Rez89

I exactly done the same, there was bmw 3 series (i think 318) at a set of traffic lights on private land ;) i turned off TRC an booooom left him! apart from that my TRC is always on. when is the best time to use the snow mode??? silly question i know but we hardly get any snow here! lol i went into snow mode an my car was less responsive.

i drive my car last night an turned the TRC off and the car felt much more responsive and more torky! what are the main benefits of havinf TRC on?? the only one i know is that so the car does not skid and stays stable an high speeds at bends....

one litre wont be enough if you are draining the oil and planning to put in new oil. you will need about roughlt 5 litres of oil if you want to do a full oil change. read the title - its not engine oil. yes 1 litre should be enough - level should be level or to within 5mm of the drain hole - make sure you can undo the fill plug first before removing the drain. You will also need about 1 metre of about 16mm tubing to fill the diff- one end in the diff and the other end via the RH arch, you can not fill the diff properly otherwise. sorry about that my mistake.

my insurance is £1800 fully comp, 19yrs old. 0ncb, 2years driving experience....thats with CHURCHILL. as for insurance price going up...i think its to do with the current economic situation and they are following gas and energy companies, and increasing the insurance premium rate. my dad insurance went up by an extra £10 a month for no reason. also could be due to the number of accidents and theft rates in the area.

is that a TTE bumper??? looks really good.

one litre wont be enough if you are draining the oil and planning to put in new oil. you will need about roughlt 5 litres of oil if you want to do a full oil change.

i will give the sound system ago when i am free on a weekend because it can take up to hours because i always end up goin backwards and fowards when doing these things lol i dont think your sad....just experimenting new things...trial an error lol as for wheels, i have never bought a full set of tyres when my one are all gone, i end up buying new wheels and tyres! lol 18s will be perfect as it will fill the arches and too much ride comfort wont be lost. and thanks for your help so far Dekkie77

Thanks for your help...really usefull information :) i am going to paint my calipers Red because i seen a black is200 with red calipers and looks really nice. if i get an induction kit...the sound of the engine will sound so nice....the straight six sounds mean an nice without an induction kit....but i will invest in one at a later date....my main thing is to change the BRAKE DISCS and it is due for a service in 2000 miles so need to save my pennies for that. lol i am acutally looking into a re-furb to Gun metal grey...because when my alloys are dirty it blends in with the car lol Thanks Rez

i gotta say mate, you have one sexy stunning car there looks a bit like mine thanks for the headunit guide...been looking for it for a while....i thouhgt my corolla headunit was hard to take out but from looking at that guide for our IS, my corolla was easy lol i really want to put all my sound system in but this looks so hard an complicated! Also i like the look of the standard system. i might take it to a shop which i no does these instaltions. CAN YOU CONNECT SUB AND AMP TO THE STANDARD HEADUNIT??? as for alloys i would go up to 18s max. but i dont mind staying at 17s as my car has brand new pirelli p zero tyres all round. Thanks

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if you have the extra spare cash and are not going to go out of your way to keep up with the monthly payments ontop of other expenses...i say go for because you never no when your car might take a turn for the worst. my previous car a toyota corolla 1.4 2002, had a gear box failure...and cost me £££s...that was only a few months out of warrenty. i know japanese cars are known for reliabilty but it also depends on your luck with cars. if you have the cash go for it mate. :)

they do in deed, i am going to paint them red when i change my brake discs. can someone explain to me how to post pictures up on this thread? i want to put a few pictures up but dont now how to do it! lol

CHEERS FOR YOUR HELP SO FAR.

lower,nice exhaust,tint windows,18"wheels,detango headlights,fog/brake/light mod nice dials(group buy)some a/c rings ,shiney clock face induction kit etc cant think any more i've got my sleepy head on.check out my sig for mod ideas. you'll find many of us have changed the head unit.due to the dreaded error 3 IS IT EASY TO CHANGE THE HEAD UNIT? AS I WANT TO PUT MY ALPINE SOUND SYSTEM IN...SUBS,AMP.... I HEARD THE 6 DISC CD CHANGER MESSES UP ON THEM CARS! CAN YOU GET A TTE EXHAUST FOR A LEXUS?? I HAD ONE ON MY COROLLA. HOW DO I DO THE FOG BRAKE LIGHT CONVERSION? I LIKE DRIVING WITH MY REAR FOG LIGHTS ON AT NIGHT! LOOKS SICK! LOL THE PETROL ON THIS CAR IS OK I GOT 28MPG....NOT TOO BAD.

hi there, just bought a lexus is200 se today with the styling kit on it....the car itself is an 02 plate with 56k miles in black with full lexus service history. the only thing that i can think of to do on the car is tint the windows out because it has the sport bodykit on already. also i need new brake discs on the car because they are slightly warped.....any suggestions on what discs to go for?? have any of you guys faced corosion problem on your alloy wheels on the lexus is200 standard 17" alloys?? three of my alloys have corosion and silver flakes are coming of the wheels. will upload pic of my car 2mro...really bad weather today! ALSO GUYS...HAVE ANY OF YOU REMOVED THE STANDARD CD PLAYER AND PUT AN AFTERMARKET ONE IN??? thanks in advance.

Perhaps if you had taken out insurance in your own name you wouldnt be facing an 1800 quid bill now, at 23 I insured the lex for less than 500 quid with my missus on it who was only 18 and had be driving less than a year. £1800 is on my own...age 19..2years experience...fully comp!

Some great advice there, mate!- Rez89 guide on how to commit insurance fraud. If I'm ever driving in Wirral I hope I don't run into you. More than 50% insured drivers are commiting insurance fraud without knowing about it i.e. Not telling the actual milage they do..*ny optional extras,mods, And the main one is people using their parents name as the poplicy holder....and the parents never drive the car! If I was going to do insurance fraud I'd drive a car under my parents polciy but insurance companies start to charge more now! My insurance is going to cost me £1800 on my own..which I am ready to pay!

& that is the reason the rest of us have to pay such bloody high insurance . ..... lets hope your friends insurance company reads this and prosecutes or even yours and when you try & have a claim they refuse it This was years ago....and that did really happen to him! I was jus simply hinting....a possible solution....I didn't mean to impy anything bad. Sorry if I have misled anyone.

the best thing to do is, TELL THE INSURANCE YOUR MUM WAS DRIVING THE CAR AT THE TIME OF CRASH....SO YOUR EXCESS WILL BE CHEAPER TO PAY! AND AS FOR THE ACCIDENT....YOU NEED TO PRETEND THERE WAS ANOTHER CAR COMING AT YOU AND YOU HAD TO MOVE OUT THE WAY WHICH CAUSED YOU TO CRASH INTO A TREE. ITS THE ONLY WAY FORWARD IF YOU DONT WANT TO LOSE ANYTHING. IT WAS AT NIGHT WASNT IT? THE INSURANCE WILL PAY OUT AS THE SAME HAPPENED TO MY FRIEND.