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this is so cool, my baby is there.lol

hi guys, just wanted to ask, can anybody post up a picture of an is200 with the 17inch standard alloys in the colour Anthracite.

im in the middle of getting mines refurbed but just wanted to see what they look like on a lex before i get them painted that colour.

thank you.

yes mate their ik20's. i put them in myself so im sure they are the right ones.

yea, its got 6 denso irridium plugs. it had this problem even before the plugs were changed.

hi guys, i wonder if you can shed some light on this for me. ive got a 2001 is200 sport. ive had it for about 7 months now, but after a month of owning it, it seems to have developed an intermittent starting problem.

it maybe happens like once in a month, or maybe once in 2 months. it happens when iv driven the car for example to work on a night shift and the car has been sitting till 7 in the morning.

when i turn the key it will crank for about 10 seconds before the engine kicks into life.

its been fully serviced 1 month ago, with 10w40 oil, but if i new the winter was this bad maybe 5w40 would have been better.lol

its had a new set of plugs, filters etc and even a new Battery. im just tottally confused. it happened it the summer time aswell with the heatwave so i cant be sure if its just the engine is cold.

can anyone shed some light on this. car has 35k on the clock only.

omg she looks so sexy i think i have to change me underwear...

i got 8k on my black lex. i think 8k is the way to go, in my opinion 6k would look too oem hid, whereas 8k just gives off that something different.

kev dood, how did you manage to get the easy base to fit in your lex. mines isnt isofix either and when i got mothercare and Halfords to test fit the easy base, it rested on the buckle completley covering it.

im having to fit the cabrio fix using the 3 point belt all of the time.

not all have full electrics.

if you use the search button you'l find all u need.

like i said, i just bought a car seat 1 month ago and you WILL NOT find a base that will be safe because of the position of the seatbelt buckle.

you will have to just secure a seat with the 3 point belt. i got the maxi cosi cabriofix and that without the base fits perfectly as a rearward facing seat but this is only a group 0 seat.

yes that is correct. most seats will fit using the 3 point seatbelt as yours does not have isofix. the main point i was making in the pm, is that dont expect to find a base that fits using the seat belt as most of them rest against the buckle.

i think i have a feeling that you may have gone to Halfords.... so did i and they dont have a bloody clue the stupid morons.

go to mothercare, they have a better idea what is going on.

quite strange, i put my temp control on maximun and the blower on 2 and after about 20 minutes it feels like my face is going to melt off.lol.

i had the fronts tinted light smoke on my old golf v6. yep they pulled me over, slapped me with a £60 fine and i had to take my car to the station within 7 days to show i had removed them. on top of that ITV news were there and i got my 5 seconds on fame on t.v for it aswell.lol

Afternoon and thank you for replys well yes i am after the Is200 might go for a manual.. and my budget is about £2500 kinda less but i know ill pick up a bargain as the time is tough and every1 gagging for abit of cash LOL my cousins mate got a Is200 a Black Colour Manual Sat Nav and only 2 owners and i think its a 01 plate .. hes in his 40`s so you know the car aint bin ragged. The keys i aint to fussed about as my Credit card will order me a new key FREE OF CHARGE if i say i lost them so i can get new keys LOL anything ive missed out ? What milage to look for on my budget .. and erm yeah what else

if you lose the key matey you cant order a new one. you have to get the whole engine management system changed which contains the immobilizer.

and i didnt know that 01 plates exist.

and expect well over 100k for your budget.

lol. anyone want to have a guess at what the last 3 letters stand for on mine.lol, it was on the car when i got it.

S200 JOR.

which lexus exactly are you planning on buying? i presume you mean the is200?

their pretty bulletproof engines,

things to look out for;

check for the car juddering when taking off as this could be a sign of a worn clutch

stick the steering on full lock and drive and listen out for any knocking noise.

check for the notorious corrosion on the alloy wheels, or you could be looking at £60 a corner

check the stereo to check for the dreaded "err3"

make sure and make sure and make sure again that you get 2 (TWO) master keys and one valet key

check the electric mirrors if they open and close properly

if its got sat nav check it works properly and the screen comes up without problems

and just the general things, just press every switch and and make sure it works.

all credit for that list goes to Colin Barber who compiled this list on this forum...

to give an idea of price, i bought an is200 sport 6 months ago, it had 35k on the clock only, half leather and suede seats, full electrics, full lexus service history, absolutly mint, not even 1 scratch on it. and i paid £4500... but i may have got lucky there.lol. but the only thing iv had to do with it it stick a new Battery in it and new rear discs and pads...

hope that helps.

edit.... mines a manual and its as smooth as a babies bum cheek. but some arnt, youl have to drive it and see. the auto's are very good, but not my cup of tea as i prefere to have the feeling of being in control of everything in the car.lol. but i think the auto's give a little less MPG than the manuals

but.... fuel figures if you dont know are about 20-35 mpg. and expect around 10-15 if you floor it all the time.

i had the same problem when i was trying to change my foglight bulbs. the passenger side came out easily, but the driver side was a pain in my left testicle, it took half hour of persuasion to take out.

but what you will find if your is anything like mine, the passenger side wire for bulb is very very short, and its easy to take out, but impossible to put back in without removing the shroud from underneath.

personally i think you will save a lot of time and frustration if you just remove the shroud from underneath which takes only minutes, and then you can stick your whole hand in and change the bulbs without removing the light itself.

well after half hour of fiddling and bending the clips slightly as tango said, i managed to get it secured properly with a satisfying click as it went in.

thanx guys.

hi ive just been caught doing 58 in a 30 and need some urgent advice.

