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Great job! I'm going to do this for my Mk2 Sport. Did the wheels come off or do these guy's do it in situ? Phil

Cheers guy's, I have got a quote to have the two front calipers overhauled for £149.00. This includes new pistons, seals and rubbers. Will take 4-5 days before I get them back so I am aiming to get them in the day after the coming bank holiday. I was searching the 'scooby' forum and I found that some of these guy's had also suffered similar problems that (in some cases) was solved by having the calipers re-furbed. Once again, I will keep you informed of progress. Phil :)

OK - Here's an update on my Mk2 wheel wobble....... It's back! F$%c%^&$££@$$%oles!!! Despite having the disks and pads very recently replaced, then deciding that the pads are producing way too much dust - to be replaced with Green stuff pads, more expense! Everything for the past week has been spot on until now! Anyway, what's the problem now? Well went to the Prescott Hill Climb today....at first all was fine, then gets onto the M5 and the steering wheel starts to wobble badly, moving up and down about an inch or so very quickly, it was like a wheel was going to fall off or something! Stopped on hard shoulder, checked wheels, fine? Driver side front was slightly warmer than the other side though Continued, but get over 60 and the steering wheel wobbles Listening with the window down, there is a click, click noise that stops when you apply the brakes. Coming from drivers side front wheel Saw the Hill Climb, great and a lovely day for it too Get home, wheel off, caliper off, break pads out, all OK! Noticed that one of the pistons on the twin pot was sticking out further than the other though the pressure points on the back of the pad looked the same for both. Used retractor tool, would not go in the same as the other, probably out more by 2mm or so. Placed in pads, put caliper back on, went for a test drive. For 20 minutes everything was fine, until I went around a right hander at about 50 and the steering wheel started to wobble, onto M5, starts all over again! And the noise comes back! So now what - OK, change the pins I suppose? Any other suggestions? Cheers guys

Yes, they are dusty on both sides...I therefore assume the caliper pistons are OK, plus, all was well before the disc/pad change. Just spotted some mintex on eBay

Some serious stuff here. Great work! Can I ask for a 'ball park' figure on the money this has cost to date? Well done - like your video's too Phil

That's spotless mate, nice work

Having recently replaced the front discs and pads on my GS300 I must say the pads are really getting on my t*t's. I mean, go for a trip in the car for a day, (the start of day the wheels are spotless) by the time I have returned home they are covered with brake dust and almost black (this is from normal driving) - These pads are history... Any recommendations for pads the produce the least amount of dust? Cheers, Phil

I'm in...

WTF ???? Post appeared again? lol

That is very bad........have you no shame? That third photo It's out of focus - shame on the camera man

LMAO - Now that's funny. That's got to be bad for you

lol :D The front and rear bumpers do absolutely nothing for the cars looks, and most probably nothing aerodynamically either! lol

I'm in...

That is very bad........have you no shame? That third photo It's out of focus - shame on the camera man

He won't fit any bikes in a GS300 boot, unless they are model ones - lol

Click Here Not really to my taste, but different strokes and all that...

Let's make a date that is better for all then! I would like to go to the Japfest too actually. Phil

Well now, you might wanna be careful about going too far south, you might catch the lurggy

That's the same day as the Jap Car Show? But, I'm in if others are! Phil

:shutit: yeh i was lucky to get this one !!! Wow, beaut mate

Aaaaagh, now I see the light, thanks BG In fact, I am going to try this (your method) but use 'Liquid insulator Wax' for the wax and Car-lack 68 for the sealant. Will post pics of the results. Phil

While mooching, if you see anything interesting for a GS300 Mk2 - especially, front bumper or lip wise, could you pm me? Cheers mate Phil

Did you have your timing belt changed? Was there anything else which required any attention? My IS300 is due for its 70k service and I am opting for local garage and would like to know anything that needs to be looked at this service. Yep, I got my timing belt changed on my mk1 GS300. Also had new plugs, B service and other stuff. The guy's there are very good on prices, have a chat on the phone to them. You'll also get 15% discount for your Gold Membership. LEXUS HANLEY Leek Road Hanley Staffordshire ST1 6AT TEL: 01782 269000 I will return to using these guy's. An hour up the road from me. Back to what else needs doing for the 70K service. This should be quite a simple 'A' service. Oil, filter, air filter, and a general check up I believe. So long as you have kept the car serviced on schedule!!! Phil

Now that sounds interesting and worth the travel time.

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