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Which IS200's come with an lsd from factory ?

Does anybody know what I need to convert my car to HID lights ? Is it just bulbs ? Ive been on ebay looking and there is literally thousands of different ones for sale and all different prices. I dont know which to go for and how much to spend Thanks in advance ;) Steve

Hi guys, I was just wondering what I can do to get my IS200 to go faster, I have noticed it is really slow (This is an observation and not a complaint) Im over the moon with the car apart from a few niggles here and there which Im going to sort before I mod the car. I want to start looking for things and pricing things up to give the Lex abit more 'GO'....Is there anything I can do without supercharging or turboing as I dont want to go down that route yet. Im sure I read somewhere about remapping, haS anyone done this to an IS200 ? Cheers, Steve

Im off out for a meal tomorrow night, then chillin friday and on saturday night Im going to see the new Fast and the Furious film B) Im gonna drag the missus along.

I know what you mean mate, My last 3 cars were....Last one - VW Golf 1.9 GT TDI one before EP3 Civic Type 'R' and one before that VW Golf TDI SE. All three could shift but the VW's had plenty of torque where as the Type 'R' was a revvy lil bugger. Compaired to those 3 the lexus is really sluggish....BUT I wouldnt swap it for any of those three now, Im just gutted I didnt get a Lexus years ago. Im not in as good a financial position as last year (Credit Crunch etc). Ive only spent 2k on buying my IS200 which is going to be abit of a project as I go along but last year I was able to spend 7k on the Civic Type 'R'....I said to my Dad earlier this evening that I wish Id have spent 7k on a lexus last year instead of the Civic. Soz for my waffling lol.

Reaganlives, Where abouts in Manc are you matey ?

Im a Valeter mate and what I use for these sorts of things is 'Tar and Glue'....Bit on a clean rag and just rub it off with abit if pressure.

Its just the TRC OFF light on mine aswell, Its just flashes on and off, Mine comes on as soon as the car is started though and carries on until the engine is switched off. I dont want to take it to lexus for fear of getting spanked for something which is probably a little problem.

Thanks for the demonplates link guys, Theyre not to far from me either B)

Cheers Asi :winky:

Is there a link to see Aztecbandits homemade kit anywhere please.

Yeah Id definately be up for the santa pod show, I wont be doing any runs though as its not the fastest cat Ive owned lol

i got plates from demon.co.uk compliments the rear perfectly Cheers mate I'll check the website out for the plates. Are the wheels OEM Lexus items, Mine has the 17" 5 spokes. Sorry for all the questions, Its just Im totally new to Lexus, Only had mine 5 days lol....I am learing though.

Im with directline Im 28 with 5 years no claims but 6 points £380 is what I pay.

Ok cheers Stav, Would the best place to get this fixed be the Lexus dealership and would this be expensive ? Hey Ive just noticed youre in Lancashire mate, Any meets happen round these parts ?

Ok, I went out in the lex before and the light is flashing on and off constantly, Even at idle. It says trac off ?

The car looks sweet mate, What wheels are they and do you get the big rear reg plate from the dealership, Mine has a small rear plate.

Thats being young for you mate, When I was youre age I had to pay through the nose on insurance....1500 aint bad on a 2.0 Accord, I was paying 1200 on a 1.2 Nova when I was your age and that was 11 years ago. Im sure you can get the price down on the IS200 with a little bit of searching but dont expect to get the same sort of price as your Honda though. Good luck mate.

Hi Stav, Ive only had the car since last Thursday and there are some little niggles but the car was cheap. I knew about the tc light when I bought it and the previous owner said in his year of ownership it had always done this and he thought it was a sensor. It didnt bother me when buying the car but now im hooked on my Lexus and Im looking to get all the little niggles sorted out. In answer to your question though, Im not sure about if its been lowered....But I dont think so mate.

Hi mate, Its constant while driving....Ive not driven it today but Im not sure if it does it at idle or not....Thats something I'll have to look at.

As title really, I have a 2000 'W' IS200 Sport and was just wondering what induction kits people have got on theres ? Oh and how much to buy lol ? Cheers, Steve

Hi guys, Does anybody know if it a common problem for the Traction control light on the dash to flash on and off, Mine is doing it and Im wondering if its just a sensor or something more serious ? Cheers, Steve

Hi Barrie and welcome to the LOC, Im glad you love and enjoy your Lexus.

Hey welcome to LOC mate, Im a newbie myself and have taken the plunge and bought a 2000 'W' reg IS200 Sport in the colour Platinum ice. Im not the best for giving buying advise out but just look for signs of accident damage ec, I dont think these cars rust but have a look anyway (it could be due to poor accident repair if there is) There seem to be quite a few out there with poor or no service history at all and I think this is a testament to the build quality, Thet just keep going. I paid £2k for mine and Ive spent £400 so far and will probably have to spend another £200 for it to be as near to perfect as possible....The money Ive spent though is service cost, wheel refurb....Im going to replace one front shocker and have the coolant changed....All this is just where and tare though and it doesnt bother me as its just maintainence and nothing serious. You wont be dissapointed, Mines the smoothest car Ive ever driven and Ive driven many nice cars.

Malky IS200 Cheers mate, Is the clutch on its way out then ? Do I have to change the clutch if I can live with the chirping noise ? Thanks aswell Steviewevie the noise sounds like it comes from the underneath (Very much the same noise as when your switch your car off from hot and it starts to cool down) but a constant noise while running.....I should mention it carries on aswell after Ive switched the engine off. What you said about coolant though could be the problem as when it was at a local Toyota dealership the other day for a service they put an advisory onthe service sheet for a coolant change. Tommy20165 Cheers to you aswell mate, The noise has stopped now but I think your diagnosis was right and if the noise comes back I'll be sure to try what you said. Cheers guys.