silversurfer

Im guessing this was a Lex garage? and under warrenty? and without wishing to state the obvious this was done internally, yes? And how long did this job take? cheers tash

I'll bet either your heat was up HI or the A/C was maybe on cool down when this 'CRACK' occurred it appears to be expansion and cotraction of materials with a quick vaiance in cabin temperature. Happens to me BUT ONLY when heat turned up or quick cool using A/C Maybe others will have other reasons Sounds like that could be the case. i will keep an eye on the A/c and the temp. cheers for that.

Can anyone tell me what the cracking sound that appears to come from the wndscreen?, almost sounds like a stone hitting the screen.

Surely you mean Conti Sport Contact 3 - as Michelin make Pilot Sport II tyres ;) Yes i do mean Conti. Cheers

Steve, where does the snow button sit? and does my 220d se have one ?

Just what is this loud crack ?,as you say a stone hitting the windscreen, cause i get the same.

Thanks everyone for your welcoming words. I have managed to get two michellin sport contact 3 tyres for £250 inc fitting and balanced. Got them at farmers(kwik fit) the sales bloke made a bit of a blunder as he made a loss on the deal(happy days) he showed me all his details that he purchased them for, had my new recall alloys on and made it clear that i didnt want a scratch on them, young fitter took the hint and left them unscathed. Had some snow the other day, and was preparing to leave my work in the morning and did not make it up the hill from work and was stranded for 2hrs, boy was i cursing my first rear wheeled drive car, i felt a bit of a plonker as the car happened to be the poshist in the lot, i was referingduring this time of how the old golf would have made it up the hill. I have now since fallen back in love with the car, until wintery showers return.

I really appreciate all the replies ,definetly a well established and solid community. Thanx for the attachment(Quality) Think i made an error in the sending of some chat, begining to get to grips with the site, you can get my blether at my first post. CHEERS ALL.

Thanks to all the replies to my first post, seems to me i have stumbled over quite the community. to questions asked, i live in Fife at the moment but come from Edinburgh. (surfs up) I have done some sole searching today on tyres and it would appear that that price will beat Costco, at the garage today i talked to the manager who looked a bit shocked at the price that i was offered in his abscense from the previous day, at one point he suggested i try Khumo tyres ,but i quickly refused. The snow is arriving in a day or two so time is of the essance, i would have liked to replace like for like as the car at the moment has michelin primacy hp's but that again that was further expense however did get the price in the net for £157 each but excluding fitting.(did consider wrapping the tyres up and offering the kids a tyre each for xmas) dont think that would have gone down to well. Had to chase up some wiper blades today anyone got a solution. I went to get 19"and 22" blades best price got was at euro car parts (£9.11), however when i took the entire blade from the car into the shop it would seem that the spoiler on the factory blade did not disconnect and allow me to fit the bosch blade. The guy in the shop was in the dark, then the boss came on the scene and said if it were him just disguard the the factory one...... dont think so mate, why would i do that, i actually like the spoiler and would wish to keep it. Then decided to phone Lexus and apparently they would fit only the rubber wipe part for a staggering £15, dont know if i was being fleased or this was a lazy response , i then asked if a tech guy may assist in what would seem to be a small job, no was the answer, followed buy the job in fact is a fiddley and time consuming job. I will get used to this chatty stuff, in that i mean, i dont half go on!!!!! CHEERS ALL.

Dont know if this post will go through as i have never done this before. I have recently said goodbye to an old friend , this being my prized Mk11 golf gti, and it was almost concours and absoloutly no rust. Fifteen years of VW motoring , and i must say my last golf (5yrs) was trouble free motoring. In all of fifteen years of VW forums , i never once posted. Anyway, i have just become chief commander of an is 220d se, my wife and children made so much pressure for a new car and it was almost a BMW 320d that was purchased, but the looks and interior of the Lex won the day, along with the service and the reputation. I was almost blown over in fear when having just purchased the car and suddenly found this site,this being about the fifth injector and other niggles. I have just had the car back from this recall, and initialy have found the car slightly more sluggish and the fuel return appears to be not as economical as before, could this be an ironing out moment? Further to the recall my local dealer did inform me of not giving out wine anymore, however they did fill the car to the brim(great). Anyway the cup holder wouldnt accomodate the bottle. I have been looking at new tyres at the moment im thinking about Continental Sport contact 3 had a quote for the pair/rear:£260 anyone got a comment on this price and tyre? Also had a look at front/rear pads EDC £74.00 incl vat and delivery. any good? Lexus quoted me £38 rear and £63 front.