The road in question is a 60 and then theres a 30 zone for about 300m, the police were standing behind a car they just pulled over.

They were using a mobile speed gun.

Map of road

The road is manston ct road and the 30 zone is where the houses start and finish.I was travelling from left to right. The road drops down and back up where the 30 zone starts and finishes.

I was told that id be getting 3 points and a court summons and that the fine will be down to the judge and what sort of punishment i can expect.

Is there anyway of getting out of it.

Im sure i read that the police need to notify the public of any speed checks and that theres This Website that u can check or am I imagining it.

any help is appreciated

are for real?? today i couldnt even do 5mph at one point.lol

ive sorted the clip issue out, i just used some slim bolts i had lying around and bolted them through so its secure in the corners moreso than the plastics screws i believe.

im only having an issue getting it to sit nicely in the clips on the bumper, well its dark now, il have another go tomorrow, i think im being a girl, im sure i need to apply more pressure to get them to sit and allign with the clips properly. and the Japanese instructions don't help, but i gather from the pictures that i have to pull the grill forward to get it to click into place.

ok right thanx, it moves back if i put fair amount of pressure on it, thats why im annoyed. whats the best way to get it to sit properly from the bottom? gethandone p to push the bottom bit of the bumper inwards and another to push the bottom of the grill outwards? or is there meant to be a special way im supposed to locate the clips from the grille onto the bumper?

i need a bit of help guys getting this grille on. i managed to get off all those plastic screws, but just managed to break one.lol.

first question, i cant get it to snap into place from the bottom part of the bumper, or am i imagining it. is it supposed to sort of click into place, as right now, it just sits snuggly. i was expecting to hear a click when it goes in right. what am i doing wrong.

secondly, where can i get a new clip from, or how about i get bolt and bolt it together? will this work? as if it does i want to change both grille ones for bolts as i cant get them to secure properly

any help guys would be appreciated.

Would parading past my local mosque carrying a coffin representing all the people killed by the Taliban on 9/11 be ok with you.

Or carry a coffin round any local muslim populated area representing all the soldiers killed in iran iraq afgan conflicts. Bloody dam right it wouldnt be. I have no problem with people making a statement about their beliefs but to do it in such a place and in such a mannor is wrong. The only reason for doing it in wooten basset is to maximise publicity, on the other side it will cause even more racial problems witht he muslims. Like the muslim members have said not all of the muslims are extreamists but with protests of this manner, people will just hate the muslims all the more thats all of them not just the ones that protest. The comman man and more importantly the jobs on the street, who will retaliate wont diferenciate between extreamists and the "normal" muslim community. This protest i belive to be wrong in the place it is happening and shouldnt be allowed to happen. The police can stop it under any given law they choose. Hell, i was once told not to do a charity car pull as part of the route was on the main road, and doing so would be illegal. A funeral is on thing carrying empty coffins isnt a funeral,its an out and out protest and shoul dbe stopped or not given the time of day to protect the "normal" muslim community

agreed.

yes your right, but nowhere does it say kill anyone who does not believe.

and yes you are right, Christianity and i slam are very similar. for example, Christians believe in Jesus to be the son of god. we to believe in Jesus, but in Islam he has a different name, and im sure you know that is the prophet Issa. a lot of the events in the history of Christianity are the same in Islam, but just told in a slightly different way.

for example

Adam and eve becomes Adam and hawa (however eve is recognized as a nickname.)

Moses becomes prophet Musa

Noah becomes the prophet Nuh

Abraham becomes Ibrahim

im sure you get my point. so i agree religions are very interlinked, most the evens are the same however just told in a different way so i dont see why there needs to be a war over it.

and eddieblock is right, religion will become the the worlds biggest killer purely because of the amount of the small minded people out there.

by the way, anyone know how long lexus birmingham take to deliver. lol.

well i have something to say which really annoys me. im a british born muslim and i would like to clear this up and you may flame me if you so wish.

BY NO MEANS DO GROUPS LIKE THESE REPRESENT THE MAJORITY OF ISLAM. This is just a bunch of small minded idiots looking to cause problems where they dont exist.

in the whole of the qu-raan there is no mention of this crap that people are doing. no does it say that muslims should suicide bomb places. in actual fact the quraan states that muslims should be peaceful. i no way condone what these groups of extremists represent and i am very confident that 90% of the muslim population in the U.K also feel the same.

it just a bunch of small minded people with small willies and small views. most of us just want to wake up, go to work, come home, enjoy ourselves and relax. im gonna be a father next month, and to be honest, i dont want my kid growing up with this crap all around. personally i belive that if you live here, u play by the rules and take up british culture.

and as for sharia law, it will never happen, as i personally know that every muslim i know personally is against it.

monster mat - your comment of buckingham palace, it will never happen, its apart of England and a part of british culture and i can guarantee that other muslims will back me up on this.

monster mat - the phrase "inshallah" is not a terrorist or extremist phrase, it simply translates to "if god wills"

sorry rant over. i just get annoyed when stuff like this flares up everyone automatically asume that all muslims are terrorists, im a nurse and the amount of times ive been askes if im a terrorist is outrages.