wax and polish..

shes a 2006 is250 with a few subtle mods..any comments welcome good and bad..

she sits on the ISF wheels which were refub'd last year in black..need to repaint the calipers again some have lost colour and also new one fitted as well..

im a big fan of the Bechlin slate colour..especially in the light as it gives off a really 2 tone shine! 

Heres are some amateur pics! 

Also I installed f sport badges a while ago..I know the positioning may be debatabale but it seemed to look better on how I put them on?? 

I would personally go with Lexus specialist as in my experience going to a local company called Concorde autocentre they quoted me £105 for a service and they hadn't changed anything!! 

Personally speaking, having similar tints around the whole car looks much better than having black out tints on rear windows and none or very light tints on the front windows. 

Hi, Like yourself I came from an is200 and the is250 is definitely a step up with the smooth auto box. 

Dont worry too much about spark plugs, and if and when they need changing they should cost no more than £120 and get a local garage to fit them like I did. 

They are pretty solid cars and I've never really experienced a major problem in the last 6 years of ownership. 

Make sure you take it for a long test drive, windows down and listen for any creaks and knocks. 

Make sure it has full service history like any car you would expect to buy. 

Water pump change is recommended when car is 10 years old. 

Also make sure you look at the spec with multimedia screen and reserve camera!

wish you well 

I've had accelera tyres front and back for the past 4 years and never had rear end go out that dramatically in any weather condition. 

Try a different brand of tyre and make sure the psi is lower than you already have. 

Depending on your location, we don't really have a major bad winter in this country to warrant a tyre change every October!  

Does the steering feel really light like you don't have a lot of control at the wheel?